Fix Sopwith's autogen.sh hack.  Dunno exactly what he was trying to do here though
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 5561ccf..2126886 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -52,8 +52,12 @@
 autoconf
 
 cd $THEDIR
-mkdir -p "$OBJ_DIR"
-cd "$OBJ_DIR"
+
+if test x$OBJ_DIR != x; then
+    mkdir -p "$OBJ_DIR"
+    cd "$OBJ_DIR"
+fi
+
 $srcdir/configure "$@"
 
 echo 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 31042fe..f0ed31e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.2)
 AC_INIT(entities.h)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(libxml, 0.30)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(libxml, 0.99)
 
 dnl Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
diff --git a/ltconfig b/ltconfig
index 2347e69..e9d3a83 100755
--- a/ltconfig
+++ b/ltconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
 # ltconfig - Create a system-specific libtool.
-# Copyright (C) 1996-1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Generated automatically from ltconfig.in by configure.
+# Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@gnu.ai.mit.edu>, 1996
 #
 # This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -25,54 +26,26 @@
 
 # A lot of this script is taken from autoconf-2.10.
 
-# The HP-UX ksh and POSIX shell print the target directory to stdout
-# if CDPATH is set.
-if test "${CDPATH+set}" = set; then CDPATH=; export CDPATH; fi
-
-echo=echo
-if test "X`($echo '\t') 2>/dev/null`" = 'X\t'; then :
-else
-  # The Solaris and AIX default echo program unquotes backslashes.
-  # This makes it impossible to quote backslashes using
-  #   echo "$something" | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g'
-  # So, we emulate echo with printf '%s\n'
-  echo="printf %s\\n"
-  if test "X`($echo '\t') 2>/dev/null`" = 'X\t'; then :
-  else
-    # Oops.  We have no working printf.  Try to find a not-so-buggy echo.
-    echo=echo
-    IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
-    for dir in $PATH /usr/ucb; do
-      if test -f $dir/echo && test "X`$dir/echo '\t'`" = 'X\t'; then
-        echo="$dir/echo"
-        break
-      fi
-    done
-    IFS="$save_ifs"
-  fi
-fi
-
-# Sed substitution that helps us do robust quoting.  It backslashifies
-# metacharacters that are still active within double-quoted strings.
-Xsed='sed -e s/^X//'
-sed_quote_subst='s/\([\\"\\`$\\\\]\)/\\\1/g'
-
-# Same as above, but do not quote variable references.
-double_quote_subst='s/\([\\"\\`\\\\]\)/\\\1/g'
-
 # The name of this program.
-progname=`$echo "X$0" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
+progname=`echo "$0" | sed 's%^.*/%%'`
 
 # Constants:
 PROGRAM=ltconfig
 PACKAGE=libtool
-VERSION=1.2
+VERSION=1.0f
 ac_compile='${CC-cc} -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.c 1>&5'
 ac_link='${CC-cc} -o conftest $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.c $LIBS 1>&5'
 rm="rm -f"
 
 help="Try \`$progname --help' for more information."
 
+# Sed substitution that helps us do robust quoting.  It backslashifies
+# metacharacters that are still active within double-quoted strings.
+sed_quote_subst='s/\([\\"$\\\\]\)/\\\1/g'
+
+# Same as above, but don't quote variable references.
+double_quote_subst='s/\([\\"\\\\]\)/\\\1/g'
+
 # Global variables:
 can_build_shared=yes
 enable_shared=yes
@@ -126,7 +99,7 @@
     --help                 display this help and exit
     --no-verify            do not verify that HOST is a valid host type
     --quiet                same as \`--silent'
-    --silent               do not print informational messages
+    --silent               don't print informational messages
     --srcdir=DIR           find \`config.guess' in DIR
     --version              output version information and exit
     --with-gcc             assume that the GNU C compiler will be used
@@ -166,7 +139,7 @@
     if test -z "$ltmain"; then
       ltmain="$option"
     elif test -z "$host"; then
-# This generates an unnecessary warning for sparc-sun-solaris4.1.3_U1
+# FIXME This generates an unnecessary warning for sparc-sun-solaris4.1.3_U1
 #      if test -n "`echo $option| sed 's/[-a-z0-9.]//g'`"; then
 #        echo "$progname: warning \`$option' is not a valid host type" 1>&2
 #      fi
@@ -187,9 +160,7 @@
 
 if test -f "$ltmain"; then :
 else
-  echo "$progname: \`$ltmain' does not exist" 1>&2
-  echo "$help" 1>&2
-  exit 1
+  echo "$progname: warning: \`$ltmain' does not exist" 1>&2
 fi
 
 # Quote any args containing shell metacharacters.
@@ -241,7 +212,7 @@
 
 if test -z "$srcdir"; then
   # Assume the source directory is the same one as the path to ltmain.sh.
-  srcdir=`$echo "$ltmain" | $Xsed -e 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
+  srcdir=`echo "$ltmain" | sed 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
   test "$srcdir" = "$ltmain" && srcdir=.
 fi
 
@@ -297,10 +268,10 @@
   host_alias=$host
 fi
 
-# Transform linux* to *-*-linux-gnu*, to support old configure scripts.
-case "$host_os" in
-linux-gnu*) ;;
-linux*) host=`echo $host | sed 's/^\(.*-.*-linux\)\(.*\)$/\1-gnu\2/'`
+# Transform *-*-linux* to *-*-linux-gnu*, to support old configure scripts.
+case "$host" in
+*-*-linux-gnu*) ;;
+*-*-linux*) host=`echo $host | sed 's/^\(.*-.*-linux\)\(.*\)$/\1-gnu\2/'`
 esac
 
 host_cpu=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
@@ -308,7 +279,7 @@
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 
 case "$host_os" in
-aix3*)
+aix*)
   # AIX sometimes has problems with the GCC collect2 program.  For some
   # reason, if we set the COLLECT_NAMES environment variable, the problems
   # vanish in a puff of smoke.
@@ -322,7 +293,6 @@
 # Determine commands to create old-style static archives.
 old_archive_cmds='$AR cru $oldlib$oldobjs'
 old_postinstall_cmds='chmod 644 $oldlib'
-old_postuninstall_cmds=
 
 # Set a sane default for `AR'.
 test -z "$AR" && AR=ar
@@ -348,7 +318,7 @@
 
 if test -n "$RANLIB"; then
   old_archive_cmds="$old_archive_cmds;\$RANLIB \$oldlib"
-  old_postinstall_cmds="\$RANLIB \$oldlib;$old_postinstall_cmds"
+  old_postinstall_cmds="$old_postinstall_cmds;\$RANLIB \$oldlib"
 fi
 
 # Check to see if we are using GCC.
@@ -421,7 +391,7 @@
   # Now see if the compiler is really GCC.
   with_gcc=no
   echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C... $ac_c" 1>&6
-  echo "$progname:424: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+  echo "$progname:394: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 
   $rm conftest.c
   cat > conftest.c <<EOF
@@ -429,7 +399,7 @@
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-  if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo $progname:432: \"$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 $progname:402: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     with_gcc=yes
   fi
   $rm conftest.c
@@ -442,12 +412,14 @@
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for $compiler option to produce PIC... $ac_c" 1>&6
 pic_flag=
+profile_flag_pattern=
 special_shlib_compile_flags=
 wl=
 link_static_flag=
 no_builtin_flag=
 
 if test "$with_gcc" = yes; then
+  profile_flag_pattern='-pg?'
   wl='-Wl,'
   link_static_flag='-static'
   no_builtin_flag=' -fno-builtin'
@@ -459,12 +431,6 @@
   os2*)
     # We can build DLLs from non-PIC.
     ;;
-  amigaos*)
-    # FIXME: we need at least 68020 code to build shared libraries, but
-    # adding the `-m68020' flag to GCC prevents building anything better,
-    # like `-m68040'.
-    pic_flag='-m68020 -resident32 -malways-restore-a4'
-    ;;
   *)
     pic_flag='-fPIC'
     ;;
@@ -480,7 +446,7 @@
   hpux9* | hpux10*)
     # Is there a better link_static_flag that works with the bundled CC?
     wl='-Wl,'
-    link_static_flag="${wl}-a ${wl}archive"
+    link_static_flag='${wl}-a ${wl}archive'
     pic_flag='+Z'
     ;;
 
@@ -518,12 +484,6 @@
     wl='-Qoption ld '
     ;;
 
-  sysv4.2uw2*)
-    pic_flag='-KPIC'
-    link_static_flag='-Bstatic'
-    wl='-Wl,'
-    ;;
-
   uts4*)
     pic_flag='-pic'
     link_static_flag='-Bstatic'
@@ -544,15 +504,14 @@
   echo > conftest.c
   save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $pic_flag -DPIC"
-  echo "$progname:547: checking if $compiler PIC flag $pic_flag works" >&5
-  if { (eval echo $progname:548: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>conftest.err; } && test -s conftest.o; then
-    # Append any warnings to the config.log.
+  echo "$progname:507: checking if $compiler PIC flag $pic_flag works" >&5
+  if { (eval echo $progname:508: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>conftest.err; } && test -s conftest.o; then
+    # Append any errors to the config.log.
     cat conftest.err 1>&5
 
-    # On HP-UX, both CC and GCC only warn that PIC is supported... then they
-    # create non-PIC objects.  So, if there were any warnings, we assume that
-    # PIC is not supported.
-    if test -s conftest.err; then
+    # On HP-UX, the stripped-down bundled CC doesn't accept +Z, but also
+    # reports no error.  So, we need to grep stderr for (Bundled).
+    if grep '(Bundled)' conftest.err >/dev/null; then
       echo "$ac_t"no 1>&6
       can_build_shared=no
       pic_flag=
@@ -588,8 +547,8 @@
 echo 'main(){return(0);}' > conftest.c
 save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $link_static_flag"
-echo "$progname:591: checking if $compiler static flag $link_static_flag works" >&5
-if { (eval echo $progname:592: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+echo "$progname:550: checking if $compiler static flag $link_static_flag works" >&5
+if { (eval echo $progname:551: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   echo "$ac_t$link_static_flag" 1>&6
 else
   echo "$ac_t"none 1>&6
@@ -621,15 +580,15 @@
   if test "$with_gcc" = yes; then
     # Check if gcc -print-prog-name=ld gives a path.
     echo $ac_n "checking for ld used by GCC... $ac_c" 1>&6
-    echo "$progname:624: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
+    echo "$progname:583: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
     ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5`
     case "$ac_prog" in
     # Accept absolute paths.
-    /* | [A-Za-z]:\\*)
+    /*)
       test -z "$LD" && LD="$ac_prog"
       ;;
     "")
-      # If it fails, then pretend we are not using GCC.
+      # If it fails, then pretend we aren't using GCC.
       ac_prog=ld
       ;;
     *)
@@ -639,10 +598,10 @@
     esac
   elif test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
     echo $ac_n "checking for GNU ld... $ac_c" 1>&6
-    echo "$progname:642: checking for GNU ld" >&5
+    echo "$progname:601: checking for GNU ld" >&5
   else
     echo $ac_n "checking for non-GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-    echo "$progname:645: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
+    echo "$progname:604: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
   fi
 
   if test -z "$LD"; then
@@ -676,7 +635,7 @@
   fi
 fi
 
-# Check to see if it really is or is not GNU ld.
+# Check to see if it really is or isn't GNU ld.
 echo $ac_n "checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld... $ac_c" 1>&6
 # I'd rather use --version here, but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
 if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
@@ -690,7 +649,6 @@
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the linker ($LD) supports shared libraries... $ac_c" 1>&6
 
 allow_undefined_flag=
-no_undefined_flag=
 archive_cmds=
 old_archive_from_new_cmds=
 export_dynamic_flag_spec=
@@ -698,41 +656,43 @@
 hardcode_libdir_separator=
 hardcode_direct=no
 hardcode_minus_L=no
+hardcode_runpath_var=no
 hardcode_shlibpath_var=unsupported
 runpath_var=
 
-case "$host_os" in
-amigaos* | sunos4*)
-  # On these operating systems, we should treat GNU ld like the system ld.
-  gnu_ld_acts_native=yes
-  ;;
-*)
-  gnu_ld_acts_native=no
-  ;;
-esac
-
 ld_shlibs=yes
-if test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes && test "$gnu_ld_acts_native" != yes; then
-
+if test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
   # See if GNU ld supports shared libraries.
-  if $LD --help 2>&1 | egrep ': supported targets:.* elf' > /dev/null; then
-    archive_cmds='$CC -shared ${wl}-soname $wl$soname -o $lib$libobjs'
-    runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH
+
+  case "$host_os" in
+  sunos4*)
     ld_shlibs=yes
-  else
-    ld_shlibs=no
-  fi
+    hardcode_direct=yes
+    hardcode_shlibpath_var=no
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    if $LD --help 2>&1 | egrep ': supported targets:.* elf' > /dev/null; then
+      runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH
+      hardcode_runpath_var=yes
+      ld_shlibs=yes
+    else
+      ld_shlibs=no
+    fi
+    ;;
+  esac
 
   if test "$ld_shlibs" = yes; then
-    hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}--rpath ${wl}$libdir'
-    export_dynamic_flag_spec='${wl}--export-dynamic'
+    archive_cmds='$CC -shared ${wl}-soname $wl$soname -o $lib$libobjs$deplibs'
+    hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath $wl$libdir'
+    export_dynamic_flag_spec='${wl}-export-dynamic'
   fi
 else
   # PORTME fill in a description of your system's linker (not GNU ld)
   case "$host_os" in
   aix3*)
     allow_undefined_flag=unsupported
-    archive_cmds='$NM$libobjs | $global_symbol_pipe | sed '\''s/.* //'\'' > $lib.exp;$LD -o $objdir/$soname$libobjs -bE:$lib.exp -T512 -H512 -bM:SRE;$AR cru $lib $objdir/$soname'
+    archive_cmds='$NM$libobjs | $global_symbol_pipe | sed '"'s/.* //'"' > $lib.exp;$LD -o $objdir/$soname$libobjs -bE:$lib.exp -T512 -H512 -bM:SRE$deplibs;$AR cru $lib $objdir/$soname'
     # Note: this linker hardcodes the directories in LIBPATH if there
     # are no directories specified by -L.
     hardcode_minus_L=yes
@@ -745,32 +705,25 @@
 
   aix4*)
     allow_undefined_flag=unsupported
-    archive_cmds='$NM$libobjs | $global_symbol_pipe | sed '\''s/.* //'\'' > $lib.exp;$CC -o $objdir/$soname$libobjs ${wl}-bE:$lib.exp ${wl}-bM:SRE ${wl}-bnoentry;$AR cru $lib $objdir/$soname'
+    archive_cmds='$NM$libobjs | $global_symbol_pipe | sed '"'s/.* //'"' > $lib.exp;$CC -o $objdir/$soname$libobjs ${wl}-bE:$lib.exp ${wl}-bM:SRE ${wl}-bnoentry$deplibs;$AR cru $lib $objdir/$soname'
     hardcode_direct=yes
     hardcode_minus_L=yes
     ;;
 
