diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index eefc545..795e68b 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
 build_triplet = @build@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_triplet = @target@
 subdir = .
 DIST_COMMON = README $(am__configure_deps) $(libtins_include_HEADERS) \
 	$(srcdir)/Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.in \
@@ -269,7 +270,11 @@ sbindir = @sbindir@
 sharedstatedir = @sharedstatedir@
 srcdir = @srcdir@
 sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
+target = @target@
 target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_cpu = @target_cpu@
+target_os = @target_os@
+target_vendor = @target_vendor@
 top_build_prefix = @top_build_prefix@
 top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9b174f8..3c62c15 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -685,14 +685,6 @@ CPPFLAGS
 LDFLAGS
 CFLAGS
 CC
-host_os
-host_vendor
-host_cpu
-host
-build_os
-build_vendor
-build_cpu
-build
 LIBTOOL
 am__untar
 am__tar
@@ -717,6 +709,18 @@ am__isrc
 INSTALL_DATA
 INSTALL_SCRIPT
 INSTALL_PROGRAM
+target_os
+target_vendor
+target_cpu
+target
+host_os
+host_vendor
+host_cpu
+host
+build_os
+build_vendor
+build_cpu
+build
 target_alias
 host_alias
 build_alias
@@ -1389,6 +1393,7 @@ Program names:
 System types:
   --build=BUILD     configure for building on BUILD [guessed]
   --host=HOST       cross-compile to build programs to run on HOST [BUILD]
+  --target=TARGET   configure for building compilers for TARGET [HOST]
 _ACEOF
 fi
 
@@ -2344,8 +2349,6 @@ ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
-am__api_version='1.11'
-
 ac_aux_dir=
 for ac_dir in "$srcdir" "$srcdir/.." "$srcdir/../.."; do
   if test -f "$ac_dir/install-sh"; then
@@ -2375,6 +2378,119 @@ ac_config_sub="$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.sub"  # Please don't use this var.
 ac_configure="$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/configure"  # Please don't use this var.
 
 
+# Make sure we can run config.sub.
+$SHELL "$ac_aux_dir/config.sub" sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+  as_fn_error $? "cannot run $SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.sub" "$LINENO" 5
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking build system type" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking build system type... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_build+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_build_alias=$build_alias
+test "x$ac_build_alias" = x &&
+  ac_build_alias=`$SHELL "$ac_aux_dir/config.guess"`
+test "x$ac_build_alias" = x &&
+  as_fn_error $? "cannot guess build type; you must specify one" "$LINENO" 5
+ac_cv_build=`$SHELL "$ac_aux_dir/config.sub" $ac_build_alias` ||
+  as_fn_error $? "$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.sub $ac_build_alias failed" "$LINENO" 5
+
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_build" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_build" >&6; }
+case $ac_cv_build in
+*-*-*) ;;
+*) as_fn_error $? "invalid value of canonical build" "$LINENO" 5;;
+esac
+build=$ac_cv_build
+ac_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS='-'
+set x $ac_cv_build
+shift
+build_cpu=$1
+build_vendor=$2
+shift; shift
+# Remember, the first character of IFS is used to create $*,
+# except with old shells:
+build_os=$*
+IFS=$ac_save_IFS
+case $build_os in *\ *) build_os=`echo "$build_os" | sed 's/ /-/g'`;; esac
+
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking host system type" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking host system type... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_host+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test "x$host_alias" = x; then
+  ac_cv_host=$ac_cv_build
+else
+  ac_cv_host=`$SHELL "$ac_aux_dir/config.sub" $host_alias` ||
+    as_fn_error $? "$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.sub $host_alias failed" "$LINENO" 5
+fi
+
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_host" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_host" >&6; }
+case $ac_cv_host in
+*-*-*) ;;
+*) as_fn_error $? "invalid value of canonical host" "$LINENO" 5;;
+esac
+host=$ac_cv_host
+ac_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS='-'
+set x $ac_cv_host
+shift
+host_cpu=$1
+host_vendor=$2
+shift; shift
+# Remember, the first character of IFS is used to create $*,
+# except with old shells:
+host_os=$*
+IFS=$ac_save_IFS
+case $host_os in *\ *) host_os=`echo "$host_os" | sed 's/ /-/g'`;; esac
+
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking target system type" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking target system type... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_target+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test "x$target_alias" = x; then
+  ac_cv_target=$ac_cv_host
+else
+  ac_cv_target=`$SHELL "$ac_aux_dir/config.sub" $target_alias` ||
+    as_fn_error $? "$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.sub $target_alias failed" "$LINENO" 5
+fi
+
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_target" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_target" >&6; }
+case $ac_cv_target in
+*-*-*) ;;
+*) as_fn_error $? "invalid value of canonical target" "$LINENO" 5;;
+esac
+target=$ac_cv_target
+ac_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS='-'
+set x $ac_cv_target
+shift
+target_cpu=$1
+target_vendor=$2
+shift; shift
+# Remember, the first character of IFS is used to create $*,
+# except with old shells:
+target_os=$*
+IFS=$ac_save_IFS
+case $target_os in *\ *) target_os=`echo "$target_os" | sed 's/ /-/g'`;; esac
+
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+test -n "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
+am__api_version='1.11'
+
 # Find a good install program.  We prefer a C program (faster),
 # so one script is as good as another.  But avoid the broken or
 # incompatible versions:
@@ -2876,77 +2992,6 @@ macro_revision='1.3337'
 
