Patch #609700: Use $(CC) to link on Linux.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e3100a8..8c7bf9b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 1.343 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 1.344 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53.
 #
@@ -8875,7 +8875,7 @@
 			BLDSHARED="$LDSHARED "'-bundle_loader $(BUILDPYTHON)'
 			LDSHARED="$LDSHARED "'-bundle_loader $(BINDIR)/$(PYTHON)'
 		fi ;;
-	Linux*|GNU*) LDSHARED="gcc -shared";;
+	Linux*|GNU*) LDSHARED='$(CC) -shared';;
 	dgux*) LDSHARED="ld -G";;
 	BSD/OS*/4*) LDSHARED="gcc -shared";;
 	OpenBSD*|NetBSD*|FreeBSD*)