--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 }
 EOF
 CXX=${CXX:-unknown}
+# -fpermissive fixes deprecated auto_ptr usage (including broken auto_ptr test), s. http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.3/porting_to.html for more details
+CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fpermissive"
 if ! $CXX $CXXFLAGS -c $tmp_file.C 2>/dev/null; then
   $echo "Error: Could not find a working C++ compiler.";
   exit 1;
--- html.h
+++ html.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #  include "libstd/include/auto_ptr.h"
 #else /* } { */
 #  include <memory>
+   using ::std::auto_ptr;
 #endif /* } */
 #include <utility>