Sync from gcc/

	PR lto/46273
	* configure.ac: Remove libelf tests.  Build lto-plugin on ELF always
	and on other supported platforms whenever LTO is enabled.
	* configure: Rebuild.

3 files changed, 21 insertions, 1039 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9f06897f8..e92de1615 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2010-11-03  Ian Lance Taylor  <iant@google.com>
+	    Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
+
+	PR lto/46273
+	* configure.ac: Remove libelf tests.  Build lto-plugin on ELF always
+	and on other supported platforms whenever LTO is enabled.
+	* configure: Rebuild.
+
 2010-11-02  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	PR binutils/12110
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6c3d5d6f6..f3bfee208 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -553,42 +553,6 @@ PACKAGE_URL=
 
 ac_unique_file="move-if-change"
 enable_option_checking=no
-# Factoring default headers for most tests.
-ac_includes_default="\
-#include <stdio.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
-# include <sys/types.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
-# include <sys/stat.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef STDC_HEADERS
-# include <stdlib.h>
-# include <stddef.h>
-#else
-# ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
-#  include <stdlib.h>
-# endif
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
-# if !defined STDC_HEADERS && defined HAVE_MEMORY_H
-#  include <memory.h>
-# endif
-# include <string.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_STRINGS_H
-# include <strings.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_INTTYPES_H
-# include <inttypes.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_STDINT_H
-# include <stdint.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
-# include <unistd.h>
-#endif"
-
 ac_subst_vars='LTLIBOBJS
 LIBOBJS
 compare_exclusions
@@ -675,11 +639,6 @@ DEBUG_PREFIX_CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET
 SYSROOT_CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET
 stage1_languages
 extra_host_libiberty_configure_flags
-libelfinc
-libelflibs
-EGREP
-GREP
-CPP
 clooginc
 clooglibs
 pplinc
@@ -808,9 +767,6 @@ with_cloog_include
 with_cloog_lib
 enable_cloog_version_check
 enable_lto
-with_libelf
-with_libelf_include
-with_libelf_lib
 enable_stage1_languages
 enable_objc_gc
 with_build_sysroot
@@ -834,7 +790,6 @@ CPPFLAGS
 CXX
 CXXFLAGS
 CCC
-CPP
 build_configargs
 host_configargs
 target_configargs
@@ -1552,11 +1507,6 @@ Optional Packages:
                           plus --with-cloog-lib=PATH/lib
   --with-cloog-include=PATH Specify directory for installed CLooG include files
   --with-cloog-lib=PATH   Specify the directory for the installed CLooG library
-  --with-libelf=PATH       Specify prefix directory for the installed libelf package
-                          Equivalent to --with-libelf-include=PATH/include
-                          plus --with-libelf-lib=PATH/lib
-  --with-libelf-include=PATH Specify directory for installed libelf include files
-  --with-libelf-lib=PATH   Specify the directory for the installed libelf library
   --with-build-sysroot=SYSROOT
                           use sysroot as the system root during the build
   --with-debug-prefix-map='A=B C=D ...'
@@ -1576,7 +1526,6 @@ Some influential environment variables:
               you have headers in a nonstandard directory <include dir>
   CXX         C++ compiler command
   CXXFLAGS    C++ compiler flags
-  CPP         C preprocessor
   build_configargs
               additional configure arguments for build directories
   host_configargs
@@ -1829,203 +1778,6 @@ fi
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-    cat conftest.er1 >&5
-    mv -f conftest.er1 conftest.err
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-    as_fn_arith $ac_count + 1 && ac_count=$as_val
-    if test $ac_count -gt ${ac_path_EGREP_max-0}; then
-      # Best one so far, save it but keep looking for a better one
-      ac_cv_path_EGREP="$ac_path_EGREP"
-      ac_path_EGREP_max=$ac_count
-    fi
-    # 10*(2^10) chars as input seems more than enough
-    test $ac_count -gt 10 && break
-  done
-  rm -f conftest.in conftest.tmp conftest.nl conftest.out;;
-esac
-
-      $ac_path_EGREP_found && break 3
-    done
-  done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  if test -z "$ac_cv_path_EGREP"; then
-    as_fn_error "no acceptable egrep could be found in $PATH$PATH_SEPARATOR/usr/xpg4/bin" "$LINENO" 5
-  fi
-else
-  ac_cv_path_EGREP=$EGREP
-fi
-
-   fi
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_path_EGREP" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_path_EGREP" >&6; }
- EGREP="$ac_cv_path_EGREP"
-
-
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for ANSI C header files" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for ANSI C header files... " >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_header_stdc+set}" = set; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <float.h>
-
-int
-main ()
-{
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_header_stdc=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_header_stdc=no
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-
-if test $ac_cv_header_stdc = yes; then
-  # SunOS 4.x string.h does not declare mem*, contrary to ANSI.
