checking for mysql_config... /usr/bin/mysql_config
checking for main in -l... no
configure: error: Not found mysqlclient library

$  find /usr/lib -name '*mysql*'
...
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmysqlclient_r.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmysqlclient.so
...
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmysqlclient_r.a
...
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmysqlclient.a
...

$ find /usr/lib -name '*mariadb*'
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmariadb.a
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmariadbclient.so.18        <---- Symlink to libmariadbclient.so.18.0.0
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmariadb.so.2
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mariadb18
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mariadb
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmariadbclient.so.18.0.0
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmariadb.so                 <---- Symlink to libmariadb.so.2

Index: m4/ax_lib_mysql.m4
===================================================================
--- m4/ax_lib_mysql.m4  (revision 68585)
+++ m4/ax_lib_mysql.m4  (working copy)
@@ -93,11 +93,13 @@
                 ;;
                     -lperconaserverclient)
                         _client_lib_name="perconaserverclient"
-
                 ;;
                     -lmariadbclient)
                         _client_lib_name="mariadbclient"
                 ;;
+                    -lmariadb)
+                        _client_lib_name="mariadb"
+                ;;
                     -L*)
                         MYSQL_LDFLAGS="${MYSQL_LDFLAGS} $i"
                 ;;
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@
             if test "x$enable_static" = "xyes"; then
                for i in $_full_libmysql_libs; do
                    case $i in
-                     -lmysqlclient|-lperconaserverclient|-lmariadbclient)
+                     -lmysqlclient|-lperconaserverclient|-lmariadbclient|-lmariadb)
                    ;;
                       -l*)
                                _lib_name="`echo "$i" | cut -b3-`"