+dnl Include proper rpath into pkg-config meta data, so
+dnl g++ `pkg-config --cflags --libs ginac`
+dnl actually works
+GINACLIB_LIBS='-L${libdir} -lginac'
+AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_FROM_LIBS([GINACLIB_RPATH], [$GINACLIB_LIBS])
+
+dnl Check for data types which are needed by the hash function
+dnl (golden_ratio_hash).
+AC_CHECK_TYPE(long long)
+
+dnl Check for stuff needed for building the GiNaC interactive shell (ginsh).
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(unistd.h)
+GINAC_HAVE_RUSAGE
+GINAC_READLINE
+
+dnl Check for dl library (needed for GiNaC::compile).
+GINAC_EXCOMPILER