diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fb896380f9..1ca508ced7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ HAVE_OPENSSL=1
 [ -z "${USEROSTYPE}" ] && USEROSTYPE="auto"
 WITHPIC=1
 WITHNONPIC=0
-[ -z "${LIBVERSION}" ] && LIBVERSION="?"
+[ -z "${LIBVERSION}" ] && LIBVERSION="xxx"
 split_host() {
 S="$"
 while : ; do
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ System types:
   --target=TARGET        configure for building compilers for TARGET [HOST]
 EOF2
 
-printf "
-Optional Features:
+printf "\nOptional Features:
   --without-debugger     disable native debugger features 
   --without-ewf          disable EWF dependency 
   --without-gmp          disable GMP dependency 
@@ -156,20 +155,16 @@ Optional Features:
   --with-ostype          Choose OS type ( gnulinux windows darwin )  (USEROSTYPE=auto)
   --without-pic          do not build libr as a program independent location 
   --with-nonpic          build the library archives .a 
-  --with-libversion      specify different libversion  (LIBVERSION=?)
-"
-printf "
-Some influential environment variables:
+  --with-libversion      specify different libversion  (LIBVERSION=xxx)\n"
+printf "\nSome influential environment variables:
   CC          C compiler command
   CFLAGS      C compiler flags
   LDFLAGS     linker flags, e.g. -L<lib dir> if you have libraries in a
               nonstandard directory <lib dir>
   CPPFLAGS    C/C++ preprocessor flags, e.g. -I<include dir> if you have
               headers in a nonstandard directory <include dir>
-  CPP         C preprocessor
-"
-printf "
-Report bugs to: pancake <pancake@nopcode.org>"
+  CPP         C preprocessor\n"
+printf "\nReport bugs to: pancake <pancake@nopcode.org>"
 echo ""
 exit 0
 }
@@ -204,7 +199,7 @@ echo "VERSION:   0.7.1"
 echo "LANGS:     c"
 echo "REQUIRED:  libdl"
 echo "OPTIONAL:  libewf"
-echo "FLAGS:     --without-debugger --without-ewf --without-gmp --without-magic --without-ssl --with-compiler=gcc --with-ostype=auto --without-pic --with-nonpic --with-libversion=?"
+echo "FLAGS:     --without-debugger --without-ewf --without-gmp --without-magic --without-ssl --with-compiler=gcc --with-ostype=auto --without-pic --with-nonpic --with-libversion=xxx"
 	exit 0
 	;;
 "--cache-file") 
@@ -255,7 +250,7 @@ echo "FLAGS:     --without-debugger --without-ewf --without-gmp --without-magic
 --with-ostype) if [ -z "${value}" ]; then USEROSTYPE="auto"; else USEROSTYPE="${value}" ; fi ;;
 "--without-pic") WITHPIC="0"; ;;
 "--with-nonpic") WITHNONPIC="1"; ;;
---with-libversion) if [ -z "${value}" ]; then LIBVERSION="?"; else LIBVERSION="${value}" ; fi ;;
+--with-libversion) if [ -z "${value}" ]; then LIBVERSION="xxx"; else LIBVERSION="${value}" ; fi ;;
 *) if [ "$value" ]; then eval "`echo $flag2=$value`" ; 
 else echo ; echo "WARNING: Unknown flag '$flag'." >&2 ; echo ; fi ;;
 esac
@@ -306,7 +301,7 @@ echo "ERROR: ${CC} cannot create executables" >&2 ;
 exit 1 ; fi
 printf "checking for dynamic library... "
 HAVE_LIB_DL=0
-for OS in linux syllable sunos darwin beos solaris ; do
+for OS in linux gnu/kfreebsd syllable sunos darwin beos solaris ; do
 if [ "${HOST_OS}" = "${OS}" ]; then
 	HAVE_LIB_DL=1
 	break;
@@ -392,7 +387,7 @@ USEROSTYPE="gnulinux"
 else
 if [ "$HOST_OS" = "darwin" ]; then
 USEROSTYPE="darwin"; fi; fi; fi; fi; fi; fi; fi; fi
-if [ "$LIBVERSION" = "a p" ]; then
+if [ "$LIBVERSION" = "xxx" ]; then
 LIBVERSION="$VERSION"; fi
 SEDFLAGS=" -e '"
 COUNT=0
diff --git a/configure.acr b/configure.acr
index d1fcff46a2..fb4a775e51 100644
--- a/configure.acr
+++ b/configure.acr
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ IFEQ USEROSTYPE auto ; {
 
 ARG_WITHOUT WITHPIC pic do not build libr as a program independent location ;
 ARG_WITH WITHNONPIC nonpic build the library archives .a ;
-ARG_WITH LIBVERSION=? libversion specify different libversion ;
+ARG_WITH LIBVERSION=xxx libversion specify different libversion ;
 
-IFEQ LIBVERSION ? ; {
+IFEQ LIBVERSION xxx ; {
 	LIBVERSION = $VERSION ;
 }