* Makefile.am (check-DEJAGNU): New target.

	(site.exp): Likewise.
	* acinclude.m4 (NEWLIB_CONFIGURE): Replace AC_CANONICAL_HOST
	with AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM.  Remove AC_CANONICAL_BUILD.
	* libc/locale/locale.c (_setlocale_r): Add UTF-8 support.
	* libc/stdlib/mbtowc_r.c (_mbtowc_r): Likewise.
	* libc/stdlib/wctomb_r.c (_wctomb_r): Likewise.
	* testsuite: New directory.
	* testsuite/config: Likewise.
	* testsuite/lib: Likewise.
	* testsuite/newlib.locale: Likewise.
	* testsuite/newlib.string: Likewise.
	* testsuite/config/default.exp: New file.
	* testsuite/lib/checkoutput.exp: New file.
	* testsuite/lib/newlib.exp: New file.
	* testsuite/lib/passfail.exp: New file.
	* testsuite/newlib.locale/UTF-8.c: New file.
	* testsuite/newlib.locale/UTF-8.exp: New file.
	* testsuite/newlib.locale/locale.exp: New file.
	* testsuite/newlib.string/string.exp: New file.
	* testsuite/newlib.string/tstring.c: New file.

184 files changed, 5883 insertions, 3232 deletions

diff --git a/newlib/libc/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/Makefile.in
index 52c512f8b..5d685de73 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/aclocal.m4
index 4b3d656ad..aee606086 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/configure b/newlib/libc/configure
index 0b10f3c79..aad9bc3cd 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/configure
@@ -869,13 +869,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:879: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:900: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -895,6 +916,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:921: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:939: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -916,7 +978,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:920: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:982: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -929,7 +991,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:933: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:995: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -942,7 +1004,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:946: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:1008: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -955,7 +1017,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:959: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1021: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -968,7 +1030,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:972: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1034: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -993,7 +1055,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:997: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1059: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1023,7 +1085,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1027: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1089: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1072,7 +1134,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1076: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1138: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1081,7 +1143,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1085: \"$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 configure:1147: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1096,7 +1158,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1100: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1162: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1124,33 +1186,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1133: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1154: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1193: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1182,7 +1221,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1186: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1225: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1214,7 +1253,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1218: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1257: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1246,7 +1285,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1250: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1289: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1291,7 +1330,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1295: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1334: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1345,7 +1384,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1349: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1388: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1383: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1422: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1389,7 +1428,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1393: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1432: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1513,7 +1552,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1517: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1556: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1543,7 +1582,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1547: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1586: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1573,7 +1612,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1577: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1616: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1624,7 +1663,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1628: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1667: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1656,7 +1695,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1660: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1699: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1667,12 +1706,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1671 "configure"
+#line 1710 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1676: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1715: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1698,12 +1737,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1702: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1741: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1707: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1746: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1712,7 +1751,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1716: \"$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 configure:1755: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1731,7 +1770,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1735: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1774: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1774,7 +1813,7 @@ ac_prog=ld
 if test "$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = yes; then
   # Check if gcc -print-prog-name=ld gives a path.
   echo $ac_n "checking for ld used by GCC""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1778: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
+echo "configure:1817: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5`
   case "$ac_prog" in
     # Accept absolute paths.
@@ -1798,10 +1837,10 @@ echo "configure:1778: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   esac
 elif test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1802: checking for GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1841: checking for GNU ld" >&5
 else
   echo $ac_n "checking for non-GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1805: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1844: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
 fi
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1836,7 +1875,7 @@ else
 fi
 test -z "$LD" && { echo "configure: error: no acceptable ld found in \$PATH" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 echo $ac_n "checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1840: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1879: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1852,7 +1891,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld" 1>&6
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for BSD-compatible nm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1856: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
+echo "configure:1895: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_NM'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1888,7 +1927,7 @@ NM="$ac_cv_path_NM"
 echo "$ac_t""$NM" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ln -s works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1892: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
+echo "configure:1931: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LN_S'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1932,8 +1971,8 @@ test x"$silent" = xyes && libtool_flags="$libtool_flags --silent"
 case "$host" in
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 1936 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
-  if { (eval echo configure:1937: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+  echo '#line 1975 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  if { (eval echo configure:1976: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
     case "`/usr/bin/file conftest.o`" in
     *32-bit*)
       LD="${LD-ld} -32"
@@ -1954,19 +1993,19 @@ case "$host" in
   SAVE_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -belf"
   echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler needs -belf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1958: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
+echo "configure:1997: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'lt_cv_cc_needs_belf'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1963 "configure"
+#line 2002 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1970: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2009: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   lt_cv_cc_needs_belf=yes
 else
@@ -1989,7 +2028,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$lt_cv_cc_needs_belf" 1>&6
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1993: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2032: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2021,7 +2060,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2025: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2064: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2056,7 +2095,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2060: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2099: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2088,7 +2127,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2092: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2131: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2123,7 +2162,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2127: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2166: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2155,7 +2194,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2159: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2198: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2535,6 +2574,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -2547,11 +2596,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/ctype/Makefile.in
index e3a123e52..d4df60ea9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/errno/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/errno/Makefile.in
index 6ce18c539..ac7e311f9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/errno/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/errno/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/locale/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/locale/Makefile.in
index dbc53800e..f65881e64 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/locale/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/locale/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/locale/locale.c b/newlib/libc/locale/locale.c
index e1f45335a..4487f7d47 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/locale/locale.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/locale/locale.c
@@ -140,13 +140,16 @@ _DEFUN(_setlocale_r, (p, category, locale),
         { 
           if (strcmp (locale, "C") && strcmp (locale, "") &&
               strcmp (locale, "C") && strcmp (locale, "C-JIS") && 
-              strcmp (locale, "C-EUCJP") && strcmp (locale, "C-SJIS"))
+              strcmp (locale, "C-EUCJP") && strcmp (locale, "C-SJIS") &&
+              strcmp (locale, "UTF-8"))
             return 0;
 
           strcpy (last_lc_ctype, lc_ctype);
           strcpy (lc_ctype, locale);
 
-          if (!strcmp (locale, "C-JIS"))
+          if (!strcmp (locale, "UTF-8"))
+            __mb_cur_max = 6;
+          else if (!strcmp (locale, "C-JIS"))
             __mb_cur_max = 8;
           else if (strlen (locale) > 1)
             __mb_cur_max = 2;
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/Makefile.in
index 20b0547a9..9eb17da8d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/a29k/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/a29k/Makefile.in
index 5513a8f02..5b319e064 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/a29k/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/a29k/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/a29k/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/a29k/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/a29k/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/a29k/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/a29k/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/a29k/configure
index 86d6be8c3..9036fc5d5 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/a29k/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/a29k/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/aclocal.m4
index 4b3d656ad..aee606086 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/Makefile.in
index 5513a8f02..5b319e064 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/configure
index 86d6be8c3..9036fc5d5 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/configure
index 541f46982..8782ac085 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/configure
@@ -869,13 +869,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:879: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:900: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -895,6 +916,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:921: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:939: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -916,7 +978,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:920: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:982: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -929,7 +991,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:933: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:995: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -942,7 +1004,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:946: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:1008: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -955,7 +1017,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:959: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1021: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -968,7 +1030,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:972: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1034: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -993,7 +1055,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:997: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1059: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1023,7 +1085,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1027: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1089: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1072,7 +1134,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1076: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1138: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1081,7 +1143,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1085: \"$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 configure:1147: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1096,7 +1158,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1100: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1162: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1124,33 +1186,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1133: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1154: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1193: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1182,7 +1221,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1186: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1225: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1214,7 +1253,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1218: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1257: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1246,7 +1285,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1250: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1289: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1291,7 +1330,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1295: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1334: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1345,7 +1384,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1349: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1388: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1383: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1422: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1389,7 +1428,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1393: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1432: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1513,7 +1552,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1517: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1556: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1543,7 +1582,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1547: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1586: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1573,7 +1612,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1577: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1616: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1624,7 +1663,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1628: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1667: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1656,7 +1695,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1660: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1699: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1667,12 +1706,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1671 "configure"
