Use '${CC} -shared' instead of 'ld -Bshareable' to build shared libraries

on current NetBSDs [#1749251].

3 files changed, 97 insertions, 186 deletions

diff --git a/unix/configure b/unix/configure
index 8097af0..2cb1f75 100755
--- a/unix/configure
+++ b/unix/configure
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ esac
     else
       echo "$as_me: WARNING: no configuration information is in $ac_dir" >&2
     fi
-    cd $ac_popdir
+    cd "$ac_popdir"
   done
 fi
 
@@ -2249,8 +2249,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -2308,8 +2307,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -2425,8 +2423,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -2480,8 +2477,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -2526,8 +2522,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -2571,8 +2566,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -2898,8 +2892,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -3069,8 +3062,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -3133,8 +3125,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -3291,8 +3282,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -3501,8 +3491,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -3612,8 +3601,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -3688,8 +3676,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -3764,8 +3751,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -3838,8 +3824,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -3909,8 +3894,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -4027,8 +4011,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -4125,8 +4108,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -4261,8 +4243,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -4404,8 +4385,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -4660,8 +4640,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -4772,8 +4751,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -5004,8 +4982,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -5096,8 +5073,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -5215,8 +5191,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -5332,8 +5307,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -5488,8 +5462,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -5587,8 +5560,7 @@ _ACEOF
 	    CC_SEARCH_FLAGS=""
 	    LD_SEARCH_FLAGS=""
 	    ;;
-	NetBSD-*|FreeBSD-[1-2].*)
-	    # NetBSD/SPARC needs -fPIC, -fpic will not do.
+	NetBSD-1.*|FreeBSD-[1-2].*)
 	    SHLIB_CFLAGS="-fPIC"
 	    SHLIB_LD="ld -Bshareable -x"
 	    SHLIB_LD_LIBS='${LIBS}'
@@ -5638,13 +5610,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}$tcl_cv_ld_elf" >&6
 	    TCL_LIB_VERSIONS_OK=nodots
 	    ;;
 	OpenBSD-*)
-	    # OpenBSD/SPARC[64] needs -fPIC, -fpic will not do.
-	    case `machine` in
-	    sparc|sparc64)
-		SHLIB_CFLAGS="-fPIC";;
-	    *)
-		SHLIB_CFLAGS="-fpic";;
-	    esac
+	    SHLIB_CFLAGS="-fPIC"
 	    SHLIB_LD='${CC} -shared ${SHLIB_CFLAGS}'
 	    SHLIB_LD_LIBS='${LIBS}'
 	    SHLIB_SUFFIX=".so"
@@ -5692,17 +5658,18 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}$tcl_cv_ld_elf" >&6
 	    UNSHARED_LIB_SUFFIX='${TCL_TRIM_DOTS}.a'
 	    TCL_LIB_VERSIONS_OK=nodots
 	    ;;
-	FreeBSD-*)
+	NetBSD-*|FreeBSD-*)
 	    # FreeBSD 3.* and greater have ELF.
+	    # NetBSD 2.* has ELF and can use 'cc -shared' to build shared libs
 	    SHLIB_CFLAGS="-fPIC"
-	    SHLIB_LD="ld -Bshareable -x"
+	    SHLIB_LD="${CC} -shared ${SHLIB_CFLAGS}"
 	    SHLIB_LD_LIBS='${LIBS}'
 	    SHLIB_SUFFIX=".so"
 	    DL_OBJS="tclLoadDl.o"
 	    DL_LIBS=""
 	    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -export-dynamic"
 	    CC_SEARCH_FLAGS='-Wl,-rpath,${LIB_RUNTIME_DIR}'
-	    LD_SEARCH_FLAGS='-rpath ${LIB_RUNTIME_DIR}'
+	    LD_SEARCH_FLAGS=${CC_SEARCH_FLAGS}
 	    if test "${TCL_THREADS}" = "1" ; then
 		# The -pthread needs to go in the CFLAGS, not LIBS
 		LIBS=`echo $LIBS | sed s/-pthread//`
@@ -5765,8 +5732,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -5828,8 +5794,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -5901,8 +5866,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -5971,8 +5935,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -6055,8 +6018,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -6127,8 +6089,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -6483,8 +6444,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -6766,8 +6726,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -6809,8 +6768,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -6871,8 +6829,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -6914,8 +6871,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -6976,8 +6932,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7019,8 +6974,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7095,8 +7049,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7145,8 +7098,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7216,8 +7168,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7279,8 +7230,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7381,8 +7331,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7445,8 +7394,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7524,8 +7472,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7567,8 +7514,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7625,8 +7571,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7780,8 +7725,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7887,8 +7831,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -8036,8 +7979,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -8142,8 +8084,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -8291,8 +8232,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -8357,8 +8297,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -8423,8 +8362,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -8530,8 +8468,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -8633,8 +8570,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -8694,6 +8630,7 @@ else
     echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for X" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for X... $ECHO_C" >&6
 
