diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index dadc38d90..1b8e45c78 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -1,59 +1,16 @@
-# $Id: aclocal.m4 3321 2007-03-30 23:32:43Z jilles $ - aclocal.m4 - Autoconf fun...
-AC_DEFUN([AC_DEFINE_DIR], [
-  test "x$prefix" = xNONE && prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
-  test "x$exec_prefix" = xNONE && exec_prefix='${prefix}'
-  last_ac_define_dir=`eval echo [$]$2`
-  ac_define_dir=`eval echo [$]last_ac_define_dir`
-  ac_define_dir_counter=0
-  while test "x[$]last_ac_define_dir" != "x[$]ac_define_dir"; do
-    last_ac_define_dir="[$]ac_define_dir"
-    ac_define_dir=`eval echo [$]last_ac_define_dir`
-    AS_VAR_ARITH([ac_define_dir_counter], [$ac_define_dir_counter + 1])
-    AS_VAR_IF([ac_define_dir_counter], [128],
-	[AC_MSG_ERROR([detected recusive directory expansion when expanding $1=[$]$2: [$]ac_define_dir])
-	break])
-  done
-  $1="$ac_define_dir"
-  AC_SUBST($1)
-  ifelse($3, ,
-    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($1, "$ac_define_dir"),
-    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($1, "$ac_define_dir", $3))
-])
+# generated automatically by aclocal 1.14 -*- Autoconf -*-
 
-AC_DEFUN([AC_SUBST_DIR], [
-        ifelse($2,,,$1="[$]$2")
-        $1=`(
-            test "x$prefix" = xNONE && prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
-            test "x$exec_prefix" = xNONE && exec_prefix="${prefix}"
-            eval echo \""[$]$1"\"
-        )`
-        AC_SUBST($1)
-])
+# Copyright (C) 1996-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-dnl CHARYBDIS_C_GCC_TRY_FLAGS(<warnings>,<cachevar>)
-AC_DEFUN([CHARYBDIS_C_GCC_TRY_FLAGS],[
- AC_MSG_CHECKING([GCC flag(s) $1])
- if test "${GCC-no}" = yes
- then
-  AC_CACHE_VAL($2,[
-   oldcflags="${CFLAGS-}"
-   CFLAGS="${CFLAGS-} ${CWARNS} $1 -Werror"
-   AC_TRY_COMPILE([
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-int main(void);
-],[
-    (void)strcmp("a","b"); fprintf(stdout,"test ok\n");
-], [$2=yes], [$2=no])
-   CFLAGS="${oldcflags}"])
-  if test "x$$2" = xyes; then
-   CWARNS="${CWARNS}$1 "
-   AC_MSG_RESULT(ok)  
-  else
-   $2=''
-   AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-  fi
- else
-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no, not using GCC)
- fi
-])
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without
+# even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+# PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+m4_ifndef([AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS], [m4_defun([_AM_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS], [])m4_defun([AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS], [_AM_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS($@)])])
+m4_include([m4/charybdis.m4])
+m4_include([m4/pkg.m4])
diff --git a/bandb/Makefile.in b/bandb/Makefile.in
index 6ad7e2af6..a08525a9b 100644
--- a/bandb/Makefile.in
+++ b/bandb/Makefile.in
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 
 PROGRAM_PREFIX   = @PROGRAM_PREFIX@
 
+SQLITE_LIBS	= @SQLITE_LD@
+SQLITE_INCLUDES	= @SQLITE_INCLUDES@
 ZIP_LIB		= @ZLIB_LD@
 
-IRCDLIBS	= @MODULES_LIBS@ -L../libratbox/src/.libs -lratbox @LIBS@ $(SSL_LIBS) $(ZIP_LIB)
+IRCDLIBS	= @MODULES_LIBS@ -L../libratbox/src/.libs -lratbox @LIBS@ $(SSL_LIBS) $(ZIP_LIB) $(SQLITE_LIBS)
 
