diff --git a/flow/gsl/CMakeLists.txt b/flow/gsl/CMakeLists.txt
index 36ee59c..7c880ee 100644
--- a/flow/gsl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/flow/gsl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #
 #################################################
 
+include( CheckCSourceCompiles )
+
+
 ##### check for ogg/vorbis ######################
 
 set( GSL_HAVE_OGGVORBIS 0 )
@@ -24,12 +27,17 @@ if( WITH_VORBIS )
 
       set( GSL_HAVE_OGGVORBIS 1 )
 
-      try_compile(
-        GSL_HAVE_OGGVORBIS_RC3
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules/check_for_ov_read_float.c
-        CMAKE_FLAGS "-DLINK_LIBRARIES=${VORBISFILE_LIBRARIES}"
-      )
+      set( bak_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} )
+      set( CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${VORBISFILE_LIBRARIES} )
+      check_c_source_compiles(
+        "#include <vorbis/vorbisfile.h>
+        int main() { ov_read_float(0,0,0); return 0; } "
+        GSL_HAVE_OGGVORBIS_RC3 )
+      if( NOT GSL_HAVE_OGGVORBIS_RC3 )
+        set( GSL_HAVE_OGGVORBIS_RC3 0 )
+      endif( NOT GSL_HAVE_OGGVORBIS_RC3 )
+      set( CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${bak_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} )
+
     else( VORBISFILE_FOUND )
 
       message(FATAL_ERROR "\nOgg/Vorbis support are requested, but `libvorbisfile` not found" )
@@ -69,12 +77,22 @@ check_type_size( pthread_mutex_t GSL_SIZEOF_PTH_MUTEX_T )
 check_type_size( pthread_cond_t GSL_SIZEOF_PTH_COND_T )
 check_type_size( intmax_t GSL_SIZEOF_STD_INTMAX_T )
 
-try_compile(
-  GSL_HAVE_MUTEXATTR_SETTYPE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules/check_for_pthread_mutexattr_settype.c
-  CMAKE_FLAGS "-DLINK_LIBRARIES=${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}"
-)
+set( bak_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} )
+set( CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} )
+check_c_source_compiles(
+  "#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 500
+  #include <pthread.h>
+  int main()
+  {
+      int (*attr_settype) (pthread_mutexattr_t *__attr, int __kind) = pthread_mutexattr_settype;
+      int val = PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE; attr_settype = 0; val = 0;
+      return 0;
+  }"
+  GSL_HAVE_MUTEXATTR_SETTYPE )
+  if( NOT GSL_HAVE_MUTEXATTR_SETTYPE )
+    set( GSL_HAVE_MUTEXATTR_SETTYPE 0 )
+  endif( NOT GSL_HAVE_MUTEXATTR_SETTYPE )
+set( CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES ${bak_CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES} )
 
 set( GSL_USE_GSL_GLIB 1 )
 set( GSL_USE_ARTS_THREADS 1 )
@@ -82,7 +100,7 @@ set( GSL_USE_ARTS_THREADS 1 )
 
 ##### write configuration #######################
 
-configure_file( gslconfig.h.in gslconfig.h )
+configure_file( gslconfig.h.in gslconfig.h @ONLY )
 
 
 ##### compile ###################################