diff -ur cpl-4.1.0/configure cpl-4.1.0.new/configure
--- cpl-4.1.0/configure	2008-03-06 17:28:39.000000000 +0100
+++ cpl-4.1.0.new/configure	2008-04-06 18:01:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -20406,7 +20406,7 @@
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for cfitsio... $ECHO_C" >&6
 
     cpl_cfitsio_check_header="fitsio.h"
-    cpl_cfitsio_check_lib="libcfitsio.a"
+    cpl_cfitsio_check_lib="libcfitsio.so"
 
     cpl_cfitsio_includes=""
     cpl_cfitsio_libraries=""
@@ -20443,7 +20443,6 @@
         done
     done
 
-
     # Check for the cfitsio library
     if test -z "$cpl_with_cfitsio_libs"; then
         test -n "$CFITSIODIR" && cpl_cfitsio_libdirs="$CFITSIODIR/lib"
@@ -20466,6 +20465,8 @@
         done
     done
 
+cpl_cfitsio_includes=/usr/include/cfitsio
+cpl_cfitsio_libraries=$libdir
 
     if test x"$cpl_cfitsio_includes" = xno || test x"$cpl_cfitsio_libraries" = xno; then
         { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cfitsio was not found on your system. Please check!" >&5