-INCLUDES        = -I. -I../include -I../libratbox/include $(SSL_INCLUDES)
+INCLUDES        = -I. -I../include -I../libratbox/include $(SSL_INCLUDES) $(SQLITE_INCLUDES)
 CPPFLAGS        = ${INCLUDES} @CPPFLAGS@
 
 CFLAGS          += -DSQLITE_THREADSAFE=0 -DSQLITE_OMIT_LOAD_EXTENSION=1
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ BANDB_SOURCES =     \
   bandb.c	\
   rsdb_snprintf.c \
   rsdb_sqlite3.c \
-  sqlite3.c
+  @SQLITE_SRC@
 
 BANDB_OBJECTS = ${BANDB_SOURCES:.c=.o}
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ BANTOOL_SOURCES =     \
   bantool.c	\
   rsdb_snprintf.c \
   rsdb_sqlite3.c \
-  sqlite3.c
+  @SQLITE_SRC@
 
 BANTOOL_OBJECTS = ${BANTOOL_SOURCES:.c=.o}
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7ec29cddf..81a25d1d4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -621,7 +621,6 @@ ac_includes_default="\
 # include <unistd.h>
 #endif"
 
-enable_option_checking=no
 ac_subst_vars='LTLIBOBJS
 LIBOBJS
 SEDOBJ
@@ -642,6 +641,14 @@ HELP_DIR
 logdir
 LOG_DIR
 ETC_DIR
+SQLITE_SRC
+SQLITE_INCLUDES
+SQLITE_LD
+SQLITE_LIBS
+SQLITE_CFLAGS
+PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
+PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+PKG_CONFIG
 ZLIB_LD
 ENCSPEED
 ALLOCA
@@ -675,7 +682,6 @@ SET_MAKE
 STDOUT
 MAKEDEPEND
 MKDEP
-subdirs
 EGREP
 GREP
 CPP
@@ -732,6 +738,7 @@ enable_ipv6
 enable_openssl
 with_zlib_path
 enable_zlib
+with_shared_sqlite
 enable_ports
 enable_poll
 enable_select
@@ -764,8 +771,13 @@ LIBS
 CPPFLAGS
 CPP
 YACC
-YFLAGS'
-ac_subdirs_all='libratbox'
+YFLAGS
+PKG_CONFIG
+PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
+SQLITE_CFLAGS
+SQLITE_LIBS'
+
 
 # Initialize some variables set by options.
 ac_init_help=
@@ -1396,6 +1408,7 @@ Optional Packages:
   --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
   --without-PACKAGE       do not use PACKAGE (same as --with-PACKAGE=no)
   --with-zlib-path=DIR    Path to libz.so for ziplinks support.
+  --with-shared-sqlite    Use shared sqlite
   --with-confdir=DIR      Directory to install config files [deprecated, use
                           --sysconfdir instead].
   --with-logdir=DIR       Directory where to write logfiles.
@@ -1428,6 +1441,14 @@ Some influential environment variables:
   YFLAGS      The list of arguments that will be passed by default to $YACC.
               This script will default YFLAGS to the empty string to avoid a
               default value of `-d' given by some make applications.
+  PKG_CONFIG  path to pkg-config utility
+  PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+              directories to add to pkg-config's search path
+  PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR
+              path overriding pkg-config's built-in search path
+  SQLITE_CFLAGS
+              C compiler flags for SQLITE, overriding pkg-config
+  SQLITE_LIBS linker flags for SQLITE, overriding pkg-config
 
 Use these variables to override the choices made by `configure' or to help
 it to find libraries and programs with nonstandard names/locations.
@@ -2448,6 +2469,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
+
 ac_config_headers="$ac_config_headers include/setup.h"
 
 
@@ -4252,39 +4274,6 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS"
 
