libresolv and freebsd

In configure.in there is something like this:

 if test $ac_cv_lib_bind_gethostbyname = "no" ; then
     case "$host" in
        i386-*-freebsd*)
                AC_MSG_NOTICE([skipping libresolv checks for $host])
                ;;
        *)
               AC_CHECK_LIB(resolv, main)
                ;;
     esac
 fi

I fail to see what's the point in skipping this test.
I'd expect to get the same result with a simple(r)

AC_SEARCH_LIBS([gethostbyname],[bind resolv])

See my other request on moving form AC_CHECK_LIB to AC_SEARCH_LIBS.

Thanks for any input.

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    /kinkie