diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 616b07b16458e04010c2a990505710c686677f04..2e31934be63ab07635520f9ea4165f66ed71edf9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -865,12 +865,12 @@ Optional Packages:
   --with-perl             build Perl modules (PL/Perl)
   --with-python           build Python modules (PL/Python)
   --with-java             build JDBC interface and Java tools
-  --with-krb4[=DIR]       build with Kerberos 4 support [/usr/athena]
-  --with-krb5[=DIR]       build with Kerberos 5 support [/usr/athena]
+  --with-krb4             build with Kerberos 4 support
+  --with-krb5             build with Kerberos 5 support
   --with-krb-srvnam=NAME  name of the service principal in Kerberos [postgres]
   --with-pam              build with PAM support
   --with-rendezvous       build with Rendezvous support
-  --with-openssl[=DIR]    build with OpenSSL support [/usr/local/ssl]
+  --with-openssl          build with OpenSSL support
   --without-readline      do not use Readline
   --without-zlib          do not use Zlib
   --with-gnu-ld           assume the C compiler uses GNU ld [default=no]
@@ -3309,7 +3309,6 @@ fi;
 
 
 
-
 #
 # Kerberos 4
 #
@@ -3324,47 +3323,32 @@ if test "${with_krb4+set}" = set; then
 
   case $withval in
     yes)
-      krb4_prefix=/usr/athena
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define KRB4 1
+_ACEOF
+
+  krb_srvtab="/etc/srvtab"
+
       ;;
     no)
       :
       ;;
     *)
-      with_krb4=yes
-krb4_prefix=$withval
+      { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: no argument expected for --with-krb4 option" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: no argument expected for --with-krb4 option" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
       ;;
   esac
 
 else
   with_krb4=no
-fi;
-
-
-if test "$with_krb4" = yes; then
-
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define KRB4 1
-_ACEOF
-
-
-  if test -d "$krb4_prefix/include"; then
-    INCLUDES="$INCLUDES -I$krb4_prefix/include"
-  fi
-  if test -d "$krb4_prefix/lib"; then
-    LIBDIRS="$LIBDIRS -L$krb4_prefix/lib"
-  fi
-
-  krb_srvtab="/etc/srvtab"
-
-else
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6
-fi
 
+fi;
 
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $with_krb4" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$with_krb4" >&6
 
 
 
@@ -3382,47 +3366,32 @@ if test "${with_krb5+set}" = set; then
 
   case $withval in
     yes)
-      krb5_prefix=/usr/athena
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define KRB5 1
+_ACEOF
+
+  krb_srvtab="FILE:\$(sysconfdir)/krb5.keytab"
+
       ;;
     no)
       :
       ;;
     *)
-      with_krb5=yes
-krb5_prefix=$withval
+      { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: no argument expected for --with-krb5 option" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: no argument expected for --with-krb5 option" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
       ;;
   esac
 
 else
   with_krb5=no
-fi;
-
-
-if test "$with_krb5" = yes; then
-
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define KRB5 1
-_ACEOF
-
-
-  if test -d "$krb5_prefix/include"; then
-    INCLUDES="$INCLUDES -I$krb5_prefix/include"
-  fi
-  if test -d "$krb5_prefix/lib"; then
-    LIBDIRS="$LIBDIRS -L$krb5_prefix/lib"
-  fi
-
-  krb_srvtab="FILE:\$(sysconfdir)/krb5.keytab"
-
-else
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6
-fi
 
+fi;
 
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $with_krb5" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$with_krb5" >&6
 
 
 
@@ -3556,6 +3525,8 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}$with_rendezvous" >&6
 #
 # OpenSSL
 #
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether to build with OpenSSL support" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking whether to build with OpenSSL support... $ECHO_C" >&6
 
 
 