+#line 1710 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1676: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1715: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1698,12 +1737,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1702: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1741: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1707: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1746: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1712,7 +1751,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1716: \"$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 configure:1755: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1731,7 +1770,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1735: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1774: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1774,7 +1813,7 @@ ac_prog=ld
 if test "$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = yes; then
   # Check if gcc -print-prog-name=ld gives a path.
   echo $ac_n "checking for ld used by GCC""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1778: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
+echo "configure:1817: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5`
   case "$ac_prog" in
     # Accept absolute paths.
@@ -1798,10 +1837,10 @@ echo "configure:1778: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   esac
 elif test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1802: checking for GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1841: checking for GNU ld" >&5
 else
   echo $ac_n "checking for non-GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1805: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1844: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
 fi
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1836,7 +1875,7 @@ else
 fi
 test -z "$LD" && { echo "configure: error: no acceptable ld found in \$PATH" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 echo $ac_n "checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1840: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1879: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1852,7 +1891,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld" 1>&6
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for BSD-compatible nm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1856: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
+echo "configure:1895: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_NM'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1888,7 +1927,7 @@ NM="$ac_cv_path_NM"
 echo "$ac_t""$NM" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ln -s works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1892: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
+echo "configure:1931: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LN_S'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1932,8 +1971,8 @@ test x"$silent" = xyes && libtool_flags="$libtool_flags --silent"
 case "$host" in
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 1936 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
-  if { (eval echo configure:1937: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+  echo '#line 1975 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  if { (eval echo configure:1976: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
     case "`/usr/bin/file conftest.o`" in
     *32-bit*)
       LD="${LD-ld} -32"
@@ -1954,19 +1993,19 @@ case "$host" in
   SAVE_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -belf"
   echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler needs -belf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1958: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
+echo "configure:1997: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'lt_cv_cc_needs_belf'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1963 "configure"
+#line 2002 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1970: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2009: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   lt_cv_cc_needs_belf=yes
 else
@@ -1989,7 +2028,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$lt_cv_cc_needs_belf" 1>&6
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1993: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2032: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2021,7 +2060,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2025: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2064: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2056,7 +2095,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2060: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2099: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2088,7 +2127,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2092: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2131: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2123,7 +2162,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2127: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2166: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2155,7 +2194,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2159: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2198: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2438,6 +2477,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -2450,11 +2499,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/d10v/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/d10v/Makefile.in
index ace6f0612..f690589f9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/d10v/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/d10v/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/d10v/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/d10v/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/d10v/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/d10v/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/d10v/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/d10v/configure
index 76b103677..d62ac212c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/d10v/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/d10v/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/d30v/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/d30v/Makefile.in
index ace6f0612..f690589f9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/d30v/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/d30v/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/d30v/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/d30v/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/d30v/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/d30v/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/d30v/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/d30v/configure
index 76b103677..d62ac212c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/d30v/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/d30v/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/fr30/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/fr30/Makefile.in
index ace6f0612..f690589f9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/fr30/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/fr30/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/fr30/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/fr30/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/fr30/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/fr30/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/fr30/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/fr30/configure
index 86d6be8c3..9036fc5d5 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/fr30/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/fr30/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/h8300/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/h8300/Makefile.in
index ee3a9fc55..2527c305e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/h8300/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/h8300/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/h8300/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/h8300/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/h8300/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/h8300/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/h8300/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/h8300/configure
index 3633fb439..1eb559872 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/h8300/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/h8300/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/h8500/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/h8500/Makefile.in
index 2c2a17eaf..ed54c7042 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/h8500/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/h8500/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/h8500/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/h8500/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/h8500/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/h8500/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/h8500/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/h8500/configure
index 84e37901c..a795b7765 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/h8500/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/h8500/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/Makefile.in
index aa07c2fd0..2ddf82556 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/configure
index 708c31927..ed180f36c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/i386/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/i386/Makefile.in
index c037e8d65..dd50acced 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/i386/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/i386/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/i386/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/i386/aclocal.m4
index 4b3d656ad..aee606086 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/i386/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/i386/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/i386/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/i386/configure
index c274e4920..a2533c687 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/i386/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/i386/configure
@@ -869,13 +869,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:879: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:900: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -895,6 +916,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:921: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:939: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -916,7 +978,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:920: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:982: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -929,7 +991,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:933: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:995: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -942,7 +1004,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:946: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:1008: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -955,7 +1017,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:959: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1021: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -968,7 +1030,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:972: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1034: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -993,7 +1055,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:997: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1059: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1023,7 +1085,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1027: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1089: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1072,7 +1134,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1076: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1138: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1081,7 +1143,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1085: \"$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 configure:1147: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1096,7 +1158,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1100: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1162: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1124,33 +1186,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1133: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1154: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1193: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1182,7 +1221,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1186: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1225: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1214,7 +1253,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1218: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1257: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1246,7 +1285,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1250: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1289: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1291,7 +1330,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1295: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1334: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1345,7 +1384,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1349: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1388: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1383: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1422: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1389,7 +1428,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1393: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1432: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1513,7 +1552,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1517: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1556: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1543,7 +1582,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1547: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1586: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1573,7 +1612,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1577: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1616: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1624,7 +1663,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1628: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1667: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1656,7 +1695,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1660: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1699: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1667,12 +1706,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1671 "configure"
+#line 1710 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1676: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1715: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1698,12 +1737,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1702: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1741: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1707: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1746: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1712,7 +1751,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1716: \"$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 configure:1755: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1731,7 +1770,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1735: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1774: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1774,7 +1813,7 @@ ac_prog=ld
