--- Configure.orig	Fri Nov 26 00:58:25 2004
+++ Configure	Sun Jan  9 18:53:28 2005
@@ -1006,7 +1006,10 @@
 #    aix-*)  DLSUFFIX=a  ;; dynamic linking does not work!
     sunos-*) sodest=$VersionMajor$VersionMinor.$patch
              soname=$sodest;;
-    gnu-*|*-alpha|solaris-*|linux-*|freebsd-*)
+    freebsd-*)
+      sodest=1
+      soname=$sodest;;
+    gnu-*|*-alpha|solaris-*|linux-*)
       case $libpari_base in
         pari) sodest=$version.$patch;; # released versions
         *) sodest=$patch.0.0;; # unstable versions