-  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <string.h>
-
-_ACEOF
-if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
-  $EGREP "memchr" >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
-
-else
-  ac_cv_header_stdc=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest*
-
-fi
-
-if test $ac_cv_header_stdc = yes; then
-  # ISC 2.0.2 stdlib.h does not declare free, contrary to ANSI.
-  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-_ACEOF
-if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
-  $EGREP "free" >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
-
-else
-  ac_cv_header_stdc=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest*
-
-fi
-
-if test $ac_cv_header_stdc = yes; then
-  # /bin/cc in Irix-4.0.5 gets non-ANSI ctype macros unless using -ansi.
-  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
-  :
-else
-  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#if ((' ' & 0x0FF) == 0x020)
-# define ISLOWER(c) ('a' <= (c) && (c) <= 'z')
-# define TOUPPER(c) (ISLOWER(c) ? 'A' + ((c) - 'a') : (c))
-#else
-# define ISLOWER(c) \
-		   (('a' <= (c) && (c) <= 'i') \
-		     || ('j' <= (c) && (c) <= 'r') \
-		     || ('s' <= (c) && (c) <= 'z'))
-# define TOUPPER(c) (ISLOWER(c) ? ((c) | 0x40) : (c))
-#endif
-
-#define XOR(e, f) (((e) && !(f)) || (!(e) && (f)))
-int
-main ()
-{
-  int i;
-  for (i = 0; i < 256; i++)
-    if (XOR (islower (i), ISLOWER (i))
-	|| toupper (i) != TOUPPER (i))
-      return 2;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_run "$LINENO"; then :
-
-else
-  ac_cv_header_stdc=no
-fi
-rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext \
-  conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
-fi
-
-fi
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_header_stdc" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_header_stdc" >&6; }
-if test $ac_cv_header_stdc = yes; then
-
-$as_echo "#define STDC_HEADERS 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-fi
-
-# On IRIX 5.3, sys/types and inttypes.h are conflicting.
-for ac_header in sys/types.h sys/stat.h stdlib.h string.h memory.h strings.h \
-		  inttypes.h stdint.h unistd.h
-do :
-  as_ac_Header=`$as_echo "ac_cv_header_$ac_header" | $as_tr_sh`
-ac_fn_c_check_header_compile "$LINENO" "$ac_header" "$as_ac_Header" "$ac_includes_default
-"
-eval as_val=\$$as_ac_Header
-   if test "x$as_val" = x""yes; then :
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define `$as_echo "HAVE_$ac_header" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
-_ACEOF
-
-fi
-
-done
-
-
-
 
 
 target_elf=no
@@ -6437,258 +5790,14 @@ case $target in
 esac
 
 if test $target_elf = yes; then :
-  if test x"$enable_lto" = x"yes" ; then
-  # Make sure that libelf.h and gelf.h are available.
-
-# Check whether --with-libelf was given.
-if test "${with_libelf+set}" = set; then :
-  withval=$with_libelf;
-fi
-
-
-
-# Check whether --with-libelf_include was given.
-if test "${with_libelf_include+set}" = set; then :
-  withval=$with_libelf_include;
-fi
-
-
+  # ELF platforms build the lto-plugin always.
+  build_lto_plugin=yes
 
-# Check whether --with-libelf_lib was given.
