[ mike in ~/code/scorched ]$ ./configure 
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/ginstall -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... (cached) yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables... 
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/ginstall -c
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for SDL... checking for sdl-config... /usr/bin/sdl-config
checking for SDL - version >= 1.2.5... yes
checking for SDL_net lib... yes
checking for beer in -lfridge... no
Warning: No beer found in fridge!
We highly suggest that you rectify this situation immediately.
checking for OpenGL support... yes
checking for OpenAL support... checking for openal-config... /usr/bin/openal-config
yes
checking for Freealut support... checking for freealut-config... /usr/bin/freealut-config
yes
checking for OpenAL compilation... *** Compiled but failed to link using the OpenAL library.
*** LIBS =  -L/usr/lib -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib -lSDL -lpthread -lSDL_net -lGL -lGLU -lpthread  -lopenal 
*** Check the OpenAL library is on the LD_LIBRARY_PATH
configure: error: *** Check the OpenAL library is correctly installed.