-ac_aux_dir=
-for ac_dir in "$srcdir" "$srcdir/.." "$srcdir/../.."; do
-  if test -f "$ac_dir/install-sh"; then
-    ac_aux_dir=$ac_dir
-    ac_install_sh="$ac_aux_dir/install-sh -c"
-    break
-  elif test -f "$ac_dir/install.sh"; then
-    ac_aux_dir=$ac_dir
-    ac_install_sh="$ac_aux_dir/install.sh -c"
-    break
-  elif test -f "$ac_dir/shtool"; then
-    ac_aux_dir=$ac_dir
-    ac_install_sh="$ac_aux_dir/shtool install -c"
-    break
-  fi
-done
-if test -z "$ac_aux_dir"; then
-  as_fn_error $? "cannot find install-sh, install.sh, or shtool in \"$srcdir\" \"$srcdir/..\" \"$srcdir/../..\"" "$LINENO" 5
-fi
-
-# These three variables are undocumented and unsupported,
-# and are intended to be withdrawn in a future Autoconf release.
-# They can cause serious problems if a builder's source tree is in a directory
-# whose full name contains unusual characters.
-ac_config_guess="$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.guess"  # Please don't use this var.
-ac_config_sub="$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.sub"  # Please don't use this var.
-ac_configure="$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/configure"  # Please don't use this var.
-
-
-
-
-subdirs="$subdirs libratbox"
-
 
 
 if test "$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu" != yes; then
@@ -4727,6 +4716,35 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
   SET_MAKE="MAKE=${MAKE-make}"
 fi
 
+ac_aux_dir=
+for ac_dir in "$srcdir" "$srcdir/.." "$srcdir/../.."; do
+  if test -f "$ac_dir/install-sh"; then
+    ac_aux_dir=$ac_dir
+    ac_install_sh="$ac_aux_dir/install-sh -c"
+    break
+  elif test -f "$ac_dir/install.sh"; then
+    ac_aux_dir=$ac_dir
+    ac_install_sh="$ac_aux_dir/install.sh -c"
+    break
+  elif test -f "$ac_dir/shtool"; then
+    ac_aux_dir=$ac_dir
+    ac_install_sh="$ac_aux_dir/shtool install -c"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+if test -z "$ac_aux_dir"; then
+  as_fn_error $? "cannot find install-sh, install.sh, or shtool in \"$srcdir\" \"$srcdir/..\" \"$srcdir/../..\"" "$LINENO" 5
+fi
+
+# These three variables are undocumented and unsupported,
+# and are intended to be withdrawn in a future Autoconf release.
+# They can cause serious problems if a builder's source tree is in a directory
+# whose full name contains unusual characters.
+ac_config_guess="$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.guess"  # Please don't use this var.
+ac_config_sub="$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.sub"  # Please don't use this var.
+ac_configure="$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/configure"  # Please don't use this var.
+
+
 # Find a good install program.  We prefer a C program (faster),
 # so one script is as good as another.  But avoid the broken or
 # incompatible versions:
@@ -7245,6 +7263,221 @@ fi
 fi
 