 if test "$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = yes; then
   # Check if gcc -print-prog-name=ld gives a path.
   echo $ac_n "checking for ld used by GCC""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1778: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
+echo "configure:1817: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5`
   case "$ac_prog" in
     # Accept absolute paths.
@@ -1798,10 +1837,10 @@ echo "configure:1778: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   esac
 elif test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1802: checking for GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1841: checking for GNU ld" >&5
 else
   echo $ac_n "checking for non-GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1805: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1844: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
 fi
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1836,7 +1875,7 @@ else
 fi
 test -z "$LD" && { echo "configure: error: no acceptable ld found in \$PATH" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 echo $ac_n "checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1840: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1879: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1852,7 +1891,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld" 1>&6
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for BSD-compatible nm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1856: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
+echo "configure:1895: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_NM'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1888,7 +1927,7 @@ NM="$ac_cv_path_NM"
 echo "$ac_t""$NM" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ln -s works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1892: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
+echo "configure:1931: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LN_S'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1932,8 +1971,8 @@ test x"$silent" = xyes && libtool_flags="$libtool_flags --silent"
 case "$host" in
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 1936 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
-  if { (eval echo configure:1937: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+  echo '#line 1975 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  if { (eval echo configure:1976: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
     case "`/usr/bin/file conftest.o`" in
     *32-bit*)
       LD="${LD-ld} -32"
@@ -1954,19 +1993,19 @@ case "$host" in
   SAVE_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -belf"
   echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler needs -belf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1958: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
+echo "configure:1997: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'lt_cv_cc_needs_belf'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1963 "configure"
+#line 2002 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1970: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2009: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   lt_cv_cc_needs_belf=yes
 else
@@ -1989,7 +2028,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$lt_cv_cc_needs_belf" 1>&6
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1993: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2032: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2021,7 +2060,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2025: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2064: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2056,7 +2095,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2060: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2099: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2088,7 +2127,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2092: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2131: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2123,7 +2162,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2127: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2166: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2155,7 +2194,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2159: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2198: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2433,6 +2472,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -2445,11 +2494,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/i960/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/i960/Makefile.in
index 5513a8f02..5b319e064 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/i960/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/i960/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/i960/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/i960/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/i960/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/i960/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/i960/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/i960/configure
index fc346ffed..1eb7e9ab7 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/i960/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/i960/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/m32r/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/m32r/Makefile.in
index ace6f0612..f690589f9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/m32r/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/m32r/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/m32r/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/m32r/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/m32r/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/m32r/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/m32r/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/m32r/configure
index 76b103677..d62ac212c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/m32r/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/m32r/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/m68k/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/m68k/Makefile.in
index 2084a313b..5aec636d7 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/m68k/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/m68k/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/m68k/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/m68k/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/m68k/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/m68k/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/m68k/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/m68k/configure
index 76b103677..d62ac212c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/m68k/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/m68k/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/m88k/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/m88k/Makefile.in
index ace6f0612..f690589f9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/m88k/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/m88k/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/m88k/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/m88k/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/m88k/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/m88k/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/m88k/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/m88k/configure
index 76b103677..d62ac212c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/m88k/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/m88k/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/mips/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/mips/Makefile.in
index a4394df00..d10e98e49 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/mips/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/mips/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/mips/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/mips/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/mips/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/mips/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/mips/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/mips/configure
index 76b103677..d62ac212c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/mips/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/mips/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/mn10200/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/mn10200/Makefile.in
index ace6f0612..f690589f9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/mn10200/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/mn10200/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/mn10200/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/mn10200/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/mn10200/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/mn10200/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/mn10200/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/mn10200/configure
index 76b103677..d62ac212c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/mn10200/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/mn10200/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/mn10300/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/mn10300/Makefile.in
index e6b92d75b..bc7945bb1 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/mn10300/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/mn10300/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/mn10300/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/mn10300/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/mn10300/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/mn10300/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/mn10300/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/mn10300/configure
index 708c31927..ed180f36c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/mn10300/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/mn10300/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/necv70/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/necv70/Makefile.in
index f47067177..6494e0e9b 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/necv70/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/necv70/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/necv70/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/necv70/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/necv70/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/necv70/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/necv70/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/necv70/configure
index b127bf5e5..c825161de 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/necv70/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/necv70/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/Makefile.in
index d2721cb8a..7c518e95c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/configure
index b0d353543..129321216 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/powerpc/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1590,6 +1629,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1602,11 +1651,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/sh/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/sh/Makefile.in
index 955669649..39721f272 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/sh/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/sh/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/sh/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/sh/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/sh/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/sh/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/sh/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/sh/configure
index e9ebc0d12..14b18f9b8 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/sh/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/sh/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1429,7 +1468,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking how to run the C preprocessor""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1433: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
