--- org/configure   2015-10-13 10:40:24.511323045 +0100
+++ new/configure   2015-10-13 10:42:14.040938354 +0100
@@ -892,11 +892,11 @@
 CPU_ENDIAN="little-endian"
 if [ $compiler = GNU ]; then
     echo "int i[2] = {0x42494745,0}; double f[2] = {0x1.0656e6469616ep+102,0};" > conftest.c
-    $CC $CFLAGS conftest.c -c -o conftest.o 2>/dev/null || die "endian test failed"
-    if (${cross_prefix}strings -a conftest.o | grep -q BIGE) && (${cross_prefix}strings -a conftest.o | grep -q FPendian) ; then
+     $CC $CFLAGS conftest.c -o conftest -shared 2>/dev/null || die "endian test failed"
+     if (${cross_prefix}strings -a conftest | grep -q BIGE) && (${cross_prefix}strings -a conftest | grep -q FPendian) ; then
         define WORDS_BIGENDIAN
         CPU_ENDIAN="big-endian"
-    elif !(${cross_prefix}strings -a conftest.o | grep -q EGIB && ${cross_prefix}strings -a conftest.o | grep -q naidnePF) ; then
+    elif !(${cross_prefix}strings -a conftest | grep -q EGIB && ${cross_prefix}strings -a conftest | grep -q naidnePF) ; then
         die "endian test failed"
     fi
 fi