 
+# Check whether --with-shared-sqlite was given.
+if test "${with_shared_sqlite+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_shared_sqlite; shared_sqlite=$withval
+else
+  shared_sqlite=no
+fi
+
+
+if test "$shared_sqlite" = yes; then
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+if test "x$ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_set" != "xset"; then
+	if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
+  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}pkg-config", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}pkg-config; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  case $PKG_CONFIG in
+  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
+  ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG="$PKG_CONFIG" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  ;;
+  *)
+  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+  ;;
+esac
+fi
+PKG_CONFIG=$ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG
+if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PKG_CONFIG" >&5
+$as_echo "$PKG_CONFIG" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+fi
+if test -z "$ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG"; then
+  ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG=$PKG_CONFIG
+  # Extract the first word of "pkg-config", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy pkg-config; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_path_ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  case $ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG in
+  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
+  ac_cv_path_ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG="$ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  ;;
+  *)
+  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_path_ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+  ;;
+esac
+fi
+ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG=$ac_cv_path_ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG
+if test -n "$ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+  if test "x$ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG" = x; then
+    PKG_CONFIG=""
+  else
+    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
+yes:)
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
+ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
+esac
+    PKG_CONFIG=$ac_pt_PKG_CONFIG
+  fi
+else
+  PKG_CONFIG="$ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG"
+fi
+
+fi
+if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+	_pkg_min_version=0.9.0
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking pkg-config is at least version $_pkg_min_version" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking pkg-config is at least version $_pkg_min_version... " >&6; }
+	if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version $_pkg_min_version; then
+		{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+	else
+		{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+		PKG_CONFIG=""
+	fi
+fi
+
+pkg_failed=no
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for SQLITE" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for SQLITE... " >&6; }
+
+if test -n "$SQLITE_CFLAGS"; then
+    pkg_cv_SQLITE_CFLAGS="$SQLITE_CFLAGS"
+ elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
+    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"sqlite3\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "sqlite3") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
+  pkg_cv_SQLITE_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "sqlite3" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
+else
+  pkg_failed=yes
+fi
+ else
+    pkg_failed=untried
+fi
+if test -n "$SQLITE_LIBS"; then
+    pkg_cv_SQLITE_LIBS="$SQLITE_LIBS"
+ elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
+    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"sqlite3\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "sqlite3") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
+  pkg_cv_SQLITE_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "sqlite3" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
+else
+  pkg_failed=yes
+fi
+ else
+    pkg_failed=untried
+fi
+
+
+
+if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
+   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+
+if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
+else
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
+fi
+        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
+	        SQLITE_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "sqlite3" 2>&1`
+        else
+	        SQLITE_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "sqlite3" 2>&1`
+        fi
+	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
+	echo "$SQLITE_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
+
+	shared_sqlite=no
+elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
+     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+	shared_sqlite=no
+else
+	SQLITE_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_SQLITE_CFLAGS
+	SQLITE_LIBS=$pkg_cv_SQLITE_LIBS
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+
+		shared_sqlite=yes
+
+fi
+fi
+
+if test "$shared_sqlite" = no; then
+	SQLITE_SRC="sqlite3.c"
+fi
+
+SQLITE_LD="$SQLITE_LIBS"
+
+SQLITE_INCLUDES="$SQLITE_CFLAGS"
+
+
+
+
 # Check whether --enable-ports was given.
 if test "${enable_ports+set}" = set; then :
   enableval=$enable_ports;  if test $enableval = yes; then
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-case $srcdir in
-  .)  # We are building in place.
-    ac_srcdir=.
-    ac_top_srcdir=$ac_top_builddir_sub
-    ac_abs_top_srcdir=$ac_pwd ;;
-  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]* )  # Absolute name.
-    ac_srcdir=$srcdir$ac_dir_suffix;
-    ac_top_srcdir=$srcdir
-    ac_abs_top_srcdir=$srcdir ;;
-  *) # Relative name.
-    ac_srcdir=$ac_top_build_prefix$srcdir$ac_dir_suffix
-    ac_top_srcdir=$ac_top_build_prefix$srcdir
-    ac_abs_top_srcdir=$ac_pwd/$srcdir ;;
-esac
-ac_abs_srcdir=$ac_abs_top_srcdir$ac_dir_suffix
-
-
-    cd "$ac_dir"
-
-    # Check for guested configure; otherwise get Cygnus style configure.
-    if test -f "$ac_srcdir/configure.gnu"; then
-      ac_sub_configure=$ac_srcdir/configure.gnu
-    elif test -f "$ac_srcdir/configure"; then
-      ac_sub_configure=$ac_srcdir/configure
-    elif test -f "$ac_srcdir/configure.in"; then
-      # This should be Cygnus configure.
-      ac_sub_configure=$ac_aux_dir/configure
-    else
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: no configuration information is in $ac_dir" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: no configuration information is in $ac_dir" >&2;}
-      ac_sub_configure=
-    fi
-
-    # The recursion is here.
-    if test -n "$ac_sub_configure"; then
-      # Make the cache file name correct relative to the subdirectory.
-      case $cache_file in
-      [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]* ) ac_sub_cache_file=$cache_file ;;
-      *) # Relative name.
-	ac_sub_cache_file=$ac_top_build_prefix$cache_file ;;
-      esac
-
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: running $SHELL $ac_sub_configure $ac_sub_configure_args --cache-file=$ac_sub_cache_file --srcdir=$ac_srcdir" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: running $SHELL $ac_sub_configure $ac_sub_configure_args --cache-file=$ac_sub_cache_file --srcdir=$ac_srcdir" >&6;}
-      # The eval makes quoting arguments work.
-      eval "\$SHELL \"\$ac_sub_configure\" $ac_sub_configure_args \
-	   --cache-file=\"\$ac_sub_cache_file\" --srcdir=\"\$ac_srcdir\"" ||
-	as_fn_error $? "$ac_sub_configure failed for $ac_dir" "$LINENO" 5
-    fi
-
-    cd "$ac_popdir"
-  done
-fi
 if test -n "$ac_unrecognized_opts" && test "$enable_option_checking" != no; then
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: unrecognized options: $ac_unrecognized_opts" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: unrecognized options: $ac_unrecognized_opts" >&2;}
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b58de4ba5..582170cbf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ AC_COPYRIGHT([$Id: configure.ac 3516 2007-06-10 16:14:03Z jilles $])
 
