http://oss.oetiker.ch/mrtg-trac/ticket/97

--- configure.in	2010-11-09 16:25:34 +0000
+++ configure.in	2010-11-09 16:35:39 +0000
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
 AC_ARG_WITH(png-inc,[  --with-png-inc=DIR      location of the libpng include files],
 		[CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${withval}"])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(static,[  --disable-static        avoid rateup static linkage with gd],
+		[AVOID_STATIC="${enableval}"],[AVOID_STATIC="no"])
 
 LIBS="${LIBS} ${MATHLIBS}"
 
@@ -127,9 +129,11 @@
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DGFORM_GD=gdImageGif"
 fi
 
-AC_CHECK_LIB(gd,gdImageGd,[
-   GLIBS="-Wl,-Bstatic ${GLIBS} -Wl,-Bdynamic"
-        ],:,[-Wl,-Bstatic ${GLIBS} -Wl,-Bdynamic])
+if test x$AVOID_STATIC = xyes; then
+  AC_CHECK_LIB(gd,gdImageGd,[
+    GLIBS="-Wl,-Bstatic ${GLIBS} -Wl,-Bdynamic"
+      ],:,[-Wl,-Bstatic ${GLIBS} -Wl,-Bdynamic])
+fi
 
 if test x$GDFORM_EXT = xpng; then
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DGFORM_GD=gdImagePng"