-  amigaos*)
-    archive_cmds='$rm $objdir/a2ixlibrary.data;$echo "#define NAME $libname" > $objdir/a2ixlibrary.data;$echo "#define LIBRARY_ID 1" >> $objdir/a2ixlibrary.data;$echo "#define VERSION $major" >> $objdir/a2ixlibrary.data;$echo "#define REVISION $revision" >> $objdir/a2ixlibrary.data;$AR cru $lib$libobjs;$RANLIB $lib;(cd $objdir && a2ixlibrary -32)'
-    hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
-    hardcode_minus_L=yes
-    ;;
-
   # FreeBSD 2.2.[012] allows us to include c++rt0.o to get C++ constructor
   # support.  Future versions do this automatically, but an explicit c++rt0.o
-  # does not break anything, and helps significantly (at the cost of a little
+  # doesn't break anything, and helps significantly (at the cost of a little
   # extra space).
   freebsd2.2*)
-    archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable -o $lib$libobjs /usr/lib/c++rt0.o'
-    hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
+    archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable -o $lib$libobjs$deplibs /usr/lib/c++rt0.o'
     hardcode_direct=yes
     hardcode_minus_L=yes
     hardcode_shlibpath_var=no
     ;;
 
-  # Unfortunately, older versions of FreeBSD 2 do not have this feature.
+  # Unfortunately, older versions of FreeBSD 2 don't have this feature.
   freebsd2*)
-    archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable -o $lib$libobjs'
+    archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable -o $lib$libobjs$deplibs'
     hardcode_direct=yes
     hardcode_minus_L=yes
     hardcode_shlibpath_var=no
@@ -778,7 +731,7 @@
 
   # FreeBSD 3, at last, uses gcc -shared to do shared libraries.
   freebsd3*)
-    archive_cmds='$CC -shared -o $lib$libobjs'
+    archive_cmds='$CC -shared -o $lib$libobjs$deplibs'
     hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
     hardcode_direct=yes
     hardcode_minus_L=yes
@@ -786,23 +739,21 @@
     ;;
 
   hpux9*)
-    archive_cmds='$rm $objdir/$soname;$LD -b +s +b $install_libdir -o $objdir/$soname$libobjs;mv $objdir/$soname $lib'
+    archive_cmds='$rm $objdir/$soname;$LD -b +s +b $install_libdir -o $objdir/$soname$libobjs$deplibs;mv $objdir/$soname $lib'
     hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}+b ${wl}$libdir'
     hardcode_direct=yes
     hardcode_minus_L=yes
-    export_dynamic_flag_spec='${wl}-E'
     ;;
 
   hpux10*)
-    archive_cmds='$LD -b +h $soname +s +b $install_libdir -o $lib$libobjs'
+    archive_cmds='$LD -b +h $soname +s +b $install_libdir -o $lib$libobjs$deplibs'
     hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}+b ${wl}$libdir'
     hardcode_direct=yes
     hardcode_minus_L=yes
-    export_dynamic_flag_spec='${wl}-E'
     ;;
 
   irix5* | irix6*)
-    archive_cmds='$LD -shared -o $lib -soname $soname -set_version $verstring$libobjs'
+    archive_cmds='$LD -shared -o $lib -soname $soname -set_version $verstring$libobjs$deplibs'
     hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath ${wl}$libdir'
     ;;
 
@@ -815,7 +766,7 @@
     ;;
 
   openbsd*)
-    archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable -o $lib$libobjs'
+    archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable -o $lib$libobjs$deplibs'
     hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
     hardcode_direct=yes
     hardcode_shlibpath_var=no
@@ -825,7 +776,7 @@
     hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
     hardcode_minus_L=yes
     allow_undefined_flag=unsupported
-    archive_cmds='$echo "LIBRARY $libname INITINSTANCE" > $objdir/$libname.def;$echo "DESCRIPTION \"$libname\"" >> $objdir/$libname.def;$echo DATA >> $objdir/$libname.def;$echo " SINGLE NONSHARED" >> $objdir/$libname.def;$echo EXPORTS >> $objdir/$libname.def;emxexp$libobjs >> $objdir/$libname.def;$CC -Zdll -Zcrtdll -o $lib$libobjs $objdir/$libname.def'
+    archive_cmds='echo "LIBRARY $libname INITINSTANCE" > $objdir/$libname.def;echo "DESCRIPTION \"$libname\"" >> $objdir/$libname.def;echo DATA >> $objdir/$libname.def;echo " SINGLE NONSHARED" >> $objdir/$libname.def;echo EXPORTS >> $objdir/$libname.def;emxexp$libobjs >> $objdir/$libname.def;$CC -Zdll -Zcrtdll -o $lib$libobjs $objdir/$libname.def'
     old_archive_from_new_cmds='emximp -o $objdir/$libname.a $objdir/$libname.def'
     ;;
 
@@ -837,47 +788,31 @@
     ;;
 
   sco3.2v5*)
-    archive_cmds='$LD -G -o $lib$libobjs'
+    archive_cmds='$LD -G -o $lib$libobjs$deplibs'
     hardcode_direct=yes
     ;;
 
   solaris2*)
-    no_undefined_flag=' -z text'
-    archive_cmds='$LD -G${allow_undefined_flag} -h $soname -o $lib$libobjs'
+    archive_cmds='$LD -G -z text -h $soname -o $lib$libobjs$deplibs'
     hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
     hardcode_shlibpath_var=no
-
-    # Solaris 2 before 2.5 hardcodes -L paths.
-    case "$host_os" in
-    solaris2.[0-4]*)
-      hardcode_minus_L=yes
-      ;;
-    esac
     ;;
 
   sunos4*)
-    if test "$with_gcc" = yes; then
-      archive_cmds='$CC -shared -o $lib$libobjs'
-    else
-      archive_cmds='$LD -assert pure-text -Bstatic -o $lib$libobjs'
-    fi
-
-    if test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
-      export_dynamic_flag_spec='${wl}-export-dynamic'
-    fi
+    archive_cmds='$LD -assert pure-text -Bstatic -o $lib$libobjs'
     hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
     hardcode_direct=yes
     hardcode_minus_L=yes
     hardcode_shlibpath_var=no
     ;;
 
-  uts4*)
-    archive_cmds='$LD -G -h $soname -o $lib$libobjs'
-    hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
-    hardcode_direct=no
-    hardcode_minus_L=no
-    hardcode_shlibpath_var=no
-    ;;
+   uts4*)
+     archive_cmds='$LD -G -h $soname -o $lib$libobjs$deplibs'
+     hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-L$libdir'
+     hardcode_direct=no
+     hardcode_minus_L=no
+     hardcode_shlibpath_var=no
+     ;;
 
   *)
     ld_shlibs=no
@@ -890,18 +825,16 @@
 if test -z "$NM"; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for BSD-compatible nm... $ac_c" 1>&6
   case "$NM" in
-  /* | [A-Za-z]:\\*) ;; # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  /*) ;; # Let the user override the test with a path.
   *)
     IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
-    for ac_dir in /usr/ucb /usr/ccs/bin $PATH /bin; do
-      test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
+    for ac_dir in /usr/ucb $PATH /bin; do
+      test -z "$ac_dir" && dir=.
       if test -f $ac_dir/nm; then
         # Check to see if the nm accepts a BSD-compat flag.
-        # Adding the `sed 1q' prevents false positives on HP-UX, which says:
-        #   nm: unknown option "B" ignored
-        if ($ac_dir/nm -B /dev/null 2>&1 | sed '1q'; exit 0) | egrep /dev/null >/dev/null; then
+        if ($ac_dir/nm -B /dev/null 2>&1; exit 0) | grep /dev/null >/dev/null; then
           NM="$ac_dir/nm -B"
-        elif ($ac_dir/nm -p /dev/null 2>&1 | sed '1q'; exit 0) | egrep /dev/null >/dev/null; then
+        elif ($ac_dir/nm -p /dev/null 2>&1; exit 0) | grep /dev/null >/dev/null; then
           NM="$ac_dir/nm -p"
 	else
           NM="$ac_dir/nm"
@@ -936,10 +869,6 @@
 aix*)
   symcode='[BCDTU]'
   ;;
-irix*)
-  # Cannot use undefined symbols on IRIX because inlined functions mess us up.
-  symcode='[BCDEGRST]'
-  ;;
 solaris2*)
   symcode='[BDTU]'
   ;;
@@ -968,17 +897,17 @@
 main(){nm_test_var='a';nm_test_func();return(0);}
 EOF
 
-echo "$progname:971: checking if global_symbol_pipe works" >&5
-if { (eval echo $progname:972: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest.o; then
+echo "$progname:900: checking if global_symbol_pipe works" >&5
+if { (eval echo $progname:901: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest.o; then
   # Now try to grab the symbols.
   nlist=conftest.nm
-  if { echo "$progname:975: eval \"$NM conftest.o | $global_symbol_pipe > $nlist\"" >&5; eval "$NM conftest.o | $global_symbol_pipe > $nlist 2>&5"; } && test -s "$nlist"; then
+  if { echo "$progname:904: eval \"$NM conftest.o | $global_symbol_pipe > $nlist\"" >&5; eval "$NM conftest.o | $global_symbol_pipe > $nlist 2>&5"; } && test -s "$nlist"; then
 
     # Try sorting and uniquifying the output.
     if sort "$nlist" | uniq > "$nlist"T; then
       mv -f "$nlist"T "$nlist"
       wcout=`wc "$nlist" 2>/dev/null`
-      count=`$echo "X$wcout" | $Xsed -e 's/^[ 	]*\([0-9][0-9]*\).*$/\1/'`
+      count=`echo "$wcout" | sed 's/^[ 	]*\([0-9][0-9]*\).*$/\1/'`
       (test "$count" -ge 0) 2>/dev/null || count=-1
     else
       rm -f "$nlist"T
@@ -1015,9 +944,9 @@
 dld_preloaded_symbols[] =
 {
 EOF
-        sed 's/^\(.*\) \(.*\)$/  {"\1", (__ptr_t) \&\2},/' < "$nlist" >> conftest.c
+        sed 's/^\(.*\) \(.*\)$/  {"\1", \&\2},/' < "$nlist" >> conftest.c
         cat <<\EOF >> conftest.c
-  {0, (__ptr_t) 0}
+  {0},
 };
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -1030,7 +959,7 @@
 	save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
         LIBS='conftestm.o'
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS$no_builtin_flag"
-        if { (eval echo $progname:1033: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+        if { (eval echo $progname:962: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
           pipe_works=yes
         else
           echo "$progname: failed program was:" >&5
@@ -1052,7 +981,7 @@
 fi
 $rm conftest*
 
-# Do not use the global_symbol_pipe unless it works.
+# Don't use the global_symbol_pipe unless it works.
 echo "$ac_t$pipe_works" 1>&6
 test "$pipe_works" = yes || global_symbol_pipe=
 
@@ -1060,7 +989,7 @@
 echo $ac_n "checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... $ac_c" 1>&6
 hardcode_action=
 if test -n "$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec" || \
-   test -n "$runpath_var"; then
+   test "$hardcode_runpath_var" = yes; then
 
   # We can hardcode non-existant directories.
   if test "$hardcode_direct" != no && \
@@ -1076,7 +1005,7 @@
 elif test "$hardcode_direct" != yes && \
      test "$hardcode_minus_L" != yes && \
      test "$hardcode_shlibpath_var" != yes; then
-  # We cannot hardcode anything.
+  # We can't hardcode anything.
   hardcode_action=unsupported
 else
   # We can only hardcode existing directories.
@@ -1099,9 +1028,7 @@
 libname_spec='lib$name'
 soname_spec=
 postinstall_cmds=
-postuninstall_cmds=
 finish_cmds=
-finish_eval=
 shlibpath_var=
 version_type=none
 dynamic_linker="$host_os ld.so"
@@ -1110,29 +1037,23 @@
 case "$host_os" in
 aix3* | aix4*)
   version_type=linux
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$versuffix $libname.a'
+  library_names_spec='$libname.so.$versuffix $libname.a'
   shlibpath_var=LIBPATH
 
   # AIX has no versioning support, so we append a major version to the name.
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$major'
-  ;;
-
-amigaos*)
-  library_names_spec='$libname.ixlibrary $libname.a'
-  # Create ${libname}_ixlibrary.a entries in /sys/libs.
-  finish_eval='for lib in `ls $libdir/*.ixlibrary 2>/dev/null`; do libname=`$echo "X$lib" | $Xsed -e '\''s%^.*/\([^/]*\)\.ixlibrary$%\1%'\''`; test $rm /sys/libs/${libname}_ixlibrary.a; $show "(cd /sys/libs && $LN_S $lib ${libname}_ixlibrary.a)"; (cd /sys/libs && $LN_S $lib ${libname}_ixlibrary.a) || exit 1; done'
+  soname_spec='$libname.so.$major'
   ;;
 
 freebsd2* | freebsd3*)
   version_type=sunos
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$versuffix $libname.so'
-  finish_cmds='PATH="$PATH:/sbin" ldconfig -m $libdir'
+  library_names_spec='$libname.so.$versuffix $libname.so'
+  finish_cmds='PATH="\$PATH:/sbin" ldconfig -m $libdir'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   ;;
 
 gnu*)
   version_type=sunos
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$versuffix'
+  library_names_spec='$libname.so.$versuffix'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   ;;
 
@@ -1142,16 +1063,16 @@
   dynamic_linker="$host_os dld.sl"
   version_type=sunos
   shlibpath_var=SHLIB_PATH
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.sl.$versuffix ${libname}${release}.sl.$major $libname.sl'
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.sl.$major'
+  library_names_spec='$libname.sl.$versuffix $libname.sl.$major $libname.sl'
+  soname_spec='$libname.sl.$major'
   # HP-UX runs *really* slowly unless shared libraries are mode 555.
   postinstall_cmds='chmod 555 $lib'
   ;;
 
 irix5* | irix6*)
   version_type=osf
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so'
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$versuffix $libname.so'
+  soname_spec='$libname.so'
+  library_names_spec='$libname.so.$versuffix $libname.so'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   ;;
 
