Index: configure
==================================================================
--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -1006,10 +1006,11 @@
   --enable-static=PKGS  build static libraries default=yes
   --enable-fast-install=PKGS  optimize for fast installation default=yes
   --disable-libtool-lock  avoid locking (might break parallel builds)
   --enable-utf8           Use UTF-8 encodings
   --enable-incore-db           Support incore database
+  --enable-releasemode           Support libtool link to release mode
   --enable-tempdb-in-ram     Use an in-ram database for temporary tables
 
 Optional Packages:
   --with-PACKAGE[=ARG]    use PACKAGE [ARG=yes]
   --without-PACKAGE       do not use PACKAGE (same as --with-PACKAGE=no)
@@ -1432,11 +1433,11 @@
 
 
 
 
 # The following RCS revision string applies to configure.in
-# $Revision: 1.17 $
+# $Revision: 1.18 $
 
 #########
 # Programs needed
 #
 # Check whether --enable-shared or --disable-shared was given.
@@ -8035,15 +8036,15 @@
 ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
 ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
-#  if test "$cross_compiling" = "yes"; then
-#    { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: unable to find a compiler for building build tools" >&5
-#echo "$as_me: error: unable to find a compiler for building build tools" >&2;}
-#   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
-#  fi
+  if test "$cross_compiling" = "yes"; then
+    { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: unable to find a compiler for building build tools" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: unable to find a compiler for building build tools" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+  fi
   BUILD_CC=$CC
   default_build_cflags=$CFLAGS
 else
   BUILD_CC=$config_BUILD_CC
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking host compiler" >&5
@@ -8264,10 +8265,31 @@
   INMEMORYDB=1
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6
 fi
 
+##########
+# Do we want to support release
+#
+# Check whether --enable-releasemode or --disable-releasemode was given.
+if test "${enable_releasemode+set}" = set; then
+  enableval="$enable_releasemode"
+
+else
+  enable_releasemode=no
+fi;
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether to support shared library linked as release mode or not" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking whether to support shared library linked as release mode or not... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "$enable_releasemode" = "no"; then
+  ALLOWRELEASE=""
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6
+else
+  ALLOWRELEASE="-release `cat VERSION`"
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6
+fi
 
 ##########
 # Do we want temporary databases in memory
 #
 # Check whether --enable-tempdb-in-ram or --disable-tempdb-in-ram was given.
@@ -8799,15 +8821,15 @@
     as_ac_File=`echo "ac_cv_file_$dir/include/tcl.h" | $as_tr_sh`
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $dir/include/tcl.h" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for $dir/include/tcl.h... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if eval "test \"\${$as_ac_File+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-#else
-#  test "$cross_compiling" = yes &&
-#  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" >&5
-#echo "$as_me: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" >&2;}
-#   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+else
+  test "$cross_compiling" = yes &&
+  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 if test -r "$dir/include/tcl.h"; then
   eval "$as_ac_File=yes"
 else
   eval "$as_ac_File=no"
 fi
@@ -9168,15 +9190,15 @@
     as_ac_File=`echo "ac_cv_file_$dir/include/readline.h" | $as_tr_sh`
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $dir/include/readline.h" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for $dir/include/readline.h... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if eval "test \"\${$as_ac_File+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-#else
-#  test "$cross_compiling" = yes &&
-#  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" >&5
-#echo "$as_me: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" >&2;}
-#   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+else
+  test "$cross_compiling" = yes &&
+  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 if test -r "$dir/include/readline.h"; then
   eval "$as_ac_File=yes"
 else
   eval "$as_ac_File=no"
 fi
@@ -9194,15 +9216,15 @@
     as_ac_File=`echo "ac_cv_file_$dir/include/readline/readline.h" | $as_tr_sh`
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $dir/include/readline/readline.h" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for $dir/include/readline/readline.h... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if eval "test \"\${$as_ac_File+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-#else
-# test "$cross_compiling" = yes &&
-#  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" >&5
-#echo "$as_me: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" >&2;}
-#   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+else
+  test "$cross_compiling" = yes &&
+  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: cannot check for file existence when cross compiling" >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 if test -r "$dir/include/readline/readline.h"; then
   eval "$as_ac_File=yes"
 else
   eval "$as_ac_File=no"
 fi
@@ -9988,10 +10010,11 @@
 s,@TARGET_LFLAGS@,$TARGET_LFLAGS,;t t
 s,@TARGET_RANLIB@,$TARGET_RANLIB,;t t
 s,@TARGET_AR@,$TARGET_AR,;t t
 s,@ENCODING@,$ENCODING,;t t
 s,@ALLOWATTACHMEM@,$ALLOWATTACHMEM,;t t
+s,@ALLOWRELEASE@,$ALLOWRELEASE,;t t
 s,@INMEMORYDB@,$INMEMORYDB,;t t
 s,@TEMP_STORE@,$TEMP_STORE,;t t
 s,@BUILD_EXEEXT@,$BUILD_EXEEXT,;t t
 s,@OS_UNIX@,$OS_UNIX,;t t
 s,@OS_WIN@,$OS_WIN,;t t