diff --git a/m4/README.source b/m4/README.source
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8922ea0ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/README.source
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+About
+=====
+This documents the upstream sources for the different slew of different
+m4 sources we have picked up or developed.
+
+pkg.m4
+======
+The pkg-config m4 macro library comes from the upstream pkg-config
+git repository [0]. If you update the m4 library update this file
+with provenance and last commit ID information. For documentation
+on how to use this read the pkg-config(1) man page.
+
+Do not modify this file yourself, if you want to evolve it send
+patches upstream and then synch back here.
+
+Tree: git://anongit.freedesktop.org/pkg-config
+
+The last synch was from commit:
+
+commit 4f0084d9d3b8726a797a373c7ec5e406000995d0
+Author: Dan Nicholson <dbn.lists@gmail.com>
+Date:   Mon Feb 3 15:59:18 2014 -0800
+
+    glib: Fix Makefiles to suppress warnings from automake
+
+    With the newly added glib.mk, some of the noinst_* variables need to use
+    += in the evaluation to avoid multiple definition warnings from
+    automake.
diff --git a/m4/pkg.m4 b/m4/pkg.m4
index 9bb3e068cf..62995f01f4 100644
--- a/m4/pkg.m4
+++ b/m4/pkg.m4
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 # ----------------------------------
 AC_DEFUN([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG],
 [m4_pattern_forbid([^_?PKG_[A-Z_]+$])
-m4_pattern_allow([^PKG_CONFIG(_PATH)?$])
+m4_pattern_allow([^PKG_CONFIG(_(PATH|LIBDIR|SYSROOT_DIR|ALLOW_SYSTEM_(CFLAGS|LIBS)))?$])
+m4_pattern_allow([^PKG_CONFIG_(DISABLE_UNINSTALLED|TOP_BUILD_DIR|DEBUG_SPEW)$])
 AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG], [path to pkg-config utility])
 AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG_PATH], [directories to add to pkg-config's search path])
 AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR], [path overriding pkg-config's built-in search path])
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ m4_define([_PKG_CONFIG],
     pkg_cv_[]$1="$$1"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([$3],
-                     [pkg_cv_[]$1=`$PKG_CONFIG --[]$2 "$3" 2>/dev/null`],
+                     [pkg_cv_[]$1=`$PKG_CONFIG --[]$2 "$3" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes ],
 		     [pkg_failed=yes])
  else
     pkg_failed=untried
@@ -120,9 +122,9 @@ if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
    	AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
         _PKG_SHORT_ERRORS_SUPPORTED
         if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        $1[]_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors "$2" 2>&1`
+	        $1[]_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "$2" 2>&1`
         else 
-	        $1[]_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors "$2" 2>&1`
+	        $1[]_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "$2" 2>&1`
         fi
 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
 	echo "$$1[]_PKG_ERRORS" >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ $$1_PKG_ERRORS
 Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
 installed software in a non-standard prefix.
 
-_PKG_TEXT])dnl
+_PKG_TEXT])[]dnl
         ])
 elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
      	AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ path to pkg-config.
 