@@ -1163,9 +1084,9 @@
 # This must be Linux ELF.
 linux-gnu*)
   version_type=linux
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$versuffix ${libname}${release}.so.$major $libname.so'
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$major'
-  finish_cmds='PATH="$PATH:/sbin" ldconfig -n $libdir'
+  library_names_spec='$libname.so.$versuffix $libname.so.$major $libname.so'
+  soname_spec='$libname.so.$major'
+  finish_cmds='PATH="\$PATH:/sbin" ldconfig -n $libdir'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 
   if test -f /lib/ld.so.1; then
@@ -1181,12 +1102,13 @@
 
 netbsd* | openbsd*)
   version_type=sunos
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$versuffix'
-  finish_cmds='PATH="$PATH:/sbin" ldconfig -m $libdir'
+  library_names_spec='$libname.so.$versuffix'
+  finish_cmds='PATH="\$PATH:/sbin" ldconfig -m $libdir'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   ;;
 
 os2*)
+  version_type=none
   libname_spec='$name'
   library_names_spec='$libname.dll $libname.a'
   dynamic_linker='OS/2 ld.exe'
@@ -1195,43 +1117,36 @@
 
 osf3* | osf4*)
   version_type=osf
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so'
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$versuffix $libname.so'
+  soname_spec='$libname.so'
+  library_names_spec='$libname.so.$versuffix $libname.so'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   ;;
 
 sco3.2v5*)
   version_type=osf
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$major'
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$versuffix ${libname}${release}.so.$major $libname.so'
+  soname_spec='$libname.so.$major'
+  library_names_spec='$libname.so.$versuffix $libname.so.$major $libname.so'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   ;;
 
 solaris2*)
   version_type=linux
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$versuffix ${libname}${release}.so.$major $libname.so'
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$major'
+  library_names_spec='$libname.so.$versuffix $libname.so.$major $libname.so'
+  soname_spec='$libname.so.$major'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   ;;
 
 sunos4*)
   version_type=sunos
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$versuffix'
-  finish_cmds='PATH="$PATH:/usr/etc" ldconfig $libdir'
-  shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-  ;;
-
-sysv4.2uw2*)
-  version_type=linux
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$versuffix ${libname}${release}.so.$major $libname.so'
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$major'
+  library_names_spec='$libname.so.$versuffix'
+  finish_cmds='PATH="\$PATH:/usr/etc" ldconfig $libdir'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   ;;
 
 uts4*)
   version_type=linux
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$versuffix ${libname}${release}.so.$major $libname.so'
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so.$major'
+  library_names_spec='$libname.so.$versuffix $libname.so.$major $libname.so'
+  soname_spec='$libname.so.$major'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   ;;
 
@@ -1242,6 +1157,12 @@
 echo "$ac_t$dynamic_linker"
 test "$dynamic_linker" = no && can_build_shared=no
 
+# FIXME add checks for striplib and old_striplib here.
+# strip -x works for most platforms, though not for static libraries on NetBSD
+# HP-UX requires "-r" for library stripping
+striplib=
+old_striplib=
+
 # Report the final consequences.
 echo "checking if libtool supports shared libraries... $can_build_shared" 1>&6
 
@@ -1279,30 +1200,25 @@
 rmdir .libs 2>/dev/null
 echo "$ac_t$objdir" 1>&6
 
-# Copy echo and quote the copy, instead of the original, because it is
-# used later.
-ltecho="$echo"
-
 # Now quote all the things that may contain metacharacters.
-for var in ltecho old_CC old_CFLAGS old_CPPFLAGS old_LD old_NM old_RANLIB \
+for var in old_CC old_CFLAGS old_CPPFLAGS old_LD old_NM old_RANLIB \
   old_LN_S AR CC LD LN_S NM reload_flag reload_cmds wl pic_flag \
   link_static_flag no_builtin_flag export_dynamic_flag_spec \
-  libname_spec library_names_spec soname_spec RANLIB \
+  profile_flag_pattern libname_spec library_names_spec soname_spec RANLIB \
   old_archive_cmds old_archive_from_new_cmds old_postinstall_cmds \
-  old_postuninstall_cmds archive_cmds postinstall_cmds postuninstall_cmds \
-  allow_undefined_flag no_undefined_flag \
-  finish_cmds finish_eval global_symbol_pipe \
+  archive_cmds postinstall_cmds \
+  allow_undefined_flag finish_cmds global_symbol_pipe \
+  striplib old_striplib \
   hardcode_libdir_flag_spec hardcode_libdir_separator; do
 
   case "$var" in
   reload_cmds | old_archive_cmds | old_archive_from_new_cmds | \
-  old_postinstall_cmds | old_postuninstall_cmds | archive_cmds | \
-  postinstall_cmds | postuninstall_cmds | finish_cmds)
+  old_postinstall_cmds | archive_cmds | postinstall_cmds | finish_cmds)
     # Double-quote double-evaled strings.
-    eval "$var=\`\$echo \"X\$$var\" | \$Xsed -e \"\$double_quote_subst\" -e \"\$sed_quote_subst\"\`"
+    eval "$var=\`echo \"\$$var\" | sed -e \"\$double_quote_subst\" -e \"\$sed_quote_subst\"\`"
     ;;
   *)
-    eval "$var=\`\$echo \"X\$$var\" | \$Xsed -e \"\$sed_quote_subst\"\`"
+    eval "$var=\`echo \"\$$var\" | sed \"\$sed_quote_subst\"\`"
     ;;
   esac
 done
@@ -1315,31 +1231,8 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
 # libtool - Provide generalized library-building support services.
+#
 # Generated automatically by $PROGRAM - GNU $PACKAGE $VERSION
-# NOTE: Changes made to this file will be lost: look at ltconfig or ltmain.sh.
-#
-# Copyright (C) 1996-1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-# Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@gnu.ai.mit.edu>, 1996
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-# General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
-#
-# As a special exception to the GNU General Public License, if you
-# distribute this file as part of a program that contains a
-# configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under
-# the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
-
 # This program was configured as follows,
 # on host `(hostname || uname -n) 2>/dev/null | sed 1q`:
 #
@@ -1350,16 +1243,6 @@
 # Compiler and other test output produced by $progname, useful for
 # debugging $progname, is in ./config.log if it exists.
 
-# Sed that helps us avoid accidentally triggering echo(1) options like -n.
-Xsed="sed -e s/^X//"
-
-# The HP-UX ksh and POSIX shell print the target directory to stdout
-# if CDPATH is set.
-if test "\${CDPATH+set}" = set; then CDPATH=; export CDPATH; fi
-
-# An echo program that does not interpret backslashes.
-echo="$ltecho"
-
 # The version of $progname that generated this script.
 LTCONFIG_VERSION="$VERSION"
 
@@ -1413,6 +1296,9 @@
 # Compiler flag to allow reflexive dlopens.
 export_dynamic_flag_spec="$export_dynamic_flag_spec"
 
+# Pattern to match compiler flags for creating libNAME_p libraries:
+profile_flag_pattern="$profile_flag_pattern"
+
 # Library versioning type.
 version_type=$version_type
 
@@ -1430,7 +1316,6 @@
 RANLIB="$RANLIB"
 old_archive_cmds="$old_archive_cmds"
 old_postinstall_cmds="$old_postinstall_cmds"
-old_postuninstall_cmds="$old_postuninstall_cmds"
 
 # Create an old-style archive from a shared archive.
 old_archive_from_new_cmds="$old_archive_from_new_cmds"
@@ -1438,23 +1323,20 @@
 # Commands used to build and install a shared archive.
 archive_cmds="$archive_cmds"
 postinstall_cmds="$postinstall_cmds"
-postuninstall_cmds="$postuninstall_cmds"
 
 # Flag that allows shared libraries with undefined symbols to be built.
 allow_undefined_flag="$allow_undefined_flag"
 
-# Flag that forces no undefined symbols.
-no_undefined_flag="$no_undefined_flag"
-
 # Commands used to finish a libtool library installation in a directory.
 finish_cmds="$finish_cmds"
 
-# Same as above, but a single script fragment to be evaled but not shown.
-finish_eval="$finish_eval"
-
 # Take the output of nm and produce a listing of raw symbols and C names.
 global_symbol_pipe="$global_symbol_pipe"
 
+# How to strip a library file.
+striplib="$striplib"
+old_striplib="$old_striplib"
+
 # This is the shared library runtime path variable.
 runpath_var=$runpath_var
 
@@ -1479,6 +1361,10 @@
 # resulting binary.
 hardcode_minus_L=$hardcode_minus_L
 
+# Set to yes if using RUNPATH_VAR=DIR during linking hardcodes DIR into the
+# resulting binary.
+hardcode_runpath_var=$hardcode_runpath_var
+
 # Set to yes if using SHLIBPATH_VAR=DIR during linking hardcodes DIR into
 # the resulting binary.
 hardcode_shlibpath_var=$hardcode_shlibpath_var
@@ -1486,7 +1372,7 @@
 EOF
 
 case "$host_os" in
-aix3*)
+aix*)
   cat <<\EOF >> $ofile
 # AIX sometimes has problems with the GCC collect2 program.  For some
 # reason, if we set the COLLECT_NAMES environment variable, the problems
@@ -1500,8 +1386,25 @@
   ;;
 esac
 
-# Append the ltmain.sh script.
-cat "$ltmain" >> $ofile || (rm -f $ofile; exit 1)
+# Detect if we are using a relative or absolute path to ltmain.sh.
+case "$ltmain" in
+/*) cat <<EOF >> $ofile
+# Execute the libtool backend.
+. $ltmain
+EOF
+  ;;
+*) cat <<EOF >> $ofile
+# Find the path to this script.
+thisdir=\`echo "\$0" | sed -e 's%/[^/]*\$%%'\`
+test "X\$0" = "X\$thisdir" && thisdir=.
+
+# Execute the libtool backend.
+. \$thisdir/$ltmain
+EOF
+  ;;
+esac
+
+echo 'exit 1' >> $ofile
 
 chmod +x $ofile
 exit 0
diff --git a/ltmain.sh b/ltmain.sh
index e9350b3..cb46c84 100644
--- a/ltmain.sh
+++ b/ltmain.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # ltmain.sh - Provide generalized library-building support services.
-# NOTE: Changing this file will not affect anything until you rerun ltconfig.
-#
-# Copyright (C) 1996-1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Generated automatically from ltmain.in by configure.
+# Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@gnu.ai.mit.edu>, 1996
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -23,14 +22,40 @@
 # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under
 # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
 
+#FIXME: echo=echo
+echo='printf %s\n'
+if test "X`$echo '\t'`" = 'X\t'; then :
+else
+  # The Solaris and AIX default echo program unquotes backslashes.
+  # This makes it impossible to quote backslashes using
+  #   echo "$something" | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g'
+  # So, we emulate echo with printf '%s\n'
+  echo='printf %s\n'
+  if test "X`$echo '\t'`" = 'X\t'; then :
+  else
+    # Oops.  We have no working printf.  Try to find a not-so-buggy echo.
+    echo=echo
+    IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+    save_PATH="$PATH"
+    PATH="$PATH":/usr/ucb
+    for dir in $PATH; do
+      if test -f $dir/echo && test "X`$dir/echo '\t'`" = 'X\t'; then
+        echo="$dir/echo"
+        break
+      fi
+    done
+    IFS="$save_ifs"
+    PATH="$save_PATH"
+  fi
+fi
+
 # The name of this program.
 progname=`$echo "$0" | sed 's%^.*/%%'`
-modename="$progname"
 
 # Constants.
 PROGRAM=ltmain.sh
 PACKAGE=libtool
-VERSION=1.2
+VERSION=1.0f
 
 default_mode=
 help="Try \`$progname --help' for more information."
@@ -41,8 +66,7 @@
 
 # Sed substitution that helps us do robust quoting.  It backslashifies
 # metacharacters that are still active within double-quoted strings.
-Xsed='sed -e s/^X//'
-sed_quote_subst='s/\([\\`\\"$\\\\]\)/\\\1/g'
+sed_quote_subst='s/\([\\"$\\\\]\)/\\\1/g'
 
 # NLS nuisances.
 # Only set LANG and LC_ALL to C if already set.
@@ -52,14 +76,14 @@
 if test "${LANG+set}"   = set; then LANG=C;   export LANG;   fi
 
 if test "$LTCONFIG_VERSION" != "$VERSION"; then
-  echo "$modename: ltconfig version \`$LTCONFIG_VERSION' does not match $PROGRAM version \`$VERSION'" 1>&2
-  echo "Fatal configuration error.  See the $PACKAGE docs for more information." 1>&2
+  $echo "$progname: ltconfig version \`$LTCONFIG_VERSION' does not match $PROGRAM version \`$VERSION'" 1>&2
+  $echo "Fatal configuration error.  See the $PACKAGE docs for more information." 1>&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
 if test "$build_libtool_libs" != yes && test "$build_old_libs" != yes; then
-  echo "$modename: not configured to build any kind of library" 1>&2
-  echo "Fatal configuration error.  See the $PACKAGE docs for more information." 1>&2
+  $echo "$progname: not configured to build any kind of library" 1>&2
+  $echo "Fatal configuration error.  See the $PACKAGE docs for more information." 1>&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -80,7 +104,7 @@
   shift
 
   case "$arg" in
-  -*=*) optarg=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e 's/[-_a-zA-Z0-9]*=//'` ;;
+  -*=*) optarg=`$echo "$arg" | sed 's/[-_a-zA-Z0-9]*=//'` ;;
   *) optarg= ;;
   esac
 
@@ -107,7 +131,7 @@
     ;;
 
   --version)
-    echo "$PROGRAM (GNU $PACKAGE) $VERSION"
+    $echo "$PROGRAM (GNU $PACKAGE) $VERSION"
     exit 0
     ;;
 
@@ -116,16 +140,16 @@
     ;;
 
   --features)
-    echo "host: $host"
+    $echo "host: $host"
     if test "$build_libtool_libs" = yes; then
-      echo "enable shared libraries"
+      $echo "enable shared libraries"
     else
-      echo "disable shared libraries"
+      $echo "disable shared libraries"
     fi
     if test "$build_old_libs" = yes; then
-      echo "enable static libraries"
+      $echo "enable static libraries"
     else
-      echo "disable static libraries"
+      $echo "disable static libraries"
     fi
     exit 0
     ;;
@@ -145,7 +169,7 @@
     ;;
 
