diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index f267d51bc..d85b6fe50 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Provided by nenolod. <nenolod@nenolod.net> - 2005
 Provided by illu. <illu@rs2i.net> - 2006
 01/25 F Updated the french language file.                                 [ #00]
 
+Provided by Trystan <trystan@nomadirc.net> - 2006
+01/25 F va_copy issue for various platforms.                              [ #00]
+
+
 
 Anope Version 1.7.13
 --------------------
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c91ac99ed..7216be0aa 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1306,6 +1306,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
+
 if test $# = 0; then
    echo "You might want to run ./Config or provide some parameters to this script."
    echo "./configure --help for information about this script"
@@ -2740,6 +2741,74 @@ if test $ac_cv_lib_bsd_revoke = yes; then
 fi
 
 x="0";
+
+
+
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether va_list assignments need array notation" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking whether va_list assignments need array notation... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_valistisarray+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
+  ac_cv_valistisarray=false
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <stdlib.h>
+		     #include <stdarg.h>
+		     void foo(int i, ...) {
+			va_list ap1, ap2;
+			va_start(ap1, i);
+			ap2 = ap1;
+			if (va_arg(ap2, int) != 123 || va_arg(ap1, int) != 123) { exit(1); }
+			va_end(ap1); va_end(ap2);
+		     }
+		     int main()
+		     { foo(0, 123); return(0); }
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && { ac_try='./conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_valistisarray=false
+else
+  echo "$as_me: program exited with status $ac_status" >&5
+echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+( exit $ac_status )
+ac_cv_valistisarray=true
+fi
+rm -f core *.core gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+fi
+
+
+if test "$ac_cv_valistisarray" = true ; then
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_VA_LIST_AS_ARRAY 1
+_ACEOF
+
+	echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6
+else
+	echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6
+fi
+
+
 DIS_MYSQL="  MySql: No"
 ac_ext=c
 ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f170d9317..c761f7c4f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ dnl Based heavily on the Unreal configure.in script, and extra thanks to
 dnl codemastr from UnrealIRCD.
 
 
-AC_INIT(src/actions.c)
+AC_INIT
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/actions.c])
 if test $# = 0; then
    echo "You might want to run ./Config or provide some parameters to this script."
    echo "./configure --help for information about this script"
@@ -19,12 +20,12 @@ fi
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(include/sysconf.h)
 AC_PROG_CC
-if test "$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = "yes"; then
+if test "$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu" = "yes"; then
 #    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -funsigned-char"
     AC_CACHE_CHECK(if gcc has a working -pipe, ac_cv_pipe, [
     save_cflags="$CFLAGS"
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -pipe"
-    AC_TRY_COMPILE(,, ac_cv_pipe="yes", ac_cv_pipe="no")
+    AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[]])],[ac_cv_pipe="yes"],[ac_cv_pipe="no"])
     CFLAGS="$save_cflags"
     ])
     if test "$ac_cv_pipe" = "yes"; then
@@ -43,6 +44,36 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(socket, socket,ANOPELIBS="$ANOPELIBS-lsocket ")
 AC_CHECK_LIB(resolv, res_query,ANOPELIBS="$ANOPELIBS-lresolv ")
 AC_CHECK_LIB(bsd, revoke,ANOPELIBS="$ANOPELIBS-lbsd ")
 x="0";
+
+dnl Does this platform require array notation to assign to a va_list?
+dnl If cross-compiling, we assume va_list is "normal".  If this breaks
+dnl you, set ac_cv_valistisarray=true and maybe define HAVE_VA_LIST_AS_ARRAY
+dnl also just to be sure.
+
+dnl NOTE: this autoconf test is taken from mozilla: www.mozilla.org.
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether va_list assignments need array notation)
+AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_valistisarray,
+        [AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[#include <stdlib.h>
+		     #include <stdarg.h>
+		     void foo(int i, ...) {
+			va_list ap1, ap2;
+			va_start(ap1, i);
+			ap2 = ap1;
+			if (va_arg(ap2, int) != 123 || va_arg(ap1, int) != 123) { exit(1); }
+			va_end(ap1); va_end(ap2);
+		     }
+		     int main()
+		     { foo(0, 123); return(0); }]])],[ac_cv_valistisarray=false],[ac_cv_valistisarray=true],[ac_cv_valistisarray=false])])
+					     
+if test "$ac_cv_valistisarray" = true ; then
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VA_LIST_AS_ARRAY,[1],[va_list as array])
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+else
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
+
+
 DIS_MYSQL="  MySql: No"
 AC_ARG_WITH(mysql, [ --without-mysql     Do not use MySQL even if we find it],,[ 
 AM_PATH_MYSQLCLIENT(,[
@@ -97,13 +128,13 @@ AC_DEFINE(STATIC_LINKING,"NO_MODULES","modules not available")
 hold_cflags=$CFLAGS
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -export-dynamic"
 AC_CACHE_CHECK(if we need the -export-dynamic flag, ac_cv_export_dynamic, [
-AC_TRY_LINK(, [int i];, ac_cv_export_dynamic=yes, ac_cv_export_dynamic=no)])
+AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[]], [[int i;]])],[ac_cv_export_dynamic=yes],[ac_cv_export_dynamic=no])])
 if test "$ac_cv_export_dynamic" = "no"; then
 CFLAGS=$hold_cflags
 fi
 
