diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ff94c2ce60c..ac67399b8d8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4531,8 +4531,52 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_c_gcc_strength_bug" 1>&6
 fi
 
 
+echo $ac_n "checking "whether .type must sit inside a .def directive"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:4536: checking "whether .type must sit inside a .def directive"" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_type_in_def'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  saved_libs=$LIBS
+LIBS="conftest_asm.s $LIBS"
+cat > conftest_asm.s <<EOF
+	.globl _ac_test
+	.def _ac_test; .scl 2; .type 32; .endef
+_ac_test:
+	.long 0
+EOF
+cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+#line 4549 "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+
+int main() {
+
+; return 0; }
+EOF
+if { (eval echo configure:4556: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  ac_cv_c_type_in_def="yes"
+else
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  ac_cv_c_type_in_def="no"
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+LIBS=$saved_libs
+fi
+
+echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_c_type_in_def" 1>&6
+if test "$ac_cv_c_type_in_def" = "yes"
+then
+  cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
+#define NEED_TYPE_IN_DEF 1
+EOF
+
+fi
+ 
+
 echo $ac_n "checking "whether external symbols need an underscore prefix"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4536: checking "whether external symbols need an underscore prefix"" >&5
+echo "configure:4580: checking "whether external symbols need an underscore prefix"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_extern_prefix'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -4544,14 +4588,14 @@ _ac_test:
 	.long 0
 EOF
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4548 "configure"
+#line 4592 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 extern int ac_test;
 int main() {
 if (ac_test) return 1
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4555: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4599: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_extern_prefix="yes"
 else
@@ -4575,7 +4619,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking "whether assembler accepts .string"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4579: checking "whether assembler accepts .string"" >&5
+echo "configure:4623: checking "whether assembler accepts .string"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_asm_string'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -4585,14 +4629,14 @@ cat > conftest_asm.s <<EOF
 	.string "test"
 EOF
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4589 "configure"
+#line 4633 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4596: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4640: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_asm_string="yes"
 else
@@ -4620,21 +4664,21 @@ LDDLLFLAGS=""
 if test "$LIBEXT" = "so"
 then
   echo $ac_n "checking "whether we can build a Linux dll"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4624: checking "whether we can build a Linux dll"" >&5
+echo "configure:4668: checking "whether we can build a Linux dll"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_dll_linux'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   saved_cflags=$CFLAGS
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -shared -Wl,-soname,conftest.so.1.0,-Bsymbolic"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4631 "configure"
+#line 4675 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 return 1
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4638: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4682: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_dll_linux="yes"
 else
@@ -4655,21 +4699,21 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_c_dll_linux" 1>&6
     LDDLLFLAGS="-Wl,-Bsymbolic"
   else
     echo $ac_n "checking whether we can build a UnixWare (Solaris) dll""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4659: checking whether we can build a UnixWare (Solaris) dll" >&5
+echo "configure:4703: checking whether we can build a UnixWare (Solaris) dll" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_dll_unixware'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   saved_cflags=$CFLAGS
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -Wl,-G,-h,conftest.so.1.0,-B,symbolic"
     cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4666 "configure"
+#line 4710 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 return 1
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4673: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4717: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_dll_unixware="yes"
 else
@@ -4690,21 +4734,21 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_c_dll_unixware" 1>&6
       LDDLLFLAGS="-Wl,-B,symbolic"
     else
       echo $ac_n "checking "whether we can build a NetBSD dll"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4694: checking "whether we can build a NetBSD dll"" >&5
+echo "configure:4738: checking "whether we can build a NetBSD dll"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_dll_netbsd'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   saved_cflags=$CFLAGS
       CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -Wl,-Bshareable,-Bforcearchive"
       cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4701 "configure"
+#line 4745 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 return 1
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4708: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4752: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_dll_netbsd="yes"
 else
@@ -4744,21 +4788,21 @@ if test "$LIBEXT" = "so"; then
 else
     DLL_LINK="-L\$(DLLDIR) \$(DLLS:%=-l%) -L\$(TOPOBJDIR) -lwine -lwine_unicode \$(X_LIBS) \$(XLIB)"
     echo $ac_n "checking whether the linker supports --[no]-whole-archive (Linux)""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4748: checking whether the linker supports --[no]-whole-archive (Linux)" >&5
+echo "configure:4792: checking whether the linker supports --[no]-whole-archive (Linux)" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_whole_archive'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   saved_cflags=$CFLAGS
             CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wl,--whole-archive -Wl,--no-whole-archive"
             cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4755 "configure"
+#line 4799 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 return 1
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4762: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4806: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_whole_archive="yes"
 else
@@ -4778,21 +4822,21 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_c_whole_archive" 1>&6
         DLL_LINK="-Wl,--whole-archive $DLL_LINK -Wl,--no-whole-archive"
     else
         echo $ac_n "checking whether the linker supports -z {all,default}extract (Linux)""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4782: checking whether the linker supports -z {all,default}extract (Linux)" >&5
+echo "configure:4826: checking whether the linker supports -z {all,default}extract (Linux)" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_allextract'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   saved_cflags=$CFLAGS
 		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wl,-z,allextract -Wl,-z,defaultextract"
 		cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4789 "configure"
+#line 4833 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 return 1
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4796: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4840: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_allextract="yes"
 else
@@ -4823,7 +4867,7 @@ fi
 
