--- tcl7.5/unix/configure.orig	Sat Aug 17 18:36:48 1996
+++ tcl7.5/unix/configure	Sat Aug 17 18:37:07 1996
@@ -4400,7 +4400,7 @@
     fi
 else
     if test "$AIX" = "yes"; then
-	TEST_SUFFIX="${.a}"
+	TEST_SUFFIX=".a"
     else
 	TEST_SUFFIX="${SHLIB_SUFFIX}"
     fi