   -*)
-    $echo "$modename: unrecognized option \`$arg'" 1>&2
+    $echo "$progname: unrecognized option \`$arg'" 1>&2
     $echo "$help" 1>&2
     exit 1
     ;;
@@ -158,7 +182,7 @@
 done
 
 if test -n "$prevopt"; then
-  $echo "$modename: option \`$prevopt' requires an argument" 1>&2
+  $echo "$progname: option \`$prevopt' requires an argument" 1>&2
   $echo "$help" 1>&2
   exit 1
 fi
@@ -168,7 +192,7 @@
   # Infer the operation mode.
   if test -z "$mode"; then
     case "$nonopt" in
-    *cc | *++ | gcc* | *-gcc*)
+    *cc | *++)
       mode=link
       for arg
       do
@@ -183,7 +207,7 @@
     *db | *dbx)
       mode=execute
       ;;
-    *install*|cp|mv)
+    *install*|cp)
       mode=install
       ;;
     *rm)
@@ -196,9 +220,9 @@
       # Just use the default operation mode.
       if test -z "$mode"; then
         if test -n "$nonopt"; then
-          $echo "$modename: warning: cannot infer operation mode from \`$nonopt'" 1>&2
+          $echo "$progname: warning: cannot infer operation mode from \`$nonopt'" 1>&2
         else
-          $echo "$modename: warning: cannot infer operation mode without MODE-ARGS" 1>&2
+          $echo "$progname: warning: cannot infer operation mode without MODE-ARGS" 1>&2
         fi
       fi
       ;;
@@ -207,20 +231,20 @@
 
   # Only execute mode is allowed to have -dlopen flags.
   if test -n "$execute_dlfiles" && test "$mode" != execute; then
-    $echo "$modename: unrecognized option \`-dlopen'" 1>&2
+    $echo "$progname: unrecognized option \`-dlopen'" 1>&2
     $echo "$help" 1>&2
     exit 1
   fi
 
   # Change the help message to a mode-specific one.
   generic_help="$help"
-  help="Try \`$modename --help --mode=$mode' for more information."
+  help="Try \`$progname --help --mode=$mode' for more information."
 
   # These modes are in order of execution frequency so that they run quickly.
   case "$mode" in
   # libtool compile mode
   compile)
-    modename="$modename: compile"
+    progname="$progname: compile"
     # Get the compilation command and the source file.
     base_compile=
     lastarg=
@@ -229,20 +253,12 @@
 
     for arg
     do
-      # Accept any command-line options.
-      case "$arg" in
-      -o)
-	$echo "$modename: you cannot specify the output filename with \`-o'" 1>&2
+      # The only flag that cannot be specified is the output filename.
+      if test "X$arg" = "X-o"; then
+	$echo "$progname: you cannot specify the output filename with \`-o'" 1>&2
 	$echo "$help" 1>&2
 	exit 1
-	;;
-
-      -static)
-	build_libtool_libs=no
-	build_old_libs=yes
-	continue
-	;;
-      esac
+      fi
 
       # Accept the current argument as the source file.
       lastarg="$srcfile"
@@ -253,7 +269,7 @@
       # Backslashify any backslashes, double quotes, and dollar signs.
       # These are the only characters that are still specially
       # interpreted inside of double-quoted scrings.
-      lastarg=`$echo "X$lastarg" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
+      lastarg=`$echo "$lastarg" | sed "$sed_quote_subst"`
 
       # Double-quote args containing other shell metacharacters.
       # Many Bourne shells cannot handle close brackets correctly in scan
@@ -273,15 +289,11 @@
     done
 
     # Get the name of the library object.
-    libobj=`$echo "X$srcfile" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
+    libobj=`$echo "$srcfile" | sed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
 
     # Recognize several different file suffixes.
-    xform='[cCFSfms]'
+    xform='[cCFSfm]'
     case "$libobj" in
-    *.ada) xform=ada ;;
-    *.adb) xform=adb ;;
-    *.ads) xform=ads ;;
-    *.asm) xform=asm ;;
     *.c++) xform=c++ ;;
     *.cc) xform=cc ;;
     *.cpp) xform=cpp ;;
@@ -290,18 +302,18 @@
     *.for) xform=for ;;
     esac
 
-    libobj=`$echo "X$libobj" | $Xsed -e "s/\.$xform$/.lo/"`
+    libobj=`$echo "$libobj" | sed -e "s/\.$xform$/.lo/"`
 
     case "$libobj" in
-    *.lo) obj=`$echo "X$libobj" | $Xsed -e 's/\.lo$/.o/'` ;;
+    *.lo) obj=`$echo "$libobj" | sed -e 's/\.lo$/.o/'` ;;
     *)
-      $echo "$modename: cannot determine name of library object from \`$srcfile'" 1>&2
+      $echo "$progname: cannot determine name of library object from \`$srcfile'" 1>&2
       exit 1
       ;;
     esac
 
     if test -z "$base_compile"; then
-      $echo "$modename: you must specify a compilation command" 1>&2
+      $echo "$progname: you must specify a compilation command" 1>&2
       $echo "$help" 1>&2
       exit 1
     fi
@@ -354,11 +366,11 @@
       fi
     fi
 
-    # Create an invalid libtool object if no PIC, so that we do not
-    # accidentally link it into a program.
+    # Create an invalid libtool object if no PIC, so that we don't accidentally
+    # link it into a program.
     if test "$build_libtool_libs" != yes; then
-      $show "echo timestamp > $libobj"
-      $run eval "echo timestamp > \$libobj" || exit $?
+      $show "$echo timestamp > $libobj"
+      $run eval "\$echo timestamp > \$libobj" || exit $?
     fi
 
     exit 0
@@ -366,9 +378,9 @@
 
   # libtool link mode
   link)
-    modename="$modename: link"
+    progname="$progname: link"
     CC="$nonopt"
-    allow_undefined=yes
+    allow_undefined=no
     compile_command="$CC"
     finalize_command="$CC"
 
@@ -385,7 +397,6 @@
     objs=
     prev=
     prevarg=
-    release=
     rpath=
     perm_rpath=
     temp_rpath=
@@ -397,7 +408,7 @@
       case "$arg" in
       -all-static | -static)
         if test "X$arg" = "X-all-static" && test "$build_libtool_libs" = yes && test -z "$link_static_flag"; then
-	    $echo "$modename: warning: complete static linking is impossible in this configuration" 1>&2
+	    $echo "$progname: warning: complete static linking is impossible in this configuration" 1>&2
         fi
         build_libtool_libs=no
 	build_old_libs=yes
@@ -432,11 +443,6 @@
             ;;
           esac
           ;;
-	release)
-	  release="-$arg"
-	  prev=
-	  continue
-	  ;;
         rpath)
           rpath="$rpath $arg"
 	  prev=
@@ -462,8 +468,7 @@
 	;;
 
       -allow-undefined)
-	# FIXME: remove this flag sometime in the future.
-	$echo "$modename: \`-allow-undefined' is deprecated because it is the default" 1>&2
+	allow_undefined=yes
 	continue
 	;;
 
@@ -481,7 +486,7 @@
         if test "$export_dynamic" != yes; then
           export_dynamic=yes
 	  if test -n "$export_dynamic_flag_spec"; then
-	    eval arg=\"$export_dynamic_flag_spec\"
+	    arg=`eval \\$echo "$export_dynamic_flag_spec"`
 	  else
 	    arg=
 	  fi
@@ -493,13 +498,13 @@
         ;;
 
       -L*)
-        dir=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e 's%^-L\(.*\)$%\1%'`
+        dir=`$echo "$arg" | sed 's%^-L\(.*\)$%\1%'`
         case "$dir" in
-        /* | [A-Za-z]:\\*)
+        /*)
 	  # Add the corresponding hardcode_libdir_flag, if it is not identical.
           ;;
         *)
-          $echo "$modename: \`-L$dir' cannot specify a relative directory" 1>&2
+          $echo "$progname: \`-L$dir' cannot specify a relative directory" 1>&2
           exit 1
           ;;
         esac
@@ -508,18 +513,8 @@
 
       -l*) deplibs="$deplibs $arg" ;;
 
-      -no-undefined)
-	allow_undefined=no
-	continue
-	;;
-
       -o) prev=output ;;
 
-      -release)
-	prev=release
-	continue
-	;;
-
       -rpath)
         prev=rpath
         continue
@@ -543,7 +538,7 @@
       -* | +*)
 	# Unknown arguments in both finalize_command and compile_command need
 	# to be aesthetically quoted because they are evaled later.
-	arg=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
+	arg=`$echo "$arg" | sed "$sed_quote_subst"`
 	case "$arg" in
 	*[\[\~\#\^\&\*\(\)\{\}\|\;\<\>\?\'\ \	]*|*]*)
 	  arg="\"$arg\""
@@ -571,7 +566,7 @@
 
 	if test "$prev" = dlprefiles; then
 	  # Preload the old-style object.
-	  dlprefiles="$dlprefiles "`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e 's/\.lo$/\.o/'`
+	  dlprefiles="$dlprefiles "`$echo "$arg" | sed 's/\.lo$/\.o/'`
 	  prev=
 	fi
 	libobjs="$libobjs $arg"
@@ -586,20 +581,20 @@
         old_library=
 
         # Check to see that this really is a libtool archive.
-        if (sed -e '2q' $arg | egrep '^# Generated by ltmain\.sh') >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
+        if egrep '^# Generated by ltmain.sh' $arg >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
         else
-          $echo "$modename: \`$arg' is not a valid libtool archive" 1>&2
+          $echo "$progname: \`$arg' is not a valid libtool archive" 1>&2
           exit 1
         fi
 
         # If there is no directory component, then add one.
         case "$arg" in
-        */* | *\\*) . $arg ;;
+        */*) . $arg ;;
         *) . ./$arg ;;
         esac
 
         if test -z "$libdir"; then
-          $echo "$modename: \`$arg' contains no -rpath information" 1>&2
+          $echo "$progname: \`$arg' contains no -rpath information" 1>&2
           exit 1
         fi
 
@@ -610,13 +605,13 @@
         done
 
         if test -z "$linklib"; then
-          $echo "$modename: cannot find name of link library for \`$arg'" 1>&2
+          $echo "$progname: cannot find name of link library for \`$arg'" 1>&2
           exit 1
         fi
 
         # Find the relevant object directory and library name.
-        name=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%' -e 's/\.la$//' -e 's/^lib//'`
-        dir=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
+        name=`$echo "$arg" | sed -e 's%^.*/%%' -e 's/\.la$//' -e 's/^lib//'`
+        dir=`$echo "$arg" | sed 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
         if test "X$dir" = "X$arg"; then
           dir="$objdir"
         else
@@ -630,10 +625,7 @@
             # If there is no dlname, we need to preload.
             prev=dlprefiles
           else
-            # We should not create a dependency on this library, but we
-	    # may need any libraries it requires.
-	    compile_command="$compile_command$dependency_libs"
-	    finalize_command="$finalize_command$dependency_libs"
+            # We should not create a dependency on this library.
             prev=
             continue
           fi
@@ -682,12 +674,12 @@
             fi
 
             if test -n "$libdir"; then
-              eval flag=\"$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec\"
+              flag=`eval \\$echo \"$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec\"`
 
               compile_command="$compile_command $flag"
               finalize_command="$finalize_command $flag"
             fi
-          elif test -n "$runpath_var"; then
+          elif test "$hardcode_runpath_var" = yes; then
             # Do the same for the permanent run path.
             case "$perm_rpath " in
             *" $libdir "*) ;;
@@ -711,11 +703,11 @@
           relink)
             # We need an absolute path.
             case "$dir" in
-            /* | [A-Za-z]:\\*) ;;
+            /*) ;;
             *)
               absdir=`cd "$dir" && pwd`
               if test -z "$absdir"; then
-                $echo "$modename: cannot determine absolute directory name of \`$dir'" 1>&2
+                $echo "$progname: cannot determine absolute directory name of \`$dir'" 1>&2
                 exit 1
               fi
               dir="$absdir"
@@ -733,7 +725,7 @@
             ;;
 
           *)
-            $echo "$modename: \`$hardcode_action' is an unknown hardcode action" 1>&2
+            $echo "$progname: \`$hardcode_action' is an unknown hardcode action" 1>&2
             exit 1
             ;;
           esac
@@ -747,13 +739,13 @@
             finalize_shlibpath="$finalize_shlibpath$libdir:"
             finalize_command="$finalize_command -l$name"
           else
-            # We cannot seem to hardcode it, guess we'll fake it.
+            # We can't seem to hardcode it, guess we'll fake it.
             finalize_command="$finalize_command -L$libdir -l$name"
           fi
         else
           # Transform directly to old archives if we don't build new libraries.
           if test -n "$pic_flag" && test -z "$old_library"; then
-            $echo "$modename: cannot find static library for \`$arg'" 1>&2
+            $echo "$progname: cannot find static library for \`$arg'" 1>&2
             exit 1
           fi
 
@@ -769,10 +761,6 @@
 	    finalize_command="$finalize_command -L$dir -l$name"
 	  fi
         fi
-
-	# Add in any libraries that this one depends upon.
-	compile_command="$compile_command$dependency_libs"
-	finalize_command="$finalize_command$dependency_libs"
 	continue
         ;;
 
@@ -780,7 +768,7 @@
       *)
 	# Unknown arguments in both finalize_command and compile_command need
 	# to be aesthetically quoted because they are evaled later.
-	arg=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
+	arg=`$echo "$arg" | sed "$sed_quote_subst"`
 	case "$arg" in
 	*[\[\~\#\^\&\*\(\)\{\}\|\;\<\>\?\'\ \	]*|*]*)
 	  arg="\"$arg\""
@@ -790,20 +778,12 @@
       esac
 