+ac_path_x_has_been_run=yes
 
 # Check whether --with-x or --without-x was given.
 if test "${with_x+set}" = set; then
@@ -8786,7 +8723,7 @@ ac_x_header_dirs='
 /usr/openwin/share/include'
 
 if test "$ac_x_includes" = no; then
-  # Guess where to find include files, by looking for Intrinsic.h.
+  # Guess where to find include files, by looking for a specified header file.
   # First, try using that file with no special directory specified.
   cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
@@ -8860,8 +8797,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -8921,8 +8857,12 @@ else
   # Update the cache value to reflect the command line values.
   ac_cv_have_x="have_x=yes \
 		ac_x_includes=$x_includes ac_x_libraries=$x_libraries"
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: libraries $x_libraries, headers $x_includes" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}libraries $x_libraries, headers $x_includes" >&6
+  # It might be that x_includes is empty (headers are found in the
+  # standard search path. Then output the corresponding message
+  ac_out_x_includes=$x_includes
+  test "x$x_includes" = x && ac_out_x_includes="in standard search path"
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: libraries $x_libraries, headers $ac_out_x_includes" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}libraries $x_libraries, headers $ac_out_x_includes" >&6
 fi
 
     not_really_there=""
@@ -9089,8 +9029,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -9150,13 +9089,6 @@ if test "${TCL_LD_SEARCH_FLAGS}" = '-L${LIB_RUNTIME_DIR}'; then
     LIB_RUNTIME_DIR=`echo ${LIB_RUNTIME_DIR} |sed -e 's/:/ -L/g'`
 fi
 
-# The statement below is very tricky!  It actually *evaluates* the
-# string in TCL_CC_SEARCH_FLAGS and TCL_LD_SEARCH_FLAGS which
-# causes a substitution of the variable LIB_RUNTIME_DIR.
-
-eval "CC_SEARCH_FLAGS=\"$TCL_CC_SEARCH_FLAGS\""
-eval "LD_SEARCH_FLAGS=\"$TCL_LD_SEARCH_FLAGS\""
-
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 #	Check for the existence of various libraries.  The order here
 #	is important, so that then end up in the right order in the
@@ -9208,8 +9140,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -9286,8 +9217,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -9354,8 +9284,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -9451,8 +9380,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -9518,8 +9446,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -9589,8 +9516,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -9704,8 +9630,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -9784,8 +9709,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -9890,8 +9814,7 @@ if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   cat conftest.err >&5
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
   { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -11081,11 +11004,6 @@ esac
 
 
 
-  if test x"$ac_file" != x-; then
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: creating $ac_file" >&5
-echo "$as_me: creating $ac_file" >&6;}
-    rm -f "$ac_file"
-  fi
   # Let's still pretend it is `configure' which instantiates (i.e., don't
   # use $as_me), people would be surprised to read:
   #    /* config.h.  Generated by config.status.  */
@@ -11124,6 +11042,12 @@ echo "$as_me: error: cannot find input file: $f" >&2;}
 	 fi;;
       esac
     done` || { (exit 1); exit 1; }
+
+  if test x"$ac_file" != x-; then
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: creating $ac_file" >&5
+echo "$as_me: creating $ac_file" >&6;}
+    rm -f "$ac_file"
+  fi
 _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
   sed "$ac_vpsub
diff --git a/unix/configure.in b/unix/configure.in
index a609d5d..cad2156 100644
--- a/unix/configure.in
+++ b/unix/configure.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dnl	This file is an input file used by the GNU "autoconf" program to
 dnl	generate the file "configure", which is run during Tk installation
 dnl	to configure the system for the local environment.
 #
-# RCS: @(#) $Id: configure.in,v 1.137 2007/08/07 05:07:21 das Exp $
+# RCS: @(#) $Id: configure.in,v 1.138 2007/09/17 20:54:42 jenglish Exp $
 
