diff --git a/bochs/config.h.in b/bochs/config.h.in
index 5ed63afbe..d47505a18 100644
--- a/bochs/config.h.in
+++ b/bochs/config.h.in
@@ -746,7 +746,6 @@ typedef
 #define BX_HAVE_STRREV 0
 #define BX_HAVE_STRICMP 0
 #define BX_HAVE_STRCASECMP 0
-#define BX_HAVE_STRUCT_TIMEVAL 0
 
 // used in term gui
 #define BX_HAVE_COLOR_SET 0
diff --git a/bochs/configure b/bochs/configure
index 97cc04ead..77b5640f4 100755
--- a/bochs/configure
+++ b/bochs/configure
@@ -3002,7 +3002,7 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: loading site script $ac_site_file" >&6;}
       || { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error $? "failed to load site script $ac_site_file
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
   fi
 done
 
@@ -3156,7 +3156,7 @@ fi
 $as_echo "$ac_cv_build" >&6; }
 case $ac_cv_build in
 *-*-*) ;;
-*) as_fn_error $? "invalid value of canonical build" "$LINENO" 5;;
+*) as_fn_error $? "invalid value of canonical build" "$LINENO" 5 ;;
 esac
 build=$ac_cv_build
 ac_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS='-'
@@ -3189,7 +3189,7 @@ fi
 $as_echo "$ac_cv_host" >&6; }
 case $ac_cv_host in
 *-*-*) ;;
-*) as_fn_error $? "invalid value of canonical host" "$LINENO" 5;;
+*) as_fn_error $? "invalid value of canonical host" "$LINENO" 5 ;;
 esac
 host=$ac_cv_host
 ac_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS='-'
@@ -3222,7 +3222,7 @@ fi
 $as_echo "$ac_cv_target" >&6; }
 case $ac_cv_target in
 *-*-*) ;;
-*) as_fn_error $? "invalid value of canonical target" "$LINENO" 5;;
+*) as_fn_error $? "invalid value of canonical target" "$LINENO" 5 ;;
 esac
 target=$ac_cv_target
 ac_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS='-'
@@ -3640,7 +3640,7 @@ fi
 test -z "$CC" && { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error $? "no acceptable C compiler found in \$PATH
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
 
 # Provide some information about the compiler.
 $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for C compiler version" >&5
@@ -3755,7 +3755,7 @@ sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error 77 "C compiler cannot create executables
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
 else
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
@@ -3798,7 +3798,7 @@ else
   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error $? "cannot compute suffix of executables: cannot compile and link
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
 fi
 rm -f conftest conftest$ac_cv_exeext
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_exeext" >&5
@@ -3857,7 +3857,7 @@ $as_echo "$ac_try_echo"; } >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error $? "cannot run C compiled programs.
 If you meant to cross compile, use \`--host'.
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
     fi
   fi
 fi
@@ -3909,7 +3909,7 @@ sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error $? "cannot compute suffix of object files: cannot compile
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
 fi
 rm -f conftest.$ac_cv_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
@@ -5368,7 +5368,7 @@ else
   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error $? "C preprocessor \"$CPP\" fails sanity check
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
 fi
 
 ac_ext=c
@@ -5643,7 +5643,7 @@ else
   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error $? "C++ preprocessor \"$CXXCPP\" fails sanity check
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
 fi
 
