diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d1538b27..11ea8a43 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -182,8 +182,7 @@ test -x / || exit 1"
   as_suggested="  as_lineno_1=";as_suggested=$as_suggested$LINENO;as_suggested=$as_suggested" as_lineno_1a=\$LINENO
   as_lineno_2=";as_suggested=$as_suggested$LINENO;as_suggested=$as_suggested" as_lineno_2a=\$LINENO
   eval 'test \"x\$as_lineno_1'\$as_run'\" != \"x\$as_lineno_2'\$as_run'\" &&
-  test \"x\`expr \$as_lineno_1'\$as_run' + 1\`\" = \"x\$as_lineno_2'\$as_run'\"' || exit 1
-test \$(( 1 + 1 )) = 2 || exit 1"
+  test \"x\`expr \$as_lineno_1'\$as_run' + 1\`\" = \"x\$as_lineno_2'\$as_run'\"' || exit 1"
   if (eval "$as_required") 2>/dev/null
 then :
   as_have_required=yes
@@ -2054,238 +2053,6 @@ fi
 
 } # ac_fn_fc_try_link
 
-# ac_fn_c_try_run LINENO
-# ----------------------
-# Try to run conftest.$ac_ext, and return whether this succeeded. Assumes that
-# executables *can* be run.
-ac_fn_c_try_run ()
-{
-  as_lineno=${as_lineno-"$1"} as_lineno_stack=as_lineno_stack=$as_lineno_stack
-  if { { ac_try="$ac_link"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: $ac_try_echo\""
-printf "%s\n" "$ac_try_echo"; } >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; } && { ac_try='./conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { { case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: $ac_try_echo\""
-printf "%s\n" "$ac_try_echo"; } >&5
-  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; }
-then :
-  ac_retval=0
-else $as_nop
-  printf "%s\n" "$as_me: program exited with status $ac_status" >&5
-       printf "%s\n" "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-       ac_retval=$ac_status
-fi
-  rm -rf conftest.dSYM conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo
-  eval $as_lineno_stack; ${as_lineno_stack:+:} unset as_lineno
-  as_fn_set_status $ac_retval
-
-} # ac_fn_c_try_run
-
-# ac_fn_c_compute_int LINENO EXPR VAR INCLUDES
-# --------------------------------------------
-# Tries to find the compile-time value of EXPR in a program that includes
-# INCLUDES, setting VAR accordingly. Returns whether the value could be
-# computed
-ac_fn_c_compute_int ()
-{
-  as_lineno=${as_lineno-"$1"} as_lineno_stack=as_lineno_stack=$as_lineno_stack
-  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
-    # Depending upon the size, compute the lo and hi bounds.
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-$4
-int
-main (void)
-{
-static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(($2) >= 0)];
-test_array [0] = 0;
-return test_array [0];
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"
-then :
-  ac_lo=0 ac_mid=0
-  while :; do
-    cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-$4
-int
-main (void)
-{
-static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(($2) <= $ac_mid)];
-test_array [0] = 0;
-return test_array [0];
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"
-then :
-  ac_hi=$ac_mid; break
-else $as_nop
-  as_fn_arith $ac_mid + 1 && ac_lo=$as_val
-			if test $ac_lo -le $ac_mid; then
-			  ac_lo= ac_hi=
-			  break
-			fi
-			as_fn_arith 2 '*' $ac_mid + 1 && ac_mid=$as_val
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
-  done
-else $as_nop
-  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-$4
-int
-main (void)
-{
-static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(($2) < 0)];
-test_array [0] = 0;
-return test_array [0];
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"
-then :
-  ac_hi=-1 ac_mid=-1
-  while :; do
-    cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-$4
-int
-main (void)
-{
-static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(($2) >= $ac_mid)];
-test_array [0] = 0;
-return test_array [0];
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"
-then :
-  ac_lo=$ac_mid; break
-else $as_nop
-  as_fn_arith '(' $ac_mid ')' - 1 && ac_hi=$as_val
-			if test $ac_mid -le $ac_hi; then
-			  ac_lo= ac_hi=
-			  break
-			fi
-			as_fn_arith 2 '*' $ac_mid && ac_mid=$as_val
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
-  done
-else $as_nop
-  ac_lo= ac_hi=
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
-# Binary search between lo and hi bounds.
-while test "x$ac_lo" != "x$ac_hi"; do
-  as_fn_arith '(' $ac_hi - $ac_lo ')' / 2 + $ac_lo && ac_mid=$as_val
-  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-$4
-int
-main (void)
-{
-static int test_array [1 - 2 * !(($2) <= $ac_mid)];
-test_array [0] = 0;
-return test_array [0];
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"
-then :
-  ac_hi=$ac_mid
-else $as_nop
-  as_fn_arith '(' $ac_mid ')' + 1 && ac_lo=$as_val
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
-done
-case $ac_lo in #((
-?*) eval "$3=\$ac_lo"; ac_retval=0 ;;
-'') ac_retval=1 ;;
-esac
-  else
-    cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-$4
-static long int longval (void) { return $2; }
-static unsigned long int ulongval (void) { return $2; }
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-int
-main (void)
-{
-
-  FILE *f = fopen ("conftest.val", "w");
-  if (! f)
-    return 1;
-  if (($2) < 0)
-    {
-      long int i = longval ();
-      if (i != ($2))
-	return 1;
-      fprintf (f, "%ld", i);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      unsigned long int i = ulongval ();
-      if (i != ($2))
-	return 1;
-      fprintf (f, "%lu", i);
-    }
-  /* Do not output a trailing newline, as this causes \r\n confusion
-     on some platforms.  */
-  return ferror (f) || fclose (f) != 0;
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_run "$LINENO"
-then :
-  echo >>conftest.val; read $3 <conftest.val; ac_retval=0
-else $as_nop
-  ac_retval=1
-fi
-rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext \
-  conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
-rm -f conftest.val
-
-  fi
-  eval $as_lineno_stack; ${as_lineno_stack:+:} unset as_lineno
-  as_fn_set_status $ac_retval
-
-} # ac_fn_c_compute_int
-
 # ac_fn_c_check_header_compile LINENO HEADER VAR INCLUDES
 # -------------------------------------------------------
 # Tests whether HEADER exists and can be compiled using the include files in
@@ -7051,78 +6818,12 @@ fi
 ###############################################################################
 
