diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8f70ccd..9137fe1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@
 BUILD_CXX
 CVSBUILD
 ENABLE_OPTIMIZED
+ENABLE_PROFILING
 DISABLE_ASSERTIONS
 ENABLE_EXPENSIVE_CHECKS
 EXPENSIVE_CHECKS
@@ -1531,6 +1532,7 @@
   --disable-FEATURE       do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
   --enable-FEATURE[=ARG]  include FEATURE [ARG=yes]
   --enable-optimized
+  --enable-profiling
   --enable-assertions
   --enable-expensive-checks
 
@@ -4723,6 +4725,21 @@
 
 fi
 
+# Check whether --enable-profiling was given.
+if test "${enable_profiling+set}" = set; then
+  enableval=$enable_profiling;
+else
+  enableval="no"
+fi
+
+if test ${enableval} = "no" ; then
+  ENABLE_PROFILING=
+
+else
+  ENABLE_PROFILING=ENABLE_PROFILING=1
+
+fi
+
 # Check whether --enable-assertions was given.
 if test "${enable_assertions+set}" = set; then
   enableval=$enable_assertions;
@@ -10543,7 +10560,7 @@
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 10546 "configure"
+#line 10563 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -12687,7 +12704,7 @@
   ;;
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 12690 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  echo '#line 12707 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
   if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -14405,11 +14422,11 @@
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:14408: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:14425: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:14412: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:14429: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -14673,11 +14690,11 @@
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:14676: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:14693: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:14680: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:14697: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -14777,11 +14794,11 @@
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:14780: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:14797: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:14784: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:14801: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -17229,7 +17246,7 @@
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 17232 "configure"
+#line 17249 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -17329,7 +17346,7 @@
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 17332 "configure"
+#line 17349 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -19697,11 +19714,11 @@
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:19700: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:19717: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:19704: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:19721: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -19801,11 +19818,11 @@
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:19804: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:19821: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:19808: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:19825: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -21371,11 +21388,11 @@
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:21374: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:21391: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:21378: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:21395: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -21475,11 +21492,11 @@
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:21478: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:21495: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:21482: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:21499: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -23710,11 +23727,11 @@
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:23713: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:23730: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:23717: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:23734: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -23978,11 +23995,11 @@
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:23981: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:23998: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:23985: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:24002: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -24082,11 +24099,11 @@
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:24085: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:24102: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:24089: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:24106: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -34751,6 +34768,7 @@
 BUILD_CXX!$BUILD_CXX$ac_delim
 CVSBUILD!$CVSBUILD$ac_delim
 ENABLE_OPTIMIZED!$ENABLE_OPTIMIZED$ac_delim
+ENABLE_PROFILING!$ENABLE_PROFILING$ac_delim
 DISABLE_ASSERTIONS!$DISABLE_ASSERTIONS$ac_delim
 ENABLE_EXPENSIVE_CHECKS!$ENABLE_EXPENSIVE_CHECKS$ac_delim
 EXPENSIVE_CHECKS!$EXPENSIVE_CHECKS$ac_delim
@@ -34773,7 +34791,6 @@
 CMP!$CMP$ac_delim
 CP!$CP$ac_delim
 DATE!$DATE$ac_delim
-FIND!$FIND$ac_delim
 _ACEOF
 
   if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 97; then
@@ -34815,6 +34832,7 @@
 ac_delim='%!_!# '
 for ac_last_try in false false false false false :; do
   cat >conf$$subs.sed <<_ACEOF
+FIND!$FIND$ac_delim
 MKDIR!$MKDIR$ac_delim
 MV!$MV$ac_delim
 RANLIB!$RANLIB$ac_delim
@@ -34893,7 +34911,7 @@
 LTLIBOBJS!$LTLIBOBJS$ac_delim
 _ACEOF
 
-  if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 76; then
+  if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 77; then
     break
   elif $ac_last_try; then
     { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: could not make $CONFIG_STATUS" >&5