diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e988b85f3eb..6d0b8e8280f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 71704 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 71723 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for python 3.1.
 #
@@ -21828,17 +21828,15 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 
 # The short float repr introduced in Python 3.1 requires the
-# correctly-rounded string <-> double conversion functions in
+# correctly-rounded string <-> double conversion functions from
 # Python/dtoa.c, which in turn require that the FPU uses 53-bit
-# rounding; this is a particular problem on x86, where the x87 FPU has
-# a default rounding precision of 64 bits.  For gcc/x86, we try to fix
-# this by using inline assembler to get and set the x87 FPU control
-# word.
-
+# rounding; this is a problem on x86, where the x87 FPU has a default
+# rounding precision of 64 bits.  For gcc/x86, we try to fix this by
+# using inline assembler to get and set the x87 FPU control word.
 if test "$GCC" = yes && test -n "`$CC -dM -E - </dev/null | grep i386`"
 then
     # Check that it's okay to use gcc inline assembler to get and set
-    # x87 control word
+    # x87 control word.  It should be, but you never know...
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether we can use gcc inline assembler to get and set x87 control word" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking whether we can use gcc inline assembler to get and set x87 control word... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
     cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
@@ -21990,87 +21988,6 @@ fi
 LIBS_SAVE=$LIBS
 LIBS="$LIBS $LIBM"
 
-# Multiprocessing check for broken sem_getvalue
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for broken sem_getvalue" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for broken sem_getvalue... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
-  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling
-See \`config.log' for more details." >&5
-echo "$as_me: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling
-See \`config.log' for more details." >&2;}
-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
-else
-  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <semaphore.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
-int main(void){
-  sem_t *a = sem_open("/autoconf", O_CREAT, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, 0);
-  int count;
-  int res;
-  if(a==SEM_FAILED){
-    perror("sem_open");
-    return 1;
-
-  }
-  res = sem_getvalue(a, &count);
-  sem_close(a);
-  return res==-1 ? 1 : 0;
-}
-
-
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && { ac_try='./conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
-else
-  echo "$as_me: program exited with status $ac_status" >&5
-echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-( exit $ac_status )
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_BROKEN_SEM_GETVALUE 1
-_ACEOF
-
-
-fi
-rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-fi
-
-
-
 # On FreeBSD 6.2, it appears that tanh(-0.) returns 0. instead of
 # -0. on some architectures.
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether tanh preserves the sign of zero" >&5
@@ -22455,6 +22372,87 @@ fi
 
 LIBS=$LIBS_SAVE
 
+# Multiprocessing check for broken sem_getvalue
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for broken sem_getvalue" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for broken sem_getvalue... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
+  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling
+See \`config.log' for more details." >&5
+echo "$as_me: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling
+See \`config.log' for more details." >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <semaphore.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+int main(void){
+  sem_t *a = sem_open("/autoconf", O_CREAT, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, 0);
+  int count;
+  int res;
+  if(a==SEM_FAILED){
+    perror("sem_open");
+    return 1;
+
+  }
+  res = sem_getvalue(a, &count);
+  sem_close(a);
+  return res==-1 ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && { ac_try='./conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
+else
+  echo "$as_me: program exited with status $ac_status" >&5
+echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+( exit $ac_status )
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_BROKEN_SEM_GETVALUE 1
+_ACEOF
+
+
+fi
+rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+
+
+
 # determine what size digit to use for Python's longs
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking digit size for Python's longs" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking digit size for Python's longs... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 618ff4eaaa9..9bd279079a5 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3214,34 +3214,6 @@ fi
 LIBS_SAVE=$LIBS
 LIBS="$LIBS $LIBM"
 
-# Multiprocessing check for broken sem_getvalue
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for broken sem_getvalue)
-AC_TRY_RUN([
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <semaphore.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
-int main(void){
-  sem_t *a = sem_open("/autoconf", O_CREAT, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, 0);
-  int count;
-  int res;
-  if(a==SEM_FAILED){
-    perror("sem_open");
-    return 1;
-
-  }
-  res = sem_getvalue(a, &count);
-  sem_close(a);
-  return res==-1 ? 1 : 0;
-}
-]
-,AC_MSG_RESULT(no),
- AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BROKEN_SEM_GETVALUE, 1, define to 1 if your sem_getvalue is broken.)
-)
-
 # On FreeBSD 6.2, it appears that tanh(-0.) returns 0. instead of
 # -0. on some architectures.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether tanh preserves the sign of zero)
@@ -3273,6 +3245,34 @@ AC_CHECK_DECLS([isinf, isnan, isfinite], [], [], [[#include <math.h>]])
 
 LIBS=$LIBS_SAVE
 
+# Multiprocessing check for broken sem_getvalue
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for broken sem_getvalue)
+AC_TRY_RUN([
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <semaphore.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+int main(void){
+  sem_t *a = sem_open("/autoconf", O_CREAT, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, 0);
+  int count;
+  int res;
+  if(a==SEM_FAILED){
+    perror("sem_open");
+    return 1;
+
+  }
+  res = sem_getvalue(a, &count);
+  sem_close(a);
+  return res==-1 ? 1 : 0;
+}
+]
+,AC_MSG_RESULT(no),
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BROKEN_SEM_GETVALUE, 1, define to 1 if your sem_getvalue is broken.)
+)
+
 # determine what size digit to use for Python's longs
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([digit size for Python's longs])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(big-digits,