--- mysql-3.23.42~/bdb/dist/configure	Sat Sep  8 23:08:29 2001
+++ mysql-3.23.42/bdb/dist/configure	Fri Sep 21 04:00:00 2001
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@
 irix*)	   optimize_def="-O2"
 	   CPPFLAGS="-D_SGI_MP_SOURCE $CPPFLAGS";;
 linux*)	   optimize_def="-O2"
-	   CFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE"
+	   CFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE $CFLAGS"
 	   CPPFLAGS="-D_REENTRANT $CPPFLAGS";;
 mpeix*)	   CPPFLAGS="-D_POSIX_SOURCE -D_SOCKET_SOURCE $CPPFLAGS"
 	   LIBS="-lsocket -lsvipc $LIBS";;