 AC_INIT([charybdis], [3.5.0-dev])
 
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(include/setup.h)
 
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT($HOME/ircd)
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ AC_LANG(C)
 dnl Make sure autoconf doesn't interfere with cflags -jmallett
 CFLAGS="$OLD_CFLAGS"
 
-AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(libratbox)
 
 dnl Check for various compilers. -jmallett
 dnl But if $CC turns out to be gcc, sure as hell it's, well, gcc. -joshk
@@ -564,6 +564,27 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER(zlib.h, [
 
 fi
 
+dnl Check for shared sqlite
+dnl ======================
+AC_ARG_WITH(shared-sqlite,
+AC_HELP_STRING([--with-shared-sqlite],[Use shared sqlite]),
+[shared_sqlite=$withval],[shared_sqlite=no])
+
+if test "$shared_sqlite" = yes; then
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SQLITE, [sqlite3],
+	[
+		shared_sqlite=yes
+	], shared_sqlite=no)
+fi
+
+if test "$shared_sqlite" = no; then
+	SQLITE_SRC="sqlite3.c"
+fi
+
+AC_SUBST(SQLITE_LD, "$SQLITE_LIBS")
+AC_SUBST(SQLITE_INCLUDES, "$SQLITE_CFLAGS")
+AC_SUBST(SQLITE_SRC)
+
 dnl IO Loop Selection
 dnl =================
 
