diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8419848..ac9a456 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: configure.in,v 1.241 2001/02/15 23:18:12 djm Exp $
+# $Id: configure.in,v 1.242 2001/02/16 01:05:39 djm Exp $
 
 AC_INIT(ssh.c)
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_NEWS4)
 	SONY=1
 	AC_CHECK_LIB(iberty, xatexit, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XATEXIT),
-		AC_MSG_ERROR([*** libiberty missing - please install first ***])
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([*** libiberty missing - please install first or check config.log ***])
         )
 	;;
 *-*-netbsd*)
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
 	MANTYPE='$(CATMAN)'
 	mansubdir=cat
 	enable_suid_ssh=no
+	AC_DEFINE(USE_PIPES)
 	;;
 *-*-sysv5*)
 	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/local/include"
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@
 	MANTYPE='$(CATMAN)'
 	mansubdir=cat
 	enable_suid_ssh=no
+	AC_DEFINE(USE_PIPES)
 	;;
 *-*-sysv*)
 	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/local/include"
@@ -221,29 +223,29 @@
 	LIBS="$LIBS -lgen -lsocket"
 	;;
 *-*-sco3.2v4*)
-	AC_DEFINE(USE_PIPES)
 	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -Dftruncate=chsize -I/usr/local/include"
 	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L/usr/local/lib"
 	MANTYPE='$(CATMAN)'
-	mansubdir=cat
 	LIBS="$LIBS -lgen -lsocket -los -lprot -lx -ltinfo -lm"
-	no_dev_ptmx=1
-	RANLIB=true
-	AC_DEFINE(BROKEN_SYS_TERMIO_H)
+	mansubdir=cat
 	rsh_path="/usr/bin/rcmd"
+	RANLIB=true
+	no_dev_ptmx=1
+	AC_DEFINE(BROKEN_SYS_TERMIO_H)
+	AC_DEFINE(USE_PIPES)
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SCO_PROTECTED_PW)
 	AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_SHADOW)
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOGUS_SYS_QUEUE_H)
 	;;
 *-*-sco3.2v5*)
-	AC_DEFINE(USE_PIPES)
 	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/usr/local/include"
 	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L/usr/local/lib"
+	LIBS="$LIBS -lprot -lx -ltinfo -lm"
 	MANTYPE='$(CATMAN)'
 	mansubdir=cat
-	LIBS="$LIBS -lprot -lx -ltinfo -lm"
 	no_dev_ptmx=1
 	rsh_path="/usr/bin/rcmd"
+	AC_DEFINE(USE_PIPES)
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SCO_PROTECTED_PW)
 	AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_SHADOW)
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BOGUS_SYS_QUEUE_H)
@@ -322,7 +324,7 @@
 fi
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(gen, getspnam, LIBS="$LIBS -lgen")
-AC_CHECK_LIB(z, deflate, ,AC_MSG_ERROR([*** zlib missing - please install first ***]))
+AC_CHECK_LIB(z, deflate, ,AC_MSG_ERROR([*** zlib missing - please install first or check config.log ***]))
 AC_CHECK_LIB(util, login, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBUTIL_LOGIN) LIBS="$LIBS -lutil")
 
 # We don't want to check if we did an pcre override.
@@ -626,7 +628,7 @@
 	done
 
 	if test -z "$found_crypto" ; then
-		AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find working SSLeay / OpenSSL libraries, please install])	
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find working OpenSSL library, please install or check config.log])	
 	fi
 	if test -z "$ssldir" ; then
 		ssldir="(system)"