diff --git a/scripts/configure b/scripts/configure
index 51ca793d..e6262296 100755
--- a/scripts/configure
+++ b/scripts/configure
@@ -1961,6 +1961,60 @@ $as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
 
 } # ac_fn_c_check_header_compile
 
+# ac_fn_c_check_type LINENO TYPE VAR INCLUDES
+# -------------------------------------------
+# Tests whether TYPE exists after having included INCLUDES, setting cache
+# variable VAR accordingly.
+ac_fn_c_check_type ()
+{
+  as_lineno=${as_lineno-"$1"} as_lineno_stack=as_lineno_stack=$as_lineno_stack
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $2" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $2... " >&6; }
+if eval \${$3+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  eval "$3=no"
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+$4
+int
+main ()
+{
+if (sizeof ($2))
+	 return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+$4
+int
+main ()
+{
+if (sizeof (($2)))
+	    return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+
+else
+  eval "$3=yes"
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+eval ac_res=\$$3
+	       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_res" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
+  eval $as_lineno_stack; ${as_lineno_stack:+:} unset as_lineno
+
+} # ac_fn_c_check_type
+
 # ac_fn_c_check_func LINENO FUNC VAR
 # ----------------------------------
 # Tests whether FUNC exists, setting the cache variable VAR accordingly
@@ -4880,6 +4934,100 @@ $as_echo "#define STDC_HEADERS 1" >>confdefs.h
 fi
 
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for stdbool.h that conforms to C99" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for stdbool.h that conforms to C99... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_header_stdbool_h+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+             #include <stdbool.h>
+             #ifndef bool
+              "error: bool is not defined"
+             #endif
+             #ifndef false
+              "error: false is not defined"
+             #endif
+             #if false
+              "error: false is not 0"
+             #endif
+             #ifndef true
+              "error: true is not defined"
+             #endif
+             #if true != 1
+              "error: true is not 1"
+             #endif
+             #ifndef __bool_true_false_are_defined
+              "error: __bool_true_false_are_defined is not defined"
+             #endif
+
+             struct s { _Bool s: 1; _Bool t; } s;
+
+             char a[true == 1 ? 1 : -1];
+             char b[false == 0 ? 1 : -1];
+             char c[__bool_true_false_are_defined == 1 ? 1 : -1];
+             char d[(bool) 0.5 == true ? 1 : -1];
+             /* See body of main program for 'e'.  */
+             char f[(_Bool) 0.0 == false ? 1 : -1];
+             char g[true];
+             char h[sizeof (_Bool)];
+             char i[sizeof s.t];
+             enum { j = false, k = true, l = false * true, m = true * 256 };
+             /* The following fails for
+                HP aC++/ANSI C B3910B A.05.55 [Dec 04 2003]. */
+             _Bool n[m];
+             char o[sizeof n == m * sizeof n[0] ? 1 : -1];
+             char p[-1 - (_Bool) 0 < 0 && -1 - (bool) 0 < 0 ? 1 : -1];
+             /* Catch a bug in an HP-UX C compiler.  See
+                http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2003-12/msg02303.html
+                http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2005-11/msg00161.html
+              */
+             _Bool q = true;
+             _Bool *pq = &q;
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+             bool e = &s;
+             *pq |= q;
+             *pq |= ! q;
+             /* Refer to every declared value, to avoid compiler optimizations.  */
+             return (!a + !b + !c + !d + !e + !f + !g + !h + !i + !!j + !k + !!l
+                     + !m + !n + !o + !p + !q + !pq);
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_header_stdbool_h=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_header_stdbool_h=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_header_stdbool_h" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_header_stdbool_h" >&6; }
+   ac_fn_c_check_type "$LINENO" "_Bool" "ac_cv_type__Bool" "$ac_includes_default"
+if test "x$ac_cv_type__Bool" = xyes; then :
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE__BOOL 1
+_ACEOF
+
+
+fi
+
+
+if test $ac_cv_header_stdbool_h = yes; then
+
+$as_echo "#define HAVE_STDBOOL_H 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+fi
+
+
 for ac_func in setenv putenv
 do :
   as_ac_var=`$as_echo "ac_cv_func_$ac_func" | $as_tr_sh`