diff --git a/config/lyxinclude.m4 b/config/lyxinclude.m4
index 7bddfb09da..1fa216c304 100644
--- a/config/lyxinclude.m4
+++ b/config/lyxinclude.m4
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_INCLUDED_BOOST],[
 	AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_INCLUDED_BOOST, test x$lyx_cv_with_included_boost = xyes)
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([$lyx_cv_with_included_boost])
 	if test x$lyx_cv_with_included_boost = xyes ; then
+	    lyx_included_libs="$lyx_included_libs boost"
 	    BOOST_INCLUDES='-I$(top_srcdir)/3rdparty/boost'
 	    if test $lyx_std_regex = yes ; then
 	      BOOST_LIBS=""
@@ -507,12 +508,14 @@ dnl        be used.
 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_INCLUDED_ICONV],[
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to use included iconv library])
   AC_ARG_WITH(included-iconv,
-    [AC_HELP_STRING([--without-included-iconv], [do not use the iconv lib supplied with LyX, try to find one in the system directories - compilation will abort if nothing suitable is found])],
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-included-iconv], [use the iconv lib supplied with LyX instead of the system one])],
     [lyx_cv_with_included_iconv=$withval],
     [lyx_cv_with_included_iconv=no])
   AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_INCLUDED_ICONV, test x$lyx_cv_with_included_iconv = xyes)
   AC_MSG_RESULT([$lyx_cv_with_included_iconv])
   if test x$lyx_cv_with_included_iconv = xyes ; then
+  lyx_included_libs="$lyx_included_libs iconv"
+
 dnl Some bits from libiconv configure.ac to avoid a nested configure call:
     AC_EILSEQ
     AC_TYPE_MBSTATE_T
@@ -571,12 +574,13 @@ dnl        be used.
 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_INCLUDED_ZLIB],[
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to use included zlib library])
   AC_ARG_WITH(included-zlib,
-    [AC_HELP_STRING([--without-included-zlib], [do not use the zlib lib supplied with LyX, try to find one in the system directories - compilation will abort if nothing suitable is found])],
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-included-zlib], [use the zlib lib supplied with LyX instead of the system one])],
     [lyx_cv_with_included_zlib=$withval],
     [lyx_cv_with_included_zlib=no])
   AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_INCLUDED_ZLIB, test x$lyx_cv_with_included_zlib = xyes)
   AC_MSG_RESULT([$lyx_cv_with_included_zlib])
   if test x$lyx_cv_with_included_zlib = xyes ; then
+    lyx_included_libs="$lyx_included_libs zlib"
     ZLIB_INCLUDES='-I$(top_srcdir)/3rdparty/zlib/1.2.8 -I$(top_builddir)/3rdparty/zlib'
     ZLIB_LIBS='$(top_builddir)/3rdparty/zlib/liblyxzlib.a'
     mkdir -p 3rdparty/zlib
@@ -624,9 +628,9 @@ dnl        be used.
 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_INCLUDED_MYTHES],[
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to use included MyThes library])
 	AC_ARG_WITH(included-mythes,
-	    [AC_HELP_STRING([--without-included-mythes], [do not use the MyThes lib supplied with LyX, try to find one in the system directories - compilation will abort if nothing suitable is found])],
+	    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-included-mythes], [use the MyThes lib supplied with LyX instead of the system one])],
 	    [lyx_cv_with_included_mythes=$withval],
-	    [lyx_cv_with_included_mythes=yes])
+	    [lyx_cv_with_included_mythes=no])
 	AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_INCLUDED_MYTHES, test x$lyx_cv_with_included_mythes = xyes)
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([$lyx_cv_with_included_mythes])
 	if test x$lyx_cv_with_included_mythes != xyes ; then
@@ -646,7 +650,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_INCLUDED_MYTHES],[
 		AC_DEFINE(USE_EXTERNAL_MYTHES, 1, [Define as 1 to use an external MyThes library])
 		AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(MYTHES_H_LOCATION,$lyx_cv_mythes_h_location,[Location of mythes.hxx])
 		AC_SUBST(MYTHES_LIBS)
+	else
+		lyx_included_libs="$lyx_included_libs mythes"
 	fi
+
 ])
 
 
diff --git a/config/spell.m4 b/config/spell.m4
index fffad96aa5..c733dab2b4 100644
--- a/config/spell.m4
+++ b/config/spell.m4
@@ -73,12 +73,13 @@ dnl        be used.
 AC_DEFUN([LYX_USE_INCLUDED_HUNSPELL],[
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to use included hunspell library])
 	AC_ARG_WITH(included-hunspell,
-		[AC_HELP_STRING([--without-included-hunspell], [do not use the hunspell lib supplied with LyX, try to find one in the system directories - compilation will abort if nothing suitable is found])],
+		[AC_HELP_STRING([--with-included-hunspell], [use the hunspell lib supplied with LyX instead of the system one])],
 		[lyx_cv_with_included_hunspell=$withval],
 		[lyx_cv_with_included_hunspell=no])
 	AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_INCLUDED_HUNSPELL, test x$lyx_cv_with_included_hunspell = xyes)
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([$lyx_cv_with_included_hunspell])
 	if test x$lyx_cv_with_included_hunspell = xyes ; then
+		lyx_included_libs="$lyx_included_libs hunspell"
 		HUNSPELL_CFLAGS='-I$(top_srcdir)/3rdparty/hunspell/1.3.3/src'
 		HUNSPELL_LIBS='$(top_builddir)/3rdparty/hunspell/liblyxhunspell.a'
 		AC_SUBST(HUNSPELL_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 75df6c75de..d203049bf9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -256,9 +256,11 @@ LYX_SET_VERSION_INFO
 real_bindir=`eval "echo \`eval \"echo ${bindir}\"\`"`
 real_pkgdatadir=`eval "echo \`eval \"echo \\\`eval \\\"echo ${pkgdatadir}\\\"\\\`\"\`"`
 real_localedir=`eval "echo \`eval \"echo ${datadir}/locale\"\`"`
+test -z "${lyx_included_libs}" && lyx_included_libs="(none)"
 VERSION_INFO="Configuration\n\
   Host type:               ${host}\n\
   Special build flags:     ${lyx_flags}\n\
+  Bundled libraries:       ${lyx_included_libs}\n\
   C++ Compiler:            ${CXX} ${CXX_VERSION}\n\
   C++ Compiler flags:      ${AM_CPPFLAGS} ${AM_CXXFLAGS}\n\
   C++ Compiler user flags: ${CPPFLAGS} ${CXXFLAGS}\n\