diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 98097a9..769ad91 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
 AWK = @AWK@
+BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS = @BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS@
+BCTOOLBOX_LIBS = @BCTOOLBOX_LIBS@
 BCTOOLBOXTESTER_CFLAGS = @BCTOOLBOXTESTER_CFLAGS@
 BCTOOLBOXTESTER_LIBS = @BCTOOLBOXTESTER_LIBS@
 BELCARD_CFLAGS = @BELCARD_CFLAGS@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dbf08f1..3ea83d5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ AC_SUBST([GETTEXT_PACKAGE])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETTEXT_PACKAGE,"$GETTEXT_PACKAGE",[The name of the gettext package name])
 dnl AC_CHECK_LIB(intl,libintl_gettext)
 
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(BCTOOLBOX, bctoolbox, [found_bctoolbox=yes],[found_bctoolbox=no])
+if test "x$found_bctoolbox" != "xyes" ; then
+	AC_MSG_ERROR(["Could not find bctoolbox (required dependency)"])
+fi
+
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([get_current_dir_name strndup stpcpy] )
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(x11,
diff --git a/console/Makefile.am b/console/Makefile.am
index 4829483..c43570e 100644
--- a/console/Makefile.am
+++ b/console/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ COMMON_CFLAGS=\
 	$(VIDEO_CFLAGS) \
 	$(READLINE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(SQLITE3_CFLAGS) \
-	$(LIBXML2_CFLAGS)
+	$(LIBXML2_CFLAGS) \
+	$(BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS)
 
 if BUILD_CONSOLE
 
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ linphonec_LDADD=$(top_builddir)/coreapi/liblinphone.la \
 		$(SQLITE3_LIBS) \
 		$(X11_LIBS) \
 		$(BELLESIP_LIBS) \
-		$(LIBXML2_LIBS)
+		$(LIBXML2_LIBS) \
+		$(BCTOOLBOX_LIBS)
 
 if BUILD_WIN32
 #special build of linphonec to detach from the windows console
diff --git a/console/Makefile.in b/console/Makefile.in
index 46c1fa8..06a5229 100644
--- a/console/Makefile.in
+++ b/console/Makefile.in
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
 AWK = @AWK@
+BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS = @BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS@
+BCTOOLBOX_LIBS = @BCTOOLBOX_LIBS@
 BCTOOLBOXTESTER_CFLAGS = @BCTOOLBOXTESTER_CFLAGS@
 BCTOOLBOXTESTER_LIBS = @BCTOOLBOXTESTER_LIBS@
 BELCARD_CFLAGS = @BELCARD_CFLAGS@
diff --git a/daemon/Makefile.am b/daemon/Makefile.am
index 3837ee1..6672779 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile.am
+++ b/daemon/Makefile.am
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ linphone_daemon_LDADD=$(top_builddir)/coreapi/liblinphone.la $(READLINE_LIBS)  \
 		$(MEDIASTREAMER_LIBS) \
 		$(ORTP_LIBS) \
 		$(SPEEX_LIBS) \
-		$(LIBXML2_LIBS)
+		$(LIBXML2_LIBS) \
+		$(BCTOOLBOX_LIBS)
 
 AM_CFLAGS=$(READLINE_CFLAGS) -DIN_LINPHONE $(STRICT_OPTIONS)
 AM_CXXFLAGS=$(READLINE_CXXFLAGS) -DIN_LINPHONE $(STRICT_OPTIONS)
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/include \
 	$(ORTP_CFLAGS) \
 	$(MEDIASTREAMER_CFLAGS) \
-	$(BELLESIP_CFLAGS)\
-	$(LIBXML2_CFLAGS)
+	$(BELLESIP_CFLAGS) \
+	$(LIBXML2_CFLAGS) \
+	$(BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/daemon/Makefile.in b/daemon/Makefile.in
index fb8b4c0..f343b2c 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile.in
+++ b/daemon/Makefile.in
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
 AWK = @AWK@
+BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS = @BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS@
+BCTOOLBOX_LIBS = @BCTOOLBOX_LIBS@
 BCTOOLBOXTESTER_CFLAGS = @BCTOOLBOXTESTER_CFLAGS@
 BCTOOLBOXTESTER_LIBS = @BCTOOLBOXTESTER_LIBS@
 BELCARD_CFLAGS = @BELCARD_CFLAGS@
diff --git a/gtk/Makefile.am b/gtk/Makefile.am
index 8cfa499..55f2ba4 100644
--- a/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ endif
 
