diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 189e9734..9908a551 100644
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53a.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.54.
 #
 # Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ elif test -n "${BASH_VERSION+set}" && (set -o posix) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   set -o posix
 fi
 
-# NLS nuisances.
 # Support unset when possible.
 if (FOO=FOO; unset FOO) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   as_unset=unset
@@ -29,31 +28,22 @@ else
   as_unset=false
 fi
 
-(set +x; test -n "`(LANG=C; export LANG) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LANG || test "${LANG+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LANG=C; export LANG; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LC_ALL=C; export LC_ALL) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LC_ALL || test "${LC_ALL+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LC_ALL=C; export LC_ALL; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LC_TIME=C; export LC_TIME) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LC_TIME || test "${LC_TIME+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LC_TIME=C; export LC_TIME; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LC_CTYPE=C; export LC_CTYPE) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LC_CTYPE || test "${LC_CTYPE+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LC_CTYPE=C; export LC_CTYPE; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LANGUAGE=C; export LANGUAGE) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LANGUAGE || test "${LANGUAGE+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LANGUAGE=C; export LANGUAGE; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LC_COLLATE=C; export LC_COLLATE) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LC_COLLATE || test "${LC_COLLATE+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LC_COLLATE=C; export LC_COLLATE; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LC_NUMERIC=C; export LC_NUMERIC) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LC_NUMERIC || test "${LC_NUMERIC+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LC_NUMERIC=C; export LC_NUMERIC; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LC_MESSAGES=C; export LC_MESSAGES) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LC_MESSAGES || test "${LC_MESSAGES+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LC_MESSAGES=C; export LC_MESSAGES; }
 
+# Work around bugs in pre-3.0 UWIN ksh.
+$as_unset ENV MAIL MAILPATH
+PS1='$ '
+PS2='> '
+PS4='+ '
+
+# NLS nuisances.
+for as_var in LANG LANGUAGE LC_ALL LC_COLLATE LC_CTYPE LC_NUMERIC LC_MESSAGES LC_TIME
+do
+  if (set +x; test -n "`(eval $as_var=C; export $as_var) 2>&1`"); then
+    eval $as_var=C; export $as_var
+  else
+    $as_unset $as_var
+  fi
+done
 
 # Required to use basename.
 if expr a : '\(a\)' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -95,7 +85,7 @@ if test "${PATH_SEPARATOR+set}" != set; then
   echo "#! /bin/sh" >conftest.sh
   echo  "exit 0"   >>conftest.sh
   chmod +x conftest.sh
-  if (PATH=".;."; conftest.sh) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if (PATH="/nonexistent;."; conftest.sh) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     PATH_SEPARATOR=';'
   else
     PATH_SEPARATOR=:
@@ -244,7 +234,7 @@ as_nl='
 IFS=" 	$as_nl"
 
 # CDPATH.
-$as_unset CDPATH || test "${CDPATH+set}" != set || { CDPATH=$PATH_SEPARATOR; export CDPATH; }
+$as_unset CDPATH
 
 
 # Name of the host.
@@ -258,6 +248,7 @@ exec 6>&1
 # Initializations.
 #
 ac_default_prefix=/usr/local
+ac_config_libobj_dir=.
 cross_compiling=no
 subdirs=
 MFLAGS=
@@ -277,6 +268,8 @@ PACKAGE_STRING=
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=
 
 ac_unique_file="./tools/configure.in"
+ac_subst_vars='SHELL PATH_SEPARATOR PACKAGE_NAME PACKAGE_TARNAME PACKAGE_VERSION PACKAGE_STRING PACKAGE_BUGREPORT exec_prefix prefix program_transform_name bindir sbindir libexecdir datadir sysconfdir sharedstatedir localstatedir libdir includedir oldincludedir infodir mandir build_alias host_alias target_alias DEFS ECHO_C ECHO_N ECHO_T LIBS CXX CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS CPPFLAGS ac_ct_CXX EXEEXT OBJEXT LIBOBJS LTLIBOBJS'
+ac_subst_files=''
 
 # Initialize some variables set by options.
 ac_init_help=
@@ -700,6 +693,9 @@ if test ! -r $srcdir/$ac_unique_file; then
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
   fi
 fi
+(cd $srcdir && test -r ./$ac_unique_file) 2>/dev/null ||
+  { echo "$as_me: error: sources are in $srcdir, but \`cd $srcdir' does not work" >&2
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 srcdir=`echo "$srcdir" | sed 's%\([^\\/]\)[\\/]*$%\1%'`
 ac_env_build_alias_set=${build_alias+set}
 ac_env_build_alias_value=$build_alias
@@ -894,7 +890,7 @@ This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
 It was created by $as_me, which was
-generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53a.  Invocation command line was
+generated by GNU Autoconf 2.54.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
 