 AC_INIT([tk],[8.5])
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
@@ -316,13 +316,6 @@ if test "${TCL_LD_SEARCH_FLAGS}" = '-L${LIB_RUNTIME_DIR}'; then
     LIB_RUNTIME_DIR=`echo ${LIB_RUNTIME_DIR} |sed -e 's/:/ -L/g'`
 fi
 
-# The statement below is very tricky!  It actually *evaluates* the
-# string in TCL_CC_SEARCH_FLAGS and TCL_LD_SEARCH_FLAGS which
-# causes a substitution of the variable LIB_RUNTIME_DIR.
-
-eval "CC_SEARCH_FLAGS=\"$TCL_CC_SEARCH_FLAGS\""
-eval "LD_SEARCH_FLAGS=\"$TCL_LD_SEARCH_FLAGS\""
-
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 #	Check for the existence of various libraries.  The order here
 #	is important, so that then end up in the right order in the
diff --git a/unix/tcl.m4 b/unix/tcl.m4
index 6844843..dd36bf1 100644
--- a/unix/tcl.m4
+++ b/unix/tcl.m4
@@ -1507,8 +1507,7 @@ dnl AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 	    CC_SEARCH_FLAGS=""
 	    LD_SEARCH_FLAGS=""
 	    ;;
-	NetBSD-*|FreeBSD-[[1-2]].*)
-	    # NetBSD/SPARC needs -fPIC, -fpic will not do.
+	NetBSD-1.*|FreeBSD-[[1-2]].*)
 	    SHLIB_CFLAGS="-fPIC"
 	    SHLIB_LD="ld -Bshareable -x"
 	    SHLIB_LD_LIBS='${LIBS}'
@@ -1535,13 +1534,7 @@ dnl AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 	    TCL_LIB_VERSIONS_OK=nodots
 	    ;;
 	OpenBSD-*)
-	    # OpenBSD/SPARC[64] needs -fPIC, -fpic will not do.
-	    case `machine` in
-	    sparc|sparc64)
-		SHLIB_CFLAGS="-fPIC";;
-	    *)
-		SHLIB_CFLAGS="-fpic";;
-	    esac
+	    SHLIB_CFLAGS="-fPIC"
 	    SHLIB_LD='${CC} -shared ${SHLIB_CFLAGS}'
 	    SHLIB_LD_LIBS='${LIBS}'
 	    SHLIB_SUFFIX=".so"
@@ -1566,17 +1559,18 @@ dnl AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 	    UNSHARED_LIB_SUFFIX='${TCL_TRIM_DOTS}.a'
 	    TCL_LIB_VERSIONS_OK=nodots
 	    ;;
-	FreeBSD-*)
+	NetBSD-*|FreeBSD-*)
 	    # FreeBSD 3.* and greater have ELF.
+	    # NetBSD 2.* has ELF and can use 'cc -shared' to build shared libs
 	    SHLIB_CFLAGS="-fPIC"
-	    SHLIB_LD="ld -Bshareable -x"
+	    SHLIB_LD="${CC} -shared ${SHLIB_CFLAGS}"
 	    SHLIB_LD_LIBS='${LIBS}'
 	    SHLIB_SUFFIX=".so"
 	    DL_OBJS="tclLoadDl.o"
 	    DL_LIBS=""
 	    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -export-dynamic"
 	    CC_SEARCH_FLAGS='-Wl,-rpath,${LIB_RUNTIME_DIR}'
-	    LD_SEARCH_FLAGS='-rpath ${LIB_RUNTIME_DIR}'
+	    LD_SEARCH_FLAGS=${CC_SEARCH_FLAGS}
 	    if test "${TCL_THREADS}" = "1" ; then
 		# The -pthread needs to go in the CFLAGS, not LIBS
 		LIBS=`echo $LIBS | sed s/-pthread//`