Regenerate the files using automake-1.15 & autoconf-2.69 to match the binutils/gdb/gcc projects. Ran: libgloss $ find -name configure.ac -printf '%h\n' | while read d; do (cd $d; export WANT_AUTOCONF=2.69 WANT_AUTOMAKE=1.15; aclocal-1.15 -I.. && autoconf-2.69); done I'm attaching the patch compressed because it's much too large for the mailing list otherwise.