       # Now actually substitute the argument into the commands.
-      if test -n "$arg"; then
-	compile_command="$compile_command $arg"
-	finalize_command="$finalize_command $arg"
-      fi
+      compile_command="$compile_command $arg"
+      finalize_command="$finalize_command $arg"
     done
 
     if test -n "$prev"; then
-      $echo "$modename: the \`$prevarg' option requires an argument" 1>&2
-      $echo "$help" 1>&2
-      exit 1
-    fi
-
-    if test -n "$vinfo" && test -n "$release"; then
-      $echo "$modename: you cannot specify both \`-version-info' and \`-release'" 1>&2
+      $echo "$progname: the \`$prevarg' option requires an argument" 1>&2
       $echo "$help" 1>&2
       exit 1
     fi
@@ -812,38 +792,29 @@
     oldobjs=
     case "$output" in
     "")
-      $echo "$modename: you must specify an output file" 1>&2
+      $echo "$progname: you must specify an output file" 1>&2
       $echo "$help" 1>&2
       exit 1
       ;;
 
-    */* | *\\*)
-      $echo "$modename: output file \`$output' must have no directory components" 1>&2
+    */*)
+      $echo "$progname: output file \`$output' must have no directory components" 1>&2
       exit 1
       ;;
 
-    *.a)
-      # Now set the variables for building old libraries.
-      build_libtool_libs=no
-      build_old_libs=yes
-      oldlib="$output"
-      $show "$rm $oldlib"
-      $run $rm $oldlib
-      ;;
-
     *.la)
       # Make sure we only generate libraries of the form `libNAME.la'.
       case "$output" in
       lib*) ;;
       *)
-	$echo "$modename: libtool library \`$arg' must begin with \`lib'" 1>&2
+	$echo "$progname: libtool library \`$arg' must begin with \`lib'" 1>&2
 	$echo "$help" 1>&2
 	exit 1
 	;;
       esac
 
-      name=`$echo "X$output" | $Xsed -e 's/\.la$//' -e 's/^lib//'`
-      eval libname=\"$libname_spec\"
+      name=`$echo "$output" | sed -e 's/\.la$//' -e 's/^lib//'`
+      libname=`eval \\$echo \"$libname_spec\"`
 
       # All the library-specific variables (install_libdir is set above).
       library_names=
@@ -854,32 +825,35 @@
       age=0
 
       if test -n "$objs"; then
-        $echo "$modename: cannot build libtool library \`$output' from non-libtool objects:$objs" 2>&1
+        $echo "$progname: cannot build libtool library \`$output' from non-libtool objects:$objs" 2>&1
         exit 1
       fi
 
       # How the heck are we supposed to write a wrapper for a shared library?
       if test -n "$link_against_libtool_libs"; then
-        $echo "$modename: libtool library \`$output' may not depend on uninstalled libraries:$link_against_libtool_libs" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: libtool library \`$output' may not depend on uninstalled libraries:$link_against_libtool_libs" 1>&2
         exit 1
       fi
 
+      # Add libc to deplibs on all systems.
+      deplibs="$deplibs -lc"
+
       if test -n "$dlfiles$dlprefiles"; then
-        $echo "$modename: warning: \`-dlopen' is ignored while creating libtool libraries" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: warning: \`-dlopen' is ignored while creating libtool libraries" 1>&2
         # Nullify the symbol file.
-        compile_command=`$echo "X$compile_command" | $Xsed -e "s% @SYMFILE@%%"`
-        finalize_command=`$echo "X$finalize_command" | $Xsed -e "s% @SYMFILE@%%"`
+        compile_command=`$echo "$compile_command" | sed "s% @SYMFILE@%%"`
+        finalize_command=`$echo "$finalize_command" | sed "s% @SYMFILE@%%"`
       fi
 
       if test -z "$rpath"; then
-        $echo "$modename: you must specify an installation directory with \`-rpath'" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: you must specify an installation directory with \`-rpath'" 1>&2
 	$echo "$help" 1>&2
         exit 1
       fi
 
       set dummy $rpath
       if test $# -gt 2; then
-	$echo "$modename: warning: ignoring multiple \`-rpath's for a libtool library" 1>&2
+	$echo "$progname: warning: ignoring multiple \`-rpath's for a libtool library" 1>&2
       fi
       install_libdir="$2"
 
@@ -889,7 +863,7 @@
       IFS="$save_ifs"
 
       if test -n "$5"; then
-        $echo "$modename: too many parameters to \`-version-info'" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: too many parameters to \`-version-info'" 1>&2
         $echo "$help" 1>&2
         exit 1
       fi
@@ -902,8 +876,8 @@
       case "$current" in
       0 | [1-9] | [1-9][0-9]*) ;;
       *)
-        $echo "$modename: CURRENT \`$current' is not a nonnegative integer" 1>&2
-        $echo "$modename: \`$vinfo' is not valid version information" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: CURRENT \`$current' is not a nonnegative integer" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: \`$vinfo' is not valid version information" 1>&2
         exit 1
         ;;
       esac
@@ -911,8 +885,8 @@
       case "$revision" in
       0 | [1-9] | [1-9][0-9]*) ;;
       *)
-        $echo "$modename: REVISION \`$revision' is not a nonnegative integer" 1>&2
-        $echo "$modename: \`$vinfo' is not valid version information" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: REVISION \`$revision' is not a nonnegative integer" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: \`$vinfo' is not valid version information" 1>&2
         exit 1
         ;;
       esac
@@ -920,15 +894,15 @@
       case "$age" in
       0 | [1-9] | [1-9][0-9]*) ;;
       *)
-        $echo "$modename: AGE \`$age' is not a nonnegative integer" 1>&2
-        $echo "$modename: \`$vinfo' is not valid version information" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: AGE \`$age' is not a nonnegative integer" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: \`$vinfo' is not valid version information" 1>&2
         exit 1
         ;;
       esac
 
       if test $age -gt $current; then
-        $echo "$modename: AGE \`$age' is greater than the current interface number \`$current'" 1>&2
-        $echo "$modename: \`$vinfo' is not valid version information" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: AGE \`$age' is greater than the current interface number \`$current'" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: \`$vinfo' is not valid version information" 1>&2
         exit 1
       fi
 
@@ -968,16 +942,16 @@
         ;;
 
       *)
-        $echo "$modename: unknown library version type \`$version_type'" 1>&2
-        echo "Fatal configuration error.  See the $PACKAGE docs for more information." 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: unknown library version type \`$version_type'" 1>&2
+        $echo "Fatal configuration error.  See the $PACKAGE docs for more information." 1>&2
         exit 1
         ;;
       esac
 
       # Create the output directory, or remove our outputs if we need to.
       if test -d $objdir; then
-        $show "$rm $objdir/$output $objdir/$libname.* $objdir/${libname}${release}.*"
-        $run $rm $objdir/$output $objdir/$libname.* $objdir/${libname}${release}.*
+        $show "$rm $objdir/$output $objdir/$libname.*"
+        $run $rm $objdir/$output $objdir/$libname.*
       else
         $show "$mkdir $objdir"
         $run $mkdir $objdir
@@ -991,28 +965,24 @@
       # Check to see if the archive will have undefined symbols.
       if test "$allow_undefined" = yes; then
         if test "$allow_undefined_flag" = unsupported; then
-          $echo "$modename: warning: undefined symbols not allowed in $host shared libraries" 1>&2
+          $echo "$progname: warning: undefined symbols not allowed in $host shared libraries" 1>&2
           build_libtool_libs=no
 	  build_old_libs=yes
         fi
       else
-        # Don't allow undefined symbols.
-        allow_undefined_flag="$no_undefined_flag"
+        # Clear the flag.
+        allow_undefined_flag=
       fi
 
-      # Add libc to deplibs on all systems.
-      dependency_libs="$deplibs"
-      deplibs="$deplibs -lc"
-
       if test "$build_libtool_libs" = yes; then
         # Get the real and link names of the library.
-        eval library_names=\"$library_names_spec\"
+        library_names=`eval \\$echo \"$library_names_spec\"`
         set dummy $library_names
         realname="$2"
         shift; shift
 
         if test -n "$soname_spec"; then
-          eval soname=\"$soname_spec\"
+          soname=`eval \\$echo \"$soname_spec\"`
         else
           soname="$realname"
         fi
@@ -1024,10 +994,10 @@
 	done
 
         # Use standard objects if they are PIC.
-        test -z "$pic_flag" && libobjs=`$echo "X$libobjs " | $Xsed -e 's/\.lo /.o /g' -e 's/ $//g'`
+        test -z "$pic_flag" && libobjs=`$echo "$libobjs " | sed -e 's/\.lo /.o /g' -e 's/ $//g'`
 
         # Do each of the archive commands.
-        eval cmds=\"$archive_cmds\"
+        cmds=`eval \\$echo \"$archive_cmds\"`
         IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=';'
         for cmd in $cmds; do
           IFS="$save_ifs"
@@ -1037,9 +1007,9 @@
         IFS="$save_ifs"
 
         # Create links to the real library.
-        for linkname in $linknames; do
-          $show "(cd $objdir && $LN_S $realname $linkname)"
-          $run eval '(cd $objdir && $LN_S $realname $linkname)' || exit $?
+        for link in $linknames; do
+          $show "(cd $objdir && $LN_S $realname $link)"
+          $run eval '(cd $objdir && $LN_S $realname $link)' || exit $?
         done
 
         # If -export-dynamic was specified, set the dlname.
@@ -1048,48 +1018,41 @@
           dlname="$soname"
         fi
       fi
-
-      # Now set the variables for building old libraries.
-      oldlib="$objdir/$libname.a"
       ;;
 
     *.lo | *.o)
       if test -n "$link_against_libtool_libs"; then
-        $echo "$modename: error: cannot link libtool libraries into reloadable objects" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: error: cannot link libtool libraries into reloadable objects" 1>&2
         exit 1
       fi
 
       if test -n "$deplibs"; then
-        $echo "$modename: warning: \`-l' and \`-L' are ignored while creating objects" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: warning: \`-l' and \`-L' are ignored while creating objects" 1>&2
       fi
 
       if test -n "$dlfiles$dlprefiles"; then
-        $echo "$modename: warning: \`-dlopen' is ignored while creating objects" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: warning: \`-dlopen' is ignored while creating objects" 1>&2
         # Nullify the symbol file.
-        compile_command=`$echo "X$compile_command" | $Xsed -e "s% @SYMFILE@%%"`
-        finalize_command=`$echo "X$finalize_command" | $Xsed -e "s% @SYMFILE@%%"`
+        compile_command=`$echo "$compile_command" | sed "s% @SYMFILE@%%"`
+        finalize_command=`$echo "$finalize_command" | sed "s% @SYMFILE@%%"`
       fi
 
       if test -n "$rpath"; then
-        $echo "$modename: warning: \`-rpath' is ignored while creating objects" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: warning: \`-rpath' is ignored while creating objects" 1>&2
       fi
 
       if test -n "$vinfo"; then
-        $echo "$modename: warning: \`-version-info' is ignored while creating objects" 1>&2
-      fi
-
-      if test -n "$release"; then
-        $echo "$modename: warning: \`-release' is ignored while creating objects" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: warning: \`-version-info' is ignored while creating objects" 1>&2
       fi
 
       case "$output" in
       *.lo)
         if test -n "$objs"; then
-          $echo "$modename: cannot build library object \`$output' from non-libtool objects" 1>&2
+          $echo "$progname: cannot build library object \`$output' from non-libtool objects" 1>&2
           exit 1
         fi
         libobj="$output"
-        obj=`$echo "X$output" | $Xsed -e 's/\.lo$/.o/'`
+        obj=`$echo "$output" | sed 's/\.lo$/.o/'`
         ;;
       *)
         libobj=
@@ -1101,10 +1064,10 @@
       $run $rm $obj $libobj
 
       # Create the old-style object.
-      reload_objs="$objs"`$echo "X$libobjs " | $Xsed -e 's/[^       ]*\.a //g' -e 's/\.lo /.o /g' -e 's/ $//g'`
+      reload_objs="$objs"`$echo "$libobjs " | sed -e 's/[^       ]*\.a //g' -e 's/\.lo /.o /g' -e 's/ $//g'`
 
       output="$obj"
-      eval cmds=\"$reload_cmds\"
+      cmds=`eval \\$echo \"$reload_cmds\"`
       IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=';'
       for cmd in $cmds; do
         IFS="$save_ifs"
@@ -1119,8 +1082,8 @@
       if test "$build_libtool_libs" != yes; then
         # Create an invalid libtool object if no PIC, so that we don't
         # accidentally link it into a program.
-        $show "echo timestamp > $libobj"
-        $run eval "echo timestamp > $libobj" || exit $?
+        $show "$echo timestamp > $libobj"
+        $run eval "\$echo timestamp > $libobj" || exit $?
         exit 0
       fi
 
@@ -1128,7 +1091,7 @@
         # Only do commands if we really have different PIC objects.
         reload_objs="$libobjs"
         output="$libobj"
-        eval cmds=\"$reload_cmds\"
+        cmds=`eval \\$echo \"$reload_cmds\"`
         IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=';'
         for cmd in $cmds; do
           IFS="$save_ifs"
@@ -1147,11 +1110,7 @@
 
     *)
       if test -n "$vinfo"; then
-        $echo "$modename: warning: \`-version-info' is ignored while linking programs" 1>&2
-      fi
-
-      if test -n "$release"; then
-        $echo "$modename: warning: \`-release' is ignored while creating objects" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: warning: \`-version-info' is ignored while linking programs" 1>&2
       fi
 
       if test -n "$rpath"; then
@@ -1177,12 +1136,12 @@
             fi
 
             if test -n "$libdir"; then
-              eval flag=\"$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec\"
+              flag=`eval \\$echo \"$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec\"`
 
               compile_command="$compile_command $flag"
               finalize_command="$finalize_command $flag"
             fi
-          elif test -n "$runpath_var"; then
+          elif test "$hardcode_runpath_var" = yes; then
             case "$perm_rpath " in
             *" $libdir "*) ;;
             *) perm_rpath="$perm_rpath $libdir" ;;
@@ -1193,14 +1152,14 @@
 
