diff --git python-clean/config.sub python-workdir/config.sub
index d74fb6d..8e94c64 100755
--- python-clean/config.sub
+++ python-workdir/config.sub
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ case $os in
 	# Now accept the basic system types.
 	# The portable systems comes first.
 	# Each alternative MUST end in a * to match a version number.
-	gnu* | android* | bsd* | mach* | minix* | genix* | ultrix* | irix* \
+	gnu* | astral* | android* | bsd* | mach* | minix* | genix* | ultrix* | irix* \
 	     | *vms* | esix* | aix* | cnk* | sunos | sunos[34]* \
 	     | hpux* | unos* | osf* | luna* | dgux* | auroraux* | solaris* \
 	     | sym* |  plan9* | psp* | sim* | xray* | os68k* | v88r* \
diff --git python-clean/configure.ac python-workdir/configure.ac
index ac3be38..2443402 100644
--- python-clean/configure.ac
+++ python-workdir/configure.ac
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ then
 	*-*-vxworks*)
 	    ac_sys_system=VxWorks
 	    ;;
+	*-*-astral*)
+	    ac_sys_system=Astral
+	    ;;
 	*)
 		# for now, limit cross builds to known configurations
 		MACHDEP="unknown"
@@ -452,6 +455,9 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
 	*-*-vxworks*)
 		_host_cpu=$host_cpu
 		;;
+	*-*-astral*)
+		_host_cpu=$host_cpu
+		;;
 	*)
 		# for now, limit cross builds to known configurations
 		MACHDEP="unknown"
@@ -2756,6 +2762,10 @@ then
 	CYGWIN*)
 		LDSHARED="gcc -shared -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base"
 		LDCXXSHARED="g++ -shared -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base";;
+	Astral*)
+		LDSHARED='$(CC) -shared'
+		LDCXXSHARED='$(CXX) -shared'
+		;;
 	*)	LDSHARED="ld";;
 	esac
 fi
@@ -2793,6 +2803,10 @@ then
 		fi;;
 	VxWorks*)
 		CCSHARED="-fpic -D__SO_PICABILINUX__  -ftls-model=global-dynamic"
+		;;
+	Astral*)
+		CCSHARED="-fPIC"
+		;;
 	esac
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT($CCSHARED)
@@ -2862,6 +2876,8 @@ then
 		LINKFORSHARED='-Wl,-E -N 2048K';;
 	VxWorks*)
 		LINKFORSHARED='-Wl,-export-dynamic';;
+	Astral*)
+		LINKFORSHARED="-export-dynamic";;
 	esac
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT($LINKFORSHARED)