+AC_MSG_CHECKING([library format for the host system])
+case $host_cpu in
+changequote(,)dnl
+ i[3456]86)
+changequote([,])dnl
+ if test "$ust_cv_i386_is_x86_64" = yes ; then
+ LIBFORMAT="elf64-x86-64"
+ else
+ LIBFORMAT="elf32-i386"
+ fi
+ ;;
+ x86_64) LIBFORMAT="elf64-x86-64" ;;
+ powerpc) LIBFORMAT="elf32-powerpc" ;;
+ ppc64) LIBFORMAT="elf64-powerpc" ;;
+ s390) LIBFORMAT="elf32-s390" ;;
+ s390x) LIBFORMAT="elf64-s390" ;;
+ *) AC_MSG_ERROR([unable to detect library format (unsupported architecture ($host_cpu)?)]) ;;
+esac
+AC_SUBST(LIBFORMAT)
+AC_MSG_RESULT($LIBFORMAT)