diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8179c4c..6161735 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ set( VERSION R14.1.0 )
 
 include( FindPkgConfig          )
 include( CheckFunctionExists    )
+include( CheckSymbolExists      )
 include( CheckIncludeFile       )
 include( CheckLibraryExists     )
 include( CheckCSourceCompiles   )
diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 7733a2a..289dd8c 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -16,30 +16,11 @@ tde_setup_architecture_flags( )
 include(TestBigEndian)
 test_big_endian(WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
 
+tde_setup_largefiles( )
 
-##### check for gcc visibility support
 
-if( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )
-  if( NOT UNIX )
-    tde_message_fatal( "gcc 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( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )
-
-
-##### gettext
-
-if( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS )
-  include( FindGettext )
-  if( GETTEXT_FOUND )
-    set( MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE ${GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE} 
-      CACHE FILEPATH "path to msgfmt executable" )
-  endif( GETTEXT_FOUND )
-  
-  if( NOT MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE )
-    tde_message_fatal( "msgfmt is required but was not found on your system." )
-  endif( NOT MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE )
-endif( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS )
+##### check for gcc visibility support #########
 
+if( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )
+  tde_setup_gcc_visibility( )
+endif( )