@@ -960,12 +956,9 @@ do
   *" "*|*"	"*|*[\[\]\~\#\$\^\&\*\(\)\{\}\\\|\;\<\>\?\"\']*)
     ac_arg=`echo "$ac_arg" | sed "s/'/'\\\\\\\\''/g"` ;;
   esac
-  case " $ac_configure_args " in
-    *" '$ac_arg' "*) ;; # Avoid dups.  Use of quotes ensures accuracy.
-    *) ac_configure_args="$ac_configure_args$ac_sep'$ac_arg'"
-       ac_sep=" " ;;
-  esac
+  ac_configure_args="$ac_configure_args$ac_sep'$ac_arg'"
   # Get rid of the leading space.
+  ac_sep=" "
 done
 
 # When interrupted or exit'd, cleanup temporary files, and complete
@@ -977,6 +970,7 @@ trap 'exit_status=$?
   # Save into config.log some information that might help in debugging.
   {
     echo
+
     cat <<\_ASBOX
 ## ---------------- ##
 ## Cache variables. ##
@@ -999,6 +993,35 @@ _ASBOX
     esac;
 }
     echo
+
+    cat <<\_ASBOX
+## ----------------- ##
+## Output variables. ##
+## ----------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+    echo
+    for ac_var in $ac_subst_vars
+    do
+      eval ac_val=$`echo $ac_var`
+      echo "$ac_var='"'"'$ac_val'"'"'"
+    done | sort
+    echo
+
+    if test -n "$ac_subst_files"; then
+      cat <<\_ASBOX
+## ------------- ##
+## Output files. ##
+## ------------- ##
+_ASBOX
+      echo
+      for ac_var in $ac_subst_files
+      do
+	eval ac_val=$`echo $ac_var`
+        echo "$ac_var='"'"'$ac_val'"'"'"
+      done | sort
+      echo
+    fi
+
     if test -s confdefs.h; then
       cat <<\_ASBOX
 ## ----------- ##
@@ -1006,7 +1029,7 @@ _ASBOX
 ## ----------- ##
 _ASBOX
       echo
-      sed "/^$/d" confdefs.h
+      sed "/^$/d" confdefs.h | sort
       echo
     fi
     test "$ac_signal" != 0 &&
@@ -1279,7 +1302,7 @@ ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  for ac_prog in $CCC g++ c++ gpp "aCC -AA" CC cxx cc++ cl FCC KCC RCC xlC_r xlC
+  for ac_prog in $CCC g++ c++ gpp aCC CC cxx cc++ cl FCC KCC RCC xlC_r xlC
   do
     # Extract the first word of "$ac_tool_prefix$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_tool_prefix$ac_prog; ac_word=$2
@@ -1321,7 +1344,7 @@ fi
 fi
 if test -z "$CXX"; then
   ac_ct_CXX=$CXX
-  for ac_prog in $CCC g++ c++ gpp "aCC -AA" CC cxx cc++ cl FCC KCC RCC xlC_r xlC
+  for ac_prog in $CCC g++ c++ gpp aCC CC cxx cc++ cl FCC KCC RCC xlC_r xlC
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
@@ -1390,12 +1413,6 @@ cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 #line $LINENO "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
-#ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
-#  ifdef __cplusplus
-     extern "C"
-#  endif
-   int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
-#endif
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -1424,9 +1441,8 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link_default\"") >&5
 # Be careful to initialize this variable, since it used to be cached.
 # Otherwise an old cache value of `no' led to `EXEEXT = no' in a Makefile.
 ac_cv_exeext=
-for ac_file in `ls a_out.exe a.exe conftest.exe 2>/dev/null;
-                ls a.out conftest 2>/dev/null;
-                ls a.* conftest.* 2>/dev/null`; do
+for ac_file in a_out.exe a.exe conftest.exe a.out conftest a.* conftest.*; do
+  test -f "$ac_file" || continue
   case $ac_file in
     *.$ac_ext | *.xcoff | *.tds | *.d | *.pdb | *.xSYM | *.bb | *.bbg | *.o | *.obj ) ;;
     a.out ) # We found the default executable, but exeext='' is most
@@ -1442,8 +1458,10 @@ done
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables" >&5
-echo "$as_me: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables" >&2;}
+{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
+check \`config.log' for details." >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
+check \`config.log' for details." >&2;}
    { (exit 77); exit 77; }; }
 fi
 