       # Substitute the hardcoded libdirs into the compile commands.
       if test -n "$hardcode_libdir_separator"; then
-	compile_command=`$echo "X$compile_command" | $Xsed -e "s%@HARDCODE_LIBDIRS@%$hardcode_libdirs%g"`
-	finalize_command=`$echo "X$finalize_command" | $Xsed -e "s%@HARDCODE_LIBDIRS@%$hardcode_libdirs%g"`
+	compile_command=`$echo "$compile_command" | sed "s%@HARDCODE_LIBDIRS@%$hardcode_libdirs%g"`
+	finalize_command=`$echo "$finalize_command" | sed "s%@HARDCODE_LIBDIRS@%$hardcode_libdirs%g"`
       fi
 
       if test -n "$libobjs" && test "$build_old_libs" = yes; then
         # Transform all the library objects into standard objects.
-        compile_command=`$echo "X$compile_command " | $Xsed -e 's/\.lo /.o /g' -e 's/ $//'`
-        finalize_command=`$echo "X$finalize_command " | $Xsed -e 's/\.lo /.o /g' -e 's/ $//'`
+        compile_command=`$echo "$compile_command " | sed -e 's/\.lo /.o /g' -e 's/ $//'`
+        finalize_command=`$echo "$finalize_command " | sed -e 's/\.lo /.o /g' -e 's/ $//'`
       fi
 
       if test "$export_dynamic" = yes && test -n "$NM" && test -n "$global_symbol_pipe"; then
@@ -1211,7 +1170,7 @@
 
       if test -n "$dlsyms"; then
         # Add our own program objects to the preloaded list.
-        dlprefiles=`$echo "X$objs$dlprefiles " | $Xsed -e 's/\.lo /.o /g' -e 's/ $//'`
+        dlprefiles=`$echo "$objs$dlprefiles " | sed -e 's/\.lo /.o /g' -e 's/ $//'`
 
 	# Discover the nlist of each of the dlfiles.
         nlist="$objdir/${output}.nm"
@@ -1244,7 +1203,7 @@
 	  if sort "$nlist" | uniq > "$nlist"T; then
 	    mv -f "$nlist"T "$nlist"
 	    wcout=`wc "$nlist" 2>/dev/null`
-	    count=`echo "X$wcout" | $Xsed -e 's/^[ 	]*\([0-9][0-9]*\).*$/\1/'`
+	    count=`$echo "$wcout" | sed 's/^[ 	]*\([0-9][0-9]*\).*$/\1/'`
 	    (test "$count" -ge 0) 2>/dev/null || count=-1
 	  else
 	    $rm "$nlist"T
@@ -1254,28 +1213,28 @@
 	  case "$dlsyms" in
 	  "") ;;
 	  *.c)
-	    $echo > "$objdir/$dlsyms" "\
+	    cat <<EOF > "$objdir/$dlsyms"
 /* $dlsyms - symbol resolution table for \`$output' dlsym emulation. */
 /* Generated by $PROGRAM - GNU $PACKAGE $VERSION */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
-extern \"C\" {
+extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /* Prevent the only kind of declaration conflicts we can make. */
 #define dld_preloaded_symbol_count some_other_symbol
 #define dld_preloaded_symbols some_other_symbol
 
-/* External symbol declarations for the compiler. */\
-"
-
+/* External symbol declarations for the compiler. */
+EOF
 	    if test -f "$nlist"; then
 	      sed -e 's/^.* \(.*\)$/extern char \1;/' < "$nlist" >> "$objdir/$dlsyms"
 	    else
-	      echo '/* NONE */' >> "$objdir/$dlsyms"
+	      $echo '/* NONE */' >> "$objdir/$dlsyms"
+EOF
 	    fi
 
-	    $echo >> "$objdir/$dlsyms" "\
+	    cat <<EOF >> "$objdir/$dlsyms"
 
 #undef dld_preloaded_symbol_count
 #undef dld_preloaded_symbols
@@ -1295,25 +1254,25 @@
   __ptr_t address;
 }
 dld_preloaded_symbols[] =
-{\
-"
+{
+EOF
 
 	    if test -f "$nlist"; then
-	      sed 's/^\(.*\) \(.*\)$/  {"\1", (__ptr_t) \&\2},/' < "$nlist" >> "$objdir/$dlsyms"
+	      sed 's/^\(.*\) \(.*\)$/  {"\1", \&\2},/' < "$nlist" >> "$objdir/$dlsyms"
 	    fi
 
-	    $echo >> "$objdir/$dlsyms" "\
-  {0, (__ptr_t) 0}
+	    cat <<\EOF >> "$objdir/$dlsyms"
+  {0},
 };
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
-#endif\
-"
+#endif
+EOF
 	    ;;
 
 	  *)
-	    $echo "$modename: unknown suffix for \`$dlsyms'" 1>&2
+	    echo "$progname: unknown suffix for \`$dlsyms'" 1>&2
 	    exit 1
 	    ;;
 	  esac
@@ -1324,25 +1283,25 @@
         $run eval '(cd $objdir && $CC -c$no_builtin_flag "$dlsyms")' || exit $?
 
         # Transform the symbol file into the correct name.
-        compile_command=`$echo "X$compile_command" | $Xsed -e "s%@SYMFILE@%$objdir/${output}S.o%"`
-        finalize_command=`$echo "X$finalize_command" | $Xsed -e "s%@SYMFILE@%$objdir/${output}S.o%"`
+        compile_command=`$echo "$compile_command" | sed "s%@SYMFILE@%$objdir/${output}S.o%"`
+        finalize_command=`$echo "$finalize_command" | sed "s%@SYMFILE@%$objdir/${output}S.o%"`
       elif test "$export_dynamic" != yes; then
-        test -n "$dlfiles$dlprefiles" && $echo "$modename: warning: \`-dlopen' and \`-dlpreopen' are ignored without \`-export-dynamic'" 1>&2
+        test -n "$dlfiles$dlprefiles" && $echo "$progname: warning: \`-dlopen' and \`-dlpreopen' are ignored without \`-export-dynamic'" 1>&2
       else
         # We keep going just in case the user didn't refer to
         # dld_preloaded_symbols.  The linker will fail if global_symbol_pipe
         # really was required.
-        $echo "$modename: not configured to extract global symbols from dlpreopened files" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: not configured to extract global symbols from dlpreopened files" 1>&2
 
         # Nullify the symbol file.
-        compile_command=`$echo "X$compile_command" | $Xsed -e "s% @SYMFILE@%%"`
-        finalize_command=`$echo "X$finalize_command" | $Xsed -e "s% @SYMFILE@%%"`
+        compile_command=`$echo "$compile_command" | sed "s% @SYMFILE@%%"`
+        finalize_command=`$echo "$finalize_command" | sed "s% @SYMFILE@%%"`
       fi
 
       if test -z "$link_against_libtool_libs" || test "$build_libtool_libs" != yes; then
         # Replace the output file specification.
-        compile_command=`$echo "X$compile_command" | $Xsed -e 's%@OUTPUT@%'"$output"'%g'`
-        finalize_command=`$echo "X$finalize_command" | $Xsed -e 's%@OUTPUT@%'"$output"'%g'`
+        compile_command=`$echo "$compile_command" | sed 's%@OUTPUT@%'"$output"'%g'`
+        finalize_command=`$echo "$finalize_command" | sed 's%@OUTPUT@%'"$output"'%g'`
 
         # We have no uninstalled library dependencies, so finalize right now.
         $show "$compile_command"
@@ -1351,19 +1310,14 @@
       fi
 
       # Replace the output file specification.
-      compile_command=`$echo "X$compile_command" | $Xsed -e 's%@OUTPUT@%'"$objdir/$output"'%g'`
-      finalize_command=`$echo "X$finalize_command" | $Xsed -e 's%@OUTPUT@%'"$objdir/$output"'T%g'`
+      compile_command=`$echo "$compile_command" | sed 's%@OUTPUT@%'"$objdir/$output"'%g'`
+      finalize_command=`$echo "$finalize_command" | sed 's%@OUTPUT@%'"$objdir/$output"'T%g'`
 
       # Create the binary in the object directory, then wrap it.
       if test -d $objdir; then :
       else
         $show "$mkdir $objdir"
-	$run $mkdir $objdir
-	status=$?
-	if test $status -eq 0 || test -d $objdir; then :
-	else
-	  exit $status
-	fi
+        $run $mkdir $objdir || exit $?
       fi
 
       if test -n "$shlibpath_var"; then
@@ -1371,7 +1325,7 @@
         rpath=
         for dir in $temp_rpath; do
           case "$dir" in
-          /* | [A-Za-z]:\\*)
+          /*)
             # Absolute path.
             rpath="$rpath$dir:"
             ;;
@@ -1394,7 +1348,7 @@
         finalize_command="$shlibpath_var=\"$finalize_shlibpath\$$shlibpath_var\" $finalize_command"
       fi
 
-      if test -n "$runpath_var" && test -n "$perm_rpath"; then
+      if test -n "$perm_rpath"; then
         # We should set the runpath_var.
         rpath=
         for dir in $perm_rpath; do
@@ -1407,8 +1361,8 @@
       case "$hardcode_action" in
       relink)
         # AGH! Flame the AIX and HP-UX people for me, will ya?
-        $echo "$modename: warning: using a buggy system linker" 1>&2
-        $echo "$modename: relinking will be required before \`$output' can be installed" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: warning: using a buggy system linker" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: relinking will be required before \`$output' can be installed" 1>&2
         ;;
       esac
 
@@ -1419,17 +1373,14 @@
       $show "creating $output"
 
       # Quote the finalize command for shipping.
-      finalize_command=`$echo "X$finalize_command" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
-
-      # Quote $echo for shipping.
-      qecho=`$echo "X$echo" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
+      finalize_command=`$echo "$finalize_command" | sed "$sed_quote_subst"`
 
       # Only actually do things if our run command is non-null.
       if test -z "$run"; then
         $rm $output
         trap "$rm $output; exit 1" 1 2 15
 
-        $echo > $output "\
+        cat > $output <<EOF
 #! /bin/sh
 
 # $output - temporary wrapper script for $objdir/$output
@@ -1441,111 +1392,122 @@
 # This wrapper script should never be moved out of \``pwd`'.
 # If it is, it will not operate correctly.
 
-# Sed substitution that helps us do robust quoting.  It backslashifies
-# metacharacters that are still active within double-quoted strings.
-Xsed='sed -e s/^X//'
-sed_quote_subst='$sed_quote_subst'
-
-# The HP-UX ksh and POSIX shell print the target directory to stdout
-# if CDPATH is set.
-if test \"\${CDPATH+set}\" = set; then CDPATH=; export CDPATH; fi
-
 # This environment variable determines our operation mode.
-if test \"\$libtool_install_magic\" = \"$magic\"; then
+if test "\$libtool_install_magic" = "$magic"; then
   # install mode needs the following variables:
   link_against_libtool_libs='$link_against_libtool_libs'
-  finalize_command=\"$finalize_command\"
+  finalize_command="$finalize_command"
 else
   # When we are sourced in execute mode, \$file and \$echo are already set.
-  if test \"\$libtool_execute_magic\" = \"$magic\"; then :
+  if test "\$libtool_execute_magic" = "$magic"; then :
   else
-    echo=\"$qecho\"
-    file=\"\$0\"
-  fi\
-"
-        $echo >> $output "\
+    echo='$echo'
+    file="\$0"
+  fi
 
   # Find the directory that this script lives in.
-  thisdir=\`\$echo \"X\$file\" | \$Xsed -e 's%/[^/]*$%%'\`
-  test \"x\$thisdir\" = \"x\$file\" && thisdir=.
+  thisdir=\`\$echo "\$file" | sed 's%/[^/]*$%%'\`
+  test "x\$thisdir" = "x\$file" && thisdir=.
 
   # Follow symbolic links until we get to the real thisdir.
-  file=\`ls -ld \"\$file\" | sed -n 's/.*-> //p'\`
-  while test -n \"\$file\"; do
-    destdir=\`\$echo \"X\$file\" | \$Xsed -e 's%/[^/]*\$%%'\`
+  file=\`ls -ld "\$file" | sed -n 's/.*-> //p'\`
+  while test -n "\$file"; do
+    destdir=\`\$echo "\$file" | sed 's%/[^/]*\$%%'\`
 
     # If there was a directory component, then change thisdir.
-    if test \"x\$destdir\" != \"x\$file\"; then
-      case \"\$destdir\" in
-      /* | [A-Za-z]:\\*) thisdir=\"\$destdir\" ;;
-      *) thisdir=\"\$thisdir/\$destdir\" ;;
+    if test "x\$destdir" != "x\$file"; then
+      case "\$destdir" in
+      /*) thisdir="\$destdir" ;;
+      *) thisdir="\$thisdir/\$destdir" ;;
       esac
     fi
 
-    file=\`\$echo \"X\$file\" | \$Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'\`
-    file=\`ls -ld \"\$thisdir/\$file\" | sed -n 's/.*-> //p'\`
+    file=\`\$echo "\$file" | sed 's%^.*/%%'\`
+    file=\`ls -ld "\$thisdir/\$file" | sed -n 's/.*-> //p'\`
   done
 
   # Try to get the absolute directory name.
-  absdir=\`cd \"\$thisdir\" && pwd\`
-  test -n \"\$absdir\" && thisdir=\"\$absdir\"
+  absdir=\`cd "\$thisdir" && pwd\`
+  test -n "\$absdir" && thisdir="\$absdir"
 
-  progdir=\"\$thisdir/$objdir\"
+  progdir="\$thisdir/$objdir"
   program='$output'
 
-  if test -f \"\$progdir/\$program\"; then"
+  if test -f "\$progdir/\$program"; then
+EOF
 
         # Export our shlibpath_var if we have one.
         if test -n "$shlibpath_var" && test -n "$temp_rpath"; then
-          $echo >> $output "\
+          cat >> $output <<EOF
     # Add our own library path to $shlibpath_var
-    $shlibpath_var=\"$temp_rpath\$$shlibpath_var\"
+    $shlibpath_var="$temp_rpath\$$shlibpath_var"
 
     # Some systems cannot cope with colon-terminated $shlibpath_var
-    $shlibpath_var=\`\$echo \"X\$$shlibpath_var\" | \$Xsed -e 's/:*\$//'\`
+    $shlibpath_var=\`\$echo \$$shlibpath_var | sed -e 's/:*\$//'\`
 
     export $shlibpath_var
-"
+
+EOF
         fi
 
-        $echo >> $output "\
-    if test \"\$libtool_execute_magic\" != \"$magic\"; then
+        cat >> $output <<EOF
+    if test "\$libtool_execute_magic" != "$magic"; then
       # Run the actual program with our arguments.
+      args=
+      for arg
+      do
+        # Quote arguments (to preserve shell metacharacters).
+	sed_quote_subst='$sed_quote_subst'
+	arg=\`\$echo "\$arg" | sed "\$sed_quote_subst"\`
+        args="\$args \\"\$arg\\""
+      done
 
       # Export the path to the program.
-      PATH=\"\$progdir:\$PATH\"
+      PATH="\$progdir:\$PATH"
       export PATH
 
-      exec \$program \${1+\"\$@\"}
+      eval "exec \$program \$args"
 