 _PKG_TEXT
 
-To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.])dnl
+To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.])[]dnl
         ])
 else
 	$1[]_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_[]$1[]_CFLAGS
@@ -155,3 +157,77 @@ else
 	$3
 fi[]dnl
 ])# PKG_CHECK_MODULES
+
+
+# PKG_CHECK_MODULES_STATIC(VARIABLE-PREFIX, MODULES, [ACTION-IF-FOUND],
+# [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Checks for existence of MODULES and gathers its build flags with
+# static libraries enabled. Sets VARIABLE-PREFIX_CFLAGS from --cflags
+# and VARIABLE-PREFIX_LIBS from --libs.
+#
+# Note that if there is a possibility the first call to
+# PKG_CHECK_MODULES_STATIC might not happen, you should be sure to include
+# an explicit call to PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG in your configure.ac.
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_MODULES_STATIC],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])dnl
+_save_PKG_CONFIG=$PKG_CONFIG
+PKG_CONFIG="$PKG_CONFIG --static"
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES($@)
+PKG_CONFIG=$_save_PKG_CONFIG[]dnl
+])
+
+
+# PKG_INSTALLDIR(DIRECTORY)
+# -------------------------
+# Substitutes the variable pkgconfigdir as the location where a module
+# should install pkg-config .pc files. By default the directory is
+# $libdir/pkgconfig, but the default can be changed by passing
+# DIRECTORY. The user can override through the --with-pkgconfigdir
+# parameter.
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_INSTALLDIR],
+[m4_pushdef([pkg_default], [m4_default([$1], ['${libdir}/pkgconfig'])])
+m4_pushdef([pkg_description],
+    [pkg-config installation directory @<:@]pkg_default[@:>@])
+AC_ARG_WITH([pkgconfigdir],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-pkgconfigdir], pkg_description)],,
+    [with_pkgconfigdir=]pkg_default)
+AC_SUBST([pkgconfigdir], [$with_pkgconfigdir])
+m4_popdef([pkg_default])
+m4_popdef([pkg_description])
+]) dnl PKG_INSTALLDIR
+
+
+# PKG_NOARCH_INSTALLDIR(DIRECTORY)
+# -------------------------
+# Substitutes the variable noarch_pkgconfigdir as the location where a
+# module should install arch-independent pkg-config .pc files. By
+# default the directory is $datadir/pkgconfig, but the default can be
+# changed by passing DIRECTORY. The user can override through the
+# --with-noarch-pkgconfigdir parameter.
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_NOARCH_INSTALLDIR],
+[m4_pushdef([pkg_default], [m4_default([$1], ['${datadir}/pkgconfig'])])
+m4_pushdef([pkg_description],
+    [pkg-config arch-independent installation directory @<:@]pkg_default[@:>@])
+AC_ARG_WITH([noarch-pkgconfigdir],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-noarch-pkgconfigdir], pkg_description)],,
+    [with_noarch_pkgconfigdir=]pkg_default)
+AC_SUBST([noarch_pkgconfigdir], [$with_noarch_pkgconfigdir])
+m4_popdef([pkg_default])
+m4_popdef([pkg_description])
+]) dnl PKG_NOARCH_INSTALLDIR
+
+
+# PKG_CHECK_VAR(VARIABLE, MODULE, CONFIG-VARIABLE,
+# [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+# -------------------------------------------
+# Retrieves the value of the pkg-config variable for the given module.
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_VAR],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])dnl
+AC_ARG_VAR([$1], [value of $3 for $2, overriding pkg-config])dnl
+
+_PKG_CONFIG([$1], [variable="][$3]["], [$2])
+AS_VAR_COPY([$1], [pkg_cv_][$1])
+
+AS_VAR_IF([$1], [""], [$5], [$4])dnl
+])# PKG_CHECK_VAR
diff --git a/tools/configure b/tools/configure
index eebe745d8d..20f1aa93e5 100755
--- a/tools/configure
+++ b/tools/configure
@@ -3432,6 +3432,44 @@ esac
 # PKG_CHECK_MODULES
 
 
+# PKG_CHECK_MODULES_STATIC(VARIABLE-PREFIX, MODULES, [ACTION-IF-FOUND],
+# [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Checks for existence of MODULES and gathers its build flags with
+# static libraries enabled. Sets VARIABLE-PREFIX_CFLAGS from --cflags
+# and VARIABLE-PREFIX_LIBS from --libs.
+#
+# Note that if there is a possibility the first call to
+# PKG_CHECK_MODULES_STATIC might not happen, you should be sure to include
+# an explicit call to PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG in your configure.ac.
+
+
+
+# PKG_INSTALLDIR(DIRECTORY)
+# -------------------------
+# Substitutes the variable pkgconfigdir as the location where a module
+# should install pkg-config .pc files. By default the directory is
+# $libdir/pkgconfig, but the default can be changed by passing
+# DIRECTORY. The user can override through the --with-pkgconfigdir
+# parameter.
+
+
+# PKG_NOARCH_INSTALLDIR(DIRECTORY)
+# -------------------------
+# Substitutes the variable noarch_pkgconfigdir as the location where a
+# module should install arch-independent pkg-config .pc files. By
+# default the directory is $datadir/pkgconfig, but the default can be
+# changed by passing DIRECTORY. The user can override through the
+# --with-noarch-pkgconfigdir parameter.
+
+
+# PKG_CHECK_VAR(VARIABLE, MODULE, CONFIG-VARIABLE,
+# [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+# -------------------------------------------
+# Retrieves the value of the pkg-config variable for the given module.
+# PKG_CHECK_VAR
+
+
 
 # We define, separately, PTHREAD_CFLAGS, _LDFLAGS and _LIBS
 # even though currently we don't set them very separately.
@@ -7087,6 +7125,7 @@ fi
 
 
 
+
 if test "x$ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_set" != "xset"; then
 	if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}pkg-config", so it can be a program name with args.
@@ -7215,6 +7254,7 @@ if test -n "$glib_CFLAGS"; then
   $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
   pkg_cv_glib_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "glib-2.0 >= 2.12" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
 fi
@@ -7231,6 +7271,7 @@ if test -n "$glib_LIBS"; then
   $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
   pkg_cv_glib_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "glib-2.0 >= 2.12" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
 fi
@@ -7250,9 +7291,9 @@ else
         _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
 fi
         if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        glib_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors "glib-2.0 >= 2.12" 2>&1`
+	        glib_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "glib-2.0 >= 2.12" 2>&1`
         else
-	        glib_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors "glib-2.0 >= 2.12" 2>&1`
+	        glib_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "glib-2.0 >= 2.12" 2>&1`
         fi
 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
 	echo "$glib_PKG_ERRORS" >&5