 
 linphone_LDADD=	$(top_builddir)/coreapi/liblinphone.la \
-		$(LIBGTK_LIBS) $(NOTIFY1_LIBS) $(NOTIFY4_LIBS) $(LIBGTKMAC_LIBS) $(INTLLIBS) $(SQLITE3_LIBS) $(BELLESIP_LIBS)
+		$(LIBGTK_LIBS) $(NOTIFY1_LIBS) $(NOTIFY4_LIBS) $(LIBGTKMAC_LIBS) $(INTLLIBS) $(SQLITE3_LIBS) $(BELLESIP_LIBS) $(BCTOOLBOX_LIBS)
 
 
 if BUILD_WIN32
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS= -DIN_LINPHONE -I$(top_srcdir)/coreapi/ -I$(top_builddir)/coreapi/ \
 		$(ORTP_CFLAGS) $(BELLESIP_CFLAGS) \
 		$(STRICT_OPTIONS) $(STRICT_OPTIONS_CC) $(LIBGTK_CFLAGS) $(LIBGTKMAC_CFLAGS) $(IPV6_CFLAGS) \
 		$(TUNNEL_CFLAGS) \
-		$(SQLITE3_CFLAGS)
+		$(SQLITE3_CFLAGS) \
+		$(BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS)
 
 version_date.h: $(top_srcdir)/configure.ac
 	echo "#define LINPHONE_VERSION_DATE \"$(VERSION)-`date +%y%m%d`\"" > $@
diff --git a/gtk/Makefile.in b/gtk/Makefile.in
index 960b4eb..a020bce 100644
--- a/gtk/Makefile.in
+++ b/gtk/Makefile.in
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
 AWK = @AWK@
+BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS = @BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS@
+BCTOOLBOX_LIBS = @BCTOOLBOX_LIBS@
 BCTOOLBOXTESTER_CFLAGS = @BCTOOLBOXTESTER_CFLAGS@
 BCTOOLBOXTESTER_LIBS = @BCTOOLBOXTESTER_LIBS@
 BELCARD_CFLAGS = @BELCARD_CFLAGS@
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 @BUILD_GTK_UI_TRUE@	$(LIBGTK_LIBS) $(NOTIFY1_LIBS) \
 @BUILD_GTK_UI_TRUE@	$(NOTIFY4_LIBS) $(LIBGTKMAC_LIBS) \
 @BUILD_GTK_UI_TRUE@	$(INTLLIBS) $(SQLITE3_LIBS) \
address@hidden@	$(BELLESIP_LIBS) $(am__append_3)
address@hidden@	$(BELLESIP_LIBS) $(BCTOOL_LIBS) $(am__append_3)
 @BUILD_GTK_UI_TRUE@@address@hidden =  \
 @BUILD_GTK_UI_TRUE@@BUILD_WIN32_FALSE@	-export-dynamic \
 @BUILD_GTK_UI_TRUE@@BUILD_WIN32_FALSE@	$(am__append_5)
@@ -560,7 +562,8 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -DIN_LINPHONE -I$(top_srcdir)/coreapi/ -I$(top_builddir)/coreapi/
 		$(ORTP_CFLAGS) $(BELLESIP_CFLAGS) \
 		$(STRICT_OPTIONS) $(STRICT_OPTIONS_CC) $(LIBGTK_CFLAGS) $(LIBGTKMAC_CFLAGS) $(IPV6_CFLAGS) \
 		$(TUNNEL_CFLAGS) \
-		$(SQLITE3_CFLAGS)
+		$(SQLITE3_CFLAGS) \
+		$(BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS)
 
 CLEANFILES = version_date.h linphone.res
 all: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index f59617a..2e747c7 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ lp_autoanswer_SOURCES=auto_answer.c
 lp_autoanswer_CFLAGS=$(COMMON_CFLAGS)
 lp_autoanswer_LDADD=\
 	$(top_builddir)/coreapi/liblinphone.la \
-	$(MEDIASTREAMER_LIBS)
+	$(MEDIASTREAMER_LIBS) \
+	$(BCTOOLBOX_LIBS)
 
 lp_test_ecc_SOURCES=test_ecc.c
 lp_test_ecc_CFLAGS=$(COMMON_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.in b/tools/Makefile.in
index a2d4195..ef35480 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
 AWK = @AWK@
+BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS = @BCTOOLBOX_CFLAGS@
+BCTOOLBOX_LIBS = @BCTOOLBOX_LIBS@
 BCTOOLBOXTESTER_CFLAGS = @BCTOOLBOXTESTER_CFLAGS@
 BCTOOLBOXTESTER_LIBS = @BCTOOLBOXTESTER_LIBS@
 BELCARD_CFLAGS = @BELCARD_CFLAGS@