--- configure~	2003-06-17 09:24:52.000000000 -0400
+++ configure	2003-06-17 09:25:19.000000000 -0400
@@ -1796,6 +1796,11 @@
   machine="powerpc"
 fi
 
+# Force v8
+if test "$machine" = sparc; then
+   machine="sparcv8"
+fi
+
 # Braindead PowerPC box with absolutely no FPU.
 case "$machine-$host_os" in
   powerpc*-*soft)
--- configure.in~	2003-06-17 09:24:55.000000000 -0400
+++ configure.in	2003-06-17 09:25:29.000000000 -0400
@@ -337,6 +337,11 @@
   machine="powerpc"
 fi
 
+# Force v8
+if test "$machine" = sparc; then
+   machine="sparcv8"
+fi
+
 # Braindead PowerPC box with absolutely no FPU.
 case "$machine-$host_os" in
   powerpc*-*soft)