-      \$echo \"\$0: cannot exec \$program \${1+\"\$@\"}\"
+      \$echo "\$0: cannot exec \$program \$args"
       exit 1
     fi
   else
     # The program doesn't exist.
-    \$echo \"\$0: error: \$progdir/\$program does not exist\" 1>&2
-    \$echo \"This script is just a wrapper for \$program.\" 1>&2
-    echo \"See the $PACKAGE documentation for more information.\" 1>&2
+    \$echo "\$0: error: \$progdir/\$program does not exist" 1>&2
+    \$echo "This script is just a wrapper for \$program." 1>&2
+    \$echo "See the $PACKAGE documentation for more information." 1>&2
     exit 1
   fi
-fi\
-"
+fi
+EOF
         chmod +x $output
       fi
       exit 0
       ;;
     esac
 
+
     # See if we need to build an old-fashioned archive.
     if test "$build_old_libs" = "yes"; then
+      # Now set the variables for building old libraries.
+      oldlib="$objdir/$libname.a"
+
       # Transform .lo files to .o files.
-      oldobjs="$objs"`$echo "X$libobjs " | $Xsed -e 's/[^   ]*\.a //g' -e 's/\.lo /.o /g' -e 's/ $//g'`
+      oldobjs="$objs"`$echo "$libobjs " | sed -e 's/[^   ]*\.a //g' -e 's/\.lo /.o /g' -e 's/ $//g'`
+
+      if test -d "$objdir"; then
+        $show "$rm $oldlib"
+        $run $rm $oldlib
+      else
+        $show "$mkdir $objdir"
+        $run $mkdir $objdir
+      fi
 
       # Do each command in the archive commands.
       if test -n "$old_archive_from_new_cmds" && test "$build_libtool_libs" = yes; then
-	eval cmds=\"$old_archive_from_new_cmds\"
+	cmds=`eval \\$echo \"$old_archive_from_new_cmds\"`
       else
-	eval cmds=\"$old_archive_cmds\"
+	cmds=`eval \\$echo \"$old_archive_cmds\"`
       fi
       IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=';'
       for cmd in $cmds; do
@@ -1566,7 +1528,7 @@
 
       # Only create the output if not a dry run.
       if test -z "$run"; then
-        $echo > $output "\
+        cat > $output <<EOF
 # $output - a libtool library file
 # Generated by ltmain.sh - GNU $PACKAGE $VERSION
 
@@ -1579,17 +1541,14 @@
 # The name of the static archive.
 old_library='$old_library'
 
-# Libraries that this one depends upon.
-dependency_libs='$dependency_libs'
-
 # Version information for $libname.
 current=$current
 age=$age
 revision=$revision
 
 # Directory that this library needs to be installed in:
-libdir='$install_libdir'\
-"
+libdir='$install_libdir'
+EOF
       fi
 
       # Do a symbolic link so that the libtool archive can be found in
@@ -1603,13 +1562,13 @@
 
   # libtool install mode
   install)
-    modename="$modename: install"
+    progname="$progname: install"
 
     # There may be an optional /bin/sh argument at the beginning of
     # install_prog (especially on Windows NT).
     if test "$nonopt" = "$SHELL"; then
       # Aesthetically quote it.
-      arg=`$echo "X$nonopt" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
+      arg=`$echo "$nonopt" | sed "$sed_quote_subst"`
       case "$arg" in
       *[\[\~\#\^\&\*\(\)\{\}\|\;\<\>\?\'\ \	]*|*]*)
 	arg="\"$arg\""
@@ -1625,7 +1584,7 @@
 
     # The real first argument should be the name of the installation program.
     # Aesthetically quote it.
-    arg=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
+    arg=`$echo "$arg" | sed "$sed_quote_subst"`
     case "$arg" in
     *[\[\~\#\^\&\*\(\)\{\}\|\;\<\>\?\'\ \	]*|*]*)
       arg="\"$arg\""
@@ -1673,7 +1632,7 @@
       esac
 
       # Aesthetically quote the argument.
-      arg=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
+      arg=`$echo "$arg" | sed "$sed_quote_subst"`
       case "$arg" in
       *[\[\~\#\^\&\*\(\)\{\}\|\;\<\>\?\'\ \	]*|*]*)
 	arg="\"$arg\""
@@ -1683,29 +1642,29 @@
     done
 
     if test -z "$install_prog"; then
-      $echo "$modename: you must specify an install program" 1>&2
+      $echo "$progname: you must specify an install program" 1>&2
       $echo "$help" 1>&2
       exit 1
     fi
 
     if test -n "$prev"; then
-      $echo "$modename: the \`$prev' option requires an argument" 1>&2
+      $echo "$progname: the \`$prev' option requires an argument" 1>&2
       $echo "$help" 1>&2
       exit 1
     fi
 
     if test -z "$files"; then
       if test -z "$dest"; then
-        $echo "$modename: no file or destination specified" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: no file or destination specified" 1>&2
       else
-        $echo "$modename: you must specify a destination" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: you must specify a destination" 1>&2
       fi
       $echo "$help" 1>&2
       exit 1
     fi
 
     # Strip any trailing slash from the destination.
-    dest=`$echo "X$dest" | $Xsed -e 's%/$%%'`
+    dest=`$echo "$dest" | sed 's%/$%%'`
 
     # Check to see that the destination is a directory.
     test -d "$dest" && isdir=yes
@@ -1713,26 +1672,26 @@
       destdir="$dest"
       destname=
     else
-      destdir=`$echo "X$dest" | $Xsed -e 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
+      destdir=`$echo "$dest" | sed 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
       test "X$destdir" = "X$dest" && destdir=.
-      destname=`$echo "X$dest" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
+      destname=`$echo "$dest" | sed 's%^.*/%%'`
 
       # Not a directory, so check to see that there is only one file specified.
       set dummy $files
       if test $# -gt 2; then
-        $echo "$modename: \`$dest' is not a directory" 1>&2
+        $echo "$progname: \`$dest' is not a directory" 1>&2
         $echo "$help" 1>&2
         exit 1
       fi
     fi
     case "$destdir" in
-    /* | [A-Za-z]:\\*) ;;
+    /*) ;;
     *)
       for file in $files; do
         case "$file" in
         *.lo) ;;
         *)
-          $echo "$modename: \`$destdir' must be an absolute directory name" 1>&2
+          $echo "$progname: \`$destdir' must be an absolute directory name" 1>&2
           $echo "$help" 1>&2
           exit 1
           ;;
@@ -1759,9 +1718,9 @@
 
       *.la)
         # Check to see that this really is a libtool archive.
-        if (sed -e '2q' $file | egrep '^# Generated by ltmain\.sh') >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
+        if egrep '^# Generated by ltmain.sh' $file >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
         else
-          $echo "$modename: \`$file' is not a valid libtool archive" 1>&2
+          $echo "$progname: \`$file' is not a valid libtool archive" 1>&2
           $echo "$help" 1>&2
           exit 1
         fi
@@ -1770,7 +1729,7 @@
         old_library=
         # If there is no directory component, then add one.
         case "$file" in
-        */* | *\\*) . $file ;;
+        */*) . $file ;;
         *) . ./$file ;;
         esac
 
@@ -1788,7 +1747,7 @@
           esac
         fi
 
-        dir="`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%/[^/]*$%%'`/"
+        dir="`$echo "$file" | sed 's%/[^/]*$%%'`/"
         test "X$dir" = "X$file/" && dir=
         dir="$dir$objdir"
 
@@ -1804,6 +1763,16 @@
           $run eval "$install_prog $dir/$realname $destdir/$realname" || exit $?
           test "X$dlname" = "X$realname" && dlname=
 
+          # Support stripping libraries.
+          if test -n "$stripme"; then
+            if test -n "$striplib"; then
+              $show "$striplib $destdir/$realname"
+              $run $striplib $destdir/$realname || exit $?
+            else
+              $echo "$progname: warning: no library stripping program" 1>&2
+            fi
+          fi
+
           if test $# -gt 0; then
             # Delete the old symlinks.
             rmcmd="$rm"
@@ -1831,7 +1800,7 @@
 
           # Do each command in the postinstall commands.
           lib="$destdir/$realname"
-          eval cmds=\"$postinstall_cmds\"
+          cmds=`eval \\$echo \"$postinstall_cmds\"`
           IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=';'
           for cmd in $cmds; do
             IFS="$save_ifs"
@@ -1842,7 +1811,7 @@
         fi
 
         # Install the pseudo-library for information purposes.
-        name=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
+        name=`$echo "$file" | sed 's%^.*/%%'`
         $show "$install_prog $file $destdir/$name"
         $run eval "$install_prog $file $destdir/$name" || exit $?
 
@@ -1857,21 +1826,21 @@
         if test -n "$destname"; then
           destfile="$destdir/$destname"
         else
-          destfile=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
+          destfile=`$echo "$file" | sed 's%^.*/%%'`
           destfile="$destdir/$destfile"
         fi
 
         # Deduce the name of the destination old-style object file.
         case "$destfile" in
         *.lo)
-          staticdest=`$echo "X$destfile" | $Xsed -e 's/\.lo$/\.o/'`
+          staticdest=`$echo "$destfile" | sed 's/\.lo$/\.o/'`
           ;;
         *.o)
           staticdest="$destfile"
           destfile=
           ;;
         *)
-          $echo "$modename: cannot copy a libtool object to \`$destfile'" 1>&2
+          $echo "$progname: cannot copy a libtool object to \`$destfile'" 1>&2
           $echo "$help" 1>&2
           exit 1
           ;;
@@ -1886,7 +1855,7 @@
         # Install the old object if enabled.
         if test "$build_old_libs" = yes; then
           # Deduce the name of the old-style object file.
-          staticobj=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's/\.lo$/\.o/'`
+          staticobj=`$echo "$file" | sed 's/\.lo$/\.o/'`
 
           $show "$install_prog $staticobj $staticdest"
           $run eval "$install_prog \$staticobj \$staticdest" || exit $?
@@ -1896,19 +1865,19 @@
 
       *)
         # Do a test to see if this is really a libtool program.
-        if (sed -e '4q' $file | egrep '^# Generated by ltmain\.sh') >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if egrep '^# Generated by ltmain.sh' $file >/dev/null 2>&1; then
           link_against_libtool_libs=
           finalize_command=
 
           # If there is no directory component, then add one.
           case "$file" in
-          */* | *\\*) . $file ;;
+          */*) . $file ;;
           *) . ./$file ;;
           esac
 
           # Check the variables that should have been set.
           if test -z "$link_against_libtool_libs" || test -z "$finalize_command"; then
-            $echo "$modename: invalid libtool wrapper script \`$file'" 1>&2
+            $echo "$progname: invalid libtool wrapper script \`$file'" 1>&2
             exit 1
           fi
 
@@ -1919,36 +1888,36 @@
             if test -f "$lib"; then
               # If there is no directory component, then add one.
               case "$lib" in
-              */* | *\\*) . $lib ;;
+              */*) . $lib ;;
               *) . ./$lib ;;
               esac
             fi
-            libfile="$libdir/`$echo "X$lib" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%g'`"
+            libfile="$libdir/`$echo "$lib" | sed 's%^.*/%%g'`"
             if test -z "$libdir"; then
-              $echo "$modename: warning: \`$lib' contains no -rpath information" 1>&2
+              $echo "$progname: warning: \`$lib' contains no -rpath information" 1>&2
             elif test -f "$libfile"; then :
             else
-              $echo "$modename: warning: \`$lib' has not been installed in \`$libdir'" 1>&2
+              $echo "$progname: warning: \`$lib' has not been installed in \`$libdir'" 1>&2
               finalize=no
             fi
           done
 
           if test "$hardcode_action" = relink; then
             if test "$finalize" = yes; then
-              $echo "$modename: warning: relinking \`$file' on behalf of your buggy system linker" 1>&2
+              $echo "$progname: warning: relinking \`$file' on behalf of your buggy system linker" 1>&2
               $show "$finalize_command"
               if $run eval "$finalize_command"; then :
               else
-                $echo "$modename: error: relink \`$file' with the above command before installing it" 1>&2
+                $echo "$progname: error: relink \`$file' with the above command before installing it" 1>&2
                 continue
               fi
               file="$objdir/$file"T
             else
-              $echo "$modename: warning: cannot relink \`$file' on behalf of your buggy system linker" 1>&2
+              $echo "$progname: warning: cannot relink \`$file' on behalf of your buggy system linker" 1>&2
             fi
           else
             # Install the binary that we compiled earlier.
-	    file=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e "s%\([^/]*\)$%$objdir/\1%"`
+	    file=`$echo "$file" | sed "s%\([^/]*\)$%$objdir/\1%"`
           fi
         fi
 
@@ -1959,7 +1928,7 @@
     done
 
     for file in $staticlibs; do
-      name=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
+      name=`$echo "$file" | sed 's%^.*/%%'`
 
       # Set up the ranlib parameters.
       oldlib="$destdir/$name"
@@ -1967,8 +1936,18 @@
       $show "$install_prog $file $oldlib"
       $run eval "$install_prog \$file \$oldlib" || exit $?
 