@@ -3565,42 +3536,29 @@ if test "${with_openssl+set}" = set; then
 
   case $withval in
     yes)
-      openssl_prefix=/usr/local/ssl
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define USE_SSL 1
+_ACEOF
+
       ;;
     no)
       :
       ;;
     *)
-      with_openssl=yes
-openssl_prefix=$withval
+      { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: no argument expected for --with-openssl option" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: no argument expected for --with-openssl option" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
       ;;
   esac
 
 else
   with_openssl=no
-fi;
-
-
-if test "$with_openssl" = yes; then
-
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: building with OpenSSL support" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}building with OpenSSL support" >&6
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define USE_SSL 1
-_ACEOF
-
-
-  if test -d "${openssl_prefix}/include" ; then
-    INCLUDES="$INCLUDES -I${openssl_prefix}/include"
-  fi
-  if test -d "${openssl_prefix}/lib" ; then
-    LIBDIRS="$LIBDIRS -L${openssl_prefix}/lib"
-  fi
-
-fi
 
+fi;
 
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $with_openssl" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$with_openssl" >&6
 
 
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 50cd8ebcbe2f732c8c46312034f001512d296b86..143fdc4fc20cb48bacacedf72f936c2dfdfa8027 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-dnl $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/configure.in,v 1.306 2003/11/27 18:14:02 petere Exp $
+dnl $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/configure.in,v 1.307 2003/11/27 19:44:55 petere Exp $
 dnl
 dnl Developers, please strive to achieve this order:
 dnl
@@ -422,38 +422,16 @@ fi],
 [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
 AC_SUBST(with_java)
 
-dnl A note on the Kerberos and OpenSSL options:
-dnl
-dnl The user can give an argument to the option in order the specify
-dnl the base path of the respective installation (what he specified
-dnl perhaps as --prefix). If no argument is given ($withval is "yes")
-dnl then we take the path where the package installs by default. This
-dnl way the user doesn't have to use redundant --with-includes and
-dnl --with-libraries options, but he can still use them if the layout
-dnl is non-standard.
-
 #
 # Kerberos 4
 #
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to build with Kerberos 4 support])
-PGAC_ARG_OPTARG(with, krb4, [[  --with-krb4[=DIR]       build with Kerberos 4 support [/usr/athena]]],
-                [krb4_prefix=/usr/athena],
-                [krb4_prefix=$withval],
+PGAC_ARG_BOOL(with, krb4, no, [  --with-krb4             build with Kerberos 4 support],
 [
-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
   AC_DEFINE(KRB4, 1, [Define to build with Kerberos 4 support. (--with-krb4)])
-
-  if test -d "$krb4_prefix/include"; then
-    INCLUDES="$INCLUDES -I$krb4_prefix/include"
-  fi
-  if test -d "$krb4_prefix/lib"; then
-    LIBDIRS="$LIBDIRS -L$krb4_prefix/lib"
-  fi
-
   krb_srvtab="/etc/srvtab"
-],
-[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
-
+])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_krb4])
 AC_SUBST(with_krb4)
 
 
@@ -461,24 +439,12 @@ AC_SUBST(with_krb4)
 # Kerberos 5
 #
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to build with Kerberos 5 support])
-PGAC_ARG_OPTARG(with, krb5, [[  --with-krb5[=DIR]       build with Kerberos 5 support [/usr/athena]]],
-              [krb5_prefix=/usr/athena],
-              [krb5_prefix=$withval],
+PGAC_ARG_BOOL(with, krb5, no, [  --with-krb5             build with Kerberos 5 support],
 [
-  AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
   AC_DEFINE(KRB5, 1, [Define to build with Kerberos 5 support. (--with-krb5)])
-
-  if test -d "$krb5_prefix/include"; then
-    INCLUDES="$INCLUDES -I$krb5_prefix/include"
-  fi
-  if test -d "$krb5_prefix/lib"; then
-    LIBDIRS="$LIBDIRS -L$krb5_prefix/lib"
-  fi
-
   krb_srvtab="FILE:\$(sysconfdir)/krb5.keytab"
-],
-[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
-
+])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_krb5])
 AC_SUBST(with_krb5)
 