 # Note : This is functional to Make.inc rules and structure (see below).
-ac_ext=c
-ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
-ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
-ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
-ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
-
-ac_header= ac_cache=
-for ac_item in $ac_header_c_list
-do
-  if test $ac_cache; then
-    ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" $ac_header ac_cv_header_$ac_cache "$ac_includes_default"
-    if eval test \"x\$ac_cv_header_$ac_cache\" = xyes; then
-      printf "%s\n" "#define $ac_item 1" >> confdefs.h
-    fi
-    ac_header= ac_cache=
-  elif test $ac_header; then
-    ac_cache=$ac_item
-  else
-    ac_header=$ac_item
-  fi
-done
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-if test $ac_cv_header_stdlib_h = yes && test $ac_cv_header_string_h = yes
-then :
-
-printf "%s\n" "#define STDC_HEADERS 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-fi
-# The cast to long int works around a bug in the HP C Compiler
-# version HP92453-01 B.11.11.23709.GP, which incorrectly rejects
-# declarations like `int a3[[(sizeof (unsigned char)) >= 0]];'.
-# This bug is HP SR number 8606223364.
-{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking size of void *" >&5
-printf %s "checking size of void *... " >&6; }
-if test ${ac_cv_sizeof_void_p+y}
-then :
-  printf %s "(cached) " >&6
-else $as_nop
-  if ac_fn_c_compute_int "$LINENO" "(long int) (sizeof (void *))" "ac_cv_sizeof_void_p"        "$ac_includes_default"
-then :
-
-else $as_nop
-  if test "$ac_cv_type_void_p" = yes; then
-     { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
-printf "%s\n" "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
-as_fn_error 77 "cannot compute sizeof (void *)
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
-   else
-     ac_cv_sizeof_void_p=0
-   fi
-fi
-
-fi
-{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_sizeof_void_p" >&5
-printf "%s\n" "$ac_cv_sizeof_void_p" >&6; }
-
-
-
-printf "%s\n" "#define SIZEOF_VOID_P $ac_cv_sizeof_void_p" >>confdefs.h
-
-
-# Define for platforms with 64 bit (void *     ) pointers
-if test X"$ac_cv_sizeof_void_p" == X"8" ; then
-  CDEFINES="-DPtr64Bits $CDEFINES"
-fi
+#AC_LANG([C])
+#AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(void *)
+## Define for platforms with 64 bit (void *     ) pointers
+#if test X"$ac_cv_sizeof_void_p" == X"8" ; then
+#  CDEFINES="-DPtr64Bits $CDEFINES"
+#fi
 ac_ext=${ac_fc_srcext-f}
 ac_compile='$FC -c $FCFLAGS $ac_fcflags_srcext conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$FC -o conftest$ac_exeext $FCFLAGS $LDFLAGS $ac_fcflags_srcext conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
@@ -10084,6 +9785,35 @@ fi
 #AC_CHECK_LIB(umf,umfpack_di_solve,psblas_cv_have_umfpack=yes,psblas_cv_have_umfpack=no,[amd])
 
 
+ac_header= ac_cache=
+for ac_item in $ac_header_c_list
+do
+  if test $ac_cache; then
+    ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" $ac_header ac_cv_header_$ac_cache "$ac_includes_default"
+    if eval test \"x\$ac_cv_header_$ac_cache\" = xyes; then
+      printf "%s\n" "#define $ac_item 1" >> confdefs.h
+    fi
+    ac_header= ac_cache=
+  elif test $ac_header; then
+    ac_cache=$ac_item
+  else
+    ac_header=$ac_item
+  fi
+done
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+if test $ac_cv_header_stdlib_h = yes && test $ac_cv_header_string_h = yes
+then :
+
+printf "%s\n" "#define STDC_HEADERS 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+fi
 
 # Check whether --with-metis was given.
 if test ${with_metis+y}
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e7de102d..ccf2f57e 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -305,18 +305,9 @@ PAC_HAVE_MODERN_GFORTRAN(
 )
 fi
 
-
 ###############################################################################
 #	Linking, symbol mangling, and misc tests
 ###############################################################################
-
-# Note : This is functional to Make.inc rules and structure (see below).
-AC_LANG([C])
-AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(void *)
-# Define for platforms with 64 bit (void *     ) pointers
-if test X"$ac_cv_sizeof_void_p" == X"8" ; then
-  CDEFINES="-DPtr64Bits $CDEFINES"
-fi
 AC_LANG([Fortran])
 __AC_FC_NAME_MANGLING
 if test "X$psblas_cv_fc" == X"pg" ; then