diff -up hdf5-1.8.8/configure.LD_LIBRARY_PATH hdf5-1.8.8/configure
--- hdf5-1.8.8/configure.LD_LIBRARY_PATH	2011-11-16 11:21:54.511269486 -0700
+++ hdf5-1.8.8/configure	2011-11-16 11:28:18.673392600 -0700
@@ -26746,8 +26746,6 @@ $as_echo_n "checking how to print long l
 if ${hdf5_cv_printf_ll+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
-  LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH`echo $AM_LDFLAGS $LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/-L/:/g' -e 's/ //g'`"
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
 for hdf5_cv_printf_ll in l ll L q unknown; do
    if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
diff -up hdf5-1.8.8/src/Makefile.in.LD_LIBRARY_PATH hdf5-1.8.8/src/Makefile.in
--- hdf5-1.8.8/src/Makefile.in.LD_LIBRARY_PATH	2011-11-15 08:13:54.000000000 -0700
+++ hdf5-1.8.8/src/Makefile.in	2011-11-16 11:43:42.938914069 -0700
@@ -1267,8 +1267,6 @@ help:
 # Remove the generated .c file if errors occur unless HDF5_Make_Ignore
 # is set to ignore the error.
 H5Tinit.c: H5detect$(EXEEXT)
-	LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH`echo $(LDFLAGS) |                  \
-		sed -e 's/-L/:/g' -e 's/ //g'`"                               \
 	$(RUNSERIAL) ./H5detect$(EXEEXT) > $@  ||                               \
 	    (test $$HDF5_Make_Ignore && echo "*** Error ignored") ||          \
 	    ($(RM) $@ ; exit 1)
@@ -1279,8 +1277,6 @@ H5Tinit.c: H5detect$(EXEEXT)
 # Remove the generated .c file if errors occur unless HDF5_Make_Ignore
 # is set to ignore the error.
 H5lib_settings.c: H5make_libsettings$(EXEEXT) libhdf5.settings
-	LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH`echo $(LDFLAGS) |                  \
-		sed -e 's/-L/:/g' -e 's/ //g'`"                               \
 	$(RUNSERIAL) ./H5make_libsettings$(EXEEXT) > $@  ||                               \
 	    (test $$HDF5_Make_Ignore && echo "*** Error ignored") ||          \
 	    ($(RM) $@ ; exit 1)