 ltmain="$ac_aux_dir/ltmain.sh"
 
-# Make sure we can run config.sub.
-$SHELL "$ac_aux_dir/config.sub" sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
-  as_fn_error $? "cannot run $SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.sub" "$LINENO" 5
-
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking build system type" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking build system type... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_build+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  ac_build_alias=$build_alias
-test "x$ac_build_alias" = x &&
-  ac_build_alias=`$SHELL "$ac_aux_dir/config.guess"`
-test "x$ac_build_alias" = x &&
-  as_fn_error $? "cannot guess build type; you must specify one" "$LINENO" 5
-ac_cv_build=`$SHELL "$ac_aux_dir/config.sub" $ac_build_alias` ||
-  as_fn_error $? "$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.sub $ac_build_alias failed" "$LINENO" 5
-
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_build" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_build" >&6; }
-case $ac_cv_build in
-*-*-*) ;;
-*) as_fn_error $? "invalid value of canonical build" "$LINENO" 5;;
-esac
-build=$ac_cv_build
-ac_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS='-'
-set x $ac_cv_build
-shift
-build_cpu=$1
-build_vendor=$2
-shift; shift
-# Remember, the first character of IFS is used to create $*,
-# except with old shells:
-build_os=$*
-IFS=$ac_save_IFS
-case $build_os in *\ *) build_os=`echo "$build_os" | sed 's/ /-/g'`;; esac
-
-
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking host system type" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking host system type... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_host+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test "x$host_alias" = x; then
-  ac_cv_host=$ac_cv_build
-else
-  ac_cv_host=`$SHELL "$ac_aux_dir/config.sub" $host_alias` ||
-    as_fn_error $? "$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.sub $host_alias failed" "$LINENO" 5
-fi
-
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_host" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_host" >&6; }
-case $ac_cv_host in
-*-*-*) ;;
-*) as_fn_error $? "invalid value of canonical host" "$LINENO" 5;;
-esac
-host=$ac_cv_host
-ac_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS='-'
-set x $ac_cv_host
-shift
-host_cpu=$1
-host_vendor=$2
-shift; shift
-# Remember, the first character of IFS is used to create $*,
-# except with old shells:
-host_os=$*
-IFS=$ac_save_IFS
-case $host_os in *\ *) host_os=`echo "$host_os" | sed 's/ /-/g'`;; esac
-
-
 # Backslashify metacharacters that are still active within
 # double-quoted strings.
 sed_quote_subst='s/\(["`$\\]\)/\\\1/g'
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9ecd7c5..56c7184 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 AC_INIT([libtins], [0.3], [matias.fontanini@gmail.com], [libtins], [http://libtins.sourceforge.net])
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror])
 LT_INIT([disable-static])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])