-# Define NEEDS_RESOLV if linking with -lnsl and/or -lsocket is not enough.
-# Notably on Solaris 7 inet_ntop and inet_pton additionally reside there.
-AC_CHECK_LIB([c], [inet_ntop],
-[NEEDS_RESOLV=],
-[NEEDS_RESOLV=YesPlease])
+# The next few tests will define NEEDS_RESOLV if linking with
+# libresolv provides some of the functions we would normally get
+# from libc.
+NEEDS_RESOLV=
+AC_SUBST(NEEDS_RESOLV)
+#
+# Define NO_INET_NTOP if linking with -lresolv is not enough.
+# Solaris 2.7 in particular hos inet_ntop in -lresolv.
+NO_INET_NTOP=
+AC_SUBST(NO_INET_NTOP)
+AC_CHECK_FUNC([inet_ntop],
+ [],
+ [AC_CHECK_LIB([resolv], [inet_ntop],
+ [NEEDS_RESOLV=YesPlease],
+ [NO_INET_NTOP=YesPlease])
+])
+#
+# Define NO_INET_PTON if linking with -lresolv is not enough.
+# Solaris 2.7 in particular hos inet_pton in -lresolv.
+NO_INET_PTON=
+AC_SUBST(NO_INET_PTON)
+AC_CHECK_FUNC([inet_pton],
+ [],
+ [AC_CHECK_LIB([resolv], [inet_pton],
+ [NEEDS_RESOLV=YesPlease],
+ [NO_INET_PTON=YesPlease])
+])