diff --git a/m4/charybdis.m4 b/m4/charybdis.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dadc38d90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/charybdis.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# $Id: aclocal.m4 3321 2007-03-30 23:32:43Z jilles $ - aclocal.m4 - Autoconf fun...
+AC_DEFUN([AC_DEFINE_DIR], [
+  test "x$prefix" = xNONE && prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
+  test "x$exec_prefix" = xNONE && exec_prefix='${prefix}'
+  last_ac_define_dir=`eval echo [$]$2`
+  ac_define_dir=`eval echo [$]last_ac_define_dir`
+  ac_define_dir_counter=0
+  while test "x[$]last_ac_define_dir" != "x[$]ac_define_dir"; do
+    last_ac_define_dir="[$]ac_define_dir"
+    ac_define_dir=`eval echo [$]last_ac_define_dir`
+    AS_VAR_ARITH([ac_define_dir_counter], [$ac_define_dir_counter + 1])
+    AS_VAR_IF([ac_define_dir_counter], [128],
+	[AC_MSG_ERROR([detected recusive directory expansion when expanding $1=[$]$2: [$]ac_define_dir])
+	break])
+  done
+  $1="$ac_define_dir"
+  AC_SUBST($1)
+  ifelse($3, ,
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($1, "$ac_define_dir"),
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($1, "$ac_define_dir", $3))
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AC_SUBST_DIR], [
+        ifelse($2,,,$1="[$]$2")
+        $1=`(
+            test "x$prefix" = xNONE && prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
+            test "x$exec_prefix" = xNONE && exec_prefix="${prefix}"
+            eval echo \""[$]$1"\"
+        )`
+        AC_SUBST($1)
+])
+
+dnl CHARYBDIS_C_GCC_TRY_FLAGS(<warnings>,<cachevar>)
+AC_DEFUN([CHARYBDIS_C_GCC_TRY_FLAGS],[
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING([GCC flag(s) $1])
+ if test "${GCC-no}" = yes
+ then
+  AC_CACHE_VAL($2,[
+   oldcflags="${CFLAGS-}"
+   CFLAGS="${CFLAGS-} ${CWARNS} $1 -Werror"
+   AC_TRY_COMPILE([
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+int main(void);
+],[
+    (void)strcmp("a","b"); fprintf(stdout,"test ok\n");
+], [$2=yes], [$2=no])
+   CFLAGS="${oldcflags}"])
+  if test "x$$2" = xyes; then
+   CWARNS="${CWARNS}$1 "
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(ok)  
+  else
+   $2=''
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+  fi
+ else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(no, not using GCC)
+ fi
+])
diff --git a/m4/pkg.m4 b/m4/pkg.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75a89ecfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/pkg.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+# pkg.m4 - Macros to locate and utilise pkg-config.            -*- Autoconf -*-
+# serial 1 (pkg-config-0.24)
+# 
+# Copyright © 2004 Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+#
+# As a special exception to the GNU General Public License, if you
+# distribute this file as part of a program that contains a
+# configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under
+# the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
+
+# PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG([MIN-VERSION])
+# ----------------------------------
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG],
+[m4_pattern_forbid([^_?PKG_[A-Z_]+$])
+m4_pattern_allow([^PKG_CONFIG(_(PATH|LIBDIR|SYSROOT_DIR|ALLOW_SYSTEM_(CFLAGS|LIBS)))?$])
+m4_pattern_allow([^PKG_CONFIG_(DISABLE_UNINSTALLED|TOP_BUILD_DIR|DEBUG_SPEW)$])
+AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG], [path to pkg-config utility])
+AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG_PATH], [directories to add to pkg-config's search path])
+AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR], [path overriding pkg-config's built-in search path])
+
+if test "x$ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_set" != "xset"; then
+	AC_PATH_TOOL([PKG_CONFIG], [pkg-config])
+fi
+if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+	_pkg_min_version=m4_default([$1], [0.9.0])
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([pkg-config is at least version $_pkg_min_version])
+	if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version $_pkg_min_version; then
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+	else
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+		PKG_CONFIG=""
+	fi
+fi[]dnl
+])# PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+
+# PKG_CHECK_EXISTS(MODULES, [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+#
