diff --git a/contrib/binutils/ld/configure.host b/contrib/binutils/ld/configure.host
index bae5e63f99c2..71a98b595480 100644
--- a/contrib/binutils/ld/configure.host
+++ b/contrib/binutils/ld/configure.host
@@ -14,11 +14,51 @@
 
 HDEFINES=
 HOSTING_CRT0=/lib/crt0.o
-HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc'
+HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ]; then libgcc=../gcc/libgcc.a; else libgcc=\`${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name\`; fi; if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc_eh.a ]; then libgcc="$libgcc ../gcc/libgcc_eh.a"; else libgcc_eh=\`${CC} -print-file-name=libgcc_eh.a\`; if [ x"$libgcc_eh" != xlibgcc_eh.a ]; then libgcc="$libgcc $libgcc_eh"; fi; fi; echo $libgcc -lc $libgcc`'
 NATIVE_LIB_DIRS=
 
+#
+#	Generic configurations:
+#
+
 case "${host}" in
 
+*-*-freebsd*)
+  NATIVE_LIB_DIRS=/usr/lib
+  # Older versions of gcc do not use a specs file.  In those cases,
+  # gcc -print-file-name=specs will simply print specs.  We create a
+  # dummy specs files to handle this.
+  echo "-dynamic-linker `${CC} --print-file-name=ld-elf.so.1`" > specs
+  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker `${CC} --print-file-name=ld-elf.so.1` `${CC} --print-file-name=crt1.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crti.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o`'
+  HOSTING_LIBS='-L`dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` '"$HOSTING_LIBS"' `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
+  ;;
+
+*-*-linux*aout* | *-*-linux*oldld)
+  HOSTING_CRT0=/usr/lib/crt0.o
+  ;;
+
+*-*-linux*libc1*)
+  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.1 /usr/lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/crti.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; elif [ -f /usr/lib/crtbegin.o ]; then echo /usr/lib/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
+  HOSTING_LIBS="$HOSTING_LIBS"' `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; elif [ -f /usr/lib/crtend.o ]; then echo /usr/lib/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /usr/lib/crtn.o'
+  ;;
+
+*-*-linux*)
+  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker `egrep "ld[^ ]*\.so" \`${CC} --print-file-name=specs\` | sed -e "s,.*-dynamic-linker[ 	][ 	]*\(.*/ld[^ ]*\.so..\).*,\1,"` `${CC} --print-file-name=crt1.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crti.o` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
+  HOSTING_LIBS='-L`dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` '"$HOSTING_LIBS"' `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
+  ;;
+
+esac
+
+#
+# Now more specific configurations
+#
+
+case "${host}" in
+
+*-*-linux*aout* | *-*-linux*oldld | *-*-linux*libc1*)
+  # No further tweaking needed
+  ;;
+
 alpha*-*-netbsd*)
   # The new BSD `make' has a bug: it doesn't pass empty arguments in
   # shell commands.  So we need to make this value non-empty in order
@@ -29,8 +69,7 @@ alpha*-*-netbsd*)
   ;;
 
 arm*-*-linux-gnu*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-p -dynamic-linker `fgrep ld-linux.so \`${CC} --print-file-name=specs\` | sed -e "s,.*-dynamic-linker[ 	][ 	]*\(.*/ld-linux.so..\).*,\1,"` `${CC} --print-file-name=crt1.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crti.o` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -L`dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
+  HOSTING_CRT0='-p '`echo "$HOSTING_CRT0" | sed -e "s,ld\[^ \]*\*,ld-linux,g"`
   ;;
 
 i[3456]86-*-bsd* | i[34567]86-*-freebsd[12] | i[34567]86-*-freebsd[12]\.* | i[34567]86-*-freebsd*aout* | i[3456]86-*-netbsd*)
@@ -44,23 +83,23 @@ i[3456]86-*-bsd* | i[34567]86-*-freebsd[12] | i[34567]86-*-freebsd[12]\.* | i[34
 
