diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 16f316d..3128330 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -9,12 +9,25 @@
 #
 #################################################
 
-if( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS AND NOT DEFINED MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE )
-  find_program( MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE msgfmt )
-  if( NOT MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE )
-    tde_message_fatal( "msgfmt program is required, but was not found on your system" )
-  endif( )
-endif( )
+
+# required stuff
+find_package( TQt )
+find_package( TDE )
+
+tde_setup_architecture_flags( )
+
+include(TestBigEndian)
+test_big_endian(WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
+
+tde_setup_largefiles( )
+
+
+##### check for gcc visibility support
+
+if( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )
+  tde_setup_gcc_visibility( )
+endif( WITH_GCC_VISIBILITY )
+
 
 check_type_size( "int" SIZEOF_INT BUILTIN_TYPES_ONLY )
 check_type_size( "long" SIZEOF_LONG BUILTIN_TYPES_ONLY )
@@ -24,7 +37,3 @@ check_include_file( systems.h HAVE_SYSTEMS_H )
 check_include_file( linux/inotify.h HAVE_INOTIFY )
 
 check_function_exists( statvfs HAVE_STATVFS )
-
-# common required stuff
-find_package( TQt )
-find_package( TDE )