--- a/configure	Sun Sep 04 10:36:51 2022 +0200
+++ b/configure	Sun Sep 04 11:11:20 2022 +0200
@@ -180,9 +180,16 @@
     # open distributions often don't come with default cc and CC, check for common alternatives.
     printf "CC=` (which cc gcc clang  ) | grep -v '^no ' | head -1`\n" >>$C
     printf "CXX=`(which CC g++ clang++) | grep -v '^no ' | head -1`\n" >>$C # C++ compiler traditionally named CC
-    printf "CCC=\${CXX}\n" >>$C          # Sun make's rules use CCC for c++ compiler
-    printf "CCFLAGS=\${CXXFLAGS}\n" >>$C # Sun make's rules use CCFLAGS for c++ compiler flags
     printf "LDLIBS=-lm -ldl\n" >>$C
+    # make use of native instruction set, many open 64bit distributions execute 32 bit code and might default to that
+    if which isainfo >/dev/null && [ `isainfo -b` -eq 64 ]; then
+      printf "CFLAGS=-m64\n" >>$C
+      printf "CXXFLAGS=-m64\n" >>$C
+      printf "ASFLAGS=-m64\n" >>$C
+    fi
+	# Sun make's rules use CCC and CCFLAGS for c++
+    printf "CCC=\${CXX}\n" >>$C
+    printf "CCFLAGS=\${CXXFLAGS}\n" >>$C
     ;;
   Minix)
     printf "CC=gcc\n" >>$C