+echo "configure:1472: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
 # On Suns, sometimes $CPP names a directory.
 if test -n "$CPP" && test -d "$CPP"; then
   CPP=
@@ -1444,13 +1483,13 @@ else
   # On the NeXT, cc -E runs the code through the compiler's parser,
   # not just through cpp.
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1448 "configure"
+#line 1487 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1454: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1493: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -1461,13 +1500,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -E -traditional-cpp"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1465 "configure"
+#line 1504 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1471: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1510: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -1478,13 +1517,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -nologo -E"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1482 "configure"
+#line 1521 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1488: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1527: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -1509,7 +1548,7 @@ fi
 echo "$ac_t""$CPP" 1>&6
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1513 "configure"
+#line 1552 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if __SH5__
@@ -1688,6 +1727,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1700,11 +1749,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/sparc/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/sparc/Makefile.in
index 6aca7931d..0b0d57917 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/sparc/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/sparc/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/sparc/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/sparc/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/sparc/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/sparc/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/sparc/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/sparc/configure
index 545fac188..7ca6c04f5 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/sparc/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/sparc/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/tic80/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/tic80/Makefile.in
index ace6f0612..f690589f9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/tic80/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/tic80/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/tic80/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/tic80/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/tic80/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/tic80/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/tic80/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/tic80/configure
index 76b103677..d62ac212c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/tic80/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/tic80/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/v850/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/v850/Makefile.in
index ace6f0612..f690589f9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/v850/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/v850/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/v850/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/v850/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/v850/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/v850/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/v850/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/v850/configure
index 76b103677..d62ac212c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/v850/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/v850/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/w65/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/w65/Makefile.in
index f5f060dbf..2985e47eb 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/w65/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/w65/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/w65/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/w65/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/w65/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/w65/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/w65/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/w65/configure
index 84e37901c..a795b7765 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/w65/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/w65/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/xscale/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/xscale/Makefile.in
index cdb00944c..1d2b4a021 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/xscale/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/xscale/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/xscale/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/xscale/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/xscale/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/xscale/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/xscale/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/xscale/configure
index 86d6be8c3..9036fc5d5 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/xscale/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/xscale/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/xstormy16/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/xstormy16/Makefile.in
index ce44733ac..6568eaa5c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/xstormy16/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/xstormy16/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/xstormy16/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/xstormy16/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/xstormy16/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/xstormy16/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/xstormy16/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/xstormy16/configure
index 76b103677..d62ac212c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/xstormy16/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/xstormy16/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/z8k/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/machine/z8k/Makefile.in
index ace6f0612..f690589f9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/z8k/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/z8k/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/z8k/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/machine/z8k/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/z8k/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/z8k/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/z8k/configure b/newlib/libc/machine/z8k/configure
index ee8584b06..01cabf8a2 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/z8k/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/z8k/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/misc/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/misc/Makefile.in
index 76c5602ee..a13208666 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/misc/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/misc/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/posix/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/posix/Makefile.in
index 32a7b5dbd..7dd907d3c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/posix/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/posix/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/reent/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/reent/Makefile.in
index dcd9ba71d..ec03dc655 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/reent/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/reent/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/signal/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/signal/Makefile.in
index e1613eb18..68c6961c3 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/signal/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/signal/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdio/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/stdio/Makefile.in
index b8feba470..547e2359e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdio/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdio/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/stdlib/Makefile.in
index 8ae3d154d..b29bfe6f5 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbtowc_r.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbtowc_r.c
index 4bf302359..866789f16 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbtowc_r.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/mbtowc_r.c
@@ -66,6 +66,193 @@ _DEFUN (_mbtowc_r, (r, pwc, s, n, state),
   if (r->_current_locale == NULL ||
       (strlen (r->_current_locale) <= 1))
     { /* fall-through */ }
+  else if (!strcmp (r->_current_locale, "UTF-8"))
+    {
+      wchar_t char1 = 0;
+
+      if (s == NULL)
+        return 0; /* UTF-8 character encodings are not state-dependent */
+
+      /* we know n >= 1 if we get here */
+      *pwc = 0;
+      char1 = (wchar_t)*t;
+
+      if (char1 == '\0')
+        return 0; /* s points to the null character */
+
+      if (char1 >= 0x0 && char1 <= 0x7f)
+        {
+          /* single-byte sequence */
+          *pwc = char1;
+          return 1;
+        }
+      else if (char1 >= 0xc0 && char1 <= 0xdf)
+        {
+          /* two-byte sequence */
+          if (n >= 2)
+            {
+              wchar_t char2 = (wchar_t)*(t+1);
+
+              if (char2 < 0x80 || char2 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+
+              if (char1 < 0xc2)
+                /* overlong UTF-8 sequence */
+                return -1;
+
+              *pwc = ((char1 & 0x1f) << 6)
+                |     (char2 & 0x3f);
+              return 2;
+            }
+          else
+            return -1;
+        }
+      else if (char1 >= 0xe0 && char1 <= 0xef)
+        {
+          /* three-byte sequence */
+          if (n >= 3)
+            {
+              wchar_t char2 = (wchar_t)*(t+1);
+              wchar_t char3 = (wchar_t)*(t+2);
+
+              if (char2 < 0x80 || char2 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+              if (char3 < 0x80 || char3 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+
+              if (char1 == 0xe0)
+                {
+                  if (char2 < 0xa0)
+                    /* overlong UTF-8 sequence */
+                    return -1;
+                }
+
+              *pwc = ((char1 & 0x0f) << 12)
+                |    ((char2 & 0x3f) << 6)
+                |     (char3 & 0x3f);
+
+              if (*pwc >= 0xd800 && *pwc <= 0xdfff)
+                {
+                  return -1;
+                }
+              else
+                return 3;
+            }
+          else
+            return -1;
+        }
+      else if (char1 >= 0xf0 && char1 <= 0xf7)
+        {
+          /* four-byte sequence */
+          if (n >= 4)
+            {
+              wchar_t char2 = (wchar_t)*(t+1);
+              wchar_t char3 = (wchar_t)*(t+2);
+              wchar_t char4 = (wchar_t)*(t+3);
+
+              if (char2 < 0x80 || char2 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+              if (char3 < 0x80 || char3 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+              if (char4 < 0x80 || char4 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+
+              if (char1 == 0xf0)
+                {
+                  if (char2 < 0x90)
+                    /* overlong UTF-8 sequence */
+                    return -1;
+                }
+                    
+              *pwc = ((char1 & 0x07) << 18)
+                |    ((char2 & 0x3f) << 12)
+                |    ((char3 & 0x3f) << 6)
+                |     (char4 & 0x3f);
+
+              return 4;
+            }
+          else
+            return -1;
+        }
+      else if (char1 >= 0xf8 && char1 <= 0xfb)
+        {
+          /* five-byte sequence */
+          if (n >= 5)
+            {
+              wchar_t char2 = (wchar_t)*(t+1);
+              wchar_t char3 = (wchar_t)*(t+2);
+              wchar_t char4 = (wchar_t)*(t+3);
+              wchar_t char5 = (wchar_t)*(t+4);
+
+              if (char2 < 0x80 || char2 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+              if (char3 < 0x80 || char3 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+              if (char4 < 0x80 || char4 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+              if (char5 < 0x80 || char5 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+
+              if (char1 == 0xf8)
+                {
+                  if (char2 < 0x88)
+                    /* overlong UTF-8 sequence */
+                    return -1;
+                }
+                    
+              *pwc = ((char1 & 0x03) << 24)
+                |    ((char2 & 0x3f) << 18)
+                |    ((char3 & 0x3f) << 12)
+                |    ((char4 & 0x3f) << 6)
+                |     (char5 & 0x3f);
+              return 5;
+            }
+          else
+            return -1;