 i[3456]86-*-sysv4*)
   HOSTING_CRT0='/usr/ccs/lib/crt1.o /usr/ccs/lib/crti.o /usr/ccs/lib/values-Xa.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /usr/ccs/lib/crtn.o'
+  HOSTING_LIBS="$HOSTING_LIBS"' `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /usr/ccs/lib/crtn.o'
   NATIVE_LIB_DIRS=/usr/ccs/lib
   ;;
 
 i[3456]86-sequent-ptx* | i[3456]86-sequent-sysv*)
   HOSTING_CRT0='/lib/crt0.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi`'
+  HOSTING_LIBS="$HOSTING_LIBS"' `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi`'
   ;;
 
 i[3456]86-*-sysv*)
   HOSTING_CRT0='/lib/crt1.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; fi` /lib/crtn.o'
+  HOSTING_LIBS="$HOSTING_LIBS"' `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; fi` /lib/crtn.o'
   ;;
 
 i[3456]86-*-solaris*)
   HOSTING_CRT0='`if [ -f ../gcc/crt1.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crt1.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crt1.o; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crti.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crti.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crti.o; fi` /usr/ccs/lib/values-Xa.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtn.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtn.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtn.o; fi`'
+  HOSTING_LIBS="$HOSTING_LIBS"' `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtn.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtn.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtn.o; fi`'
   NATIVE_LIB_DIRS=/usr/ccs/lib
   ;;
 
@@ -76,46 +115,31 @@ i[3456]86-*-sco* | i[3456]86-*-isc*)
   ${CC} -c crtend.c -o crtend.o
   rm -f crtend.c
   HOSTING_CRT0='/lib/crt1.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /lib/crtn.o'
-  ;;
-
-i[3456]86-*-linux*aout* | i[3456]86-*-linux*oldld)
-  HOSTING_CRT0=/usr/lib/crt0.o
-  ;;
-
-i[3456]86-*-linux*libc1*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.1 /usr/lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/crti.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; elif [ -f /usr/lib/crtbegin.o ]; then echo /usr/lib/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; elif [ -f /usr/lib/crtend.o ]; then echo /usr/lib/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /usr/lib/crtn.o'
-  ;;
-
-i[3456]86-*-linux-gnu*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker `fgrep ld-linux.so \`${CC} --print-file-name=specs\` | sed -e "s,.*-dynamic-linker[ 	][ 	]*\(.*/ld-linux.so..\).*,\1,"` `${CC} --print-file-name=crt1.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crti.o` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -L`dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
+  HOSTING_LIBS="$HOSTING_LIBS"' `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /lib/crtn.o'
   ;;
 
 i[3456]86-*-lynxos*)
   HOSTING_CRT0=/lib/init1.o
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc -lm /lib/initn.o'
+  HOSTING_LIBS="$HOSTING_LIBS"' -lm /lib/initn.o'
   ;;
 
 i[3456]86-pc-interix*)
   HOSTING_CRT0='$$INTERIX_ROOT/usr/lib/crt0.o'
   NATIVE_LIB_DIRS='$$INTERIX_ROOT/usr/lib/'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -L $$X/local_bin -L $$INTERIX_ROOT/usr/lib -lc -lcpsx -lc -lcpsx $$INTERIX_ROOT/usr/lib/psxdll.a $$INTERIX_ROOT/usr/lib/psxdll2.a'
+  HOSTING_LIBS='-L $$X/local_bin -L $$INTERIX_ROOT/usr/lib '"$HOSTING_LIBS"' -lcpsx -lc -lcpsx $$INTERIX_ROOT/usr/lib/psxdll.a $$INTERIX_ROOT/usr/lib/psxdll2.a'
   ;;
 
 i[3456]86-*-cygwin*)
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi`'
+  HOSTING_LIBS="$HOSTING_LIBS"' -lcygwin -luser32 -lkernel32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi`'
   ;;
 
