diff -pruN libfame-0.9.1.orig/configure libfame-0.9.1/configure
--- libfame-0.9.1.orig/configure	2008-08-02 22:04:18.375141589 +1000
+++ libfame-0.9.1/configure	2008-08-02 22:05:49.940140531 +1000
@@ -4607,12 +4607,9 @@ fi
 if test x$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu = xyes; then
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall -fexpensive-optimizations -funroll-loops -ffast-math"
 
-	gcc_major_version=`$CC --version | \
-	   sed -e 's,[^0-9.],,g' -e 's/\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\)/\1/'`
-    	gcc_minor_version=`$CC --version | \
-	   sed -e 's,[^0-9.],,g' -e 's/\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\)/\2/'`
-	gcc_micro_version=`$CC --version | \
-	   sed -e 's,[^0-9.],,g' -e 's/\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\).\([0-9]*\)/\3/'`
+	gcc_major_version=`${CC} -dumpversion | cut -f1 -d.`
+    	gcc_minor_version=`${CC} -dumpversion | cut -f2 -d.`
+	gcc_micro_version=`${CC} -dumpversion | cut -f3 -d.`
 
 		if test $gcc_major_version -eq 2; then
 		if test $gcc_minor_version -gt 94; then