+        }
+      else if (char1 >= 0xfc && char1 <= 0xfd)
+        {
+          /* six-byte sequence */
+          if (n >= 6)
+            {
+              wchar_t char2 = (wchar_t)*(t+1);
+              wchar_t char3 = (wchar_t)*(t+2);
+              wchar_t char4 = (wchar_t)*(t+3);
+              wchar_t char5 = (wchar_t)*(t+4);
+              wchar_t char6 = (wchar_t)*(t+5);
+
+              if (char2 < 0x80 || char2 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+              if (char3 < 0x80 || char3 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+              if (char4 < 0x80 || char4 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+              if (char5 < 0x80 || char5 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+              if (char6 < 0x80 || char6 > 0xbf)
+                return -1;
+
+              if (char1 == 0xfc)
+                {
+                  if (char2 < 0x84)
+                    /* overlong UTF-8 sequence */
+                    return -1;
+                }
+
+              *pwc = ((char1 & 0x01) << 30)
+                |    ((char2 & 0x3f) << 24)
+                |    ((char3 & 0x3f) << 18)
+                |    ((char4 & 0x3f) << 12)
+                |    ((char5 & 0x3f) << 6)
+                |     (char6 & 0x3f);
+              return 6;
+            }
+          else
+            return -1;
+        }
+      else
+        return -1;
+    }      
   else if (!strcmp (r->_current_locale, "C-SJIS"))
     {
       int char1;
diff --git a/newlib/libc/stdlib/wctomb_r.c b/newlib/libc/stdlib/wctomb_r.c
index b382c995f..991e0a610 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/stdlib/wctomb_r.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/stdlib/wctomb_r.c
@@ -12,6 +12,63 @@ _DEFUN (_wctomb_r, (r, s, wchar, state),
 {
   if (strlen (r->_current_locale) <= 1)
     { /* fall-through */ }
+  else if (!strcmp (r->_current_locale, "UTF-8"))
+    {
+      if (s == NULL)
+        return 0; /* UTF-8 encoding is not state-dependent */
+
+      if (wchar <= 0x7f)
+        {
+          *s = wchar;
+          return 1;
+        }
+      else if (wchar >= 0x80 && wchar <= 0x7ff)
+        {
+          *s++ = 0xc0 | ((wchar & 0x7c0) >> 6);
+          *s   = 0x80 |  (wchar &  0x3f);
+          return 2;
+        }
+      else if (wchar >= 0x800 && wchar <= 0xffff)
+        {
+          /* UTF-16 surrogates -- must not occur in normal UCS-4 data */
+          if (wchar >= 0xd800 && wchar <= 0xdfff)
+            return -1;
+
+          *s++ = 0xe0 | ((wchar & 0xf000) >> 12);
+          *s++ = 0x80 | ((wchar &  0xfc0) >> 6);
+          *s   = 0x80 |  (wchar &   0x3f);
+          return 3;
+        }
+      else if (wchar >= 0x10000 && wchar <= 0x1fffff)
+        {
+          *s++ = 0xf0 | ((wchar & 0x1c0000) >> 18);
+          *s++ = 0x80 | ((wchar &  0x3f000) >> 12);
+          *s++ = 0x80 | ((wchar &    0xfc0) >> 6);
+          *s   = 0x80 |  (wchar &     0x3f);
+          return 4;
+        }
+      else if (wchar >= 0x200000 && wchar <= 0x3ffffff)
+        {
+          *s++ = 0xf8 | ((wchar & 0x3000000) >> 24);
+          *s++ = 0x80 | ((wchar &  0xfc0000) >> 18);
+          *s++ = 0x80 | ((wchar &   0x3f000) >> 12);
+          *s++ = 0x80 | ((wchar &     0xfc0) >> 6);
+          *s   = 0x80 |  (wchar &      0x3f);
+          return 5;
+        }
+      else if (wchar >= 0x4000000 && wchar <= 0x7fffffff)
+        {
+          *s++ = 0xfc | ((wchar & 0x40000000) >> 30);
+          *s++ = 0x80 | ((wchar & 0x3f000000) >> 24);
+          *s++ = 0x80 | ((wchar &   0xfc0000) >> 18);
+          *s++ = 0x80 | ((wchar &    0x3f000) >> 12);
+          *s++ = 0x80 | ((wchar &      0xfc0) >> 6);
+          *s   = 0x80 |  (wchar &       0x3f);
+          return 6;
+        }
+      else
+        return -1;
+    }
   else if (!strcmp (r->_current_locale, "C-SJIS"))
     {
       unsigned char char2 = (unsigned char)wchar;
diff --git a/newlib/libc/string/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/string/Makefile.in
index 473b09f67..51ce701c5 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/string/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/string/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/Makefile.in
index 6a196d389..2149df0b2 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/a29khif/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/a29khif/Makefile.in
index 96b8cd526..ccb54341e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/a29khif/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/a29khif/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/a29khif/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/a29khif/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/a29khif/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/a29khif/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/a29khif/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/a29khif/configure
index 61937402c..1c7a6d06c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/a29khif/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/a29khif/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/aclocal.m4
index 4b3d656ad..aee606086 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arc/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/arc/Makefile.in
index db4840b9c..f9af2656f 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arc/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arc/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arc/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/arc/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arc/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arc/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arc/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/arc/configure
index 02916d78e..561f53b8e 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arc/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arc/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/Makefile.in
index 087f5fbda..83245f941 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/configure
index 75f6915e7..a31971643 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/configure
index 27fa75a36..f273f252c 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/configure
@@ -869,13 +869,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:879: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:900: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -895,6 +916,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:921: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:939: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -916,7 +978,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:920: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:982: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -929,7 +991,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:933: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:995: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -942,7 +1004,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:946: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:1008: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -955,7 +1017,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:959: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1021: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -968,7 +1030,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:972: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1034: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -993,7 +1055,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:997: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1059: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1023,7 +1085,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1027: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1089: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1072,7 +1134,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1076: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1138: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1081,7 +1143,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1085: \"$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 configure:1147: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1096,7 +1158,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1100: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1162: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1124,33 +1186,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1133: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1154: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1193: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1182,7 +1221,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1186: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1225: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1214,7 +1253,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1218: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1257: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1246,7 +1285,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1250: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1289: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1291,7 +1330,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1295: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1334: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1345,7 +1384,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1349: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1388: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1383: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1422: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1389,7 +1428,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1393: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1432: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1512,7 +1551,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1516: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1555: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1542,7 +1581,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1546: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1585: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1572,7 +1611,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1576: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1615: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1623,7 +1662,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1627: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1666: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1655,7 +1694,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1659: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1698: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1666,12 +1705,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1670 "configure"
+#line 1709 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1675: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1714: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1697,12 +1736,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1701: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1740: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1706: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1745: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1711,7 +1750,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1715: \"$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 configure:1754: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1730,7 +1769,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1734: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1773: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1773,7 +1812,7 @@ ac_prog=ld
 if test "$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = yes; then
   # Check if gcc -print-prog-name=ld gives a path.
   echo $ac_n "checking for ld used by GCC""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1777: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
+echo "configure:1816: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5`
   case "$ac_prog" in
     # Accept absolute paths.
@@ -1797,10 +1836,10 @@ echo "configure:1777: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   esac
 elif test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1801: checking for GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1840: checking for GNU ld" >&5
 else
   echo $ac_n "checking for non-GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1804: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1843: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
 fi
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1835,7 +1874,7 @@ else
 fi
 test -z "$LD" && { echo "configure: error: no acceptable ld found in \$PATH" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 echo $ac_n "checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1839: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1878: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1851,7 +1890,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld" 1>&6
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for BSD-compatible nm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1855: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
