--- gforth/configure.in	2010/08/07 14:59:25	1.280
+++ gforth/configure.in	2010/09/13 22:28:08	1.283
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ 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],[0.7.0-20100725],[https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addbug&group=gforth])
+AC_INIT([gforth],[0.7.0-2010913],[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.
@@ -242,14 +242,20 @@ case "$host_cpu" in
 		;;
 	i486)
 		machine=386
-		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fomit-frame-pointer -fforce-addr -m486"
+		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fomit-frame-pointer -fforce-addr"
+		CFLAGS_1="$CFLAGS"
+		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -march=i486"
+		AC_TRY_COMPILE(,,,CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_1 -m486")
+		AC_TRY_COMPILE(,,,CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_1")
 		;;
 	i*86)
 		machine=386
 		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fomit-frame-pointer -fforce-addr"
 		CFLAGS_1="$CFLAGS"
-		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -march=pentium"
+		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -march=pentium -mtune=generic"
+		AC_TRY_COMPILE(,,,CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_1 -march=pentium")
 		AC_TRY_COMPILE(,,,CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_1 -m486")
+		AC_TRY_COMPILE(,,,CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_1")
 		;;
 	x86_64)
 		case $CC
@@ -282,6 +288,7 @@ case "$host_cpu" in
 		;;
 	mips*)
 		machine=mips
+		AC_LIBOBJ(../arch/mips/check_prim) 
 		#dynamic native code has the following problems on MIPS:
 		#
 		#1) J/JAL seems relocatable, but is are only