 ac_ext=cpp
@@ -19380,7 +19380,7 @@ if test "x$with_x" = xno; then
   have_x=disabled
 else
   case $x_includes,$x_libraries in #(
-    *\'*) as_fn_error $? "cannot use X directory names containing '" "$LINENO" 5;; #(
+    *\'*) as_fn_error $? "cannot use X directory names containing '" "$LINENO" 5 ;; #(
     *,NONE | NONE,*) if ${ac_cv_have_x+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
@@ -20270,7 +20270,7 @@ $as_echo "#define AC_APPLE_UNIVERSAL_BUILD 1" >>confdefs.h
      ;; #(
    *)
      as_fn_error $? "unknown endianness
- presetting ac_cv_c_bigendian=no (or yes) will help" "$LINENO" 5 ;;
+ presetting ac_cv_c_bigendian=no (or yes) will help" "$LINENO" 5  ;;
  esac
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for inline" >&5
@@ -20331,7 +20331,7 @@ else
      { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error 77 "cannot compute sizeof (unsigned char)
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
    else
      ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_char=0
    fi
@@ -20364,7 +20364,7 @@ else
      { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error 77 "cannot compute sizeof (unsigned short)
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
    else
      ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_short=0
    fi
@@ -20397,7 +20397,7 @@ else
      { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error 77 "cannot compute sizeof (unsigned int)
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
    else
      ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_int=0
    fi
@@ -20430,7 +20430,7 @@ else
      { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error 77 "cannot compute sizeof (unsigned long)
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
    else
      ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_long=0
    fi
@@ -20463,7 +20463,7 @@ else
      { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error 77 "cannot compute sizeof (unsigned long long)
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
    else
      ac_cv_sizeof_unsigned_long_long=0
    fi
@@ -20496,7 +20496,7 @@ else
      { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error 77 "cannot compute sizeof (int *)
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
    else
      ac_cv_sizeof_int_p=0
    fi
@@ -21098,32 +21098,6 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
     fi
 fi
 
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for struct timeval" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for struct timeval... " >&6; }
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <sys/time.h>
-int
-main ()
-{
-struct timeval x;
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
-
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-      $as_echo "#define BX_HAVE_STRUCT_TIMEVAL 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if compiler allows __attribute__" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking if compiler allows __attribute__... " >&6; }
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
@@ -22874,7 +22848,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking if readline works without -lcurses... " >&6; }
   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error $? "cannot run test program while cross compiling
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
 else
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -22904,7 +22878,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking if readline works with -lcurses... " >&6; }
   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
 as_fn_error $? "cannot run test program while cross compiling
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
 else
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -26078,7 +26052,7 @@ do
     "build/win32/nsis/bochs.nsi") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES build/win32/nsis/bochs.nsi" ;;
     "host/linux/pcidev/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES host/linux/pcidev/Makefile" ;;
 
-  *) as_fn_error $? "invalid argument: \`$ac_config_target'" "$LINENO" 5;;
+  *) as_fn_error $? "invalid argument: \`$ac_config_target'" "$LINENO" 5 ;;
   esac
 done
 
@@ -26395,7 +26369,7 @@ do
   esac
   case $ac_mode$ac_tag in
   :[FHL]*:*);;
-  :L* | :C*:*) as_fn_error $? "invalid tag \`$ac_tag'" "$LINENO" 5;;
+  :L* | :C*:*) as_fn_error $? "invalid tag \`$ac_tag'" "$LINENO" 5 ;;
   :[FH]-) ac_tag=-:-;;
   :[FH]*) ac_tag=$ac_tag:$ac_tag.in;;
   esac
@@ -26423,7 +26397,7 @@ do
 	   [\\/$]*) false;;
 	   *) test -f "$srcdir/$ac_f" && ac_f="$srcdir/$ac_f";;
 	   esac ||
-	   as_fn_error 1 "cannot find input file: \`$ac_f'" "$LINENO" 5;;
+	   as_fn_error 1 "cannot find input file: \`$ac_f'" "$LINENO" 5 ;;
       esac
       case $ac_f in *\'*) ac_f=`$as_echo "$ac_f" | sed "s/'/'\\\\\\\\''/g"`;; esac
       as_fn_append ac_file_inputs " '$ac_f'"
@@ -26450,7 +26424,7 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: creating $ac_file" >&6;}
 
     case $ac_tag in
     *:-:* | *:-) cat >"$ac_tmp/stdin" \
-      || as_fn_error $? "could not create $ac_file" "$LINENO" 5 ;;
+      || as_fn_error $? "could not create $ac_file" "$LINENO" 5  ;;
     esac
     ;;
   esac
diff --git a/bochs/configure.in b/bochs/configure.in
index 10a79218b..78d1cfb1a 100644
--- a/bochs/configure.in
+++ b/bochs/configure.in
@@ -273,15 +273,6 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for struct timeval)
-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <sys/time.h>],
-    [struct timeval x;],
-    [
-      AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-      AC_DEFINE(BX_HAVE_STRUCT_TIMEVAL, 1)
-    ],
-    AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
-
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(if compiler allows __attribute__)
 AC_TRY_COMPILE([], [typedef struct { } __attribute__ ((packed)) junk;],
     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),