+echo "configure:1894: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_NM'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1887,7 +1926,7 @@ NM="$ac_cv_path_NM"
 echo "$ac_t""$NM" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ln -s works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1891: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
+echo "configure:1930: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LN_S'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1931,8 +1970,8 @@ test x"$silent" = xyes && libtool_flags="$libtool_flags --silent"
 case "$host" in
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 1935 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
-  if { (eval echo configure:1936: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+  echo '#line 1974 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  if { (eval echo configure:1975: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
     case "`/usr/bin/file conftest.o`" in
     *32-bit*)
       LD="${LD-ld} -32"
@@ -1953,19 +1992,19 @@ case "$host" in
   SAVE_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -belf"
   echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler needs -belf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1957: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
+echo "configure:1996: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'lt_cv_cc_needs_belf'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1962 "configure"
+#line 2001 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1969: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2008: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   lt_cv_cc_needs_belf=yes
 else
@@ -1988,7 +2027,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$lt_cv_cc_needs_belf" 1>&6
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1992: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2031: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2020,7 +2059,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2024: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2063: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2055,7 +2094,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2059: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2098: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2087,7 +2126,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2091: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2130: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2122,7 +2161,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2126: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2165: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2154,7 +2193,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2158: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2197: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2443,6 +2482,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -2455,11 +2504,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/cygwin/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/cygwin/Makefile.in
index 8c1a80c95..1234b0236 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/cygwin/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/cygwin/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/cygwin/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/cygwin/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/cygwin/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/cygwin/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/cygwin/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/cygwin/configure
index b94ee9ebb..97664e2c8 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/cygwin/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/cygwin/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/d10v/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/d10v/Makefile.in
index 605f555be..b6385d63b 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/d10v/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/d10v/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/d10v/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/d10v/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/d10v/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/d10v/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/d10v/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/d10v/configure
index 7617eeed7..512d763cf 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/d10v/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/d10v/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/decstation/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/decstation/Makefile.in
index 6c3c1288e..652fe254e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/decstation/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/decstation/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/decstation/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/decstation/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/decstation/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/decstation/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/decstation/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/decstation/configure
index b71866743..633e37a35 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/decstation/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/decstation/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/go32/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/go32/Makefile.in
index def3ff14c..2b61078ca 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/go32/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/go32/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/go32/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/go32/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/go32/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/go32/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/go32/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/go32/configure
index d12a73c18..a25a64cee 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/go32/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/go32/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/Makefile.in
index 2ec9ac680..6539dcc85 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/configure
index f97eeba91..389634f39 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/h8300hms/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/h8500hms/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/h8500hms/Makefile.in
index 46c77a78e..6bc822a3d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/h8500hms/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/h8500hms/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/h8500hms/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/h8500hms/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/h8500hms/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/h8500hms/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/h8500hms/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/h8500hms/configure
index 639ed427f..b63dac947 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/h8500hms/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/h8500hms/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/Makefile.in
index 8735f6d41..24b587f80 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 AWK = @AWK@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/aclocal.m4
index 4b3d656ad..aee606086 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/configure
index b82fe2f8e..699eae42a 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/configure
@@ -869,13 +869,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:879: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:900: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -895,6 +916,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:921: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:939: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -916,7 +978,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:920: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:982: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -929,7 +991,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:933: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:995: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -942,7 +1004,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:946: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:1008: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -955,7 +1017,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:959: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1021: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -968,7 +1030,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:972: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1034: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -993,7 +1055,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:997: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1059: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1023,7 +1085,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1027: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1089: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1072,7 +1134,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1076: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1138: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1081,7 +1143,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1085: \"$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 configure:1147: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1096,7 +1158,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1100: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1162: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1124,33 +1186,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1133: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1154: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1193: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1182,7 +1221,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1186: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1225: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1214,7 +1253,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1218: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1257: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1246,7 +1285,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1250: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1289: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1291,7 +1330,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1295: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1334: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1345,7 +1384,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1349: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1388: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1383: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1422: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1389,7 +1428,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1393: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1432: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1513,7 +1552,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1517: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1556: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1543,7 +1582,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1547: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1586: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1573,7 +1612,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1577: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1616: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1624,7 +1663,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1628: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1667: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1656,7 +1695,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1660: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1699: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1667,12 +1706,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1671 "configure"
+#line 1710 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1676: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1715: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1698,12 +1737,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1702: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1741: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1707: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1746: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1712,7 +1751,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1716: \"$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 configure:1755: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1731,7 +1770,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1735: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1774: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1774,7 +1813,7 @@ ac_prog=ld
