--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ### Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
 ### 02111-1307, USA. 
 
-AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.292 $)
+AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.293 $)
 AC_PREREQ(2.9)
 AC_INIT(src/octave.cc)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
       ieee_fp_flag=-mieee-fp
       XTRA_CXXFLAGS="$XTRA_CXXFLAGS -mieee-fp"])
   ;;
-  alpha-*-*)
+  alpha*-*-*)
     OCTAVE_CC_FLAG(-mieee, [
       ieee_fp_flag=-mieee
       XTRA_CFLAGS="$XTRA_CFLAGS -mieee"])
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 ### Use -static if compiling on Alpha OSF/1 1.3 systems.
 
 case "$canonical_host_type" in
-  alpha-dec-osf1.3)
+  alpha*-dec-osf1.3)
     LD_STATIC_FLAG=-static
   ;;
 esac
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
         FFLAGS="-O"
       fi
       case "$canonical_host_type" in
-        alpha-*-*)
+        alpha*-*-*)
           if $f77_is_g77 || test -z "$ieee_fp_flag" ; then
             true
 	  else
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
     SH_LD=ld
     SH_LDFLAGS=-Bshareable
   ;;
-  alpha-dec-osf*)
+  alpha*-dec-osf*)
     CPICFLAG=
     CXXPICFLAG=
     FPICFLAG=
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@
 AC_CHECK_LIB(socket, gethostname)
 
 case "$canonical_host_type" in
-  alpha-dec-osf*)
+  alpha*-dec-osf*)
     AC_CHECK_LIB(dxml, dgemm_, [SPECIAL_MATH_LIB=-ldxml])
   ;;
 esac