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-rw-r--r--configure.ac18
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9bc3a0288..0d7045de1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,10 +22,20 @@ AC_CANONICAL_HOST
# Construct a Nix system name (like "i686-linux").
AC_MSG_CHECKING([for the canonical Nix system name])
-machine_name=$(uname -p | tr 'A-Z ' 'a-z_')
-if test "$machine_name" = "unknown"; then
- machine_name=$(uname -m | tr 'A-Z ' 'a-z_')
-fi
+cpu_name=$(uname -p | tr 'A-Z ' 'a-z_')
+machine_name=$(uname -m | tr 'A-Z ' 'a-z_')
+
+case $machine_name in
+ i*86)
+ machine_name=i686
+ ;;
+ *)
+ if test "$cpu_name" != "unknown"; then
+ machine_name=$cpu_name
+ fi
+ ;;
+esac
+
sys_name=$(uname -s | tr 'A-Z ' 'a-z_')
AC_ARG_WITH(system, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-system=SYSTEM],
[platform identifier (e.g., `i686-linux')]),