+      # Support stripping libraries.
+      if test -n "$stripme"; then
+        if test -n "$old_striplib"; then
+          $show "$old_striplib $oldlib"
+          $run $old_striplib $oldlib || exit $?
+        else
+          $echo "$progname: warning: no static library stripping program" 1>&2
+        fi
+      fi
+
       # Do each command in the postinstall commands.
-      eval cmds=\"$old_postinstall_cmds\"
+      cmds=`eval \\$echo \"$old_postinstall_cmds\"`
       IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=';'
       for cmd in $cmds; do
         IFS="$save_ifs"
@@ -1979,7 +1958,7 @@
     done
 
     if test -n "$future_libdirs"; then
-      $echo "$modename: warning: remember to run \`$progname --finish$future_libdirs'" 1>&2
+      $echo "$progname: warning: remember to run \`$progname --finish$future_libdirs'" 1>&2
     fi
 
     if test -n "$current_libdirs"; then
@@ -1994,77 +1973,44 @@
 
   # libtool finish mode
   finish)
-    modename="$modename: finish"
+    progname="$progname: finish"
     libdirs="$nonopt"
 
-    if test -n "$finish_cmds$finish_eval" && test -n "$libdirs"; then
+    if test -n "$finish_cmds" && test -n "$libdirs"; then
       for dir
       do
         libdirs="$libdirs $dir"
       done
 
       for libdir in $libdirs; do
-	if test -n "$finish_cmds"; then
-	  # Do each command in the finish commands.
-	  eval cmds=\"$finish_cmds\"
-          IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=';'
-          for cmd in $cmds; do
-            IFS="$save_ifs"
-            $show "$cmd"
-            $run eval "$cmd"
-          done
+        # Do each command in the postinstall commands.
+        cmds=`eval \\$echo \"$finish_cmds\"`
+        IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=';'
+        for cmd in $cmds; do
           IFS="$save_ifs"
-	fi
-	if test -n "$finish_eval"; then
-	  # Do the single finish_eval.
-	  eval cmds=\"$finish_eval\"
-	  $run eval "$cmds"
-	fi
+          $show "$cmd"
+          $run eval "$cmd"
+        done
+        IFS="$save_ifs"
       done
     fi
 
-    echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
-    echo "Libraries have been installed in:"
-    for libdir in $libdirs; do
-      echo "   $libdir"
-    done
-    echo
-    echo "To link against installed libraries in a given directory, LIBDIR,"
-    echo "you must use the \`-LLIBDIR' flag during linking."
-    echo
-    echo " You will also need to do one of the following:"
+    $echo "To link against installed libraries in LIBDIR, users may have to:"
     if test -n "$shlibpath_var"; then
-      echo "   - add LIBDIR to the \`$shlibpath_var' environment variable"
-      echo "     during execution"
+      $echo "   - add LIBDIR to their \`$shlibpath_var' environment variable"
     fi
-    if test -n "$runpath_var"; then
-      echo "   - add LIBDIR to the \`$runpath_var' environment variable"
-      echo "     during linking"
-    fi
-    if test -n "$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec"; then
-      libdir=LIBDIR
-      eval flag=\"$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec\"
-
-      echo "   - use the \`$flag' linker flag"
-    fi
-    if test -f /etc/ld.so.conf; then
-      echo "   - have your system administrator add LIBDIR to \`/etc/ld.so.conf'"
-    fi
-    echo
-    echo "See any operating system documentation about shared libraries for"
-    echo "more information, such as the ld(1) and ld.so(8) manual pages."
-    echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+    $echo "   - use the \`-LLIBDIR' linker flag"
     exit 0
     ;;
 
   # libtool execute mode
   execute)
-    modename="$modename: execute"
+    progname="$progname: execute"
 
     # The first argument is the command name.
     cmd="$nonopt"
     if test -z "$cmd"; then
-      $echo "$modename: you must specify a COMMAND" 1>&2
+      $echo "$progname: you must specify a COMMAND" 1>&2
       $echo "$help"
       exit 1
     fi
@@ -2073,7 +2019,7 @@
     for file in $execute_dlfiles; do
       if test -f "$file"; then :
       else
-	$echo "$modename: \`$file' is not a file" 1>&2
+	$echo "$progname: \`$file' is not a file" 1>&2
 	$echo "$help" 1>&2
 	exit 1
       fi
@@ -2082,9 +2028,9 @@
       case "$file" in
       *.la)
         # Check to see that this really is a libtool archive.
-        if (sed -e '2q' $file | egrep '^# Generated by ltmain\.sh') >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
+        if egrep '^# Generated by ltmain.sh' $file >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
         else
-          $echo "$modename: \`$lib' is not a valid libtool archive" 1>&2
+          $echo "$progname: \`$lib' is not a valid libtool archive" 1>&2
           $echo "$help" 1>&2
           exit 1
         fi
@@ -2095,36 +2041,36 @@
 
         # If there is no directory component, then add one.
 	case "$file" in
-	*/* | *\\*) . $file ;;
+	*/*) . $file ;;
         *) . ./$file ;;
 	esac
 
 	# Skip this library if it cannot be dlopened.
 	if test -z "$dlname"; then
 	  # Warn if it was a shared library.
-	  test -n "$library_names" && $echo "$modename: warning: \`$file' was not linked with \`-export-dynamic'"
+	  test -n "$library_names" && $echo "$progname: warning: \`$file' was not linked with \`-export-dynamic'"
 	  continue
 	fi
 
-	dir=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
+	dir=`$echo "$file" | sed 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
 	test "X$dir" = "X$file" && dir=.
 
 	if test -f "$dir/$objdir/$dlname"; then
 	  dir="$dir/$objdir"
 	else
-	  $echo "$modename: cannot find \`$dlname' in \`$dir' or \`$dir/$objdir'" 1>&2
+	  $echo "$progname: cannot find \`$dlname' in \`$dir' or \`$dir/$objdir'" 1>&2
 	  exit 1
 	fi
 	;;
 
       *.lo)
 	# Just add the directory containing the .lo file.
-	dir=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
+	dir=`$echo "$file" | sed 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
 	test "X$dir" = "X$file" && dir=.
 	;;
 
       *)
-	$echo "$modename: warning \`-dlopen' is ignored for non-libtool libraries and objects" 1>&2
+	$echo "$progname: warning \`-dlopen' is ignored for non-libtool libraries and objects" 1>&2
         continue
 	;;
       esac
@@ -2152,11 +2098,10 @@
       case "$file" in
       -*) ;;
       *)
-        # Do a test to see if this is really a libtool program.
-        if (sed -e '4q' $file | egrep '^# Generated by ltmain\.sh') >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	if egrep '^# Generated by ltmain.sh' $file >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	  # If there is no directory component, then add one.
 	  case "$file" in
-	  */* | *\\*) . $file ;;
+	  */*) . $file ;;
 	  *) . ./$file ;;
 	  esac
 
@@ -2166,7 +2111,7 @@
         ;;
       esac
       # Quote arguments (to preserve shell metacharacters).
-      file=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
+      file=`$echo "$file" | sed "$sed_quote_subst"`
       args="$args \"$file\""
     done
 
@@ -2177,7 +2122,7 @@
       # Now actually exec the command.
       eval "exec \$cmd$args"
 
-      $echo "$modename: cannot exec \$cmd$args"
+      $echo "$progname: cannot exec \$cmd$args"
       exit 1
     else
       # Display what would be done.
@@ -2190,7 +2135,7 @@
 
   # libtool uninstall mode
   uninstall)
-    modename="$modename: uninstall"
+    progname="$progname: uninstall"
     rm="$nonopt"
     files=
 
@@ -2203,22 +2148,22 @@
     done
 
     if test -z "$rm"; then
-      $echo "$modename: you must specify an RM program" 1>&2
+      $echo "$progname: you must specify an RM program" 1>&2
       $echo "$help" 1>&2
       exit 1
     fi
 
     for file in $files; do
-      dir=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
+      dir=`$echo "$file" | sed -e 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
       test "X$dir" = "X$file" && dir=.
-      name=`$echo "X$file" | $Xsed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
+      name=`$echo "$file" | sed -e 's%^.*/%%'`
 
       rmfiles="$file"
 
       case "$name" in
       *.la)
         # Possibly a libtool archive, so verify it.
-        if (sed -e '2q' $file | egrep '^# Generated by ltmain\.sh') >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if egrep '^# Generated by ltmain.sh' $file >/dev/null 2>&1; then
           . $dir/$name
 
           # Delete the libtool libraries and symlinks.
@@ -2229,71 +2174,40 @@
           test -n "$dlname" && rmfiles="$rmfiles $dir/$dlname"
           test -n "$old_library" && rmfiles="$rmfiles $dir/$old_library"
 
-	  $show "$rm $rmfiles"
-	  $run $rm $rmfiles
-
-	  if test -n "$library_names"; then
-	    # Do each command in the postuninstall commands.
-	    eval cmds=\"$postuninstall_cmds\"
-	    IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=';'
-	    for cmd in $cmds; do
-	      IFS="$save_ifs"
-	      $show "$cmd"
-	      $run eval "$cmd"
-	    done
-	    IFS="$save_ifs"
-	  fi
-
-          if test -n "$old_library"; then
-	    # Do each command in the old_postuninstall commands.
-	    eval cmds=\"$old_postuninstall_cmds\"
-	    IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=';'
-	    for cmd in $cmds; do
-	      IFS="$save_ifs"
-	      $show "$cmd"
-	      $run eval "$cmd"
-	    done
-	    IFS="$save_ifs"
-	  fi
-
           # FIXME: should reinstall the best remaining shared library.
         fi
         ;;
 
       *.lo)
         if test "$build_old_libs" = yes; then
-          oldobj=`$echo "X$name" | $Xsed -e 's/\.lo$/\.o/'`
+          oldobj=`$echo "$name" | sed 's/\.lo$/\.o/'`
           rmfiles="$rmfiles $dir/$oldobj"
         fi
-	$show "$rm $rmfiles"
-	$run $rm $rmfiles
         ;;
-
-      *)
-      	$show "$rm $rmfiles"
-	$run $rm $rmfiles
-	;;
       esac
+
+      $show "$rm $rmfiles"
+      $run $rm $rmfiles
     done
     exit 0
     ;;
 
   "")
-    $echo "$modename: you must specify a MODE" 1>&2
+    $echo "$progname: you must specify a MODE" 1>&2
     $echo "$generic_help" 1>&2
     exit 1
     ;;
   esac
 
-  $echo "$modename: invalid operation mode \`$mode'" 1>&2
+  $echo "$progname: invalid operation mode \`$mode'" 1>&2
   $echo "$generic_help" 1>&2
   exit 1
 fi # test -z "$show_help"
 
 # We need to display help for each of the modes.
 case "$mode" in
-"") $echo \
-"Usage: $modename [OPTION]... [MODE-ARG]...
+"") cat <<EOF
+Usage: $progname [OPTION]... [MODE-ARG]...
 
 Provide generalized library-building support services.
 
@@ -2315,14 +2229,14 @@
       link            create a library or an executable
       uninstall       remove libraries from an installed directory
 
-MODE-ARGS vary depending on the MODE.  Try \`$modename --help --mode=MODE' for
-a more detailed description of MODE."
-  exit 0
+MODE-ARGS vary depending on the MODE.  Try \`$progname --help --mode=MODE' for
+a more detailed description of MODE.
+EOF
   ;;
 
 compile)
-  $echo \
-"Usage: $modename [OPTION]... --mode=compile COMPILE-COMMAND... SOURCEFILE
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: $progname [OPTION]... --mode=compile COMPILE-COMMAND... SOURCEFILE
 
 Compile a source file into a libtool library object.
 
@@ -2331,12 +2245,13 @@
 
 The output file name is determined by removing the directory component from
 SOURCEFILE, then substituting the C source code suffix \`.c' with the
-library object suffix, \`.lo'."
+library object suffix, \`.lo'.
+EOF
   ;;
 
 execute)
-  $echo \
-"Usage: $modename [OPTION]... --mode=execute COMMAND [ARGS]...
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: $progname [OPTION]... --mode=execute COMMAND [ARGS]...
 
 Automatically set library path, then run a program.
 
@@ -2351,24 +2266,26 @@
 into their corresponding uninstalled binary, and any of their required library
 directories are added to the library path.
 
-Then, COMMAND is executed, with ARGS as arguments."
+Then, COMMAND is executed, with ARGS as arguments.
+EOF
   ;;
 
 finish)
-  $echo \
-"Usage: $modename [OPTION]... --mode=finish [LIBDIR]...
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: $progname [OPTION]... --mode=finish [LIBDIR]...
 
 Complete the installation of libtool libraries.
 
 Each LIBDIR is a directory that contains libtool libraries.
 
 The commands that this mode executes may require superuser privileges.  Use
-the \`--dry-run' option if you just want to see what would be executed."
+the \`--dry-run' option if you just want to see what would be executed.
+EOF
   ;;
 
 install)
-  $echo \
-"Usage: $modename [OPTION]... --mode=install INSTALL-COMMAND...
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: $progname [OPTION]... --mode=install INSTALL-COMMAND...
 
 Install executables or libraries.
 
@@ -2376,12 +2293,13 @@
 either the \`install' or \`cp' program.
 
 The rest of the components are interpreted as arguments to that command (only
-BSD-compatible install options are recognized)."
+BSD-compatible install options are recognized).
+EOF
   ;;
 
 link)
-  $echo \
-"Usage: $modename [OPTION]... --mode=link LINK-COMMAND...
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: $progname [OPTION]... --mode=link LINK-COMMAND...
 
 Link object files or libraries together to form another library, or to
 create an executable program.
@@ -2392,14 +2310,13 @@
 The following components of LINK-COMMAND are treated specially:
 
   -all-static       do not do any dynamic linking at all
+  -allow-undefined  allow a libtool library to reference undefined symbols
   -dlopen FILE      \`-dlpreopen' FILE if it cannot be dlopened at runtime
   -dlpreopen FILE   link in FILE and add its symbols to dld_preloaded_symbols
   -export-dynamic   allow symbols from OUTPUT-FILE to be resolved with dlsym(3)
   -LLIBDIR          search LIBDIR for required installed libraries
   -lNAME            OUTPUT-FILE requires the installed library libNAME
-  -no-undefined     declare that a library does not refer to external symbols
   -o OUTPUT-FILE    create OUTPUT-FILE from the specified objects
-  -release RELEASE  specify package release information
   -rpath LIBDIR     the created library will eventually be installed in LIBDIR
   -static           do not do any dynamic linking of libtool libraries
   -version-info CURRENT[:REVISION[:AGE]]
@@ -2418,12 +2335,13 @@
 and \`ranlib'.
 
 If OUTPUT-FILE ends in \`.lo' or \`.o', then a reloadable object file is
-created, otherwise an executable program is created."
+created, otherwise an executable program is created.
+EOF
   ;;
 
 uninstall)
-  $echo
-"Usage: $modename [OPTION]... --mode=uninstall RM [RM-OPTION]... FILE...
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: $progname [OPTION]... --mode=uninstall RM [RM-OPTION]... FILE...
 
 Remove libraries from an installation directory.
 
@@ -2432,18 +2350,19 @@
 to RM.
 
 If FILE is a libtool library, all the files associated with it are deleted.
-Otherwise, only FILE itself is deleted using RM."
+Otherwise, only FILE itself is deleted using RM.
+EOF
   ;;
 
 *)
-  $echo "$modename: invalid operation mode \`$mode'" 1>&2
+  $echo "$progname: invalid operation mode \`$mode'" 1>&2
   $echo "$help" 1>&2
   exit 1
   ;;
 esac
 
-echo
-$echo "Try \`$modename --help' for more information about other modes."
+$echo
+$echo "Try \`$progname --help' for more information about other modes."
 
 exit 0