 if test "$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = yes; then
   # Check if gcc -print-prog-name=ld gives a path.
   echo $ac_n "checking for ld used by GCC""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1778: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
+echo "configure:1817: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5`
   case "$ac_prog" in
     # Accept absolute paths.
@@ -1798,10 +1837,10 @@ echo "configure:1778: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   esac
 elif test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1802: checking for GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1841: checking for GNU ld" >&5
 else
   echo $ac_n "checking for non-GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1805: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1844: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
 fi
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1836,7 +1875,7 @@ else
 fi
 test -z "$LD" && { echo "configure: error: no acceptable ld found in \$PATH" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 echo $ac_n "checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1840: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1879: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1852,7 +1891,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld" 1>&6
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for BSD-compatible nm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1856: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
+echo "configure:1895: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_NM'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1888,7 +1927,7 @@ NM="$ac_cv_path_NM"
 echo "$ac_t""$NM" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ln -s works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1892: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
+echo "configure:1931: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LN_S'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1932,8 +1971,8 @@ test x"$silent" = xyes && libtool_flags="$libtool_flags --silent"
 case "$host" in
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 1936 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
-  if { (eval echo configure:1937: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+  echo '#line 1975 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  if { (eval echo configure:1976: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
     case "`/usr/bin/file conftest.o`" in
     *32-bit*)
       LD="${LD-ld} -32"
@@ -1954,19 +1993,19 @@ case "$host" in
   SAVE_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -belf"
   echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler needs -belf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1958: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
+echo "configure:1997: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'lt_cv_cc_needs_belf'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1963 "configure"
+#line 2002 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1970: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2009: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   lt_cv_cc_needs_belf=yes
 else
@@ -1989,7 +2028,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$lt_cv_cc_needs_belf" 1>&6
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1993: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2032: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2021,7 +2060,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2025: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2064: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2056,7 +2095,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2060: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2099: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2088,7 +2127,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2092: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2131: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2123,7 +2162,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2127: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2166: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2155,7 +2194,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2159: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2198: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2275,7 +2314,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2318: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AWK'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2470,6 +2509,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -2482,11 +2531,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/Makefile.in
index 00279b580..87a50abc7 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/aclocal.m4
index 4b3d656ad..aee606086 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/configure
index ad9ce4b83..df6961491 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/configure
@@ -869,13 +869,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:879: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:900: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -895,6 +916,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:921: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:939: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -916,7 +978,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:920: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:982: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -929,7 +991,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:933: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:995: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -942,7 +1004,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:946: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:1008: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -955,7 +1017,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:959: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1021: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -968,7 +1030,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:972: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1034: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -993,7 +1055,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:997: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1059: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1023,7 +1085,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1027: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1089: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1072,7 +1134,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1076: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1138: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1081,7 +1143,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1085: \"$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 configure:1147: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1096,7 +1158,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1100: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1162: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1124,33 +1186,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1133: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1154: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1193: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1182,7 +1221,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1186: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1225: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1214,7 +1253,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1218: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1257: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1246,7 +1285,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1250: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1289: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1291,7 +1330,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1295: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1334: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1345,7 +1384,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1349: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1388: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1383: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1422: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1389,7 +1428,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1393: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1432: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1512,7 +1551,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1516: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1555: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1542,7 +1581,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1546: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1585: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1572,7 +1611,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1576: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1615: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1623,7 +1662,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1627: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1666: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1655,7 +1694,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1659: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1698: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1666,12 +1705,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1670 "configure"
+#line 1709 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1675: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1714: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1697,12 +1736,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1701: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1740: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1706: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1745: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1711,7 +1750,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1715: \"$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 configure:1754: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1730,7 +1769,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1734: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1773: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1773,7 +1812,7 @@ ac_prog=ld
 if test "$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = yes; then
   # Check if gcc -print-prog-name=ld gives a path.
   echo $ac_n "checking for ld used by GCC""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1777: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
