diff --git a/m4/xiph_xml2.m4 b/m4/xiph_xml2.m4
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+dnl XIPH_PATH_XML
+dnl Populate XML_CFLAGS and XML_LIBS with infomation for
+dnl linking with libxml2
+AC_DEFUN([XIPH_PATH_XML],
+[dnl
+AC_MSG_RESULT([checking for XML configuration])
+AC_ARG_VAR([XMLCONFIG],[XML configuration program])
+AC_ARG_WITH(xml-config,
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-xml-config=PATH],
+                    [use xml-config in PATH to find libxml])],
+    [XMLCONFIG="$withval"],
+    [AC_PATH_PROGS(XMLCONFIG, [xml2-config xml-config], "")]
+)
+if test "x$XMLCONFIG" = "x"; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([XML configuration could not be found])
+fi
+if ! test -x "$XMLCONFIG"; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([$XMLCONFIG cannot be executed])
+fi
+XML_LIBS="$($XMLCONFIG --libs)"
+XML_CFLAGS="$($XMLCONFIG --cflags)"
+ac_xml_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+ac_xml_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+LIBS="$XML_LIBS $LIBS"
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $XML_CFLAGS"
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(xmlParseFile,, [AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to link with libxml])])
+CFLAGS="$ac_xml_save_CFLAGS"
+LIBS="$ac_xml_save_LIBS"
+])
+
+dnl XIPH_PATH_XSLT
+dnl Populate XSLT_CFLAGS and XSLT_LIBS with infomation for
+dnl linking with libxml2
+AC_DEFUN([XIPH_PATH_XSLT],
+[dnl
+AC_ARG_VAR([XSLTCONFIG],[XSLT configuration program])
+AC_ARG_WITH(xslt-config,
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-xslt-config=PATH],
+                    [use xslt-config in PATH to find libxslt])],
+    [XSLTCONFIG="$withval"],
+    [AC_PATH_PROGS(XSLTCONFIG, [xslt-config], "")]
+)
+if test "x$XSLTCONFIG" = "x"; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([XSLT configuration could not be found])
+fi
+if ! test -x "$XSLTCONFIG"; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([$XSLTCONFIG cannot be executed])
+fi
+XSLT_LIBS="$($XSLTCONFIG --libs)"
+XSLT_CFLAGS="$($XSLTCONFIG --cflags)"
+ac_xslt_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+ac_xslt_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+LIBS="$XSLT_LIBS $LIBS"
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $XSLT_CFLAGS"
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(xsltParseStylesheetFile,,[AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to link with libxslt])])
+CFLAGS="$ac_xslt_save_CFLAGS"
+LIBS="$ac_xslt_save_LIBS"
+])