 wine_cv_libc_reentrant=no 
 echo $ac_n "checking "for reentrant libc: __errno_location"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4827: checking "for reentrant libc: __errno_location"" >&5
+echo "configure:4871: checking "for reentrant libc: __errno_location"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'wine_cv_libc_r__errno_location'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -4831,14 +4875,14 @@ else
   wine_cv_libc_r__errno_location=yes 
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4835 "configure"
+#line 4879 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 int myerrno = 0;
 char buf[256];
 int *__errno_location(){return &myerrno;}
 main(){connect(0,buf,255); exit(!myerrno);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4842: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:4886: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   wine_cv_libc_r__errno_location=yes
 else
@@ -4863,7 +4907,7 @@ EOF
     wine_cv_libc_reentrant=__errno_location 
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking "for reentrant libc: __error"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4867: checking "for reentrant libc: __error"" >&5
+echo "configure:4911: checking "for reentrant libc: __error"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'wine_cv_libc_r__error'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -4871,14 +4915,14 @@ else
   wine_cv_libc_r__error=yes 
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4875 "configure"
+#line 4919 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 int myerrno = 0;
 char buf[256];
 int *__error(){return &myerrno;}
 main(){connect(0,buf,255); exit(!myerrno);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4882: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:4926: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   wine_cv_libc_r__error=yes
 else
@@ -4903,7 +4947,7 @@ EOF
     wine_cv_libc_reentrant=__error 
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking "for reentrant libc: ___errno"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4907: checking "for reentrant libc: ___errno"" >&5
+echo "configure:4951: checking "for reentrant libc: ___errno"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'wine_cv_libc_r___errno'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -4911,14 +4955,14 @@ else
   wine_cv_libc_r___errno=yes 
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4915 "configure"
+#line 4959 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 int myerrno = 0;
 char buf[256];
 int *___errno(){return &myerrno;}
 main(){connect(0,buf,255); exit(!myerrno);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4922: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:4966: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   wine_cv_libc_r___errno=yes
 else
@@ -4943,7 +4987,7 @@ EOF
     wine_cv_libc_reentrant=___errno 
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking "for reentrant libc: __thr_errno"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4947: checking "for reentrant libc: __thr_errno"" >&5
+echo "configure:4991: checking "for reentrant libc: __thr_errno"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'wine_cv_libc_r__thr_errno'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -4951,14 +4995,14 @@ else
   wine_cv_libc_r__thr_errno=yes 
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4955 "configure"
+#line 4999 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 int myerrno = 0;
 char buf[256];
 int *__thr_errno(){return &myerrno;}
 main(){connect(0,buf,255); exit(!myerrno);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4962: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:5006: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   wine_cv_libc_r__thr_errno=yes
 else
@@ -4994,7 +5038,7 @@ fi
 if test "$have_x" = "yes" -a "$wine_cv_libc_reentrant" != "no"
 then
 echo $ac_n "checking "for reentrant X libraries"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4998: checking "for reentrant X libraries"" >&5
+echo "configure:5042: checking "for reentrant X libraries"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'wine_cv_x_reentrant'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -5040,14 +5084,14 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether byte ordering is bigendian""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5044: checking whether byte ordering is bigendian" >&5
+echo "configure:5088: checking whether byte ordering is bigendian" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_bigendian'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   ac_cv_c_bigendian=unknown
 # See if sys/param.h defines the BYTE_ORDER macro.
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5051 "configure"
