Problem with configure and libreadline on SuSE

[Axel von Kamp]

Hi,

I want to compile octave on SuSE Linux, but get the following error when 
running the configure script:

[...]
checking for rl_set_keyboard_input_timeout in -lreadline... no
configure: WARNING: I need GNU Readline 4.2 or later
configure: error: this is fatal unless you specify --disable-readline

libreadline is actually present, but in /lib as opposed to /usr/lib where it 
usually (I guess) resides. How can I tell the configure script to also check 
in /lib for libraries? I tried

./configure --enable-shared --enable-dl LDFLAGS=-L/lib

but that doesn't help. I could also set a symbolic link in /usr/lib to 
libreadline, but would prefer not to do so. Is there any "clean" solution for 
this problem?

Thanks
Axel