diff --git a/ase/configure b/ase/configure
index ebbdf003..1a014437 100755
--- a/ase/configure
+++ b/ase/configure
@@ -26475,6 +26475,34 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define ASE_PKGNAME
+_ACEOF
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define ASE_PKGVERSION
+_ACEOF
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define ASE_PKGAUTHOR
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define ASE_PKGNAME "${PACKAGE}"
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define ASE_PKGVERSION "${VERSION}"
+_ACEOF
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define ASE_PKGAUTHOR "${PACKAGE_BUGREPORT}"
+_ACEOF
+
+
 # Defines extra options
 
 # Check whether --enable-wchar was given.
diff --git a/ase/configure.ac b/ase/configure.ac
index c31ee33d..177b9439 100644
--- a/ase/configure.ac
+++ b/ase/configure.ac
@@ -105,21 +105,21 @@ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(double)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long double)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(wchar_t)
 
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_CHAR], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_SHORT], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_INT], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_LONG], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF___INT8], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF___INT16], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF___INT32], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF___INT64], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF___INT128], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_VOID_P], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_FLOAT], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_DOUBLE], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE], [], [Description])
-AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_WCHAR_T], [], [Description])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_CHAR], [], [sizeof(char)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_SHORT], [], [sizeof(short)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_INT], [], [sizeof(int)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_LONG], [], [sizeof(long)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG], [], [sizeof(long long)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF___INT8], [], [sizeof(__int8)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF___INT16], [], [sizeof(__int16)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF___INT32], [], [sizeof(__int32)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF___INT64], [], [sizeof(__int64)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF___INT128], [], [sizeof(__int128)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_VOID_P], [], [sizeof(void*)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_FLOAT], [], [sizeof(float)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_DOUBLE], [], [sizeof(double)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE], [], [sizeof(long double)])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_SIZEOF_WCHAR_T], [], [sizeof(wchar_t)])
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ASE_SIZEOF_CHAR,${ac_cv_sizeof_char})
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ASE_SIZEOF_SHORT,${ac_cv_sizeof_short})
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ASE_SIZEOF_DOUBLE,${ac_cv_sizeof_double})
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ASE_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE,${ac_cv_sizeof_long_double})
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ASE_SIZEOF_WCHAR_T,${ac_cv_sizeof_wchar_t})
 
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_PKGNAME], [], [package name])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_PKGVERSION], [], [package version])
+AC_DEFINE([ASE_PKGAUTHOR], [], [author's email address])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ASE_PKGNAME,"${PACKAGE}")
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ASE_PKGVERSION,"${VERSION}")
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ASE_PKGAUTHOR,"${PACKAGE_BUGREPORT}")
+
 # Defines extra options
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([wchar], [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-wchar],
diff --git a/ase/include/ase/cmn/conf_unx.h.in b/ase/include/ase/cmn/conf_unx.h.in
index 159a6bac..d6c6b363 100644
--- a/ase/include/ase/cmn/conf_unx.h.in
+++ b/ase/include/ase/cmn/conf_unx.h.in
@@ -21,49 +21,58 @@
 /* long long */
 #undef ASE_HAVE_LONG_LONG
 
-/* Description */
+/* author's email address */
+#undef ASE_PKGAUTHOR
+
+/* package name */
+#undef ASE_PKGNAME
+
+/* package version */
+#undef ASE_PKGVERSION
+
+/* sizeof(char) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF_CHAR
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(double) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF_DOUBLE
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(float) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF_FLOAT
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(int) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF_INT
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(long) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF_LONG
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(long double) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF_LONG_DOUBLE
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(long long) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(short) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF_SHORT
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(void*) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF_VOID_P
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(wchar_t) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF_WCHAR_T
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(__int128) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF___INT128
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(__int16) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF___INT16
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(__int32) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF___INT32
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(__int64) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF___INT64
 
-/* Description */
+/* sizeof(__int8) */
 #undef ASE_SIZEOF___INT8
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <dlfcn.h> header file. */