+## SR_SEARCH_LIBS(libs-var, function, search-libs,
+## [action-if-found], [action-if-not-found], [other-libs])
+##
+## Same as AC_SEARCH_LIBS, except that the result is prepended
+## to <libs-var> instead of LIBS. Calls AC_SUBST on <libs-var>.
+##
+AC_DEFUN([SR_SEARCH_LIBS],
+[dnl
+m4_assert([$# >= 3])[]dnl
+sr_sl_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([$2], [$3],,, m4_join([$6], [[$]$1]))
+LIBS=$sr_sl_save_LIBS
+AS_CASE([$ac_cv_search_$2], [no*],,
+ [SR_PREPEND([$1], [$ac_cv_search_$2])])
+m4_ifvaln([$4$5], [AS_IF([test "x$ac_cv_search_$2" = xno], [$5], [$4])])[]dnl
+AC_SUBST([$1])[]dnl
+])
+