diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b831bcc8..b0464325 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ include( CheckTypeSize )
 include( CheckCSourceCompiles )
 include( CheckCXXSourceCompiles )
 include( CheckFunctionExists )
+include( CheckSymbolExists )
 include( CheckLibraryExists )
 
 
diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 98279eb6..ce929a8b 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -9,26 +9,27 @@
 #
 #################################################
 
-##### check for gcc visibility support #########
-# FIXME
-# This should check for [T]Qt3 visibility support
+# required stuff
 
-if( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )
-  if( NOT UNIX )
-    tde_message_fatal(FATAL_ERROR "\ngcc visibility support was requested, but your system is not *NIX" )
-  endif( NOT UNIX )
-  set( __KDE_HAVE_GCC_VISIBILITY 1 )
-  set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden")
-  set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden")
-endif( )
+tde_setup_architecture_flags( )
 
+include(TestBigEndian)
+test_big_endian(WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
+
+tde_setup_largefiles( )
 
-# required stuff
 find_package( TQt )
 find_package( TQtQUI )
 find_package( TDE )
 
 
+##### check for gcc visibility support #########
+
+if( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )
+  tde_setup_gcc_visibility( )
+endif( )
+
+
 ##### check for libdl ###########################
 
 set( DL_LIBRARIES dl )