diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 59a2699480..b7faf1042f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # $OpenLDAP$
-# from OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/configure.in,v 1.279 1999/11/17 01:26:55 kdz Exp  
+# from OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/configure.in,v 1.280 1999/11/25 16:10:51 kdz Exp  
 
 # Copyright 1998,1999 The OpenLDAP Foundation.  All Rights Reserved.
 # 
@@ -14052,18 +14052,14 @@ EOF
  
 
 
-if test "$ac_cv_sizeof_short" -lt 4 ; then
-	cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
+if test "$ac_cv_sizeof_long" -lt 4 ; then
+	{ echo "configure: error: sizeof(long) < 4" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+fi
+
+cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define LBER_INT_T long
 EOF
 
-else
-	cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
-#define LBER_INT_T short
-EOF
-
-fi
-
 cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define LBER_LEN_T long
 EOF
@@ -14078,7 +14074,7 @@ EOF
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for 8-bit clean memcmp""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14082: checking for 8-bit clean memcmp" >&5
+echo "configure:14078: checking for 8-bit clean memcmp" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func_memcmp_clean+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -14086,7 +14082,7 @@ else
   ac_cv_func_memcmp_clean=no
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14090 "configure"
+#line 14086 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main()
@@ -14096,7 +14092,7 @@ main()
 }
 
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14100: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:14096: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   ac_cv_func_memcmp_clean=yes
 else
@@ -14114,12 +14110,12 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_func_memcmp_clean" 1>&6
 test $ac_cv_func_memcmp_clean = no && LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS memcmp.${ac_objext}"
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for strftime""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14118: checking for strftime" >&5
+echo "configure:14114: checking for strftime" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func_strftime+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14123 "configure"
+#line 14119 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char strftime(); below.  */
@@ -14143,7 +14139,7 @@ f = strftime;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14147: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14143: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_strftime=yes"
 else
@@ -14165,7 +14161,7 @@ else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 # strftime is in -lintl on SCO UNIX.
 echo $ac_n "checking for strftime in -lintl""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14169: checking for strftime in -lintl" >&5
+echo "configure:14165: checking for strftime in -lintl" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo intl'_'strftime | sed 'y%./+-:%__p__%'`
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -14173,7 +14169,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lintl  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14177 "configure"
+#line 14173 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -14184,7 +14180,7 @@ int main() {
 strftime()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14188: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14184: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -14212,12 +14208,12 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for inet_aton()""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14216: checking for inet_aton()" >&5
+echo "configure:14212: checking for inet_aton()" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ol_cv_func_inet_aton+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14221 "configure"
+#line 14217 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
@@ -14239,7 +14235,7 @@ struct in_addr in;
 int rc = inet_aton( "255.255.255.255", &in );
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14243: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14239: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ol_cv_func_inet_aton=yes
 else
@@ -14261,12 +14257,12 @@ EOF
  
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for _spawnlp""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14265: checking for _spawnlp" >&5
+echo "configure:14261: checking for _spawnlp" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func__spawnlp+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14270 "configure"
+#line 14266 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char _spawnlp(); below.  */
@@ -14290,7 +14286,7 @@ f = _spawnlp;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14294: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14290: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func__spawnlp=yes"
 else
@@ -14314,12 +14310,12 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for _snprintf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14318: checking for _snprintf" >&5
+echo "configure:14314: checking for _snprintf" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func__snprintf+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14323 "configure"
+#line 14319 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char _snprintf(); below.  */
@@ -14343,7 +14339,7 @@ f = _snprintf;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14347: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14343: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func__snprintf=yes"
 else
@@ -14369,12 +14365,12 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for _vsnprintf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14373: checking for _vsnprintf" >&5
+echo "configure:14369: checking for _vsnprintf" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func__vsnprintf+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14378 "configure"
+#line 14374 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char _vsnprintf(); below.  */
@@ -14398,7 +14394,7 @@ f = _vsnprintf;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14402: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14398: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func__vsnprintf=yes"
 else
@@ -14424,12 +14420,12 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for vprintf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14428: checking for vprintf" >&5
+echo "configure:14424: checking for vprintf" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func_vprintf+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14433 "configure"
+#line 14429 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char vprintf(); below.  */
@@ -14453,7 +14449,7 @@ f = vprintf;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14457: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14453: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_vprintf=yes"
 else
@@ -14477,12 +14473,12 @@ fi
 
 if test "$ac_cv_func_vprintf" != yes; then
 echo $ac_n "checking for _doprnt""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14481: checking for _doprnt" >&5
+echo "configure:14477: checking for _doprnt" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func__doprnt+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14486 "configure"
+#line 14482 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char _doprnt(); below.  */
@@ -14506,7 +14502,7 @@ f = _doprnt;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14510: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14506: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func__doprnt=yes"
 else
@@ -14535,12 +14531,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_func_vprintf = yes ; then
 		for ac_func in vsnprintf vsprintf
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14539: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:14535: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func_$ac_func+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14544 "configure"
+#line 14540 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -14564,7 +14560,7 @@ f = $ac_func;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14568: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14564: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -14641,12 +14637,12 @@ for ac_func in \
 
