--- a/Make.proto	Fri Oct 27 16:56:51 1995 +0100
+++ b/Make.proto	Sat Oct 28 15:37:31 1995 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Make.proto,v 1.43 1995-10-27 14:39:06 cg Exp $
+# $Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Make.proto,v 1.44 1995-10-28 14:37:16 cg Exp $
 #
 # -------------- no need to change anything below ----------
 
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@
 # special rule, to define the config-string while compiling
 # this places the current config setting into the Smalltalk class binary
 #
-CONF_STRING="$(CONF) / $(CONF_PACKS)"
+#CONF_STRING="$(CONF) / $(CONF_PACKS)"
 
-Smalltalk.$(O):
-	$(STC) -CC="$(CC)" $(STCFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -DCONFIGURATION_STRING='\"$(CONF_STRING)\"' -c Smalltalk.st
-	@$(TOUCH) $*.$(O)
+#Smalltalk.$(O):
+#	$(STC) -CC="$(CC)" $(STCFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -DCONFIGURATION_STRING='\"$(CONF_STRING)\"' -c Smalltalk.st
+#	@$(TOUCH) $*.$(O)
 
 Unix.$(O):
 	$(STC) -CC="$(CC)" $(STCFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(UNCRITICALOPT) -c Unix.st

--- a/Smalltalk.st	Fri Oct 27 16:56:51 1995 +0100
+++ b/Smalltalk.st	Sat Oct 28 15:37:31 1995 +0100
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 COPYRIGHT (c) 1988 by Claus Gittinger
 	     All Rights Reserved
 
-$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Smalltalk.st,v 1.67 1995-10-23 16:54:40 cg Exp $
+$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Smalltalk.st,v 1.68 1995-10-28 14:37:31 cg Exp $
 '!
 
 "
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 version
 "
-$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Smalltalk.st,v 1.67 1995-10-23 16:54:40 cg Exp $
+$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Smalltalk.st,v 1.68 1995-10-28 14:37:31 cg Exp $
 "
 !
 
@@ -198,11 +198,10 @@
      this smalltalk was compiled."
 
 %{
-#ifdef CONFIGURATION_STRING
-    RETURN ( _MKSTRING(CONFIGURATION_STRING COMMA_SND) );
-#endif
-%}.
-    ^ 'unknown'
+    extern char *__getConfigurationString();
+
+    RETURN (__MKSTRING(__getConfigurationString() COMMA_SND));
+%}
 
     "
      Smalltalk configuration