configure.ac         | 26 ++++++--------------------
 vfe/unix/platformbase.cpp |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 51596f8..900c150 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([unix/disp_text.cpp])
 m4_include([unix/config/acx_pthread.m4])
 m4_include([unix/config/ax_arg_enable.m4])
 m4_include([unix/config/ax_arg_with.m4])
-m4_include([unix/config/ax_boost_base.m4])
-m4_include([unix/config/ax_boost_thread.m4])
 m4_include([unix/config/ax_test_compiler_flags.m4])
 m4_include([unix/config/ax_check_lib.m4])
 m4_include([unix/config/ax_check_libjpeg.m4])
@@ -168,6 +166,7 @@ AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 dist-bzip2])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
+LT_INIT
 
 AX_FIX_INCORRECT_PATH(C_INCLUDE_PATH, ".", [pov_warn_path="$pov_warn_path C_INCLUDE_PATH"])
 AX_FIX_INCORRECT_PATH(CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH, ".", [pov_warn_path="$pov_warn_path CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH"])
@@ -298,28 +297,15 @@ LIBS="$LIBS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS $PTHREAD_LIBS"  # append
 
 # Boost; required library
 # the following macro stops with error when boost is not found
-AX_BOOST_BASE([$required_libboost_version])
-AX_BOOST_THREAD
-if test x"$ax_cv_boost_thread" != x"yes"; then
+BOOST_REQUIRE([$required_libboost_version])
+BOOST_THREADS
+if test x"$boost_cv_lib_thread" != x"yes"; then
   AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find a suitable boost thread library])
 else
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $BOOST_CPPFLAGS"  # append
-  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $BOOST_LDFLAGS"     # append
-  LIBS="$BOOST_THREAD_LIB $LIBS"
+  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$BOOST_LDPATH"     # append
+  LIBS="$BOOST_THREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
 fi
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether the boost thread library is usable])
-AC_RUN_IFELSE(
-  [AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
-#include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
-    ]],
-    [[boost::defer_lock_t(); return 0;]])],
-  [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])],
-  [
-    AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-    AC_MSG_FAILURE([cannot link with the boost thread library])
-  ],
-  [AC_MSG_RESULT([cross-compiling])]  # FIXME
-)
 AC_DEFINE([USE_OFFICIAL_BOOST], [], [Use the official Boost libraries.])
 
 # Intel Math Kernel library
diff --git a/vfe/unix/platformbase.cpp b/vfe/unix/platformbase.cpp
index 8669d19..83c0191 100644
--- a/vfe/unix/platformbase.cpp
+++ b/vfe/unix/platformbase.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace pov_base
 #else
 		// taken from source/base/timer.cpp
 		boost::xtime t;
-		boost::xtime_get(&t, boost::TIME_UTC);
+		boost::xtime_get(&t, POV_TIME_UTC);
 		POV_ULONG ns = (POV_ULONG)(t.sec) * (POV_ULONG)(1000000000) + (POV_ULONG)(t.nsec) + (POV_ULONG)(msec) * (POV_ULONG)(1000000);
 		t.sec = (boost::xtime::xtime_sec_t)(ns / (POV_ULONG)(1000000000));
 		t.nsec = (boost::xtime::xtime_nsec_t)(ns % (POV_ULONG)(1000000000));