diff --git a/builds/posix/Makefile.in.client.isql b/builds/posix/Makefile.in.client.isql
index 109928c97b..f11280b0f5 100644
--- a/builds/posix/Makefile.in.client.isql
+++ b/builds/posix/Makefile.in.client.isql
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Dependencies = $(AllObjects:.o=.d)
 isql : $(LIBFBCLIENT_SO) $(ISQL)
 
 $(ISQL):	$(ISQL_Objects) $(CLUMPLETS_Objects) $(FBCOMMON_Objects) $(FBCLASSES_Objects)
-	$(LD) $(LINK_OPTS) $^ -o $@ -L$(LIB) -lfbclient $(LINK_LIBS) @PTHREAD_CFLAGS@ @PTHREAD_LIBS@
+	$(LD) $(LINK_OPTS) $^ -o $@ -L$(LIB) -lfbclient $(LINK_LIBS) @PTHREAD_CFLAGS@ @PTHREAD_LIBS@ $(LIBEDITLINE)
 
 
 include $(ROOT)/gen/make.shared.targets
diff --git a/builds/posix/Makefile.in.embed.isql b/builds/posix/Makefile.in.embed.isql
index 98086cc062..5c157e3192 100644
--- a/builds/posix/Makefile.in.embed.isql
+++ b/builds/posix/Makefile.in.embed.isql
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Dependencies = $(AllObjects:.o=.d)
 isql : $(LIBFBEMBED_SO) $(ISQL)
 
 $(ISQL):	$(ISQL_Objects) $(CLUMPLETS_Objects) $(FBCOMMON_Objects) $(FBCLASSES_Objects)
-	$(LD) $(LINK_OPTS) $^ -o $@ $(FBEMBED_LINK) $(LINK_LIBS)
+	$(LD) $(LINK_OPTS) $^ -o $@ $(FBEMBED_LINK) $(LINK_LIBS) $(LIBEDITLINE)
 
 
 include $(ROOT)/gen/make.shared.targets
diff --git a/builds/posix/Makefile.in.firebird b/builds/posix/Makefile.in.firebird
index d6bc1f5745..ce68dc3743 100644
--- a/builds/posix/Makefile.in.firebird
+++ b/builds/posix/Makefile.in.firebird
@@ -185,10 +185,14 @@ $(GEN_ROOT)/Make.Version : $(SRC_ROOT)/misc/writeBuildNum.sh
 # 
 
 external_libraries:
+ifeq ($(STD_ICU),false)
 	$(MAKE) -f $(GEN_ROOT)/Makefile.extern.icu
+endif
+ifeq ($(STD_EDITLINE),false)
 ifeq ($(EDITLINE_FLG),Y)
 	$(MAKE) -f $(GEN_ROOT)/Makefile.extern.editline
 endif
+endif
 
 btyacc_binary: $(BTYACC)
 
diff --git a/builds/posix/Makefile.in.static.isql b/builds/posix/Makefile.in.static.isql
index b3ac0e0fc5..b68a2a9176 100644
--- a/builds/posix/Makefile.in.static.isql
+++ b/builds/posix/Makefile.in.static.isql
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Dependencies = $(AllObjects:.o=.d)
 isql_static : $(ISQL_STATIC)
 
 $(ISQL_STATIC):	$(ISQL_Objects) $(COMMON_Objects) $(LIBFBSTATIC_A) 
-	$(LD) $(LINK_OPTS) $(ISQL_Objects) $(COMMON_Objects) -o $@ -L$(LIB) -lfbstatic $(LINK_LIBS) $(ICU_LIBS)
+	$(LD) $(LINK_OPTS) $(ISQL_Objects) $(COMMON_Objects) -o $@ -L$(LIB) -lfbstatic $(LINK_LIBS) $(ICU_LIBS) $(LIBEDITLINE)
 
 
 include $(ROOT)/gen/make.shared.targets
diff --git a/builds/posix/make.defaults b/builds/posix/make.defaults
index e1f694b447..8e7a79eca7 100755
--- a/builds/posix/make.defaults
+++ b/builds/posix/make.defaults
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ endif
 