+#line 5095 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -5058,11 +5102,11 @@ int main() {
 #endif
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5062: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:5106: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   # It does; now see whether it defined to BIG_ENDIAN or not.
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5066 "configure"
+#line 5110 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -5073,7 +5117,7 @@ int main() {
 #endif
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5077: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:5121: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_bigendian=yes
 else
@@ -5093,7 +5137,7 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
     { echo "configure: error: can not run test program while cross compiling" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5097 "configure"
+#line 5141 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 main () {
   /* Are we little or big endian?  From Harbison&Steele.  */
@@ -5106,7 +5150,7 @@ main () {
   exit (u.c[sizeof (long) - 1] == 1);
 }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5110: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:5154: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   ac_cv_c_bigendian=no
 else
@@ -5134,19 +5178,19 @@ fi
 # The Ultrix 4.2 mips builtin alloca declared by alloca.h only works
 # for constant arguments.  Useless!
 echo $ac_n "checking for working alloca.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5138: checking for working alloca.h" >&5
+echo "configure:5182: checking for working alloca.h" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_alloca_h'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5143 "configure"
+#line 5187 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <alloca.h>
 int main() {
 void *p = alloca(2 * sizeof(int));
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5150: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:5194: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_header_alloca_h=yes
 else
@@ -5167,12 +5211,12 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for alloca""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5171: checking for alloca" >&5
+echo "configure:5215: checking for alloca" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_alloca_works'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5176 "configure"
+#line 5220 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
@@ -5200,7 +5244,7 @@ int main() {
 char *p = (char *) alloca(1);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5204: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:5248: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_func_alloca_works=yes
 else
@@ -5232,12 +5276,12 @@ EOF
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether alloca needs Cray hooks""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5236: checking whether alloca needs Cray hooks" >&5
+echo "configure:5280: checking whether alloca needs Cray hooks" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_os_cray'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5241 "configure"
+#line 5285 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #if defined(CRAY) && ! defined(CRAY2)
 webecray
@@ -5262,12 +5306,12 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_os_cray" 1>&6
 if test $ac_cv_os_cray = yes; then
 for ac_func in _getb67 GETB67 getb67; do
   echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5266: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:5310: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5271 "configure"
+#line 5315 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -5290,7 +5334,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5294: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:5338: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -5317,7 +5361,7 @@ done
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking stack direction for C alloca""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5321: checking stack direction for C alloca" >&5
+echo "configure:5365: checking stack direction for C alloca" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_stack_direction'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -5325,7 +5369,7 @@ else
   ac_cv_c_stack_direction=0
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5329 "configure"
+#line 5373 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 find_stack_direction ()
 {
@@ -5344,7 +5388,7 @@ main ()
   exit (find_stack_direction() < 0);
 }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5348: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:5392: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   ac_cv_c_stack_direction=1
 else
@@ -5399,12 +5443,12 @@ for ac_func in \
 
