diff -ur xerces-c-src_2_3_0-orig/samples/runConfigure xerces-c-src_2_3_0/samples/runConfigure
--- xerces-c-src_2_3_0-orig/samples/runConfigure	2003-05-27 10:04:37.000000000 -0500
+++ xerces-c-src_2_3_0/samples/runConfigure	2004-06-24 09:14:55.000000000 -0500
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@
 
 # Check the command line parameters
 if test -x /usr/bin/getopt; then
-getoptErr=`getopt p:c:x:dr:b:l:z:h $*`
+getoptErr=`getopt p:c:x:dr:b:l:z:C:h $*`
 else
-getoptErr=`getopts p:c:x:dr:b:l:z:h `$*``
+getoptErr=`getopts p:c:x:dr:b:l:z:C:h `$*``
 fi
 if [ $? != 0 ]
    then
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@
 
 # Now get the command line parameters
 if test -x /usr/bin/getopt; then
-set -- `getopt p:c:x:dr:b:l:z:h $*`
+set -- `getopt p:c:x:dr:b:l:z:C:h $*`
 else
-set -- `getopts p:c:x:dr:b:l:z:h `$*``
+set -- `getopts p:c:x:dr:b:l:z:C:h `$*``
 fi
 
 # Set up the default values for each parameter
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@
 transcoder=native        # by default use native transcoder
 thread=none              # by default no need to have threads
 bitsToBuild=32           # by default 32 bit build assumed
+configureoptions=""
+
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]
    do
    case $1 in
@@ -169,6 +171,9 @@
    -l)
         linkeroptions="$linkeroptions $2"; shift 2;;
 
+   -C)
+        configureoptions="$configureoptions $2"; shift 2;;
+
    -h)
         usage
         exit ${ERROR_EXIT_CODE};;
@@ -191,6 +196,7 @@
 echo "bitsToBuild option: $bitsToBuild"
 echo "Extra compile options: $compileroptions"
 echo "Extra link options: $linkeroptions"
+echo "Extra configure options: $configureoptions"
 
 #
 # Now check if the options are correct or not, bail out if incorrect
@@ -466,11 +472,11 @@
 rm -f config.log
 rm -f config.status
 if test $platform = "os400"; then
-./configure --host AS400-OS400
+./configure --host AS400-OS400 $configureoptions
 elif test $platform = "ptx"; then
-./configure --prefix=$XMLINSTALL
+./configure --prefix=$XMLINSTALL $configureoptions
 else
-./configure
+./configure $configureoptions
 fi
 # exit if configure failed
 if test $? != 0; then
@@ -488,7 +494,7 @@
 echo export CFLAGS=\"$CFLAGS\"
 echo export LDFLAGS=\"$LDFLAGS\"
 echo export EXTRA_LIBS=\"$EXTRA_LIBS\"
-echo configure
+echo configure $configureoptions
 
 echo
 echo If the result of the above commands look OK to you, go to the directory