Make use of .half and/or .asciiz assembler keywords when necessary.

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7f2674f..1bf05d5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -11141,7 +11141,125 @@
 then
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_ASM_STRING 1
+#define __ASM_STRING ".string"
+_ACEOF
+
+else
+    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether assembler accepts .asciz" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking whether assembler accepts .asciz... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_c_asm_asciz+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+void ac_asm(void) { asm(".data\n\t.asciz \"test\"\n\t.text"); }
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_c_asm_asciz="yes"
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+ac_cv_c_asm_asciz="no"
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_c_asm_asciz" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_c_asm_asciz" >&6
+    if test "$ac_cv_c_asm_asciz" = "yes"
+    then
+      cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define __ASM_STRING ".asciz"
+_ACEOF
+
+    else
+      cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define __ASM_STRING ".ascii"
+_ACEOF
+
+    fi
+fi
+
+
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether assembler accepts .short" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking whether assembler accepts .short... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_c_asm_short+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+void ac_asm(void) { asm(".data\n\t.short 1\n\t.text"); }
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_c_asm_short="yes"
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+ac_cv_c_asm_short="no"
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_c_asm_short" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_c_asm_short" >&6
+if test "$ac_cv_c_asm_short" = "yes"
+then
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define __ASM_SHORT ".short"
+_ACEOF
+
+else
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define __ASM_SHORT ".half"
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cd3a843..506c3f5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -732,14 +732,36 @@
   AC_DEFINE([__ASM_NAME(name)], [name])
 fi
 
-dnl **** Check for .string in assembler ****
+dnl **** Check how to do strings in assembler ****
 
 AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether assembler accepts .string], ac_cv_c_asm_string,
     WINE_TRY_ASM_LINK([".data\n\t.string \"test\"\n\t.text"],,,
                       ac_cv_c_asm_string="yes",ac_cv_c_asm_string="no"))
 if test "$ac_cv_c_asm_string" = "yes"
 then
-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ASM_STRING, 1, [Define to use .string instead of .ascii])
+  AC_DEFINE(__ASM_STRING, [".string"], [Define to the assembler keyword used to specify an ASCII string])
+else
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether assembler accepts .asciz], ac_cv_c_asm_asciz,
+        WINE_TRY_ASM_LINK([".data\n\t.asciz \"test\"\n\t.text"],,,
+                      ac_cv_c_asm_asciz="yes",ac_cv_c_asm_asciz="no"))
+    if test "$ac_cv_c_asm_asciz" = "yes"
+    then
+      AC_DEFINE(__ASM_STRING, [".asciz"])
+    else
+      AC_DEFINE(__ASM_STRING, [".ascii"])
+    fi					
+fi
+
+dnl **** Check for .short in assembler ****
+
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether assembler accepts .short], ac_cv_c_asm_short,
+    WINE_TRY_ASM_LINK([".data\n\t.short 1\n\t.text"],,,
+                      ac_cv_c_asm_short="yes",ac_cv_c_asm_short="no"))
+if test "$ac_cv_c_asm_short" = "yes"
+then
+  AC_DEFINE(__ASM_SHORT, [".short"], [Define to the assembler keyword used to specify a word value])
+else
+  AC_DEFINE(__ASM_SHORT, [".half"])
 fi
 
 dnl **** Check for working dll ****
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index 91274d0..b7a0808 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 /* Define if you have ARTS sound server */
 #undef HAVE_ARTS
 
-/* Define to use .string instead of .ascii */
-#undef HAVE_ASM_STRING
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <audio/audiolib.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_AUDIO_AUDIOLIB_H
 
@@ -779,6 +776,12 @@
 /* Define to a macro to generate an assembly name from a C symbol */
 #undef __ASM_NAME
 
+/* Define to the assembler keyword used to specify a word value */
+#undef __ASM_SHORT
+
+/* Define to the assembler keyword used to specify an ASCII string */
+#undef __ASM_STRING
+
 /* Define to empty if `const' does not conform to ANSI C. */
 #undef const
 
diff --git a/tools/winebuild/spec32.c b/tools/winebuild/spec32.c
index ce9b25e..d71ed13 100644
--- a/tools/winebuild/spec32.c
+++ b/tools/winebuild/spec32.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
         fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t.text\\n\"\n" );
         fprintf( outfile, "    \"__wine_spec_exp_names:\\n\"\n" );
         for (i = 0; i < nb_names; i++)
-            fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t" STRING " \\\"%s\\\"\\n\"\n", Names[i]->name );
+            fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t" __ASM_STRING " \\\"%s\\\"\\n\"\n", Names[i]->name );
         fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t.data\\n\"\n" );
 
         /* output the function ordinals */
@@ -218,12 +218,12 @@
         fprintf( outfile, "    \"__wine_spec_exp_ordinals:\\n\"\n" );
         for (i = 0; i < nb_names; i++)
         {
-            fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t.short %d\\n\"\n", Names[i]->ordinal - Base );
+            fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t" __ASM_SHORT " %d\\n\"\n", Names[i]->ordinal - Base );
         }
         total_size += nb_names * sizeof(short);
         if (nb_names % 2)
         {
-            fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t.short 0\\n\"\n" );
+            fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t" __ASM_SHORT " 0\\n\"\n" );
             total_size += sizeof(short);
         }
     }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
         {
             ORDDEF *odp = Ordinals[i];
             if (odp && (odp->flags & FLAG_FORWARD))
-                fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t" STRING " \\\"%s\\\"\\n\"\n", odp->link_name );
+                fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t" __ASM_STRING " \\\"%s\\\"\\n\"\n", odp->link_name );
         }
         fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t.align %d\\n\"\n", get_alignment(4) );
         total_size += (fwd_size + 3) & ~3;
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
             case TYPE_CDECL:
                 fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\tjmp " __ASM_NAME("%s") "\\n\"\n", name );
                 fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\tret\\n\"\n" );
-                fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t.short %d\\n\"\n", args );
+                fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t" __ASM_SHORT " %d\\n\"\n", args );
                 fprintf( outfile, "    \"\\t.long " __ASM_NAME("%s") ",0x%08x\\n\"\n", name, mask );
                 break;
             default: