diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 12f68cc8f..e923fac24 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -845,10 +845,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
 Optional Features:
   --disable-FEATURE       do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
   --enable-FEATURE[=ARG]  include FEATURE [ARG=yes]
- --enable-cut-c             support for executing c code when a cut occurs
- --enable-myddas            enable the MYDDAS library
- --enable-myddas-stats      enable the MYDDAS library statistics support
- --enable-myddas-top-level  enable the MYDDAS top-level support to MySQL
+ --enable-cut-c           support for executing c code when a cut occurs
  --enable-tabling           support tabling
  --enable-or-parallelism    support or-parallelism as: env-copy,sba,a-cow
  --enable-depth-limit       support depth-bound computation
@@ -2263,182 +2260,17 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
-# Check whether --enable-cut-c was given.
+
+
+
+
+# Check whether --enable-cut-c or --disable-cut-c was given.
 if test "${enable_cut_c+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_cut_c"
-  cut_c="$enableval"
+  cutc="$enableval"
 else
-  cut_c=no
+  cutc=no
 fi;
-# Check whether --enable-myddas was given
-# and if so, trys to guess which development libraries
-# (MySQL or ODBC) to use
-if test "${enable_myddas+set}" = set; then
-
-    #Tests for MySQL Devel Libraries
-    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for MySQL for MYDDAS" >&5
-    echo $ECHO_N "checking for MySQL for MYDDAS... $ECHO_C" >&6
-    if test "${ac_cv_lib_mysql_myddas+set}" = set; then
-	echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-    else
-	ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-	LIBS="-L/usr/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient -lz -lcrypt -lnsl -lm -lc -lnss_files -lnss_dns -lresolv  $LIBS"
-	cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-	cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-	cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <mysql/mysql.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-int main(){
-  MYSQL *conn;
-  conn = mysql_init(NULL);
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-	
-	rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-	if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
-		(eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
-		ac_status=$?
-		grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-		rm -f conftest.er1
-		cat conftest.err >&5
-		echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-		(exit $ac_status); } &&
-	    { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
-		{ (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-		    (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-		    ac_status=$?
-		    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-		    (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	    { ac_try='test -s conftest$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 $ac_status); }; }; then
-	    ac_cv_lib_mysql_myddas=yes
-	else
-	    echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-	    sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-	    
-	    ac_cv_lib_mysql_myddas=no
-	fi
-	rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-	    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-	LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-    fi
-    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_mysql_myddas" >&5
-    echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_mysql_myddas" >&6
-    if test $ac_cv_lib_mysql_myddas = yes; then
-	LIBS="-L/usr/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient -lz -lcrypt -lnsl -lm -lc -lnss_files -lnss_dns -lresolv  $LIBS"
-    fi
-    
-    
-    # Tests for ODBC Devel Libraries
-    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for ODBC for MYDDAS" >&5
-    echo $ECHO_N "checking for ODBC for MYDDAS... $ECHO_C" >&6
-    if test "${ac_cv_lib_ODBC_myddas+set}" = set; then
-	echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-    else
-	ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-	LIBS="-lodbc $LIBS"
-	cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-	cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-	cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <sql.h>
-#include <sqlucode.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-int main(){
-  SQLHENV henv;
-  SQLAllocHandle(SQL_HANDLE_ENV, SQL_NULL_HANDLE, &henv);
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-	
-	rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-	if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
-		(eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
-		ac_status=$?
-		grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-		rm -f conftest.er1
-		cat conftest.err >&5
-		echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-		(exit $ac_status); } &&
-	    { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
-		{ (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-		    (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-		    ac_status=$?
-		    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-		    (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	    { ac_try='test -s conftest$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 $ac_status); }; }; then
-	    ac_cv_lib_odbc_myddas=yes
-	else
-	    echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-	    sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-	    
-	    ac_cv_lib_odbc_myddas=no
-	fi
-	rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-	    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-	LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-    fi
-    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_odbc_myddas" >&5
-    echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_odbc_myddas" >&6
-    if test $ac_cv_lib_odbc_myddas = yes; then
-	LIBS="-lodbc $LIBS"
-    fi
-    
-    
-    if test "$ac_cv_lib_mysql_myddas" = "no" 
-	then
-	if test "$ac_cv_lib_odbc_myddas" = "no"
-	    then
-	    echo "-------------------------------"
-	    echo "--"
-	    echo "--"
-	    echo "--"
-	    echo "-- There\'s no devel libraries for MySQL or ODBC"
-	    echo "--"
-	    echo "--"
-	    echo "--"
-	    echo "-------------------------------"
-	    exit
-	fi
-    fi
-
-    # Check whether --enable-myddas-stats was given.
-    if test "${enable_myddas_stats+set}" = set; then
-	enableval="$enable_myddas_stats"
-	myddas_stats="$enableval"
-    else
-	myddas_stats=no
-    fi;
-
-    # Check whether --enable-myddas-top-level was given.
-    if test "${enable_myddas_top_level+set}" = set; then
-	enableval="$enable_myddas_top_level"
-	myddas_top_level="$enableval"
-    else
-	myddas_top_level=no
-    fi;
-
-fi
-
 # Check whether --enable-tabling or --disable-tabling was given.
 if test "${enable_tabling+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_tabling"
@@ -5957,12 +5789,12 @@ fi
           if test "$have_dl" = "yes"
 	  then
 	    SHLIB_SUFFIX=".so"
-            SHLIB_LD="ld -shared"
+            SHLIB_LD="ld -shared -export-dynamic"
             DO_SECOND_LD=""
 	    LIBS="$LIBS -ldl"
 	    case "$host_cpu" in
 	      alpha*)
-	        LDFLAGS="-export-dynamic $LDFLAGS"
+	        LDFLAGS="-dynamic $LDFLAGS"
               ;;
               *)
 	        if test "$CC" != "lcc"
@@ -6414,86 +6246,11 @@ case "$orparallelism" in
   ;;
 esac
 