-if test "${with_libelf_lib+set}" = set; then :
-  withval=$with_libelf_lib;
-fi
-
-
-  saved_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-  saved_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-  saved_LIBS="$LIBS"
-
-  case $with_libelf in
-    "")
-      libelflibs="-lelf"
-      libelfinc="-I/usr/include/libelf"
-      ;;
-    *)
-      libelflibs="-L$with_libelf/lib -lelf"
-      libelfinc="-I$with_libelf/include -I$with_libelf/include/libelf"
-      LIBS="$libelflibs $LIBS"
-      ;;
-  esac
-
-  if test "x$with_libelf_include" != x; then
-    libelfinc="-I$with_libelf_include"
-  fi
-
-  if test "x$with_libelf_lib" != x; then
-    libelflibs="-L$with_libelf_lib -lelf"
-    LIBS="$libelflibs $LIBS"
-  fi
-
-  if test "x$with_libelf$with_libelf_include$with_libelf_lib" = x \
-     && test -d ${srcdir}/libelf; then
-    libelflibs='-L$$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/libelf/lib -lelf '
-    libelfinc='-D__LIBELF_INTERNAL__ -I$$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/libelf/lib -I$$s/libelf/lib'
-    LIBS="$libelflibs $LIBS"
-
- else
-
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $libelfinc"
-  CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $libelfinc"
-  LIBS="$LIBS $libelflibs"
-
-  for ac_header in libelf.h
-do :
-  ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "libelf.h" "ac_cv_header_libelf_h" "$ac_includes_default"
-if test "x$ac_cv_header_libelf_h" = x""yes; then :
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBELF_H 1
-_ACEOF
- have_libelf_h=yes
-fi
-
-done
-
-  for ac_header in gelf.h
-do :
-  ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "gelf.h" "ac_cv_header_gelf_h" "$ac_includes_default"
-if test "x$ac_cv_header_gelf_h" = x""yes; then :
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_GELF_H 1
-_ACEOF
- have_gelf_h=yes
-fi
-
-done
-
-
-  for ac_header in libelf/libelf.h
-do :
-  ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "libelf/libelf.h" "ac_cv_header_libelf_libelf_h" "$ac_includes_default"
-if test "x$ac_cv_header_libelf_libelf_h" = x""yes; then :
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBELF_LIBELF_H 1
-_ACEOF
- have_libelf_libelf_h=yes
-fi
-
-done
-
-  for ac_header in libelf/gelf.h
-do :
-  ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "libelf/gelf.h" "ac_cv_header_libelf_gelf_h" "$ac_includes_default"
-if test "x$ac_cv_header_libelf_gelf_h" = x""yes; then :
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBELF_GELF_H 1
-_ACEOF
- have_libelf_gelf_h=yes
-fi
-
-done
-
-
-  # If we couldn't find libelf.h and the user forced it, emit an error.
-  if test x"$have_libelf_h" != x"yes" \
-     && test x"$have_libelf_libelf_h" != x"yes" ; then
-    if test x"$default_enable_lto" != x"yes" ; then
-      as_fn_error "LTO support requires libelf.h or libelf/libelf.h." "$LINENO" 5
-    else
-      enable_lto=no
-      libelflibs=
-      libelfinc=
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  # If we couldn't find gelf.h and the user forced it, emit an error.
-  if test x"$have_gelf_h" != x"yes" \
-     && test x"$have_libelf_gelf_h" != x"yes" ; then
-    if test x"$default_enable_lto" != x"yes" ; then
-      as_fn_error "LTO support requires gelf.h or libelf/gelf.h." "$LINENO" 5
-    else
-      enable_lto=no
-      libelflibs=
-      libelfinc=
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  # Check that the detected libelf has the functions we need.  We cannot
-  # rely on just detecting the headers since they do not include
-  # versioning information.  Add functions, if needed.
-  if test x"$enable_lto" = x"yes" ; then
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for the correct version of libelf" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for the correct version of libelf... " >&6; }
-    cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <libelf.h>
-int
-main ()
-{
-
-      elf_errmsg (0);
-      elf_getscn (0, 0);
-      elf_nextscn (0, 0);
-      elf_strptr (0, 0, 0);
-      elf_getident (0, 0);
-      elf_begin (0, 0, 0);
-      elf_ndxscn (0);
-      elf_end (0);
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; };
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }; enable_lto=no; libelflibs= ; libelfinc=
-
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-
-    # Check for elf_getshdrstrndx or elf_getshstrndx.  The latter's flavor
-    # is determined in gcc/configure.ac.