+# Check to see whether a particular set of modules exists.  Similar
+# to PKG_CHECK_MODULES(), but does not set variables or print errors.
+#
+# Please remember that m4 expands AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])
+# only at the first occurence in configure.ac, so if the first place
+# it's called might be skipped (such as if it is within an "if", you
+# have to call PKG_CHECK_EXISTS manually
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_EXISTS],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])dnl
+if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
+    AC_RUN_LOG([$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "$1"]); then
+  m4_default([$2], [:])
+m4_ifvaln([$3], [else
+  $3])dnl
+fi])
+
+# _PKG_CONFIG([VARIABLE], [COMMAND], [MODULES])
+# ---------------------------------------------
+m4_define([_PKG_CONFIG],
+[if test -n "$$1"; then
+    pkg_cv_[]$1="$$1"
+ elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([$3],
+                     [pkg_cv_[]$1=`$PKG_CONFIG --[]$2 "$3" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes ],
+		     [pkg_failed=yes])
+ else
+    pkg_failed=untried
+fi[]dnl
+])# _PKG_CONFIG
+
+# _PKG_SHORT_ERRORS_SUPPORTED
+# -----------------------------
+AC_DEFUN([_PKG_SHORT_ERRORS_SUPPORTED],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])
+if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
+else
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
+fi[]dnl
+])# _PKG_SHORT_ERRORS_SUPPORTED
+
+
+# PKG_CHECK_MODULES(VARIABLE-PREFIX, MODULES, [ACTION-IF-FOUND],
+# [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+#
+#
+# Note that if there is a possibility the first call to
+# PKG_CHECK_MODULES might not happen, you should be sure to include an
+# explicit call to PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG in your configure.ac
+#
+#
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_MODULES],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])dnl
+AC_ARG_VAR([$1][_CFLAGS], [C compiler flags for $1, overriding pkg-config])dnl
+AC_ARG_VAR([$1][_LIBS], [linker flags for $1, overriding pkg-config])dnl
+
+pkg_failed=no
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $1])
+
+_PKG_CONFIG([$1][_CFLAGS], [cflags], [$2])
+_PKG_CONFIG([$1][_LIBS], [libs], [$2])
+
+m4_define([_PKG_TEXT], [Alternatively, you may set the environment variables $1[]_CFLAGS
+and $1[]_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
+See the pkg-config man page for more details.])
+
+if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
+   	AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+        _PKG_SHORT_ERRORS_SUPPORTED
+        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
+	        $1[]_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "$2" 2>&1`
+        else 
+	        $1[]_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "$2" 2>&1`
+        fi
+	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
+	echo "$$1[]_PKG_ERRORS" >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
+
+	m4_default([$4], [AC_MSG_ERROR(
+[Package requirements ($2) were not met:
+
+$$1_PKG_ERRORS
+
+Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
+installed software in a non-standard prefix.
+
+_PKG_TEXT])[]dnl
+        ])
+elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
+     	AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+	m4_default([$4], [AC_MSG_FAILURE(
+[The pkg-config script could not be found or is too old.  Make sure it
+is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment variable to the full
+path to pkg-config.
+
+_PKG_TEXT
+
+To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.])[]dnl
+        ])
+else
+	$1[]_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_[]$1[]_CFLAGS
+	$1[]_LIBS=$pkg_cv_[]$1[]_LIBS
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+	$3
+fi[]dnl
+])# PKG_CHECK_MODULES
+
+# PKG_INSTALLDIR(DIRECTORY)
+# -------------------------
+# Substitutes the variable pkgconfigdir as the location where a module
+# should install pkg-config .pc files. By default the directory is
+# $libdir/pkgconfig, but the default can be changed by passing
+# DIRECTORY. The user can override through the --with-pkgconfigdir
+# parameter.
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_INSTALLDIR],
+[m4_pushdef([pkg_default], [m4_default([$1], ['${libdir}/pkgconfig'])])
+m4_pushdef([pkg_description],
+    [pkg-config installation directory @<:@]pkg_default[@:>@])