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14645: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:14641: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func_$ac_func+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14650 "configure"
+#line 14646 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -14670,7 +14666,7 @@ f = $ac_func;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14674: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14670: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -14698,12 +14694,12 @@ done
 for ac_func in getopt tempnam
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14702: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:14698: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func_$ac_func+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14707 "configure"
+#line 14703 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -14727,7 +14723,7 @@ f = $ac_func;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14731: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14727: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -14764,13 +14760,13 @@ fi
 
 # Check Configuration
 echo $ac_n "checking declaration of sys_errlist""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14768: checking declaration of sys_errlist" >&5
+echo "configure:14764: checking declaration of sys_errlist" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ol_cv_dcl_sys_errlist+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   
 	cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14774 "configure"
+#line 14770 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -14783,7 +14779,7 @@ int main() {
 char *c = (char *) *sys_errlist
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14787: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14783: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ol_cv_dcl_sys_errlist=yes
 	ol_cv_have_sys_errlist=yes
@@ -14806,20 +14802,20 @@ EOF
 
 
 	echo $ac_n "checking existence of sys_errlist""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14810: checking existence of sys_errlist" >&5
+echo "configure:14806: checking existence of sys_errlist" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ol_cv_have_sys_errlist+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   
 		cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14816 "configure"
+#line 14812 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <errno.h>
 int main() {
 char *c = (char *) *sys_errlist
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14823: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14819: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ol_cv_have_sys_errlist=yes
 else
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b80a63b444..cf0379d18e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1943,12 +1943,11 @@ AC_COMPILE_CHECK_SIZEOF(short)
 AC_COMPILE_CHECK_SIZEOF(int) 
 AC_COMPILE_CHECK_SIZEOF(long)
 
-if test "$ac_cv_sizeof_short" -lt 4 ; then
-	AC_DEFINE(LBER_INT_T,long)
-else
-	AC_DEFINE(LBER_INT_T,short)
+if test "$ac_cv_sizeof_long" -lt 4 ; then
+	AC_MSG_ERROR([sizeof(long) < 4])
 fi
 
+AC_DEFINE(LBER_INT_T,long)
 AC_DEFINE(LBER_LEN_T,long)
 AC_DEFINE(LBER_SOCKET_T,int)
 AC_DEFINE(LBER_TAG_T,long)
diff --git a/libraries/liblber/lber-int.h b/libraries/liblber/lber-int.h
index d932791e5e..a643270e78 100644
--- a/libraries/liblber/lber-int.h
+++ b/libraries/liblber/lber-int.h
@@ -27,30 +27,12 @@ LDAP_BEGIN_DECL
 extern BER_ERRNO_FN ber_int_errno_fn;
 
 /* these have to match lber types settings */
-#if LBER_INT_T == short
-#	define LBER_INT_HTON(i)	AC_HTONS(i)
-#	define LBER_INT_NTOH(i)	AC_NTOHS(i)
-#else
-#	define LBER_INT_HTON(i)	AC_HTONL(i)
-#	define LBER_INT_NTOH(i)	AC_NTOHL(i)
-#endif
-
-#if LBER_LEN_T == short
-#	define LBER_LEN_HTON(l)	AC_HTONS(l)
-#	define LBER_LEN_NTOH(l)	AC_NTOHS(l)
-#else
-#	define LBER_LEN_HTON(l)	AC_HTONL(l)
-#	define LBER_LEN_NTOH(l)	AC_NTOHL(l)
-#endif
-
-#if LBER_TAG_T == short
-#	define LBER_TAG_HTON(t)	AC_HTONS(t)
-#	define LBER_TAG_NTOH(t)	AC_NTOHS(t)
-#else
-#	define LBER_TAG_HTON(t)	AC_HTONL(t)
-#	define LBER_TAG_NTOH(t)	AC_NTOHL(t)
-#endif
-
+#define LBER_INT_HTON(i)	AC_HTONL(i)
+#define LBER_INT_NTOH(i)	AC_NTOHL(i)
+#define LBER_LEN_HTON(l)	AC_HTONL(l)
+#define LBER_LEN_NTOH(l)	AC_NTOHL(l)
+#define LBER_TAG_HTON(t)	AC_HTONL(t)
+#define LBER_TAG_NTOH(t)	AC_NTOHL(t)
 
 struct lber_options {
 	short lbo_valid;