 
@@ -526,22 +492,10 @@ AC_SUBST(with_rendezvous)
 #
 # OpenSSL
 #
-PGAC_ARG_OPTARG(with, openssl,
-                [[  --with-openssl[=DIR]    build with OpenSSL support [/usr/local/ssl]]],
-                [openssl_prefix=/usr/local/ssl],
-                [openssl_prefix=$withval],
-[
-  AC_MSG_RESULT([building with OpenSSL support])
-  AC_DEFINE([USE_SSL], 1, [Define to build with (Open)SSL support. (--with-openssl)])
-
-  if test -d "${openssl_prefix}/include" ; then
-    INCLUDES="$INCLUDES -I${openssl_prefix}/include"
-  fi
-  if test -d "${openssl_prefix}/lib" ; then
-    LIBDIRS="$LIBDIRS -L${openssl_prefix}/lib"
-  fi
-])
-
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to build with OpenSSL support])
+PGAC_ARG_BOOL(with, openssl, no, [  --with-openssl          build with OpenSSL support],
+              [AC_DEFINE([USE_SSL], 1, [Define to build with (Open)SSL support. (--with-openssl)])])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_openssl])
 AC_SUBST(with_openssl)
 
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
index f4af3a75f8bbcc6786ff47dffb21223ddd53fb70..92c61683f7deb9ac136aa39b70a78652091f97f1 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.185 2003/11/26 15:56:48 petere Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.186 2003/11/27 19:44:56 petere Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="installation">
  <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
@@ -812,28 +812,19 @@ JAVACMD=$JAVA_HOME/bin/java
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
-       <term><option>--with-krb4<optional>=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></></option></term>
-       <term><option>--with-krb5<optional>=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></></option></term>
+       <term><option>--with-krb4</option></term>
+       <term><option>--with-krb5</option></term>
        <listitem>
         <para>
          Build with support for Kerberos authentication. You can use
-         either Kerberos version 4 or 5, but not both. The
-         <replaceable>DIRECTORY</> argument specifies the root
-         directory of the Kerberos installation;
-         <filename>/usr/athena</> is assumed as default. If the
-         relevant header files and libraries are not under a common
-         parent directory, then you must use the
-         <option>--with-includes</> and <option>--with-libraries</>
-         options in addition to this option. If, on the other hand,
-         the required files are in a location that is searched by
-         default (e.g., <filename>/usr/lib</>), then you can leave off
-         the argument.
-        </para>
-
-        <para>
-         <filename>configure</> will check for the required header
-         files and libraries to make sure that your Kerberos
-         installation is sufficient before proceeding.
+         either Kerberos version 4 or 5, but not both.  On many
+         systems, the Kerberos system is not installed in a location
+         that is searched by default (e.g., <filename>/usr/include</>,
+         <filename>/usr/lib</>), so you must use the options
+         <option>--with-includes</> and <option>--with-libraries</> in
+         addition to this option.  <filename>configure</> will check
+         for the required header files and libraries to make sure that
+         your Kerberos installation is sufficient before proceeding.
         </para>
        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -855,20 +846,15 @@ JAVACMD=$JAVA_HOME/bin/java
         <seealso>SSL</seealso>
        </indexterm>
 
-       <term><option>--with-openssl<optional>=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</></></option></term>
+       <term><option>--with-openssl</option></term>
        <listitem>
         <para>
-         Build with support for <acronym>SSL</> (encrypted) connections. 
-         This requires the <productname>OpenSSL</> package to be installed.
-         The <replaceable>DIRECTORY</> argument specifies the
-         root directory of the <productname>OpenSSL</> installation; the
-         default is <filename>/usr/local/ssl</>.
-        </para>
-
-        <para>
-         <filename>configure</> will check for the required header
-         files and libraries to make sure that your <productname>OpenSSL</>
-         installation is sufficient before proceeding.
+         Build with support for <acronym>SSL</> (encrypted)
+         connections. This requires the <productname>OpenSSL</>
+         package to be installed.  <filename>configure</> will check
+         for the required header files and libraries to make sure that
+         your <productname>OpenSSL</> installation is sufficient
+         before proceeding.
         </para>
        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>