 ia64-*-linux-gnu*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker `egrep "ld-linux-ia64.so" \`${CC} --print-file-name=specs\` | sed -e "s,.*-dynamic-linker[ 	][ 	]*\(.*/ld-linux-ia64.so..\).*,\1,"` `${CC} --print-file-name=crt1.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crti.o` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -L`dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
+  HOSTING_CRT0=`echo "$HOSTING_CRT0" | sed -e "s,ld\[^ \]*\*,ld-linux-ia64,g"`
   ;;
 
 ia64-*-aix*)
   HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker `egrep "libc.so" \`${CC} --print-file-name=specs\` | sed -e "s,.*-dynamic-linker[ 	][ 	]*\(.*/libc.so..\).*,\1,"` `${CC} --print-file-name=crt1.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crti.o` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -L`dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
+  HOSTING_LIBS='-L`dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` '"$HOSTING_LIBS"' `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
   NATIVE_LIB_DIRS=/usr/lib/ia64l64
   ;;
 
@@ -123,48 +147,32 @@ mips*-dec-bsd*)
   HOSTING_CRT0=/usr/lib/crt0.o
   ;;
 
-mips*-sgi-irix4*)
+mips*-sgi-irix4* | mips*-sgi-irix5*)
   HOSTING_CRT0=/usr/lib/crt1.o
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc /usr/lib/crtn.o'
-  ;;
-
-mips*-sgi-irix5*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0=/usr/lib/crt1.o
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc /usr/lib/crtn.o'
+  HOSTING_LIBS="$HOSTING_LIBS"' /usr/lib/crtn.o'
   ;;
 
 mips*-sgi-irix6*)
   HOSTING_CRT0='/usr/lib32/crt1.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o ; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -L/usr/lib32 -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o ; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /usr/lib32/crtn.o -init __do_global_ctors -fini __do_global_dtors'
+  HOSTING_LIBS='-L/usr/lib32 '"$HOSTING_LIBS"' `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o ; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /usr/lib32/crtn.o -init __do_global_ctors -fini __do_global_dtors'
   ;;
 
 mips*-*-linux-gnu*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker /lib/ld.so.1 /usr/lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/crti.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /usr/lib/crtn.o'
-  ;;
-
-m68*-*-linux*aout*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0=/usr/lib/crt0.o
-  ;;
-
-m68*-*-linux*libc1*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.1 /usr/lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/crti.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; elif [ -f /usr/lib/crtbegin.o ]; then echo /usr/lib/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; elif [ -f /usr/lib/crtend.o ]; then echo /usr/lib/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /usr/lib/crtn.o'
+  HOSTING_CRT0=`echo "$HOSTING_CRT0" | sed -e "s,\\\`egrep.*\"\\\`,/lib/ld.so.1,"`
   ;;
 
 m68*-*-linux-gnu*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker /lib/ld.so.1 /usr/lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/crti.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /usr/lib/crtn.o'
+  HOSTING_CRT0=`echo "$HOSTING_CRT0" | sed -e "s,\\\`egrep.*\"\\\`,/lib/ld.so.1,"`
   ;;
 
 m68*-*-lynxos*)
   HOSTING_CRT0=/lib/init1.o
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc -lm /lib/initn.o'
+  HOSTING_LIBS="$HOSTING_LIBS"' -lm /lib/initn.o'
   ;;
 
 m68*-motorola-sysv)
   HOSTING_CRT0='`if [ -f ../gcc/crt0.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crt0.o; elif [ -f \`${CC} -print-file-name=\`crt0.o ]; then echo \`${CC} -print-file-name=\`crt0.o; else echo /lib/crt0.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc881 `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi`'
+  HOSTING_LIBS=`echo "$HOSTING_LIBS" | sed -e "s,-lc,-lc881,"`
   ;;
 
 m68*-sun-*)
@@ -179,62 +187,43 @@ m88*-*-dgux*)
 
 m88*-motorola-sysv3)
   HOSTING_CRT0='/lib/crt0.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi`'
+  HOSTING_LIBS="$HOSTING_LIBS"' `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi`'
   ;;
 
