diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2828f057..72be575f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ set( VERSION R14.1.0 )
 include( CheckCSourceCompiles )
 include( CheckCXXSourceCompiles )
 include( CheckFunctionExists )
+include( CheckSymbolExists )
 include( CheckIncludeFile )
 include( CheckIncludeFileCXX )
 include( CheckLibraryExists )
diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 592f0c57..d46b7e33 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -9,24 +9,30 @@
 #
 #################################################
 
-check_include_file( "sys/stropts.h" HAVE_SYS_STROPTS_H )
-check_function_exists( "mkfifo" HAVE_MKFIFO )
+# required stuff
+
+tde_setup_architecture_flags( )
+
+include(TestBigEndian)
+test_big_endian(WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
+
+tde_setup_largefiles( )
+
+find_package( TQt )
+find_package( TDE )
 
 
 ##### check for gcc visibility support #########
-# FIXME
-# This should check for [T]Qt3 visibility support
 
 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")
+  tde_setup_gcc_visibility( )
 endif( )
 
 
+check_include_file( "sys/stropts.h" HAVE_SYS_STROPTS_H )
+check_function_exists( "mkfifo" HAVE_MKFIFO )
+
+
 ##### check for berkeley db ####################
 # we need at least bdb 4.1, but I do not check for version
 # because this is really old and trinity will not
@@ -91,8 +97,3 @@ if( NOT TAR )
     tde_message_fatal( "tar with GNU extensions is required but not found on your system" )
   endif( )
 endif( )
-
-
-# required stuff
-find_package( TQt )
-find_package( TDE )