--- gforth/configure.in	1999/01/08 16:58:30	1.48
+++ gforth/configure.in	1999/02/02 22:02:54	1.49
@@ -204,11 +204,18 @@ case "$host_cpu" in
 	mips*)
 		machine=mips
 		#link text and data segment into the same 256M region!
+		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether the linker accepts -T])
+		OLDLDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
+		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Xlinker -T -Xlinker 10000000"
+		AC_TRY_LINK(,,ac_link_mips_t=yes,ac_link_mips_t=no)
+		test $ac_link_mips_t = yes||LDFLAGS=$OLDLDFLAGS
+		AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_link_mips_t)
+		test $ac_link_mips_t = yes||(echo cannot link text and data into same 256M region, using indirect threading; AC_DEFINE(INDIRECT_THREADED))
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether the linker accepts -D])
 		OLDLDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
-		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Xlinker -T -Xlinker 10000000 -Xlinker -D -Xlinker 10400000"
+		LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Xlinker -D -Xlinker 10400000"
 		AC_TRY_LINK(,,ac_link_mips_d=yes,ac_link_mips_d=no)
-		test $ac_link_mips_d = yes||LDFLAGS="$OLDLDFLAGS -Xlinker -T -Xlinker 10000000"
+		test $ac_link_mips_d = yes||LDFLAGS=$OLDLDFLAGS
 		AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_link_mips_d)
 		;;
 	alpha*)