diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8aeb966b75..f4794a5a66 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1998-10-31  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>
+
+	* aclocal.m4 (LIBC_PROG_FOO_GNU): Name output file using -o to
+	avoid ld test generating an unwanted file.
+
 1998-10-30  Thorsten Kukuk  <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de> 
  
 	* sunrpc/Versions: Add xdr_uint32_t and xdr_int32_t. 
diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index 9613ec61b5..4da7ef89b4 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -100,11 +100,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 AC_DEFUN(LIBC_PROG_FOO_GNU,
 [# Most GNU programs take a -v and spit out some text including
 # the word 'GNU'.  Some try to read stdin, so give them /dev/null.
-if $1 -v </dev/null 2>&1 | grep GNU > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+if $1 -o conftest -v </dev/null 2>&1 | grep GNU > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   $2
 else
   $3
-fi])
+fi
+rm -fr contest*])
 
 AC_DEFUN(LIBC_PROG_BINUTILS,
 [# Was a --with-binutils option given?
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b06bb24084..0e65998cc4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated automatically using autoconf version 2.12 
+# Generated automatically using autoconf version 2.12.2 
 # Copyright (C) 1992, 93, 94, 95, 96 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This configure script is free software; the Free Software Foundation
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ mandir='${prefix}/man'
 # Initialize some other variables.
 subdirs=
 MFLAGS= MAKEFLAGS=
+SHELL=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}
 # Maximum number of lines to put in a shell here document.
 ac_max_here_lines=12
 
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ EOF
     verbose=yes ;;
 
   -version | --version | --versio | --versi | --vers)
-    echo "configure generated by autoconf version 2.12"
+    echo "configure generated by autoconf version 2.12.2"
     exit 0 ;;
 
   -with-* | --with-*)
@@ -556,9 +557,11 @@ ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
 ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
 ac_compile='${CC-cc} -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext 1>&5'
-ac_link='${CC-cc} -o conftest $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS 1>&5'
+ac_link='${CC-cc} -o conftest${ac_exeext} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS 1>&5'
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
+ac_exeext=
+ac_objext=o
 if (echo "testing\c"; echo 1,2,3) | grep c >/dev/null; then
   # Stardent Vistra SVR4 grep lacks -e, says ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu.
   if (echo -n testing; echo 1,2,3) | sed s/-n/xn/ | grep xn >/dev/null; then
@@ -801,26 +804,26 @@ fi
 
 
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
-if $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
+if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:810: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:813: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
 NONE)
   case $nonopt in
   NONE)
-    if host_alias=`$ac_config_guess`; then :
+    if host_alias=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_guess`; then :
     else { echo "configure: error: can not guess host type; you must specify one" 1>&2; exit 1; }
     fi ;;
   *) host_alias=$nonopt ;;
   esac ;;
 esac
 
-host=`$ac_config_sub $host_alias`
+host=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $host_alias`
 host_cpu=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
 host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
@@ -929,7 +932,7 @@ fi
 # This can take a while to compute.
 sysdep_dir=$srcdir/sysdeps
 echo $ac_n "checking sysdep dirs""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:933: checking sysdep dirs" >&5
+echo "configure:936: checking sysdep dirs" >&5
 # Make sco3.2v4 become sco3.2.4 and sunos4.1.1_U1 become sunos4.1.1.U1.
 os="`echo $os | sed 's/\([0-9A-Z]\)[v_]\([0-9A-Z]\)/\1.\2/g'`"
 
@@ -1126,28 +1129,30 @@ echo "$ac_t""$default_sysnames" 1>&6
 # SunOS /usr/etc/install
 # IRIX /sbin/install
 # AIX /bin/install
+# AIX 4 /usr/bin/installbsd, which doesn't work without a -g flag
 # AFS /usr/afsws/bin/install, which mishandles nonexistent args
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1134: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1138: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
-    IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_IFS="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+    IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_IFS="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     # Account for people who put trailing slashes in PATH elements.
     case "$ac_dir/" in
     /|./|.//|/etc/*|/usr/sbin/*|/usr/etc/*|/sbin/*|/usr/afsws/bin/*|/usr/ucb/*) ;;
     *)
       # OSF1 and SCO ODT 3.0 have their own names for install.
-      for ac_prog in ginstall installbsd scoinst install; do
+      # Don't use installbsd from OSF since it installs stuff as root
+      # by default.
+      for ac_prog in ginstall scoinst install; do
         if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_prog; then
 	  if test $ac_prog = install &&
             grep dspmsg $ac_dir/$ac_prog >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	    # AIX install.  It has an incompatible calling convention.
-	    # OSF/1 installbsd also uses dspmsg, but is usable.
 	    :
 	  else
 	    ac_cv_path_install="$ac_dir/$ac_prog -c"
@@ -1184,7 +1189,7 @@ if test "$INSTALL" = "${srcdir}/install-sh -c"; then
   INSTALL='\$(..)./install-sh -c'
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ln -s works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1188: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
+echo "configure:1193: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LN_S'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1207,7 +1212,7 @@ fi
 
 # These programs are version sensitive.
 echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1211: checking build system type" >&5
+echo "configure:1216: checking build system type" >&5
 
 build_alias=$build
 case "$build_alias" in
@@ -1218,7 +1223,7 @@ NONE)
   esac ;;
 esac
 
-build=`$ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
 build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
 build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
@@ -1235,14 +1240,14 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1239: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1244: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   if test -n "$CC"; then
   ac_cv_prog_CC="$CC" # Let the user override the test.
 else
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -1268,7 +1273,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
 else
   # Found it, now check the version.
   echo $ac_n "checking version of $CC""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1272: checking version of $CC" >&5
+echo "configure:1277: checking version of $CC" >&5
   ac_prog_version=`$CC -v 2>&1 | sed -n 's/^.*version \([egcygnustp-]*[0-9.]*\).*$/\1/p'`
   case $ac_prog_version in
     '') ac_prog_version="v. ?.??, bad"; ac_verc_fail=yes;;
@@ -1288,14 +1293,14 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1292: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1297: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_MAKE'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   if test -n "$MAKE"; then
   ac_cv_prog_MAKE="$MAKE" # Let the user override the test.
 else
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -1321,7 +1326,7 @@ if test -z "$MAKE"; then
 else
   # Found it, now check the version.
   echo $ac_n "checking version of $MAKE""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1325: checking version of $MAKE" >&5
+echo "configure:1330: checking version of $MAKE" >&5
   ac_prog_version=`$MAKE --version 2>&1 | sed -n 's/^.*version \([0-9][0-9.]*\), by.*$/\1/p'`
   case $ac_prog_version in
     '') ac_prog_version="v. ?.??, bad"; ac_verc_fail=yes;;
@@ -1342,14 +1347,14 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1346: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1351: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_MSGFMT'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   if test -n "$MSGFMT"; then
   ac_cv_prog_MSGFMT="$MSGFMT" # Let the user override the test.
 else
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -1375,7 +1380,7 @@ if test -z "$MSGFMT"; then
 else
   # Found it, now check the version.
   echo $ac_n "checking version of $MSGFMT""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1379: checking version of $MSGFMT" >&5
+echo "configure:1384: checking version of $MSGFMT" >&5
   ac_prog_version=`$MSGFMT --version 2>&1 | sed -n 's/^.*GNU gettext.* \([0-9]*\.[0-9.]*\).*$/\1/p'`
   case $ac_prog_version in
     '') ac_prog_version="v. ?.??, bad"; ac_verc_fail=yes;;
@@ -1395,14 +1400,14 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1399: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1404: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_MAKEINFO'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   if test -n "$MAKEINFO"; then
   ac_cv_prog_MAKEINFO="$MAKEINFO" # Let the user override the test.
 else
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -1428,7 +1433,7 @@ if test -z "$MAKEINFO"; then
 else
   # Found it, now check the version.
   echo $ac_n "checking version of $MAKEINFO""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1432: checking version of $MAKEINFO" >&5
+echo "configure:1437: checking version of $MAKEINFO" >&5
   ac_prog_version=`$MAKEINFO --version 2>&1 | sed -n 's/^.*GNU texinfo \([0-9][0-9.]*\).*$/\1/p'`
   case $ac_prog_version in
     '') ac_prog_version="v. ?.??, bad"; ac_verc_fail=yes;;
@@ -1457,7 +1462,7 @@ test -n "$aux_missing" && echo "configure: warning:
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1461: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1466: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_works'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1466,15 +1471,15 @@ ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
 ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
 ac_compile='${CC-cc} -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext 1>&5'
-ac_link='${CC-cc} -o conftest $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS 1>&5'
+ac_link='${CC-cc} -o conftest${ac_exeext} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS 1>&5'
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1474 "configure"
+#line 1479 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1478: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1483: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1499,7 +1504,7 @@ else
  cross_linkable=yes
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1503: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1508: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_cross'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1511,7 +1516,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1515: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1520: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1520,7 +1525,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1524: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1529: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1533,7 +1538,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc != yes; then
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1537: checking build system type" >&5
+echo "configure:1542: checking build system type" >&5
 
 build_alias=$build
 case "$build_alias" in
@@ -1544,7 +1549,7 @@ NONE)
   esac ;;
 esac
 
-build=`$ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
 build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
 build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
@@ -1556,14 +1561,14 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1560: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1565: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_BUILD_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   if test -n "$BUILD_CC"; then
   ac_cv_prog_BUILD_CC="$BUILD_CC" # Let the user override the test.
 else
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -1587,7 +1592,7 @@ done
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking how to run the C preprocessor""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1591: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
+echo "configure:1596: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
 # On Suns, sometimes $CPP names a directory.
 if test -n "$CPP" && test -d "$CPP"; then
   CPP=
@@ -1602,14 +1607,14 @@ else
   # On the NeXT, cc -E runs the code through the compiler's parser,
   # not just through cpp.
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1606 "configure"
+#line 1611 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1612: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
-ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out`
+{ (eval echo configure:1617: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
 else
@@ -1619,14 +1624,31 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -E -traditional-cpp"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1623 "configure"
+#line 1628 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1629: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
-ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out`
+{ (eval echo configure:1634: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
+if test -z "$ac_err"; then
+  :
+else
+  echo "$ac_err" >&5
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  CPP="${CC-cc} -nologo -E"
+  cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+#line 1645 "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+#include <assert.h>
+Syntax Error
+EOF
+ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
+{ (eval echo configure:1651: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
 else
@@ -1638,6 +1660,8 @@ else
 fi
 rm -f conftest*
 fi
+rm -f conftest*
+fi
 rm -f conftest*
   ac_cv_prog_CPP="$CPP"
 fi
@@ -1658,17 +1682,18 @@ LD=`$CC -print-prog-name=ld`
 
 # Determine whether we are using GNU binutils.
 echo $ac_n "checking whether $AS is GNU as""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1662: checking whether $AS is GNU as" >&5
+echo "configure:1686: checking whether $AS is GNU as" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_prog_as_gnu'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   # Most GNU programs take a -v and spit out some text including
 # the word 'GNU'.  Some try to read stdin, so give them /dev/null.
-if $AS -v </dev/null 2>&1 | grep GNU > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+if $AS -o conftest -v </dev/null 2>&1 | grep GNU > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   libc_cv_prog_as_gnu=yes
 else
   libc_cv_prog_as_gnu=no
 fi
+rm -fr contest*
 fi
 
 echo "$ac_t""$libc_cv_prog_as_gnu" 1>&6
@@ -1676,17 +1701,18 @@ rm -f a.out
 gnu_as=$libc_cv_prog_as_gnu
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether $LD is GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1680: checking whether $LD is GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1705: checking whether $LD is GNU ld" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_prog_ld_gnu'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   # Most GNU programs take a -v and spit out some text including
 # the word 'GNU'.  Some try to read stdin, so give them /dev/null.
-if $LD -v </dev/null 2>&1 | grep GNU > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+if $LD -o conftest -v </dev/null 2>&1 | grep GNU > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   libc_cv_prog_ld_gnu=yes
 else
   libc_cv_prog_ld_gnu=no
 fi
+rm -fr contest*
 fi
 
 echo "$ac_t""$libc_cv_prog_ld_gnu" 1>&6
@@ -1695,14 +1721,14 @@ gnu_ld=$libc_cv_prog_ld_gnu
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1699: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1725: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   if test -n "$AR"; then
   ac_cv_prog_AR="$AR" # Let the user override the test.
 else
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -1726,14 +1752,14 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1730: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1756: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   if test -n "$RANLIB"; then
   ac_cv_prog_RANLIB="$RANLIB" # Let the user override the test.
 else
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -1757,14 +1783,14 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1761: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1787: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   if test -n "$RANLIB"; then
   ac_cv_prog_RANLIB="$RANLIB" # Let the user override the test.
 else
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -1791,14 +1817,14 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}mig", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}mig; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1795: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1821: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_MIG'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   if test -n "$MIG"; then
   ac_cv_prog_MIG="$MIG" # Let the user override the test.
 else
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -1831,7 +1857,7 @@ fi
 
 # check if ranlib is necessary
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ranlib is necessary""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1835: checking whether ranlib is necessary" >&5
+echo "configure:1861: checking whether ranlib is necessary" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_ranlib_necessary'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1865,7 +1891,7 @@ fi
 # - two terminals occur directly after each other
 # - the path contains an element with a dot in it
 echo $ac_n "checking LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1869: checking LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable" >&5
+echo "configure:1895: checking LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable" >&5
 case ${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} in
   [:\;]* | *[:\;] | *[:\;][:\;]* |  *[:\;]. | .[:\;]*| . | *[:\;].[:\;]* )
     ld_library_path_setting="contains current directory"
@@ -1885,7 +1911,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "bash", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy bash; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1889: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1915: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_BASH'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1893,8 +1919,11 @@ else
   /*)
   ac_cv_path_BASH="$BASH" # Let the user override the test with a path.
   ;;
+  ?:/*)			 
+  ac_cv_path_BASH="$BASH" # Let the user override the test with a dos path.
+  ;;
   *)
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -1927,7 +1956,7 @@ if test "$BASH" = no; then
   # Extract the first word of "ksh", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ksh; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1931: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1960: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_KSH'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1935,8 +1964,11 @@ else
   /*)
   ac_cv_path_KSH="$KSH" # Let the user override the test with a path.
   ;;
+  ?:/*)			 
+  ac_cv_path_KSH="$KSH" # Let the user override the test with a dos path.
+  ;;
   *)
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -1973,14 +2005,14 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1977: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2009: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AWK'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   if test -n "$AWK"; then
   ac_cv_prog_AWK="$AWK" # Let the user override the test.
 else
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -2006,7 +2038,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2010: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2042: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_PERL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2014,8 +2046,11 @@ else
   /*)
   ac_cv_path_PERL="$PERL" # Let the user override the test with a path.
   ;;
+  ?:/*)			 
+  ac_cv_path_PERL="$PERL" # Let the user override the test with a dos path.
+  ;;
   *)
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
     if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
@@ -2041,7 +2076,7 @@ test -n "$PERL" || PERL="no"
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for signed size_t type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2045: checking for signed size_t type" >&5
+echo "configure:2080: checking for signed size_t type" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_signed_size_t'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2065,12 +2100,12 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for libc-friendly stddef.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2069: checking for libc-friendly stddef.h" >&5
+echo "configure:2104: checking for libc-friendly stddef.h" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_friendly_stddef'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2074 "configure"
+#line 2109 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #define __need_size_t
 #define __need_wchar_t
@@ -2085,7 +2120,7 @@ size_t size; wchar_t wchar;
 if (&size == NULL || &wchar == NULL) abort ();
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2089: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2124: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   libc_cv_friendly_stddef=yes
 else
@@ -2104,7 +2139,7 @@ override stddef.h = # The installed <stddef.h> seems to be libc-friendly."
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we need to use -P to assemble .S files""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2108: checking whether we need to use -P to assemble .S files" >&5
+echo "configure:2143: checking whether we need to use -P to assemble .S files" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_need_minus_P'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2127,7 +2162,7 @@ asm-CPPFLAGS = -P # The assembler can't grok cpp's # line directives."
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for assembler global-symbol directive""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2131: checking for assembler global-symbol directive" >&5
+echo "configure:2166: checking for assembler global-symbol directive" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_asm_global_directive'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2157,7 +2192,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for .set assembler directive""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2161: checking for .set assembler directive" >&5
+echo "configure:2196: checking for .set assembler directive" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_asm_set_directive'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2191,7 +2226,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for .symver assembler directive""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2195: checking for .symver assembler directive" >&5
+echo "configure:2230: checking for .symver assembler directive" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_asm_symver_directive'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2210,7 +2245,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "$ac_t""$libc_cv_asm_symver_directive" 1>&6
 echo $ac_n "checking for ld --version-script""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2214: checking for ld --version-script" >&5
+echo "configure:2249: checking for ld --version-script" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_ld_version_script_option'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2233,7 +2268,7 @@ EOF
     if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS -shared -o conftest.so conftest.o
 					-nostartfiles -nostdlib
 					-Wl,--version-script,conftest.map
-		       1>&5'; { (eval echo configure:2237: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; };
+		       1>&5'; { (eval echo configure:2272: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; };
     then
       libc_cv_ld_version_script_option=yes
     else
@@ -2271,7 +2306,7 @@ if test $VERSIONING = no; then
 fi
 if test $elf = yes; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for .previous assembler directive""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2275: checking for .previous assembler directive" >&5
+echo "configure:2310: checking for .previous assembler directive" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_asm_previous_directive'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2279,7 +2314,7 @@ else
 .section foo_section
 .previous
 EOF
-  if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -c $CFLAGS conftest.s 1>&5'; { (eval echo configure:2283: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
+  if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -c $CFLAGS conftest.s 1>&5'; { (eval echo configure:2318: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
     libc_cv_asm_previous_directive=yes
   else
     libc_cv_asm_previous_directive=no
@@ -2295,7 +2330,7 @@ EOF
 
   else
     echo $ac_n "checking for .popsection assembler directive""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2299: checking for .popsection assembler directive" >&5
+echo "configure:2334: checking for .popsection assembler directive" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_asm_popsection_directive'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2303,7 +2338,7 @@ else
 .pushsection foo_section
 .popsection
 EOF
-    if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -c $CFLAGS conftest.s 1>&5'; { (eval echo configure:2307: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
+    if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -c $CFLAGS conftest.s 1>&5'; { (eval echo configure:2342: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
       libc_cv_asm_popsection_directive=yes
     else
       libc_cv_asm_popsection_directive=no
@@ -2323,12 +2358,12 @@ fi
 
 if test $elf != yes; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for .init and .fini sections""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2327: checking for .init and .fini sections" >&5
+echo "configure:2362: checking for .init and .fini sections" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_have_initfini'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2332 "configure"
+#line 2367 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
@@ -2337,7 +2372,7 @@ asm (".section .init");
 				    asm (".text");
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2341: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2376: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   libc_cv_have_initfini=yes
 else
@@ -2365,19 +2400,19 @@ if test $elf = yes; then
 else
   if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = yes; then
     echo $ac_n "checking for _ prefix on C symbol names""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2369: checking for _ prefix on C symbol names" >&5
+echo "configure:2404: checking for _ prefix on C symbol names" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_asm_underscores'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2374 "configure"
+#line 2409 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 asm ("_glibc_foobar:");
 int main() {
 glibc_foobar ();
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2381: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2416: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   libc_cv_asm_underscores=yes
 else
@@ -2392,17 +2427,17 @@ fi
 echo "$ac_t""$libc_cv_asm_underscores" 1>&6
   else
     echo $ac_n "checking for _ prefix on C symbol names""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2396: checking for _ prefix on C symbol names" >&5
+echo "configure:2431: checking for _ prefix on C symbol names" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_asm_underscores'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2401 "configure"
+#line 2436 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 void underscore_test(void) {
 return; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2406: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2441: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   if grep _underscore_test conftest* >/dev/null; then
     rm -f conftest*
     libc_cv_asm_underscores=yes
@@ -2434,7 +2469,7 @@ if test $elf = yes; then
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for assembler .weak directive""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2438: checking for assembler .weak directive" >&5
+echo "configure:2473: checking for assembler .weak directive" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_asm_weak_directive'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2457,7 +2492,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$libc_cv_asm_weak_directive" 1>&6
 
 if test $libc_cv_asm_weak_directive = no; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for assembler .weakext directive""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2461: checking for assembler .weakext directive" >&5
+echo "configure:2496: checking for assembler .weakext directive" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_asm_weakext_directive'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2495,7 +2530,7 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for ld --no-whole-archive""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2499: checking for ld --no-whole-archive" >&5
+echo "configure:2534: checking for ld --no-whole-archive" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_ld_no_whole_archive'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2506,7 +2541,7 @@ __throw () {}
 EOF
 if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS
 			    -nostdlib -nostartfiles -Wl,--no-whole-archive
-			    -o conftest conftest.c 1>&5'; { (eval echo configure:2510: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
+			    -o conftest conftest.c 1>&5'; { (eval echo configure:2545: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
   libc_cv_ld_no_whole_archive=yes
 else
   libc_cv_ld_no_whole_archive=no
@@ -2520,7 +2555,7 @@ if test $libc_cv_ld_no_whole_archive = yes; then
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for gcc -fexceptions""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2524: checking for gcc -fexceptions" >&5
+echo "configure:2559: checking for gcc -fexceptions" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_gcc_exceptions'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2531,7 +2566,7 @@ __throw () {}
 EOF
 if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS
 			    -nostdlib -nostartfiles -fexceptions
-			    -o conftest conftest.c 1>&5'; { (eval echo configure:2535: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
+			    -o conftest conftest.c 1>&5'; { (eval echo configure:2570: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
   libc_cv_gcc_exceptions=yes
 else
   libc_cv_gcc_exceptions=no
@@ -2546,14 +2581,14 @@ fi
 
 if test "$base_machine" = alpha ; then
 echo $ac_n "checking for function ..ng prefix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2550: checking for function ..ng prefix" >&5
+echo "configure:2585: checking for function ..ng prefix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_gcc_alpha_ng_prefix'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.c <<\EOF
 foo () { }
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -S conftest.c -o - | fgrep "\$foo..ng" > /dev/null'; { (eval echo configure:2557: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; };
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -S conftest.c -o - | fgrep "\$foo..ng" > /dev/null'; { (eval echo configure:2592: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; };
 then
   libc_cv_gcc_alpha_ng_prefix=yes
 else
@@ -2580,19 +2615,19 @@ if test "$host_cpu" = powerpc ; then
 # Check for a bug present in at least versions 2.8.x of GCC
 # and versions 1.0.x of EGCS.
 echo $ac_n "checking whether clobbering cr0 causes problems""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2584: checking whether clobbering cr0 causes problems" >&5
+echo "configure:2619: checking whether clobbering cr0 causes problems" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_c_asmcr0_bug'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2589 "configure"
+#line 2624 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 int tester(int x) { asm ("" : : : "cc"); return x & 123; }
 int main() {
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2596: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2631: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   libc_cv_c_asmcr0_bug='no'
 else
@@ -2614,12 +2649,12 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for DWARF2 unwind info support""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2618: checking for DWARF2 unwind info support" >&5
+echo "configure:2653: checking for DWARF2 unwind info support" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_gcc_dwarf2_unwind_info'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.c <<EOF
-#line 2623 "configure"
+#line 2658 "configure"
 static char __EH_FRAME_BEGIN__;
 _start ()
 {
@@ -2646,7 +2681,7 @@ __bzero () {}
 EOF
 if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS -DCHECK__register_frame_info
 			    -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-			    -o conftest conftest.c -lgcc >&5'; { (eval echo configure:2650: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
+			    -o conftest conftest.c -lgcc >&5'; { (eval echo configure:2685: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
   libc_cv_gcc_dwarf2_unwind_info=static
 else
   libc_cv_gcc_dwarf2_unwind_info=no
@@ -2654,7 +2689,7 @@ fi
 if test $libc_cv_gcc_dwarf2_unwind_info = no; then
   if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS -DCHECK__register_frame
 			      -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-			      -o conftest conftest.c -lgcc >&5'; { (eval echo configure:2658: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
+			      -o conftest conftest.c -lgcc >&5'; { (eval echo configure:2693: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
     libc_cv_gcc_dwarf2_unwind_info=yes
   else
     libc_cv_gcc_dwarf2_unwind_info=no
@@ -2684,12 +2719,12 @@ EOF
 esac
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for __builtin_expect""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2688: checking for __builtin_expect" >&5
+echo "configure:2723: checking for __builtin_expect" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_gcc_builtin_expect'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.c <<EOF
-#line 2693 "configure"
+#line 2728 "configure"
 int foo (int a)
 {
   a = __builtin_expect (a, 10);
@@ -2697,7 +2732,7 @@ int foo (int a)
 }
 EOF
 if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS -nostdlib -nostartfiles
-			    -o conftest conftest.c -lgcc >&5'; { (eval echo configure:2701: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
+			    -o conftest conftest.c -lgcc >&5'; { (eval echo configure:2736: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; }; then
   libc_cv_gcc_builtin_expect=yes
 else
   libc_cv_gcc_builtin_expect=no
@@ -2758,7 +2793,7 @@ if test "$uname" = "sysdeps/generic"; then
   fi
 
   echo $ac_n "checking OS release for uname""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2762: checking OS release for uname" >&5
+echo "configure:2797: checking OS release for uname" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_uname_release'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2780,7 +2815,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$libc_cv_uname_release" 1>&6
   uname_release="$libc_cv_uname_release"
 
   echo $ac_n "checking OS version for uname""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2784: checking OS version for uname" >&5
+echo "configure:2819: checking OS version for uname" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'libc_cv_uname_version'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2802,7 +2837,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking stdio selection""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2806: checking stdio selection" >&5
+echo "configure:2841: checking stdio selection" >&5
 
 case $stdio in
 libio) cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
@@ -2816,7 +2851,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$stdio" 1>&6
 # Test for old glibc 2.0.x headers so that they can be removed properly
 # Search only in includedir.
 echo $ac_n "checking for old glibc 2.0.x headers""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2820: checking for old glibc 2.0.x headers" >&5
+echo "configure:2855: checking for old glibc 2.0.x headers" >&5
 if eval test -f "${includedir}/elfclass.h" -a -f "${includedir}/fcntlbits.h"
 then
   old_glibc_headers=yes
@@ -2870,7 +2905,7 @@ if test $shared = default; then
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether -fPIC is default""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2874: checking whether -fPIC is default" >&5
+echo "configure:2909: checking whether -fPIC is default" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'pic_default'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2937,7 +2972,7 @@ EOF
 # Ultrix sh set writes to stderr and can't be redirected directly,
 # and sets the high bit in the cache file unless we assign to the vars.
 (set) 2>&1 |
-  case `(ac_space=' '; set) 2>&1` in
+  case `(ac_space=' '; set) 2>&1 | grep ac_space` in
   *ac_space=\ *)
     # `set' does not quote correctly, so add quotes (double-quote substitution
     # turns \\\\ into \\, and sed turns \\ into \).
@@ -3004,7 +3039,7 @@ do
     echo "running \${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $0 $ac_configure_args --no-create --no-recursion"
     exec \${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $0 $ac_configure_args --no-create --no-recursion ;;
   -version | --version | --versio | --versi | --vers | --ver | --ve | --v)
-    echo "$CONFIG_STATUS generated by autoconf version 2.12"
+    echo "$CONFIG_STATUS generated by autoconf version 2.12.2"
     exit 0 ;;
   -help | --help | --hel | --he | --h)
     echo "\$ac_cs_usage"; exit 0 ;;
@@ -3024,6 +3059,7 @@ sed 's/%@/@@/; s/@%/@@/; s/%g\$/@g/; /@g\$/s/[\\\\&%]/\\\\&/g;
  s/@@/%@/; s/@@/@%/; s/@g\$/%g/' > conftest.subs <<\\CEOF
 $ac_vpsub
 $extrasub
+s%@SHELL@%$SHELL%g
 s%@CFLAGS@%$CFLAGS%g
 s%@CPPFLAGS@%$CPPFLAGS%g
 s%@CXXFLAGS@%$CXXFLAGS%g
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/configure b/sysdeps/generic/configure
index ddfa2cff80..574808f5e8 100755
--- a/sysdeps/generic/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/configure
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:36: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:36: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/common/configure b/sysdeps/unix/common/configure
index 9e26b276f2..acd4ef23fe 100755
--- a/sysdeps/unix/common/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/common/configure
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ int main() {
 extern char *sys_siglist[]; puts(*sys_siglist);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:19: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:19: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   	    ac_cv_check_symbol_sys_siglist=yes
 else
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int main() {
 extern char *_sys_siglist[]; puts(*_sys_siglist);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:52: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:52: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   	    ac_cv_check_symbol__sys_siglist=yes
 else
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int main() {
 $ctype[13];
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:89: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:89: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   libc_cv_ctype_glue="$ctype"; break
 else
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/configure b/sysdeps/unix/configure
index 6398735140..b7eff0368d 100755
--- a/sysdeps/unix/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/configure
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:37: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:37: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else