 # link with readline libraries - set by configure
 EDITLINE_FLG=@EDITLINE_FLG@
-
+STD_EDITLINE=@STD_EDITLINE@
+STD_ICU=@STD_ICU@
 
 # Default programs and tools to be used in the build process
 
@@ -146,9 +147,9 @@ STATICLIB_LINK= ar cruvs
 EXE_LINK = @CXX@
 STATICEXE_LINK = @CXX@
 
-LINK_LIBS = @LIBS@ @EDITLINE_A@
+LINK_LIBS = @LIBS@
 ICU_LIBS = -licuuc -licudata -licui18n
-STATICLINK_LIBS = @LIBS@ @EDITLINE_A@
+STATICLINK_LIBS = @LIBS@
 SO_LINK_LIBS = @LIBS@
 
 # Default extensions
@@ -215,7 +216,15 @@ LIBFBCLIENT_SONAME=$(LIB)/$(ClientLibraryName)
 LIBFBINTL_SO = $(FIREBIRD)/intl/$(LIB_PREFIX)fbintl.$(SHRLIB_EXT)
 
 LIBFBSTATIC_A = $(LIB)/libfbstatic.a
-LIBEDITLINE_A = $(LIB)/libeditline.a
+
+ifeq ($(EDITLINE_FLG),Y)
+  ifeq ($(STD_EDITLINE), true)
+	LIBEDITLINE := -leditline
+  else
+	LIBEDITLINE := $(LIB)/libeditline.a
+  endif
+endif
+
 LIBICU_SO = $(LIB)/$(LIB_PREFIX)icuuc.$(SHRLIB_EXT) \
 			$(LIB)/$(LIB_PREFIX)icudata.$(SHRLIB_EXT) \
 			$(LIB)/$(LIB_PREFIX)icui18n.$(SHRLIB_EXT)
diff --git a/builds/posix/make.rules b/builds/posix/make.rules
index b181a636fa..5a6d6280c6 100644
--- a/builds/posix/make.rules
+++ b/builds/posix/make.rules
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@
 
 
 # Please don't use compiler/platform specific flags here - nmcc 02-Nov-2002
-CFLAGS:= $(CFLAGS) -I$(SRC_ROOT)/include/gen -I$(SRC_ROOT)/include -I$(SRC_ROOT)/vulcan -I$(ROOT)/extern/icu/source/common -I$(ROOT)/extern/icu/source/i18n -DNAMESPACE=Vulcan
+CFLAGS:= $(CFLAGS) -I$(SRC_ROOT)/include/gen -I$(SRC_ROOT)/include -I$(SRC_ROOT)/vulcan -DNAMESPACE=Vulcan
+ifeq ($(STD_ICU),false)
+  CFLAGS:= $(CFLAGS) -I$(ROOT)/extern/icu/source/common -I$(ROOT)/extern/icu/source/i18n
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(IsProdTypeBuild),Y)
   CFLAGS:= $(CFLAGS) $(PROD_FLAGS) -DPROD_BUILD
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index bb8773682f..f8e236178b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ dnl Should Classic Server run services as thread or as process?
 dnl Default - run as processes (empty value).
 service_thread_CS=""
 
+dnl Should system editline and/or icu be used 
+STD_EDITLINE=false
+STD_ICU=false
 
 case "$target" in
   *-*-darwin*)
@@ -304,8 +307,33 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(editline,
      no)  EDITLINE_FLG=N;;
      *)   AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value '${withval}' for --with-editline);;
    esac])
+AC_ARG_WITH(system-editline,
+  [  --with-system-editline  use OS supplied libeditline],
+  [case "$withval" in
+     yes) STD_EDITLINE=true;;
+     no)  STD_EDITLINE=false;;
+     *)   AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value '${withval}' for --with-system-editline);;
+   esac])
+
+# not need editline in default libs, but need to test for it's ptresence
+saveLIBS=$LIBS
+if test "$STD_EDITLINE" = "true"; then
+  AC_CHECK_LIB(editline, readline, EDITLINE_FLG=Y, STD_EDITLINE=false)
+fi
+LIBS=$saveLIBS
+
+AC_SUBST(STD_EDITLINE)
 AC_SUBST(EDITLINE_FLG)
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(system-icu,
+  [  --with-system-icu       use OS supplied ICU],
+  [case "$withval" in
+     yes) STD_ICU=true;;
+     no)  STD_ICU=false;;
+     *)   AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value '${withval}' for --with-system-icu);;
+   esac])
+AC_SUBST(STD_ICU)
+
 FB_SERVICE_NAME=gds_db
 FB_SERVICE_PORT=3050
 FB_IPC_NAME=FirebirdIPI
@@ -417,7 +445,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS(signal.h sys/signal.h sys/siginfo.h)
 if test "$EDITLINE_FLG" = "Y"; then
   AC_CHECK_HEADERS(termio.h termios.h)
   AC_HEADER_DIRENT
-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_EDITLINE_H, 1, [Define this if internal editline.h is in use])
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_EDITLINE_H, 1, [Define this if editline is in use])
 fi
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(unistd.h)
 if test "$ac_cv_header_unistd_h" = "yes"; then
@@ -458,7 +486,6 @@ if test "$EDITLINE_FLG" = "Y"; then
 			AC_CHECK_LIB(termcap, tgetent, , \
 				AC_CHECK_LIB(tinfo, tgetent, , \
 					AC_MSG_ERROR(termcap support not found)))))  
-	AC_SUBST(EDITLINE_A, -leditline)
 fi
 dnl AC_CHECK_LIB(stdc++, main,,, $LIBS)
 
@@ -845,7 +872,6 @@ mkdir -p temp/std/utilities/ibmgr
 mkdir -p temp/std/utilities/install
 mkdir -p temp/std/utilities/rebuild
 mkdir -p temp/std/vulcan
-mkdir -p temp/std/extern/editline
 
 mkdir -p temp/superclient/alice
 mkdir -p temp/superclient/auth/trusted
@@ -1061,9 +1087,13 @@ gen/Makefile.embed.qli:${MAKE_SRC_DIR}/Makefile.in.embed.qli
 gen/Makefile.embed.gpre:${MAKE_SRC_DIR}/Makefile.in.embed.gpre
 gen/Makefile.install:builds/install/arch-specific/${INSTALL_PREFIX}/Makefile.in
 Makefile:Makefile.in
-gen/Makefile.extern.editline:${MAKE_SRC_DIR}/Makefile.in.extern.editline
-gen/Makefile.extern.icu:${MAKE_SRC_DIR}/Makefile.in.extern.icu
 )
+if test "$STD_EDITLINE" = "false"; then
+  AC_CONFIG_FILES(gen/Makefile.extern.editline:${MAKE_SRC_DIR}/Makefile.in.extern.editline)
+fi
+if test "$STD_ICU" = "false"; then
+  AC_CONFIG_FILES(gen/Makefile.extern.icu:${MAKE_SRC_DIR}/Makefile.in.extern.icu)
+fi
 
 
 
@@ -1071,11 +1101,14 @@ if test "$PROD_BUILD_FLG" = N; then
   DEBUG_ICU=--enable-debug
 fi
 
+if test "$STD_ICU" = "true"; then
+AC_OUTPUT
+else
 AC_OUTPUT
 (cd extern/icu/source
 chmod +x runConfigureICU configure install-sh
 ./runConfigureICU "$ICU_PLATFORM" "$DEBUG_ICU" --prefix=`pwd`/..)
-
+fi
 
 dnl Print out the build configuration (the most interesting thing)
 echo