=== modified file 'configure.ac'
--- configure.ac	2013-12-05 19:27:44 +0000
+++ configure.ac	2014-01-14 20:29:52 +0000
@@ -62,6 +62,24 @@
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([Strict build options enabled])
 fi
 
+
+
+####
+# INSANER iconv testing...
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([.......TESTING ICONV.......])
+AC_LINK_IFELSE([AM_ICONV_LINKFLAGS_BODY([])], [ink_opt_ok=yes], [ink_opt_ok=no])
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([.......ICONV.RESULT:])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$ink_opt_ok])
+if test "x$ink_opt_ok" != "xyes"; then
+	LDFLAGS="-liconv $LDFLAGS"
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([.......ICONV.LDFLAGS:])
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([$LDFLAGS])
+fi
+
+
+
+
 dnl These next few lines are needed only while libcroco is in our source tree.
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 if test "$GCC" = "yes"; then