Index: collect2.c
===================================================================
--- collect2.c	(revision 156482)
+++ collect2.c	(working copy)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
   int number;
 };
 
-int vflag;				/* true if -v */
+bool vflag;				/* true if -v or --version */ 
 static int rflag;			/* true if -r */
 static int strip_flag;			/* true if -s */
 static const char *demangle_flag;
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@
 /* Current LTO mode.  */
 static enum lto_mode_d lto_mode = LTO_MODE_NONE;
 
-int debug;				/* true if -debug */
+bool debug;				/* true if -debug */
+bool helpflag;			/* true if --help */
 
 static int shared_obj;			/* true if -shared */
 
@@ -1228,7 +1229,7 @@
     for (i = 1; argv[i] != NULL; i ++)
       {
 	if (! strcmp (argv[i], "-debug"))
-	  debug = 1;
+	  debug = true;
         else if (! strcmp (argv[i], "-flto") && ! use_plugin)
 	  {
 	    use_verbose = true;
@@ -1458,7 +1459,7 @@
       if (use_verbose && *q == '-' && q[1] == 'v' && q[2] == 0)
 	{
 	  /* Turn on trace in collect2 if needed.  */
-	  vflag = 1;
+	  vflag = true;
 	}
     }
   obstack_free (&temporary_obstack, temporary_firstobj);
@@ -1588,7 +1589,7 @@
 
 	    case 'v':
 	      if (arg[2] == '\0')
-		vflag = 1;
+		vflag = true;
 	      break;
 
 	    case '-':
@@ -1619,6 +1620,10 @@
 		}
 	      else if (strncmp (arg, "--sysroot=", 10) == 0)
 		target_system_root = arg + 10;
+	      else if (strncmp (arg, "--version", 9) == 0)
+		vflag = true;
+	      else if (strncmp (arg, "--help", 9) == 0)
+		helpflag = true;
 	      break;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -1720,6 +1725,20 @@
       fprintf (stderr, "\n");
     }
 
+  if (helpflag)
+    {
+      fprintf (stderr, "Usage: collect2 [options]\n");
+      fprintf (stderr, " Wrap linker and generate constructor code if needed.\n");
+      fprintf (stderr, " Options:\n");
+      fprintf (stderr, "  -debug          Enable debug output\n");
+      fprintf (stderr, "  --help          Display this information\n");
+      fprintf (stderr, "  -v, --version   Display this program's version number\n");
+      fprintf (stderr, "Overview: http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gccint/Collect2.html\n");
+      fprintf (stderr, "Report bugs: %s\n", bug_report_url);
+
+      collect_exit (0);
+    }
+
   if (debug)
     {
       const char *ptr;
Index: collect2.h
===================================================================
--- collect2.h	(revision 156482)
+++ collect2.h	(working copy)
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 extern const char *c_file_name;
 extern struct obstack temporary_obstack;
 extern char *temporary_firstobj;
-extern int vflag, debug;
+extern bool vflag, debug;
 
 extern void error (const char *, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_1;
 extern void notice (const char *, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_1;