 powerpc*-*-linux-gnu*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker /lib/ld.so.1 /usr/lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/crti.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /usr/lib/crtn.o'
+  HOSTING_CRT0=`echo "$HOSTING_CRT0" | sed -e "s,\\\`egrep.*\"\\\`,/lib/ld.so.1,"`
   ;;
 
 s390x-*-linux-gnu*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker /lib/ld64.so.1 `${CC} --print-file-name=crt1.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crti.o` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -L `dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
+  HOSTING_CRT0=`echo "$HOSTING_CRT0" | sed -e "s,\\\`egrep.*\"\\\`,/lib/ld64.so.1,"`
   ;;
 
 s390-*-linux-gnu*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker /lib/ld.so.1 /usr/lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/crti.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; elif [ -f /usr/lib/crtbegin.o ]; then echo /usr/lib/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; elif [ -f /usr/lib/crtend.o ]; then echo /usr/lib/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` /usr/lib/crtn.o'
+  HOSTING_CRT0=`echo "$HOSTING_CRT0" | sed -e "s,\\\`egrep.*\"\\\`,/lib/ld.so.1,"`
   ;;
 
 sparc*-*-solaris2*)
   HOSTING_CRT0='`if [ -f ../gcc/crt1.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crt1.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crt1.o; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crti.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crti.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crti.o; fi` /usr/ccs/lib/values-Xa.o `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtn.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtn.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtn.o; fi`'
+  HOSTING_LIBS="$HOSTING_LIBS"' `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtn.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtn.o; else ${CC} -print-file-name=crtn.o; fi`'
   NATIVE_LIB_DIRS=/usr/ccs/lib
   ;;
 
 sparc-*-linux-gnu*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.2 `${CC} --print-file-name=crt1.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crti.o` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -L`dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
+  HOSTING_CRT0=`echo "$HOSTING_CRT0" | sed -e "s,\\\`egrep.*\"\\\`,/lib/ld-linux.so.2,"`
   ;;
 
 sparc64-*-linux-gnu*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker /lib64/ld-linux.so.2 `${CC} --print-file-name=crt1.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crti.o` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -L`dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
+  HOSTING_CRT0=`echo "$HOSTING_CRT0" | sed -e "s,\\\`egrep.*\"\\\`,/lib64/ld-linux.so.2,"`
   ;;
 
 x86_64-*-linux-gnu*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 `${CC} --print-file-name=crt1.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crti.o` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -L`dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
+  HOSTING_CRT0=`echo "$HOSTING_CRT0" | sed -e "s,\\\`egrep.*\"\\\`,/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2,"`
   ;;
 
-#
-#	Generic configurations:
-#
-
 *-*-freebsd*)
-  NATIVE_LIB_DIRS=/usr/lib
-  # Older versions of gcc do not use a specs file.  In those cases,
-  # gcc -print-file-name=specs will simply print specs.  We create a
-  # dummy specs files to handle this.
-  echo "-dynamic-linker `${CC} --print-file-name=ld-elf.so.1`" > specs
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker `${CC} --print-file-name=ld-elf.so.1` `${CC} --print-file-name=crt1.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crti.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name` -L`dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` -lc `${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
   ;;
 
 *-*-linux*)
-  HOSTING_CRT0='-dynamic-linker `egrep "ld[^ ]*\.so" \`${CC} --print-file-name=specs\` | sed -e "s,.*-dynamic-linker[ 	][ 	]*\(.*/ld[^ ]*.so..\).*,\1,"` `${CC} --print-file-name=crt1.o` `${CC} --print-file-name=crti.o` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtbegin.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtbegin.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtbegin.o; fi`'
-  HOSTING_LIBS='`if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` -L`dirname \`${CC} --print-file-name=libc.so\`` -lc `if [ -f ../gcc/libgcc.a ] ; then echo ../gcc/libgcc.a ; else ${CC} -print-libgcc-file-name; fi` `if [ -f ../gcc/crtend.o ]; then echo ../gcc/crtend.o; else ${CC} --print-file-name=crtend.o; fi` `${CC} --print-file-name=crtn.o`'
   ;;
 
 alpha*-*-*)