-
-if test "$cut_c" = "yes"
-    then  
-    YAP_EXTRAS="$YAP_EXTRAS -DCUT_C=1"
+if test "$cutc" = "yes"
+  then
+  YAP_EXTRAS="$YAP_EXTRAS -DCUT_C=1"
 fi
 
-if test "$ac_cv_lib_mysql_myddas" = "yes"
-    then  
-    if test "$cut_c" = "no"
-	then
-	echo
-	echo
-	echo "********************************************************"
-	echo
-	echo
-	echo "!!!!!! WARNING !!!!!!"
-	echo "The MyDDAS interface makes no sense without cut-c"
-	echo "Please contact tiagosoares@ncc.up.pt for help"
-	echo 
-	echo "Enabling cut-c"
-	echo
-	echo "********************************************************"
-	echo
-	echo
-	cut_c="yes"
-    fi
-    YAP_EXTRAS="$YAP_EXTRAS -DMYDDAS_MYSQL"
-fi
-
-if test "$ac_cv_lib_odbc_myddas" = "yes"
-    then
-    if test "$cut_c" = "no"
-	then
-	echo
-	echo
-	echo "********************************************************"
-	echo
-	echo
-	echo "!!!!!! WARNING !!!!!!"
-	echo "The MyDDAS interface makes no sense without cut-c"
-	echo "Please contact tiagosoares@ncc.up.pt for help"
-	echo
-	echo "Enabling cut-c"
-	echo
-	echo "********************************************************"
-	echo
-	echo
-	cut_c="yes"
-    fi
-    YAP_EXTRAS="$YAP_EXTRAS -DMYDDAS_ODBC"
-fi
-
-if test "$myddas_stats" = "yes"
-    then  
-    YAP_EXTRAS="$YAP_EXTRAS -DMYDDAS_STATS"
-fi
-
-if test "$myddas_top_level" = "yes"
-    then
-    if test "$ac_cv_lib_mysql_myddas" = "no"
-	then
-	echo
-	echo
-	echo "********************************************************"
-	echo
-	echo
-	echo "!!!!!! WARNING !!!!!!"
-	echo "The MYDDAS Top Level makes no sense without the mysql devel libraries"
-	echo "Please contact tiagosoares@ncc.up.pt for help"
-	echo
-	echo "Disabling MYDDAS Top Level"
-	echo
-	echo "********************************************************"
-	echo
-	echo
-	else
-	YAP_EXTRAS="$YAP_EXTRAS -DMYDDAS_TOP_LEVEL"
-    fi
-fi    
-
 if test "$tabling" = "yes"
   then
   YAP_EXTRAS="$YAP_EXTRAS -DTABLING=1"
@@ -13121,8 +12878,7 @@ _ACEOF
 
 
 
-
-for ac_func in acosh asinh atanh atol chdir ctime dlopen dup2
+for ac_func in acosh asinh atanh chdir ctime dlopen dup2
 do
 as_ac_var=`echo "ac_cv_func_$ac_func" | $as_tr_sh`
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_func" >&5
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7545aafdf..d1d6150ec 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ AC_SUBST(GCC)
 AC_SUBST(C_INTERF_FLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(C_PARSER_FLAGS)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(cut-c,
+	[ --enable-cut-c             support for executing c code when a cut occurs ],
+	cutc="$enableval", cutc=no)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(tabling,
 	[ --enable-tabling           support tabling ],
 	tabling="$enableval", tabling=no)
@@ -713,6 +716,11 @@ case "$orparallelism" in
   ;;
 esac
 
+if test "$cutc" = "yes"
+  then
+  YAP_EXTRAS="$YAP_EXTRAS -DCUT_C=1"
+fi
+
 if test "$tabling" = "yes"
   then
   YAP_EXTRAS="$YAP_EXTRAS -DTABLING=1"