@@ -1500,7 +1518,8 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
 # catch `conftest.exe'.  For instance with Cygwin, `ls conftest' will
 # work properly (i.e., refer to `conftest.exe'), while it won't with
 # `rm'.
-for ac_file in `(ls conftest.exe; ls conftest; ls conftest.*) 2>/dev/null`; do
+for ac_file in conftest.exe conftest conftest.*; do
+  test -f "$ac_file" || continue
   case $ac_file in
     *.$ac_ext | *.xcoff | *.tds | *.d | *.pdb | *.xSYM | *.bb | *.bbg | *.o | *.obj ) ;;
     *.* ) ac_cv_exeext=`expr "$ac_file" : '[^.]*\(\..*\)'`
@@ -1531,12 +1550,6 @@ else
 #line $LINENO "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
-#ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
-#  ifdef __cplusplus
-     extern "C"
-#  endif
-   int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
-#endif
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -1581,12 +1594,6 @@ else
 #line $LINENO "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
-#ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
-#  ifdef __cplusplus
-     extern "C"
-#  endif
-   int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
-#endif
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -1635,12 +1642,6 @@ else
 #line $LINENO "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
-#ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
-#  ifdef __cplusplus
-     extern "C"
-#  endif
-   int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
-#endif
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -1700,12 +1701,6 @@ do
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 $ac_declaration
-#ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
-#  ifdef __cplusplus
-     extern "C"
-#  endif
-   int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
-#endif
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -1737,12 +1732,6 @@ rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 #line $LINENO "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 $ac_declaration
-#ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
-#  ifdef __cplusplus
-     extern "C"
-#  endif
-   int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
-#endif
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -1794,12 +1783,18 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
 
 OLD_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
 
+
 if test $enable_test = 'yes'; then
    CXXFLAGS="-I$boost_base -I$boost_base/libs/config/test $CXXFLAGS"
 else
    CXXFLAGS="-I$boost_base -I$boost_base/libs/config/test $CXXFLAGS -DBOOST_NO_CONFIG"
 fi
 
+# add the -AA conformance option to CXXFLAGS for HP aCC only
+if test $CXX = 'aCC'
+   CXXFLAGS="-AA $CXXFLAGS"
+fi
+
 
 
 
@@ -1821,12 +1816,6 @@ extern "C"
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
 char pthread_exit ();
-#ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
-#  ifdef __cplusplus
-     extern "C"
-#  endif
-   int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
-#endif
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -1886,12 +1875,6 @@ extern "C"
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
 char cos ();
-#ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
-#  ifdef __cplusplus
-     extern "C"
-#  endif
-   int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
-#endif
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -1951,12 +1934,6 @@ extern "C"
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
 char clock ();
-#ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
-#  ifdef __cplusplus
-     extern "C"
-#  endif
-   int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
-#endif
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -2067,7 +2044,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}Failed" >&6
    required_defs="$macroname $required_defs"
 
 fi
-rm -f core core.* *.core conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+rm -f core core.* *.core gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
 
    if test $enable_test = 'yes'; then
@@ -2120,7 +2097,7 @@ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: OK" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}OK" >&6
 
 fi
-rm -f core core.* *.core conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+rm -f core core.* *.core gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
 
    fi
@@ -2191,7 +2168,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}Failed" >&6
    required_undefs="$macroname $required_undefs"
 
 fi
-rm -f core core.* *.core conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+rm -f core core.* *.core gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
 
    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking $title (fail expected) " >&5
@@ -2245,7 +2222,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}OK" >&6
 
 
 fi
-rm -f core core.* *.core conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+rm -f core core.* *.core gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
 
    else
@@ -2298,7 +2275,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6
 
 
 fi
-rm -f core core.* *.core conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+rm -f core core.* *.core gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
 
    fi
@@ -2459,6 +2436,21 @@ DEFS=`sed -n -f confdef2opt.sed confdefs.h | tr "$ac_LF_and_DOT" ' .'`
 rm -f confdef2opt.sed
 
 
+ac_libobjs=
+ac_ltlibobjs=
+for ac_i in : $LIBOBJS; do test "x$ac_i" = x: && continue
+  # 1. Remove the extension, and $U if already installed.
+  ac_i=`echo "$ac_i" |
+         sed 's/\$U\././;s/\.o$//;s/\.obj$//'`
+  # 2. Add them.
+  ac_libobjs="$ac_libobjs $ac_i\$U.$ac_objext"
+  ac_ltlibobjs="$ac_ltlibobjs $ac_i"'$U.lo'
+done
+LIBOBJS=$ac_libobjs
+
+LTLIBOBJS=$ac_ltlibobjs
+
+
 