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5403: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:5447: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5408 "configure"
+#line 5452 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -5427,7 +5471,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5431: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:5475: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -5505,17 +5549,17 @@ for ac_hdr in \
 do
 ac_safe=`echo "$ac_hdr" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_hdr""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5509: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
+echo "configure:5553: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_$ac_safe'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5514 "configure"
+#line 5558 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <$ac_hdr>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:5519: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:5563: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -5542,12 +5586,12 @@ fi
 done
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether stat file-mode macros are broken""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5546: checking whether stat file-mode macros are broken" >&5
+echo "configure:5590: checking whether stat file-mode macros are broken" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_stat_broken'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5551 "configure"
+#line 5595 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -5600,12 +5644,12 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working const""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5604: checking for working const" >&5
+echo "configure:5648: checking for working const" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_const'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5609 "configure"
+#line 5653 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
@@ -5654,7 +5698,7 @@ ccp = (char const *const *) p;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5658: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:5702: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_const=yes
 else
@@ -5675,21 +5719,21 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for inline""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5679: checking for inline" >&5
+echo "configure:5723: checking for inline" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_inline'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   ac_cv_c_inline=no
 for ac_kw in inline __inline__ __inline; do
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5686 "configure"
+#line 5730 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 } int $ac_kw foo() {
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5693: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:5737: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_inline=$ac_kw; break
 else
@@ -5715,12 +5759,12 @@ EOF
 esac
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for ANSI C header files""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5719: checking for ANSI C header files" >&5
+echo "configure:5763: checking for ANSI C header files" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_stdc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5724 "configure"
+#line 5768 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -5728,7 +5772,7 @@ else
 #include <float.h>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:5732: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:5776: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -5745,7 +5789,7 @@ rm -f conftest*
 if test $ac_cv_header_stdc = yes; then
   # SunOS 4.x string.h does not declare mem*, contrary to ANSI.
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5749 "configure"
+#line 5793 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <string.h>
 EOF
@@ -5763,7 +5807,7 @@ fi
 if test $ac_cv_header_stdc = yes; then
   # ISC 2.0.2 stdlib.h does not declare free, contrary to ANSI.
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5767 "configure"
+#line 5811 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 EOF
@@ -5784,7 +5828,7 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
   :
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5788 "configure"
+#line 5832 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
 #define ISLOWER(c) ('a' <= (c) && (c) <= 'z')
@@ -5795,7 +5839,7 @@ if (XOR (islower (i), ISLOWER (i)) || toupper (i) != TOUPPER (i)) exit(2);
 exit (0); }
 
