diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 477a824d1..7ded97981 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -562,6 +562,99 @@ ac_configure=$ac_aux_dir/configure # This should be Cygnus configure.
 
 
 
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Determine the host, build, and target systems
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
+# Make sure we can run config.sub.
+if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
+else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+fi
+
+echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:597: checking host system type" >&5
+
+host_alias=$host
+case "$host_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE)
+    if host_alias=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_guess`; then :
+    else { echo "configure: error: can not guess host type; you must specify one" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+    fi ;;
+  *) host_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+host=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $host_alias`
+host_cpu=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:618: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:636: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
+
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # The following is so that headers and custom libraries
 # in the GNUstep root are used before the standard ones
@@ -585,7 +678,7 @@ LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$GNUSTEP_LDIR/$LIBRARY_COMBO -L$GNUSTEP_LDIR"
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:589: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:682: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -615,7 +708,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:619: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:712: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -666,7 +759,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:670: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:763: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -698,7 +791,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:702: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:795: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -709,12 +802,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 713 "configure"
+#line 806 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:718: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:811: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -740,12 +833,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:744: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:837: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:749: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:842: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -754,7 +847,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:758: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:851: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -773,7 +866,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:777: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:870: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -805,7 +898,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking how to run the C preprocessor""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:809: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
+echo "configure:902: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
 # On Suns, sometimes $CPP names a directory.
 if test -n "$CPP" && test -d "$CPP"; then
   CPP=
@@ -820,13 +913,13 @@ else
   # On the NeXT, cc -E runs the code through the compiler's parser,
   # not just through cpp.
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 824 "configure"
+#line 917 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:830: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:923: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -837,13 +930,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -E -traditional-cpp"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 841 "configure"
+#line 934 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:847: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:940: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -854,13 +947,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -nologo -E"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 858 "configure"
+#line 951 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:864: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:957: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -885,99 +978,6 @@ fi
 echo "$ac_t""$CPP" 1>&6
 
 
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Determine the host, build, and target systems
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
-# The inputs are:
-#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
-#
-# The rules are:
-# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
-#    same time.
-# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
-# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
-#    as determined by config.guess.
-# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
-# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
-
-# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
-# will get canonicalized.
-case $host---$target---$nonopt in
-NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
-*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
-esac
-
-
-# Make sure we can run config.sub.
-if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
-else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
-fi
-
-echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:920: checking host system type" >&5
-
-host_alias=$host
-case "$host_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE)
-    if host_alias=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_guess`; then :
-    else { echo "configure: error: can not guess host type; you must specify one" 1>&2; exit 1; }
-    fi ;;
-  *) host_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-host=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $host_alias`
-host_cpu=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
-
-echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:941: checking target system type" >&5
-
-target_alias=$target
-case "$target_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
-target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
-
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:959: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
-  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
-    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
-  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
-
-
 echo $ac_n "checking for main in -lm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
 echo "configure:983: checking for main in -lm" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo m'_'main | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
@@ -1583,8 +1583,6 @@ s%@includedir@%$includedir%g
 s%@oldincludedir@%$oldincludedir%g
 s%@infodir@%$infodir%g
 s%@mandir@%$mandir%g
-s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@CPP@%$CPP%g
 s%@host@%$host%g
 s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
@@ -1600,6 +1598,8 @@ s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
 s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
 s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
 s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
+s%@CC@%$CC%g
+s%@CPP@%$CPP%g
 s%@GNUSTEP_GUI_VERSION@%$GNUSTEP_GUI_VERSION%g
 s%@GNUSTEP_GUI_MAJOR_VERSION@%$GNUSTEP_GUI_MAJOR_VERSION%g
 s%@GNUSTEP_GUI_MINOR_VERSION@%$GNUSTEP_GUI_MINOR_VERSION%g
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 055c6b034..51e04679c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR($GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Makefiles)
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(Headers/gnustep/gui/config.h)
 
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Determine the host, build, and target systems
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
+
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # The following is so that headers and custom libraries
 # in the GNUstep root are used before the standard ones
@@ -62,11 +67,6 @@ LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$GNUSTEP_LDIR/$LIBRARY_COMBO -L$GNUSTEP_LDIR"
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CPP
 
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Determine the host, build, and target systems
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
-
 AC_CHECK_LIB(m, main)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(rint rintf)