 : ${CONFIG_STATUS=./config.status}
 ac_clean_files_save=$ac_clean_files
@@ -2492,7 +2484,6 @@ elif test -n "${BASH_VERSION+set}" && (set -o posix) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   set -o posix
 fi
 
-# NLS nuisances.
 # Support unset when possible.
 if (FOO=FOO; unset FOO) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   as_unset=unset
@@ -2500,31 +2491,22 @@ else
   as_unset=false
 fi
 
-(set +x; test -n "`(LANG=C; export LANG) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LANG || test "${LANG+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LANG=C; export LANG; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LC_ALL=C; export LC_ALL) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LC_ALL || test "${LC_ALL+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LC_ALL=C; export LC_ALL; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LC_TIME=C; export LC_TIME) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LC_TIME || test "${LC_TIME+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LC_TIME=C; export LC_TIME; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LC_CTYPE=C; export LC_CTYPE) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LC_CTYPE || test "${LC_CTYPE+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LC_CTYPE=C; export LC_CTYPE; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LANGUAGE=C; export LANGUAGE) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LANGUAGE || test "${LANGUAGE+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LANGUAGE=C; export LANGUAGE; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LC_COLLATE=C; export LC_COLLATE) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LC_COLLATE || test "${LC_COLLATE+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LC_COLLATE=C; export LC_COLLATE; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LC_NUMERIC=C; export LC_NUMERIC) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LC_NUMERIC || test "${LC_NUMERIC+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LC_NUMERIC=C; export LC_NUMERIC; }
-(set +x; test -n "`(LC_MESSAGES=C; export LC_MESSAGES) 2>&1`") &&
-    { $as_unset LC_MESSAGES || test "${LC_MESSAGES+set}" != set; } ||
-      { LC_MESSAGES=C; export LC_MESSAGES; }
 
+# Work around bugs in pre-3.0 UWIN ksh.
+$as_unset ENV MAIL MAILPATH
+PS1='$ '
+PS2='> '
+PS4='+ '
+
+# NLS nuisances.
+for as_var in LANG LANGUAGE LC_ALL LC_COLLATE LC_CTYPE LC_NUMERIC LC_MESSAGES LC_TIME
+do
+  if (set +x; test -n "`(eval $as_var=C; export $as_var) 2>&1`"); then
+    eval $as_var=C; export $as_var
+  else
+    $as_unset $as_var
+  fi
+done
 
 # Required to use basename.
 if expr a : '\(a\)' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -2566,7 +2548,7 @@ if test "${PATH_SEPARATOR+set}" != set; then
   echo "#! /bin/sh" >conftest.sh
   echo  "exit 0"   >>conftest.sh
   chmod +x conftest.sh
-  if (PATH=".;."; conftest.sh) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if (PATH="/nonexistent;."; conftest.sh) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     PATH_SEPARATOR=';'
   else
     PATH_SEPARATOR=:
@@ -2717,7 +2699,7 @@ as_nl='
 IFS=" 	$as_nl"
 
 # CDPATH.
-$as_unset CDPATH || test "${CDPATH+set}" != set || { CDPATH=$PATH_SEPARATOR; export CDPATH; }
+$as_unset CDPATH
 
 exec 6>&1
 
@@ -2734,7 +2716,7 @@ _ASBOX
 cat >&5 <<_CSEOF
 
 This file was extended by $as_me, which was
-generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53a.  Invocation command line was
+generated by GNU Autoconf 2.54.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
   CONFIG_HEADERS  = $CONFIG_HEADERS
@@ -2786,7 +2768,7 @@ _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
 ac_cs_version="\\
 config.status
-configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53a,
+configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.54,
   with options \\"`echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
 
 Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
diff --git a/tools/configure.in b/tools/configure.in
index 5cb7a2d0..81d68f01 100644
--- a/tools/configure.in
+++ b/tools/configure.in
@@ -122,12 +122,18 @@ AC_LANG_CPLUSPLUS
 
 OLD_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
 
+
 if test $enable_test = 'yes'; then
    CXXFLAGS="-I$boost_base -I$boost_base/libs/config/test $CXXFLAGS"
 else
    CXXFLAGS="-I$boost_base -I$boost_base/libs/config/test $CXXFLAGS -DBOOST_NO_CONFIG"
 fi
 
+# add the -AA conformance option to CXXFLAGS for HP aCC only
+if test $CXX = 'aCC'
+   CXXFLAGS="-AA $CXXFLAGS"
+fi
+
 dnl check for some standard libraries
 dnl without these some of the tests may fail: