diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index f28d0b805..bd996ef65 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ m4_include([m4macros/ac_flag.m4])
 m4_include([m4macros/acx_pthread.m4])
 m4_include([m4macros/ax_check_gl.m4])
 m4_include([m4macros/ax_lang_compiler_ms.m4])
+m4_include([m4macros/ax_openmp.m4])
 m4_include([m4macros/check_gnu_make.m4])
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d373cbbb7..163069ccc 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ AC_PREPROC_IFELSE(
   ],
 [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])])
 
+AX_OPENMP([with_openmp="yes"], [with_openmp="no"])
+if test $with_openmp == "yes"; then
+fi
 
 
 
diff --git a/m4macros/ax_openmp.m4 b/m4macros/ax_openmp.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd51ed6de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4macros/ax_openmp.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+##### http://autoconf-archive.cryp.to/ax_openmp.html
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_OPENMP([ACTION-IF-FOUND[, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]])
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   This macro tries to find out how to compile programs that use
+#   OpenMP a standard API and set of compiler directives for parallel
+#   programming (see http://www-unix.mcs/)
+#
+#   On success, it sets the
+#   OPENMP_CFLAGS/OPENMP_CXXFLAGS/OPENMP_F77FLAGS output variable to
+#   the flag (e.g. -omp) used both to compile *and* link OpenMP
+#   programs in the current language.
+#
+#   NOTE: You are assumed to not only compile your program with these
+#   flags, but also link it with them as well.
+#
+#   If you want to compile everything with OpenMP, you should set:
+#
+#       CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $OPENMP_CFLAGS"
+#       #OR#  CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $OPENMP_CXXFLAGS"
+#       #OR#  FFLAGS="$FFLAGS $OPENMP_FFLAGS"
+#
+#   (depending on the selected language).
+#
+#   The user can override the default choice by setting the
+#   corresponding environment variable (e.g. OPENMP_CFLAGS).
+#
+#   ACTION-IF-FOUND is a list of shell commands to run if an OpenMP
+#   flag is found, and ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND is a list of commands to run
+#   it if it is not found. If ACTION-IF-FOUND is not specified, the
+#   default action will define HAVE_OPENMP.
+#
+# LAST MODIFICATION
+#
+#   2007-07-29
+#
+# COPYLEFT
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2007 Steven G. Johnson <stevenj@alum.mit.edu>
+#
+#   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+#   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+#   published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+#   License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+#   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+#   General Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#   along with this program. If not, see
+#   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#   As a special exception, the respective Autoconf Macro's copyright
+#   owner gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify the
+#   configure scripts that are the output of Autoconf when processing
+#   the Macro. You need not follow the terms of the GNU General Public
+#   License when using or distributing such scripts, even though
+#   portions of the text of the Macro appear in them. The GNU General
+#   Public License (GPL) does govern all other use of the material that
+#   constitutes the Autoconf Macro.
+#
+#   This special exception to the GPL applies to versions of the
+#   Autoconf Macro released by the Autoconf Macro Archive. When you
+#   make and distribute a modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you
+#   may extend this special exception to the GPL to apply to your
+#   modified version as well.
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_OPENMP], [
+AC_PREREQ(2.59) dnl for _AC_LANG_PREFIX
+
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([for OpenMP flag of _AC_LANG compiler], ax_cv_[]_AC_LANG_ABBREV[]_openmp, [save[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS=$[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS
+ax_cv_[]_AC_LANG_ABBREV[]_openmp=unknown
+# Flags to try:  -fopenmp (gcc), -openmp (icc), -mp (SGI & PGI),
+#                -xopenmp (Sun), -omp (Tru64), -qsmp=omp (AIX), none
+ax_openmp_flags="-fopenmp -openmp -mp -xopenmp -omp -qsmp=omp none"
+if test "x$OPENMP_[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS" != x; then
+  ax_openmp_flags="$OPENMP_[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS $ax_openmp_flags"
+fi
+for ax_openmp_flag in $ax_openmp_flags; do
+  case $ax_openmp_flag in
+    none) []_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS=$save[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[] ;;
+    *) []_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS="$save[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS $ax_openmp_flag" ;;
+  esac
+  AC_TRY_LINK_FUNC(omp_set_num_threads,
+	[ax_cv_[]_AC_LANG_ABBREV[]_openmp=$ax_openmp_flag; break])
+done
+[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS=$save[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS
+])
+if test "x$ax_cv_[]_AC_LANG_ABBREV[]_openmp" = "xunknown"; then
+  m4_default([$2],:)
+else
+  if test "x$ax_cv_[]_AC_LANG_ABBREV[]_openmp" != "xnone"; then
+    OPENMP_[]_AC_LANG_PREFIX[]FLAGS=$ax_cv_[]_AC_LANG_ABBREV[]_openmp
+  fi
+  m4_default([$1], [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OPENMP,1,[Define if OpenMP is enabled])])
+fi
+])dnl AX_OPENMP