--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -12630,6 +12630,81 @@ if eval test \"x\$"$as_ac_var"\" = x"yes
 fi
 done
 
+for ac_header in sys/select.h sys/socket.h
+do :
+  as_ac_Header=`$as_echo "ac_cv_header_$ac_header" | $as_tr_sh`
+ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "$ac_header" "$as_ac_Header" "$ac_includes_default"
+if eval test \"x\$"$as_ac_Header"\" = x"yes"; then :
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define `$as_echo "HAVE_$ac_header" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
+_ACEOF
+
+fi
+
+done
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking types of arguments for select" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking types of arguments for select... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_func_select_args+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  for ac_arg234 in 'fd_set *' 'int *' 'void *'; do
+ for ac_arg1 in 'int' 'size_t' 'unsigned long int' 'unsigned int'; do
+  for ac_arg5 in 'struct timeval *' 'const struct timeval *'; do
+   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+$ac_includes_default
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_SELECT_H
+# include <sys/select.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H
+# include <sys/socket.h>
+#endif
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+extern int select ($ac_arg1,
+					    $ac_arg234, $ac_arg234, $ac_arg234,
+					    $ac_arg5);
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_func_select_args="$ac_arg1,$ac_arg234,$ac_arg5"; break 3
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+  done
+ done
+done
+# Provide a safe default value.
+: "${ac_cv_func_select_args=int,int *,struct timeval *}"
+
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_func_select_args" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_func_select_args" >&6; }
+ac_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=','
+set dummy `echo "$ac_cv_func_select_args" | sed 's/\*/\*/g'`
+IFS=$ac_save_IFS
+shift
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define SELECT_TYPE_ARG1 $1
+_ACEOF
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define SELECT_TYPE_ARG234 ($2)
+_ACEOF
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define SELECT_TYPE_ARG5 ($3)
+_ACEOF
+
+rm -f conftest*
+
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for _LARGEFILE_SOURCE value needed for large files" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for _LARGEFILE_SOURCE value needed for large files... " >&6; }
 if ${ac_cv_sys_largefile_source+:} false; then :