--- gforth/configure.in	2008/04/05 20:34:13	1.218
+++ gforth/configure.in	2008/07/17 15:25:25	1.233
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-#Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 #This file is part of Gforth.
 
@@ -20,15 +20,25 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to p
 
 dnl We use some automake macros here,
 dnl but don't use automake for creating Makefile.in
-AC_INIT([gforth],[0.6.9-20080405],[https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addbug&group=gforth])
+AC_INIT([gforth],[0.6.9-20080716],[https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addbug&group=gforth])
 AC_PREREQ(2.54)
 #snapshots have numbers major.minor.release-YYYYMMDD
 #note that lexicographic ordering must be heeded.
 #I.e., 0.4.1-YYYYMMDD must not exist before 0.4.1!
-UPDATED="February 23, 2008"
+UPDATED="July 16, 2008"
 AC_SUBST(UPDATED)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(engine/config.h)
 
+#remnants from having ltdl as convenience library
+LTDLDEPS=""
+LTDLINCL=""
+LIBLTDL=""
+LTDL_LDLIBS=""
+AC_SUBST(LTDLDEPS)
+AC_SUBST(LTDLINCL)
+AC_SUBST(LIBLTDL)
+AC_SUBST(LTDL_LDLIBS)
+
 #suppress the "-g -O2" default
 test "$CFLAGS" || CFLAGS=-O2
 
@@ -518,7 +528,11 @@ else
 fi
 
 if grep -q FORCE_REG arch/$machine/machine.h; then
-   OPTS=`for i in $OPTS; do echo -n "$i-reg "; done`$OPTS
+   OPTS2=''
+   for i in $OPTS; do OPTS2="$OPTS2 $i-reg"; done
+   OPTS="$OPTS2 $OPTS"
+else
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(FORCE_REG_UNNECESSARY,,[defined if the platform does not need FORCE_REG])
 fi
 AC_SUBST(OPTS)
 
@@ -610,11 +624,13 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([for gforth])
 GFORTH="`cd / && which gforth 2>/dev/null`"
 if test -z "$GFORTH"; then
   PREFORTH='echo "You need to configure with a gforth in \$PATH to build this part" && false'
+  kernel_anti_dependence=''
 else
   PREFORTH="$GFORTH -i `cd / && gforth --debug -e bye 2>&1 |grep "Opened image file: "|sed 's/Opened image file: //'`" ;
+  kernel_anti_dependence='$(kernel_fi)'
 fi
 AC_SUBST(PREFORTH)
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PREFORTH,"$PREFORTH",[How to invoke the pre-installed gforth])
+AC_SUBST(kernel_anti_dependence)
 AC_MSG_RESULT($PREFORTH)
 
 #echo "machine='$machine'"
@@ -792,7 +808,6 @@ dnl This check is just for making later
 dnl using sin here is no good idea since it is built-into gcc and typechecked
 AC_CHECK_LIB(m,asin)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(ltdl,lt_dlinit)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(dl,dlopen)
 dnl check for libffi 2.x
 AC_CHECK_LIB(ffi,ffi_call)
 if test $ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call = yes
@@ -855,6 +870,7 @@ gforthmi
 vmgen
 machpc.fs
 envos.fs
+preforth
 engine/Makefile
 engine/libcc.h
 doc/version.texi
@@ -863,6 +879,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS([stamp-h],[[echo time
 chmod +x gforthmi
 chmod +x vmgen
 chmod +x build-ec
+chmod +x preforth
 test -d kernel||mkdir kernel
 $srcdir/mkinstalldirs include/gforth/$PACKAGE_VERSION
 ln -sf ../../../engine/config.h ../../../engine/libcc.h include/gforth/$PACKAGE_VERSION]],[[PACKAGE_VERSION=$PACKAGE_VERSION]])