-    if test x"$enable_lto" = x"yes" ; then
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for elf_getshdrstrndx" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for elf_getshdrstrndx... " >&6; }
-      cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <libelf.h>
-int
-main ()
-{
-
-	elf_getshdrstrndx (0, 0);
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; };
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; };
-	 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for elf_getshstrndx" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for elf_getshstrndx... " >&6; }
-         cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <libelf.h>
-int
-main ()
-{
-
-	   elf_getshstrndx (0, 0);
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; };
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }; enable_lto=no; libelflibs= ; libelfinc=
-
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-    fi
-
-    # If we couldn't enable LTO and the user forced it, emit an error.
-    if test x"$enable_lto" = x"no" \
-       && test x"$default_enable_lto" != x"yes" ; then
-      as_fn_error "To enable LTO, GCC requires libelf v0.8.12+.
-Try the --with-libelf, --with-libelf-include and --with-libelf-lib options
-to specify its location." "$LINENO" 5
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  CFLAGS="$saved_CFLAGS"
-  CPPFLAGS="$saved_CPPFLAGS"
-  LIBS="$saved_LIBS"
-
- fi
-
-  # Flags needed for libelf.
-
-
-  # ELF platforms build the lto-plugin when GOLD is in use.
-  build_lto_plugin=${ENABLE_GOLD}
-fi
 else
   if test x"$default_enable_lto" = x"yes" ; then
     case $target in
       *-apple-darwin* | *-cygwin* | *-mingw*) ;;
-      # On other non-ELF platforms, LTO must be explicitly enabled.
+      # On other non-ELF platforms, LTO has yet to be validated.
       *) enable_lto=no ;;
     esac
   else
@@ -6706,11 +5815,12 @@ else
     esac
   fi
   # Among non-ELF, only Windows platforms support the lto-plugin so far.
+  # Build it unless LTO was explicitly disabled.
   case $target in
-    *-cygwin* | *-mingw*) build_lto_plugin=yes ;;
+    *-cygwin* | *-mingw*) build_lto_plugin=$enable_lto ;;
     *) ;;
   esac
-  default_enable_lto=no
+
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ac4486391..c0e7384fd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1656,149 +1656,12 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(lto,
 enable_lto=$enableval,
 enable_lto=yes; default_enable_lto=yes)
 
-
-ACX_ELF_TARGET_IFELSE([if test x"$enable_lto" = x"yes" ; then
-  # Make sure that libelf.h and gelf.h are available.
-  AC_ARG_WITH(libelf, [  --with-libelf=PATH       Specify prefix directory for the installed libelf package
-                          Equivalent to --with-libelf-include=PATH/include
-                          plus --with-libelf-lib=PATH/lib])
-
-  AC_ARG_WITH(libelf_include, [  --with-libelf-include=PATH Specify directory for installed libelf include files])
-
-  AC_ARG_WITH(libelf_lib, [  --with-libelf-lib=PATH   Specify the directory for the installed libelf library])
-
-  saved_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-  saved_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-  saved_LIBS="$LIBS"
-
-  case $with_libelf in 
-    "")
-      libelflibs="-lelf"
-      libelfinc="-I/usr/include/libelf"
-      ;;
-    *)
-      libelflibs="-L$with_libelf/lib -lelf"
-      libelfinc="-I$with_libelf/include -I$with_libelf/include/libelf"
-      LIBS="$libelflibs $LIBS"
-      ;;
-  esac
-
-  if test "x$with_libelf_include" != x; then
-    libelfinc="-I$with_libelf_include"
-  fi
-
-  if test "x$with_libelf_lib" != x; then
-    libelflibs="-L$with_libelf_lib -lelf"
-    LIBS="$libelflibs $LIBS"
-  fi
-
-  if test "x$with_libelf$with_libelf_include$with_libelf_lib" = x \
-     && test -d ${srcdir}/libelf; then
-    libelflibs='-L$$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/libelf/lib -lelf '
-    libelfinc='-D__LIBELF_INTERNAL__ -I$$r/$(HOST_SUBDIR)/libelf/lib -I$$s/libelf/lib'
-    LIBS="$libelflibs $LIBS"
-
- else
-
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $libelfinc"
-  CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $libelfinc"
-  LIBS="$LIBS $libelflibs"
-
-  AC_CHECK_HEADERS(libelf.h, [have_libelf_h=yes])
-  AC_CHECK_HEADERS(gelf.h, [have_gelf_h=yes])
-
-  AC_CHECK_HEADERS(libelf/libelf.h, [have_libelf_libelf_h=yes])
-  AC_CHECK_HEADERS(libelf/gelf.h, [have_libelf_gelf_h=yes])
-
-  # If we couldn't find libelf.h and the user forced it, emit an error.
-  if test x"$have_libelf_h" != x"yes" \
-     && test x"$have_libelf_libelf_h" != x"yes" ; then
-    if test x"$default_enable_lto" != x"yes" ; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([LTO support requires libelf.h or libelf/libelf.h.])
-    else
-      enable_lto=no
-      libelflibs=
-      libelfinc=
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  # If we couldn't find gelf.h and the user forced it, emit an error.
-  if test x"$have_gelf_h" != x"yes" \
-     && test x"$have_libelf_gelf_h" != x"yes" ; then
-    if test x"$default_enable_lto" != x"yes" ; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([LTO support requires gelf.h or libelf/gelf.h.])
-    else
-      enable_lto=no
-      libelflibs=
-      libelfinc=
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  # Check that the detected libelf has the functions we need.  We cannot
-  # rely on just detecting the headers since they do not include 
-  # versioning information.  Add functions, if needed.
-  if test x"$enable_lto" = x"yes" ; then
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for the correct version of libelf])
-    AC_TRY_LINK(
-      [#include <libelf.h>],[
-      elf_errmsg (0);
-      elf_getscn (0, 0);
-      elf_nextscn (0, 0);
-      elf_strptr (0, 0, 0);
-      elf_getident (0, 0);
-      elf_begin (0, 0, 0);
-      elf_ndxscn (0);
-      elf_end (0);
-      ],
-      [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes]);],
-      [AC_MSG_RESULT([no]); enable_lto=no; libelflibs= ; libelfinc= ]
-    )
-
-    # Check for elf_getshdrstrndx or elf_getshstrndx.  The latter's flavor
-    # is determined in gcc/configure.ac.
-    if test x"$enable_lto" = x"yes" ; then
-      AC_MSG_CHECKING([for elf_getshdrstrndx])
-      AC_TRY_LINK(
-        [#include <libelf.h>],[
-	elf_getshdrstrndx (0, 0);
-        ],
-        [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes]);],
-        [AC_MSG_RESULT([no]);
-	 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for elf_getshstrndx])
-         AC_TRY_LINK(
-           [#include <libelf.h>],[
-	   elf_getshstrndx (0, 0);
-           ],
-           [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes]);],
-           [AC_MSG_RESULT([no]); enable_lto=no; libelflibs= ; libelfinc= ]
-         )]
-      )
-    fi
-
-    # If we couldn't enable LTO and the user forced it, emit an error.
-    if test x"$enable_lto" = x"no" \
-       && test x"$default_enable_lto" != x"yes" ; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([To enable LTO, GCC requires libelf v0.8.12+.
-Try the --with-libelf, --with-libelf-include and --with-libelf-lib options
-to specify its location.])
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  CFLAGS="$saved_CFLAGS"
-  CPPFLAGS="$saved_CPPFLAGS"
-  LIBS="$saved_LIBS"
-
- fi
-
-  # Flags needed for libelf.
-  AC_SUBST(libelflibs)
-  AC_SUBST(libelfinc)
-  # ELF platforms build the lto-plugin when GOLD is in use.
-  build_lto_plugin=${ENABLE_GOLD}
-fi],[if test x"$default_enable_lto" = x"yes" ; then
+ACX_ELF_TARGET_IFELSE([# ELF platforms build the lto-plugin always.
+  build_lto_plugin=yes
+],[if test x"$default_enable_lto" = x"yes" ; then
     case $target in
       *-apple-darwin* | *-cygwin* | *-mingw*) ;;
-      # On other non-ELF platforms, LTO must be explicitly enabled.
+      # On other non-ELF platforms, LTO has yet to be validated.
       *) enable_lto=no ;;
     esac
   else
@@ -1816,11 +1679,12 @@ fi],[if test x"$default_enable_lto" = x"yes" ; then
     esac
   fi
   # Among non-ELF, only Windows platforms support the lto-plugin so far.
+  # Build it unless LTO was explicitly disabled.
   case $target in
-    *-cygwin* | *-mingw*) build_lto_plugin=yes ;;
+    *-cygwin* | *-mingw*) build_lto_plugin=$enable_lto ;;
     *) ;;
   esac
-  default_enable_lto=no])
+])
 
 
 # By default, C is the only stage 1 language.