diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c1f7e42..d2ef19b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ set( TDENETWORKMANAGER_VERSION "0.9" )
 
 ##### include essential cmake modules ###########
 
-include( CheckCXXSourceCompiles )
 include( FindPkgConfig )
+include( CheckSymbolExists )
+include( CheckCXXSourceCompiles )
 
 
 ##### include our cmake modules #################
diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index ae4517f..f3dfb85 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -9,26 +9,21 @@
 #
 #################################################
 
+
 # required stuff
+find_package( TQt )
+find_package( TDE )
+
 tde_setup_architecture_flags( )
 
 include(TestBigEndian)
 test_big_endian(WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
 
-find_package( TQt )
-find_package( TDE )
-
+tde_setup_largefiles( )
 
-##### gettext
 
-if( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS )
-  include( FindGettext )
-  if( GETTEXT_FOUND )
-    set( MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE ${GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE}
-      CACHE FILEPATH "path to msgfmt executable" )
-  endif( GETTEXT_FOUND )
+##### check for gcc visibility support
 
-  if( NOT MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE )
-    tde_message_fatal( "msgfmt is required but was not found on your system." )
-  endif( NOT MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE )
-endif( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS )
+if( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )
+  tde_setup_gcc_visibility( )
+endif( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )