diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index 0a7add3cf..f0715644f 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ hpux*) # Its linker distinguishes data from code symbols
 irix* | nonstopux*)
   symcode='[[BCDEGRST]]'
   ;;
+osf*)
+  symcode='[[BCDEGQRST]]'
+  ;;
 solaris* | sysv5*)
   symcode='[[BDT]]'
   ;;
@@ -333,7 +336,7 @@ EOF
 	  save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 	  LIBS="conftstm.$ac_objext"
 	  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS$no_builtin_flag"
-	  if AC_TRY_EVAL(ac_link) && test -s conftest; then
+	  if AC_TRY_EVAL(ac_link) && test -s conftest$ac_exeext; then
 	    pipe_works=yes
 	  fi
 	  LIBS="$save_LIBS"
@@ -1477,10 +1480,12 @@ else
       # need to do runtime linking.
       case $host_os in aix4.[[23]]|aix4.[[23]].*|aix5*)
 	for ld_flag in $LDFLAGS; do
-	  if (test $ld_flag = "-brtl" || test $ld_flag = "-Wl,-brtl"); then
+	  case $ld_flag in
+	  *-brtl*)
 	    aix_use_runtimelinking=yes
 	    break
-	  fi
+	  ;;
+	  esac
 	done
       esac
 
@@ -1596,7 +1601,7 @@ else
     #        cross-compilation, but unfortunately the echo tests do not
     #        yet detect zsh echo's removal of \ escapes.  Also zsh mangles
     #	     `"' quotes if we put them in here... so don't!
-    archive_cmds='$nonopt $(test .$module = .yes && echo -bundle || echo -dynamiclib) $allow_undefined_flag -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs$linker_flags -install_name $rpath/$soname $verstring'
+    archive_cmds='$CC -r -keep_private_externs -nostdlib -o ${lib}-master.o $libobjs && $CC $(test .$module = .yes && echo -bundle || echo -dynamiclib) $allow_undefined_flag -o $lib ${lib}-master.o $deplibs$linker_flags $(test .$module != .yes && echo -install_name $rpath/$soname $verstring)'
     # We need to add '_' to the symbols in $export_symbols first
     #archive_expsym_cmds="$archive_cmds"' && strip -s $export_symbols'
     hardcode_direct=yes
@@ -1651,10 +1656,11 @@ else
   irix5* | irix6* | nonstopux*)
     if test "$GCC" = yes; then
       archive_cmds='$CC -shared $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags ${wl}-soname ${wl}$soname `test -n "$verstring" && echo ${wl}-set_version ${wl}$verstring` ${wl}-update_registry ${wl}${output_objdir}/so_locations -o $lib'
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath ${wl}$libdir'
     else
       archive_cmds='$LD -shared $libobjs $deplibs $linker_flags -soname $soname `test -n "$verstring" && echo -set_version $verstring` -update_registry ${output_objdir}/so_locations -o $lib'
+      hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-rpath $libdir'
     fi
-    hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath ${wl}$libdir'
     hardcode_libdir_separator=:
     link_all_deplibs=yes
     ;;
@@ -1682,7 +1688,7 @@ else
     hardcode_direct=yes
     hardcode_shlibpath_var=no
     if test -z "`echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | grep __ELF__`" || test "$host_os-$host_cpu" = "openbsd2.8-powerpc"; then
-      archive_cmds='$CC -shared $pic_flag -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $linker_flags'
+      archive_cmds='$CC -shared $pic_flag -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
       hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath,$libdir'
       export_dynamic_flag_spec='${wl}-E'
     else
@@ -1692,7 +1698,7 @@ else
 	hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
         ;;
       *)
-        archive_cmds='$CC -shared $pic_flag -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $linker_flags'
+        archive_cmds='$CC -shared $pic_flag -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
         hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath,$libdir'
         ;;
       esac
@@ -1973,6 +1979,9 @@ aix3*)
 
 aix4* | aix5*)
   version_type=linux
+  need_lib_prefix=no
+  need_version=no
+  hardcode_into_libs=yes
   if test "$host_cpu" = ia64; then
     # AIX 5 supports IA64
     library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so$major ${libname}${release}.so$versuffix $libname.so'
@@ -2011,6 +2020,7 @@ aix4* | aix5*)
     fi
     shlibpath_var=LIBPATH
   fi
+  hardcode_into_libs=yes
   ;;
 
 amigaos*)
@@ -2090,6 +2100,18 @@ freebsd1*)
   dynamic_linker=no
   ;;
 
+freebsd*-gnu*)
+  version_type=linux
+  need_lib_prefix=no
+  need_version=no
+  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so$versuffix ${libname}${release}.so$major $libname.so'
+  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so$major'
+  shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+  shlibpath_overrides_runpath=no
+  hardcode_into_libs=yes
+  dynamic_linker='GNU/FreeBSD ld.so'
+  ;;
+
 freebsd*)
   objformat=`test -x /usr/bin/objformat && /usr/bin/objformat || echo aout`
   version_type=freebsd-$objformat
@@ -2255,11 +2277,13 @@ os2*)
 osf3* | osf4* | osf5*)
   version_type=osf
   need_version=no
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so'
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so$versuffix ${libname}${release}.so $libname.so'
+  need_lib_prefix=no
+  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so$major'
+  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so$versuffix ${libname}${release}.so$major $libname.so'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   sys_lib_search_path_spec="/usr/shlib /usr/ccs/lib /usr/lib/cmplrs/cc /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /var/shlib"
   sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec="$sys_lib_search_path_spec"
+  hardcode_into_libs=yes
   ;;
 
 sco3.2v5*)
@@ -3680,7 +3704,7 @@ $debug ||
     # Check for GNU sed and select it if it is found.
     if "${_sed}" --version 2>&1 < /dev/null | egrep '(GNU)' > /dev/null; then
       lt_cv_path_SED=${_sed}
-      break;
+      break
     fi
     while true; do
       cat "$tmp/sed.in" "$tmp/sed.in" >"$tmp/sed.tmp"