diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f9bdcca15..82307a5a2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4998,6 +4998,45 @@ else
   INSTALL_MATLAB=""
 fi
 
+ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+my_save_cxxflags="$CXXFLAGS"
+CXXFLAGS=-std=c++0x
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether CXX supports -std-c++0x" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether CXX supports -std-c++0x... " >&6; }
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+    yap_cv_clpbn_bp=yes
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+CXXFLAGS="$my_save_cflags"
+ac_ext=c
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$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
+
+
 if test "$yap_cv_clpbn_bp" = no
 then
   ENABLE_CLPBN_BP="@# "
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 81732e741..7c2f89f18 100755
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -501,6 +501,18 @@ else
   INSTALL_MATLAB=""
 fi
 
+AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
+my_save_cxxflags="$CXXFLAGS"
+CXXFLAGS=-std=c++0x
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether CXX supports -std-c++0x])
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([])],
+    [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])]
+    [yap_cv_clpbn_bp=yes],
+    [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])]
+)
+CXXFLAGS="$my_save_cflags"
+AC_LANG_POP()
+
 if test "$yap_cv_clpbn_bp" = no 
 then
   ENABLE_CLPBN_BP="@# "