diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 831cdda7bc1..a7f26e3b506 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 77216 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 77862 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for python 3.2.
 #
@@ -3796,7 +3796,7 @@ else
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 
 
@@ -5339,7 +5339,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 else
   ac_cv_header_stdc=no
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -5360,7 +5360,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 else
   ac_cv_header_stdc=no
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -6458,7 +6458,7 @@ _ACEOF
 
 
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $was_it_defined" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$was_it_defined" >&6; }
@@ -6988,7 +6988,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 else
   ac_cv_type_uid_t=no
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_type_uid_t" >&5
@@ -14399,7 +14399,7 @@ case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -install_name $(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)/Versions/$(VERSION)/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)'
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -compatibility_version $(VERSION) -current_version $(VERSION)';;
   Darwin/*)
-    gcc_version=`gcc -v 2>&1 |  grep version | cut -d\  -f3`
+    gcc_version=`gcc -dumpversion`
     if test ${gcc_version} '<' 4.0
         then
             LIBTOOL_CRUFT="-lcc_dynamic"
@@ -15657,7 +15657,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 else
   unistd_defines_pthreads=no
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $unistd_defines_pthreads" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$unistd_defines_pthreads" >&6; }
@@ -16955,7 +16955,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
   $EGREP "yes" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ipv6type=$i
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		kame)
@@ -16978,7 +16978,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 				ipv6libdir=/usr/local/v6/lib
 				ipv6trylibc=yes
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		linux-glibc)
@@ -16999,7 +16999,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
   ipv6type=$i;
 				ipv6trylibc=yes
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		linux-inet6)
@@ -17037,7 +17037,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 				ipv6lib=inet6;
 				ipv6libdir=/usr/local/v6/lib
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		v6d)
@@ -17060,7 +17060,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 				ipv6libdir=/usr/local/v6/lib;
 				BASECFLAGS="-I/usr/local/v6/include $BASECFLAGS"
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		zeta)
@@ -17082,7 +17082,7 @@ if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
 				ipv6lib=inet6;
 				ipv6libdir=/usr/local/v6/lib
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 			;;
 		esac
@@ -25597,7 +25597,7 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
   cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
@@ -25616,7 +25616,7 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -25886,7 +25886,7 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
-rm -f conftest*
+rm -f -r conftest*
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8b0f7dfb0e0..4459ec3a435 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ case $ac_sys_system/$ac_sys_release in
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -install_name $(PYTHONFRAMEWORKINSTALLDIR)/Versions/$(VERSION)/$(PYTHONFRAMEWORK)'
     LIBTOOL_CRUFT=$LIBTOOL_CRUFT' -compatibility_version $(VERSION) -current_version $(VERSION)';;
   Darwin/*)
-    gcc_version=`gcc -v 2>&1 |  grep version | cut -d\  -f3`
+    gcc_version=`gcc -dumpversion`
     if test ${gcc_version} '<' 4.0
         then
             LIBTOOL_CRUFT="-lcc_dynamic"