Problem configuring krb5 1.4-beta1

[Pierre]

[...]
checking whether compile_et is useful... yes
checking which version of subsystem package to use... system
checking whether system ss package works... configure: error: cannot run 
test program


In config.log file :

[...]
configure:2805: checking whether compile_et is useful
configure:2836: gcc -c -s -O3 -march=i686  conftest.c >&5
configure:2839: $? = 0
configure:2842: test -s conftest.o
configure:2845: $? = 0
configure:2861: result: yes
configure:2873: checking which version of subsystem package to use
configure:2877: result: system
configure:2884: checking whether system ss package works
configure:2908: gcc -o conftest -s -O3 -march=i686   conftest.c  -lss >&5
/usr/local/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.3/../../../libss.a(error.o)(.text+0xf2): 
In function `ss_error':
: undefined reference to `com_err_va'
/usr/local/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.3/../../../libss.a(ss_err.o)(.text+0xd): 
In function `initialize_ss_error_table':
: undefined reference to `_et_list'
/usr/local/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.3/../../../libss.a(ss_err.o)(.text+0x26): 
In function `initialize_ss_error_table':
: undefined reference to `_et_list'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2911: $? = 1
configure: program exited with status 1
configure: failed program was:
#line 2893 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"

#include <ss/ss.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   if (argc == 42) {
     int i, err;
     i = ss_create_invocation("foo","foo","",0,&err);
     ss_listen(i);
   }
   return 0;
}
configure:2924: error: cannot run test program