--- gforth/configure.in	2012/03/22 16:27:11	1.304
+++ gforth/configure.in	2012/03/26 16:34:35	1.306
@@ -699,10 +699,12 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(MAYBE_UNUSED,$MAYBE_U
 AC_MSG_RESULT($MAYBE_UNUSED)
 
 # Try if GCC understands __thread
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether gcc understands '__thread'])
-AC_TRY_COMPILE(,[extern __thread int foo;],PER_THREAD='__thread',)
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether gcc understands '__thread'], [ac_cv_thread],
+     [AC_TRY_COMPILE(,[extern __thread int foo;],
+                        [ac_cv_thread=yes],
+                        [ac_cv_thread=no])])
+test x$ac_cv_thread = xyes && PER_THREAD='__thread'
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PER_THREAD,$PER_THREAD,[storage class for thread-local variables])
-AC_MSG_RESULT($PER_THREAD)
 
 #try if m4 understands -s
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([how to invoke m4])
@@ -918,7 +920,13 @@ dnl Checks for library functions
 dnl This check is just for making later checks link with libm.
 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,LIB_SUFFIX=.la,LIB_SUFFIX=.so)
+AC_CHECK_LIB(ltdl,lt_dlinit)
+dnl ,LIB_SUFFIX=.la,LIB_SUFFIX=.so)
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_ltdl_lt_dlinit" = xyes; then
+  LIB_SUFFIX=.la
+else
+  LIB_SUFFIX=.so
+fi
 AC_SUBST(LIB_SUFFIX)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(rt,clock_gettime)