diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 03930f1c7..bd8c13954 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Makefile.in
 /config.h
 /config.h.in
 /config.log
+/config.sh
 /config.status
 /config.sub
 /configure
diff --git a/config.sh.in b/config.sh.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..061871a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.sh.in
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash -
+# (C) Copyright 2019 Red Hat Inc.
+# @configure_input@
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+# This shell script contains the results of some configure checks,
+# mostly used in other shell scripts.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f05a45252..774f78586 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
                  common/utils/Makefile
                  common/visit/Makefile
                  common/windows/Makefile
+                 config.sh
                  csharp/Makefile
                  customize/Makefile
                  daemon/daemon_config.ml
diff --git a/tests/test-functions.sh b/tests/test-functions.sh
index 5510b01e9..e93baeaab 100755
--- a/tests/test-functions.sh
+++ b/tests/test-functions.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ export LANG=C
 # parameters, so we eval those to define the variables.
 while [ $# -ge 1 ]; do eval "$1"; shift; done
 
+# Configure check results.
+source $abs_top_builddir/config.sh
+
 # Skip if $SKIP_<script_name> environment variable is set.
 # Every test should call this function first.
 skip_if_skipped ()