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5799: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:5843: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   :
 else
@@ -5819,12 +5863,12 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for size_t""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5823: checking for size_t" >&5
+echo "configure:5867: checking for size_t" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_type_size_t'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5828 "configure"
+#line 5872 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #if STDC_HEADERS
@@ -5852,7 +5896,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking size of long long""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5856: checking size of long long" >&5
+echo "configure:5900: checking size of long long" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_sizeof_long_long'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -5860,7 +5904,7 @@ else
   ac_cv_sizeof_long_long=0
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5864 "configure"
+#line 5908 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 main()
@@ -5871,7 +5915,7 @@ main()
   exit(0);
 }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5875: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:5919: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   ac_cv_sizeof_long_long=`cat conftestval`
 else
@@ -5893,12 +5937,12 @@ EOF
 
    
 echo $ac_n "checking "whether we can use re-entrant gethostbyname_r Linux style"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5897: checking "whether we can use re-entrant gethostbyname_r Linux style"" >&5
+echo "configure:5941: checking "whether we can use re-entrant gethostbyname_r Linux style"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'wine_cv_linux_gethostbyname_r_6'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5902 "configure"
+#line 5946 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <netdb.h>
@@ -5919,7 +5963,7 @@ int main() {
     
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5923: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:5967: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   wine_cv_linux_gethostbyname_r_6=yes
 else
@@ -5945,12 +5989,12 @@ EOF
 if test "$ac_cv_header_linux_joystick_h" = "yes"
 then
    echo $ac_n "checking "whether linux/joystick.h uses the Linux 2.2+ API"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5949: checking "whether linux/joystick.h uses the Linux 2.2+ API"" >&5
+echo "configure:5993: checking "whether linux/joystick.h uses the Linux 2.2+ API"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'wine_cv_linux_joystick_22_api'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5954 "configure"
+#line 5998 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 	#include <sys/ioctl.h>
@@ -5965,7 +6009,7 @@ int main() {
 /*empty*/
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:5969: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:6013: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   wine_cv_linux_joystick_22_api=yes
 else
@@ -5992,12 +6036,12 @@ fi
 if test "$ac_cv_header_sys_vfs_h" = "yes"
 then
     echo $ac_n "checking "whether sys/vfs.h defines statfs"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5996: checking "whether sys/vfs.h defines statfs"" >&5
+echo "configure:6040: checking "whether sys/vfs.h defines statfs"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'wine_cv_sys_vfs_has_statfs'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 6001 "configure"
+#line 6045 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 	#include <sys/types.h>
@@ -6014,7 +6058,7 @@ int main() {
 	
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:6018: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:6062: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   wine_cv_sys_vfs_has_statfs=yes
 else
@@ -6041,12 +6085,12 @@ fi
 if test "$ac_cv_header_sys_statfs_h" = "yes"
 then
     echo $ac_n "checking "whether sys/statfs.h defines statfs"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:6045: checking "whether sys/statfs.h defines statfs"" >&5
+echo "configure:6089: checking "whether sys/statfs.h defines statfs"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'wine_cv_sys_statfs_has_statfs'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 6050 "configure"
+#line 6094 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 	#include <sys/types.h>
@@ -6061,7 +6105,7 @@ int main() {
 	
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:6065: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:6109: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   wine_cv_sys_statfs_has_statfs=yes
 else
@@ -6088,12 +6132,12 @@ fi
 if test "$ac_cv_header_sys_mount_h" = "yes"
 then
     echo $ac_n "checking "whether sys/mount.h defines statfs"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:6092: checking "whether sys/mount.h defines statfs"" >&5
+echo "configure:6136: checking "whether sys/mount.h defines statfs"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'wine_cv_sys_mount_has_statfs'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 6097 "configure"
+#line 6141 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 	#include <sys/types.h>
@@ -6108,7 +6152,7 @@ int main() {
 	
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:6112: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:6156: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   wine_cv_sys_mount_has_statfs=yes
 else
@@ -6134,7 +6178,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking "for statfs.f_bfree"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:6138: checking "for statfs.f_bfree"" >&5
+echo "configure:6182: checking "for statfs.f_bfree"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'wine_cv_statfs_bfree'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -6143,7 +6187,7 @@ else
         wine_cv_statfs_bfree=no
     else
     	cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 6147 "configure"
+#line 6191 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 	#include <sys/types.h>
@@ -6170,7 +6214,7 @@ int main() {
 	
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:6174: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:6218: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   wine_cv_statfs_bfree=yes
 else
@@ -6194,7 +6238,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking "for statfs.f_bavail"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:6198: checking "for statfs.f_bavail"" >&5
+echo "configure:6242: checking "for statfs.f_bavail"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'wine_cv_statfs_bavail'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -6203,7 +6247,7 @@ else
         wine_cv_statfs_bavail=no
     else
     	cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 6207 "configure"
+#line 6251 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 	#include <sys/types.h>
@@ -6230,7 +6274,7 @@ int main() {
 	
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:6234: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:6278: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   wine_cv_statfs_bavail=yes
 else
@@ -6255,12 +6299,12 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking "for msg_accrights in struct msghdr"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:6259: checking "for msg_accrights in struct msghdr"" >&5
+echo "configure:6303: checking "for msg_accrights in struct msghdr"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_msg_accrights'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 6264 "configure"
+#line 6308 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -6268,7 +6312,7 @@ int main() {
 struct msghdr hdr; hdr.msg_accrights=0
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:6272: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:6316: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_msg_accrights="yes"
 else
@@ -6291,12 +6335,12 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking "for sun_len in struct sockaddr_un"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:6295: checking "for sun_len in struct sockaddr_un"" >&5
+echo "configure:6339: checking "for sun_len in struct sockaddr_un"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_sun_len'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 6300 "configure"
+#line 6344 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -6305,7 +6349,7 @@ int main() {
 static struct sockaddr_un addr; addr.sun_len = 1
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:6309: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:6353: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_sun_len="yes"
 else
@@ -6328,12 +6372,12 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking "whether we need to define __i386__"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:6332: checking "whether we need to define __i386__"" >&5
+echo "configure:6376: checking "whether we need to define __i386__"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_cpp_def_i386'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 6337 "configure"
+#line 6381 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #if (defined(i386) || defined(__i386)) && !defined(__i386__)
 yes
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1cd455c7ece..ad177b8eaad 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -454,6 +454,25 @@ int main(void) {
   fi
 fi
 
+dnl **** Check if we need to place .type inside a .def directive ****
+
+AC_CACHE_CHECK("whether .type must sit inside a .def directive",
+	       ac_cv_c_type_in_def,
+[saved_libs=$LIBS
+LIBS="conftest_asm.s $LIBS"
+cat > conftest_asm.s <<EOF
+	.globl _ac_test
+	.def _ac_test; .scl 2; .type 32; .endef
+_ac_test:
+	.long 0
+EOF
+AC_TRY_LINK(,,ac_cv_c_type_in_def="yes",ac_cv_c_type_in_def="no")
+LIBS=$saved_libs])
+if test "$ac_cv_c_type_in_def" = "yes"
+then
+  AC_DEFINE(NEED_TYPE_IN_DEF)
+fi
+ 
 dnl **** Check for underscore on external symbols ****
 
 AC_CACHE_CHECK("whether external symbols need an underscore prefix",
diff --git a/include/acconfig.h b/include/acconfig.h
index fef7b431fe6..2bf4f64180f 100644
--- a/include/acconfig.h
+++ b/include/acconfig.h
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
  * defined in the 'configure' script.
  */
 
+/* Define if .type asm directive must be inside a .def directive */
+#undef NEED_TYPE_IN_DEF
+
 /* Define if symbols declared in assembly code need an underscore prefix */
 #undef NEED_UNDERSCORE_PREFIX
 
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index 2a5ac4a849a..2dedec496b8 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 /* Define if lex declares yytext as a char * by default, not a char[].  */
 #undef YYTEXT_POINTER
 
+/* Define if .type asm directive must be inside a .def directive */
+#undef NEED_TYPE_IN_DEF
+
 /* Define if symbols declared in assembly code need an underscore prefix */
 #undef NEED_UNDERSCORE_PREFIX
 
diff --git a/include/winnt.h b/include/winnt.h
index 05433b0704b..ece5eed43b4 100644
--- a/include/winnt.h
+++ b/include/winnt.h
@@ -721,11 +721,17 @@ typedef HANDLE *PHANDLE;
 # define __ASM_NAME(name) name
 #endif
 
+#ifdef NEED_TYPE_IN_DEF
+# define __ASM_TYPE(name) ".def " __ASM_NAME(#name) "; .scl 2; .type 32; .endef\n"
+#else
+# define __ASM_TYPE(name) ".type " __ASM_NAME(#name) ",@function\n"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 # define __ASM_GLOBAL_FUNC(name,code) \
       __asm__( ".align 4\n\t" \
                ".globl " __ASM_NAME(#name) "\n\t" \
-               ".type " __ASM_NAME(#name) ",@function\n" \
+               __ASM_TYPE(name) \
                __ASM_NAME(#name) ":\n\t" \
                code );
 #else  /* __GNUC__ */
@@ -733,7 +739,7 @@ typedef HANDLE *PHANDLE;
       void __asm_dummy_##name(void) { \
           asm( ".align 4\n\t" \
                ".globl " __ASM_NAME(#name) "\n\t" \
-               ".type " __ASM_NAME(#name) ",@function\n" \
+               __ASM_TYPE(name) \
                __ASM_NAME(#name) ":\n\t" \
                code ); \
       }