 AC_CACHE_CHECK(for compiler option to produce PIC,ac_cv_pic,[
-if test "$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = "yes"; then
+if test "$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu" = "yes"; then
         ac_cv_pic="-fPIC -DPIC -shared"
 	case `uname -s` in
 		Darwin*[)]
@@ -124,7 +155,7 @@ fi
 
 ])
 
-if test "$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = "yes"; then
+if test "$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu" = "yes"; then
 	case `uname -s` in
 		Darwin*[)]
 		SHARED="-bundle -flat_namespace -undefined suppress"
diff --git a/include/services.h b/include/services.h
index b155c9f47..e2bd9b697 100644
--- a/include/services.h
+++ b/include/services.h
@@ -146,6 +146,20 @@
 
 #include "sockets.h"
 
+#ifndef va_copy
+# ifdef __va_copy
+#  define VA_COPY(DEST,SRC) __va_copy((DEST),(SRC))
+# else
+#  define VA_COPY(DEST, SRC) memcpy ((&DEST), (&SRC), sizeof(va_list))
+# endif
+#else
+# ifdef HAVE_VA_LIST_AS_ARRAY
+#   define VA_COPY(DEST,SRC) (*(DEST) = *(SRC))
+# else
+#   define VA_COPY(DEST, SRC) va_copy(DEST, SRC)
+# endif
+#endif 
+
 #ifdef _AIX
 /* Some AIX boxes seem to have bogus includes that don't have these
  * prototypes. */
diff --git a/include/sysconf.h.in b/include/sysconf.h.in
index 370330ead..86a2715a4 100644
--- a/include/sysconf.h.in
+++ b/include/sysconf.h.in
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <unistd.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 
+/* va_list as array */
+#undef HAVE_VA_LIST_AS_ARRAY
+
 /* "Module dir" */
 #undef MODULE_PATH
 
@@ -177,7 +180,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 /* We KNOW these are not ansi, we are defining them here to suppress the warning
- * s messages on a "make strict" compile */
+ *  * s messages on a "make strict" compile */
 int snprintf(char *str, size_t size, const char *format, ...);
 int vprintf(const char *format, va_list ap);
 int vfprintf(FILE *stream, const char *format, va_list ap);
diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 1d2048a10..98a84a61f 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ void alog(const char *fmt, ...)
      *
      *   --nenolod
      */
-    va_copy(logargs, args);
-    va_copy(consoleargs, args);
-    va_copy(logchanargs, args);
+    VA_COPY(logargs, args);
+    VA_COPY(consoleargs, args);
+    VA_COPY(logchanargs, args);
 
     time(&t);
     tm = *localtime(&t);
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ void log_perror(const char *fmt, ...)
      *
      *   --nenolod
      */
-    va_copy(logargs, args);
-    va_copy(consoleargs, args);
+    VA_COPY(logargs, args);
+    VA_COPY(consoleargs, args);
 
     time(&t);
     tm = *localtime(&t);