+AC_ARG_WITH([pkgconfigdir],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-pkgconfigdir], pkg_description)],,
+    [with_pkgconfigdir=]pkg_default)
+AC_SUBST([pkgconfigdir], [$with_pkgconfigdir])
+m4_popdef([pkg_default])
+m4_popdef([pkg_description])
+]) dnl PKG_INSTALLDIR
+
+
+# PKG_NOARCH_INSTALLDIR(DIRECTORY)
+# -------------------------
+# Substitutes the variable noarch_pkgconfigdir as the location where a
+# module should install arch-independent pkg-config .pc files. By
+# default the directory is $datadir/pkgconfig, but the default can be
+# changed by passing DIRECTORY. The user can override through the
+# --with-noarch-pkgconfigdir parameter.
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_NOARCH_INSTALLDIR],
+[m4_pushdef([pkg_default], [m4_default([$1], ['${datadir}/pkgconfig'])])
+m4_pushdef([pkg_description],
+    [pkg-config arch-independent installation directory @<:@]pkg_default[@:>@])
+AC_ARG_WITH([noarch-pkgconfigdir],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-noarch-pkgconfigdir], pkg_description)],,
+    [with_noarch_pkgconfigdir=]pkg_default)
+AC_SUBST([noarch_pkgconfigdir], [$with_noarch_pkgconfigdir])
+m4_popdef([pkg_default])
+m4_popdef([pkg_description])
+]) dnl PKG_NOARCH_INSTALLDIR
+
+
+# PKG_CHECK_VAR(VARIABLE, MODULE, CONFIG-VARIABLE,
+# [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+# -------------------------------------------
+# Retrieves the value of the pkg-config variable for the given module.
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_VAR],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])dnl
+AC_ARG_VAR([$1], [value of $3 for $2, overriding pkg-config])dnl
+
+_PKG_CONFIG([$1], [variable="][$3]["], [$2])
+AS_VAR_COPY([$1], [pkg_cv_][$1])
+
+AS_VAR_IF([$1], [""], [$5], [$4])dnl
+])# PKG_CHECK_VAR
+
+# PKG_WITH_MODULES(VARIABLE-PREFIX, MODULES,
+#                  [ACTION-IF-FOUND],[ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND],
+#                  [DESCRIPTION], [DEFAULT])
+#
+# Prepare a "--with-" configure option using the lowercase [VARIABLE-PREFIX]
+# name, merging the behaviour of AC_ARG_WITH and PKG_CHECK_MODULES in a single
+# macro
+#
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_WITH_MODULES],
+[
+m4_pushdef([with_arg], m4_tolower([$1]))
+
+m4_pushdef([description],
+           [m4_default([$5], [build with ]with_arg[ support])])
+
+m4_pushdef([def_arg], [m4_default([$6], [auto])])
+m4_pushdef([def_action_if_found], [AS_TR_SH([with_]with_arg)=yes])
+m4_pushdef([def_action_if_not_found], [AS_TR_SH([with_]with_arg)=no])
+
+m4_case(def_arg,
+            [yes],[m4_pushdef([with_without], [--without-]with_arg)],
+            [m4_pushdef([with_without],[--with-]with_arg)])
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(with_arg,
+     AS_HELP_STRING(with_without, description[ @<:@default=]def_arg[@:>@]),,
+    [AS_TR_SH([with_]with_arg)=def_arg])
+
+AS_CASE([$AS_TR_SH([with_]with_arg)],
+            [yes],[PKG_CHECK_MODULES([$1],[$2],$3,$4)],
+            [auto],[PKG_CHECK_MODULES([$1],[$2],
+                                        [m4_n([def_action_if_found]) $3],
+                                        [m4_n([def_action_if_not_found]) $4])])
+
+m4_popdef([with_arg])
+m4_popdef([description])
+m4_popdef([def_arg])
+
+]) dnl PKG_WITH_MODULES
+
+# PKG_HAVE_WITH_MODULES(VARIABLE-PREFIX, MODULES,
+#                       [DESCRIPTION], [DEFAULT])
+#
+# Convenience macro to trigger AM_CONDITIONAL after
+# PKG_WITH_MODULES check.
+#
+# HAVE_[VARIABLE-PREFIX] is exported as make variable.
+#
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_HAVE_WITH_MODULES],
+[
+PKG_WITH_MODULES([$1],[$2],,,[$3],[$4])
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_][$1],
+               [test "$AS_TR_SH([with_]m4_tolower([$1]))" = "yes"])
+])
+
+# PKG_HAVE_DEFINE_WITH_MODULES(VARIABLE-PREFIX, MODULES,
+#                              [DESCRIPTION], [DEFAULT])
+#
+# Convenience macro to run AM_CONDITIONAL and AC_DEFINE after
+# PKG_WITH_MODULES check.
+#
+# HAVE_[VARIABLE-PREFIX] is exported as make and preprocessor variable.
+#
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_HAVE_DEFINE_WITH_MODULES],
+[
+PKG_HAVE_WITH_MODULES([$1],[$2],[$3],[$4])
+
+AS_IF([test "$AS_TR_SH([with_]m4_tolower([$1]))" = "yes"],
+        [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_][$1], 1, [Enable ]m4_tolower([$1])[ support])])
+])