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diff --git a/libguile/simpos.c b/libguile/simpos.c
index ee0f7a94d..a94dcb0a6 100644
--- a/libguile/simpos.c
+++ b/libguile/simpos.c
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ scm_getenv(nam)
return (val) ? scm_makfromstr(val, (scm_sizet)strlen(val), 0) : SCM_BOOL_F;
}
+/* I have a feeling this whole arrangement below is a bad idea. One
+ should always test for the presence or absence of a particular
+ feature, instead of checking the system name. Older versions of a
+ system may lack features posessed by new ones, and a feature
+ appearing on one system will soon appear on others. And autoconf
+ provides the mechanisms for detecting features. -JimB */
+
+#ifdef _AIX
+# define SYSTNAME "AIX"
+#endif
#ifdef vms
# define SYSTNAME "VMS"
#endif