1 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index cd0c9a3de..ace3aaaa3 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -109,11 +109,26 @@ if test -z "$RANDOM_POOL" -a -z "$EGD_POOL"; then
 fi
 
 dnl Check whether use wants to disable the external ssh-askpass
+INSTALL_ASKPASS="yes"
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to enable external ssh-askpass support])
 AC_ARG_WITH(askpass,
-        [  --without-askpass       Disable external ssh-askpass support],
-        [AC_DEFINE(DISABLE_EXTERNAL_ASKPASS)],
-        [INSTALL_ASKPASS="yes"]
+        [  --with-askpass=yes/no   Enable external ssh-askpass support (default=yes)],
+        [
+                if test x$withval = xno ; then
+                        INSTALL_ASKPASS="no"
+                else
+                        INSTALL_ASKPASS="yes"
+                fi
+                
+        ]
 )
-AC_SUBST(INSTALL_ASKPASS)
+
+if test "x$INSTALL_ASKPASS" = "xyes" ; then
+        AC_DEFINE(USE_EXTERNAL_ASKPASS)
+        AC_SUBST(INSTALL_ASKPASS)
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+else
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
 
 AC_OUTPUT(Makefile)