+echo "configure:1816: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5`
   case "$ac_prog" in
     # Accept absolute paths.
@@ -1797,10 +1836,10 @@ echo "configure:1777: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   esac
 elif test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1801: checking for GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1840: checking for GNU ld" >&5
 else
   echo $ac_n "checking for non-GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1804: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1843: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
 fi
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1835,7 +1874,7 @@ else
 fi
 test -z "$LD" && { echo "configure: error: no acceptable ld found in \$PATH" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 echo $ac_n "checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1839: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1878: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1851,7 +1890,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld" 1>&6
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for BSD-compatible nm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1855: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
+echo "configure:1894: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_NM'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1887,7 +1926,7 @@ NM="$ac_cv_path_NM"
 echo "$ac_t""$NM" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ln -s works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1891: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
+echo "configure:1930: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LN_S'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1931,8 +1970,8 @@ test x"$silent" = xyes && libtool_flags="$libtool_flags --silent"
 case "$host" in
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 1935 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
-  if { (eval echo configure:1936: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+  echo '#line 1974 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  if { (eval echo configure:1975: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
     case "`/usr/bin/file conftest.o`" in
     *32-bit*)
       LD="${LD-ld} -32"
@@ -1953,19 +1992,19 @@ case "$host" in
   SAVE_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -belf"
   echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler needs -belf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1957: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
+echo "configure:1996: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'lt_cv_cc_needs_belf'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1962 "configure"
+#line 2001 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1969: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2008: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   lt_cv_cc_needs_belf=yes
 else
@@ -1988,7 +2027,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$lt_cv_cc_needs_belf" 1>&6
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1992: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2031: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2020,7 +2059,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2024: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2063: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2055,7 +2094,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2059: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2098: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2087,7 +2126,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2091: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2130: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2122,7 +2161,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2126: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2165: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2154,7 +2193,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2158: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2197: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2443,6 +2482,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -2455,11 +2504,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/Makefile.in
index c63c28f09..d2c07bec6 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 AWK = @AWK@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/aclocal.m4
index 4b3d656ad..aee606086 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/configure
index 3be3bf4e1..31c87cf33 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/configure
@@ -869,13 +869,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:879: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:900: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -895,6 +916,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:921: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:939: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -916,7 +978,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:920: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:982: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -929,7 +991,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:933: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:995: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -942,7 +1004,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:946: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:1008: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -955,7 +1017,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:959: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1021: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -968,7 +1030,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:972: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1034: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -993,7 +1055,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:997: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1059: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1023,7 +1085,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1027: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1089: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1072,7 +1134,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1076: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1138: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1081,7 +1143,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1085: \"$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 configure:1147: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1096,7 +1158,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1100: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1162: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1124,33 +1186,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1133: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1154: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1193: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1182,7 +1221,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1186: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1225: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1214,7 +1253,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1218: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1257: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1246,7 +1285,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1250: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1289: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1291,7 +1330,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1295: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1334: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1345,7 +1384,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1349: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1388: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1383: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1422: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1389,7 +1428,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1393: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1432: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1513,7 +1552,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1517: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1556: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1543,7 +1582,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1547: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1586: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1573,7 +1612,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1577: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1616: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1624,7 +1663,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1628: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1667: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1656,7 +1695,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1660: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1699: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1667,12 +1706,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1671 "configure"
+#line 1710 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1676: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1715: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1698,12 +1737,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1702: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1741: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1707: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1746: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1712,7 +1751,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1716: \"$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 configure:1755: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1731,7 +1770,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1735: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1774: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1774,7 +1813,7 @@ ac_prog=ld
 if test "$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = yes; then
   # Check if gcc -print-prog-name=ld gives a path.
   echo $ac_n "checking for ld used by GCC""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1778: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
+echo "configure:1817: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5`
   case "$ac_prog" in
     # Accept absolute paths.
@@ -1798,10 +1837,10 @@ echo "configure:1778: checking for ld used by GCC" >&5
   esac
 elif test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
   echo $ac_n "checking for GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1802: checking for GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1841: checking for GNU ld" >&5
 else
   echo $ac_n "checking for non-GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1805: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1844: checking for non-GNU ld" >&5
 fi
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1836,7 +1875,7 @@ else
 fi
 test -z "$LD" && { echo "configure: error: no acceptable ld found in \$PATH" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 echo $ac_n "checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1840: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
+echo "configure:1879: checking if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1852,7 +1891,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_gnu_ld" 1>&6
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for BSD-compatible nm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1856: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
+echo "configure:1895: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_NM'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1888,7 +1927,7 @@ NM="$ac_cv_path_NM"
 echo "$ac_t""$NM" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ln -s works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1892: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
+echo "configure:1931: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LN_S'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1932,8 +1971,8 @@ test x"$silent" = xyes && libtool_flags="$libtool_flags --silent"
 case "$host" in
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 1936 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
-  if { (eval echo configure:1937: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+  echo '#line 1975 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  if { (eval echo configure:1976: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
     case "`/usr/bin/file conftest.o`" in
     *32-bit*)
       LD="${LD-ld} -32"
@@ -1954,19 +1993,19 @@ case "$host" in
   SAVE_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -belf"
   echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler needs -belf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1958: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
+echo "configure:1997: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'lt_cv_cc_needs_belf'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1963 "configure"
+#line 2002 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1970: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2009: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   lt_cv_cc_needs_belf=yes
 else
@@ -1989,7 +2028,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$lt_cv_cc_needs_belf" 1>&6
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1993: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2032: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2021,7 +2060,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2025: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2064: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2056,7 +2095,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2060: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2099: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2088,7 +2127,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2092: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2131: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2123,7 +2162,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2127: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2166: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2155,7 +2194,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2159: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2198: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2275,7 +2314,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2318: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AWK'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2457,6 +2496,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -2469,11 +2518,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/m88kbug/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/m88kbug/Makefile.in
index ec27be7ca..eb13f186c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/m88kbug/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/m88kbug/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/m88kbug/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/m88kbug/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/m88kbug/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/m88kbug/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/m88kbug/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/m88kbug/configure
index 1502723a4..61300048d 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/m88kbug/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/m88kbug/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/mmixware/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/mmixware/Makefile.in
index a009d4e41..16c01fe93 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/mmixware/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/mmixware/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/mmixware/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/mmixware/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/mmixware/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/mmixware/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/mmixware/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/mmixware/configure
index b94ee9ebb..97664e2c8 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/mmixware/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/mmixware/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/netware/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/netware/Makefile.in
index 47ddbd53b..a50fffd04 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/netware/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/netware/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/netware/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/netware/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/netware/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/netware/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/netware/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/netware/configure
index 33e4270f6..ed9dc1808 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/netware/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/netware/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/Makefile.in
index d5cb54391..790cf9e0f 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/configure
index 1767503d9..b0b9bc136 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/rtems/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sh/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/sh/Makefile.in
index 605f555be..b6385d63b 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sh/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sh/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sh/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/sh/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sh/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sh/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sh/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/sh/configure
index 7617eeed7..512d763cf 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sh/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sh/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sparc64/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/sparc64/Makefile.in
index 29facd146..5961009ee 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sparc64/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sparc64/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sparc64/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/sparc64/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sparc64/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sparc64/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sparc64/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/sparc64/configure
index 20ce03401..97f02dd65 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sparc64/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sparc64/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sun4/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/sun4/Makefile.in
index bd27fb25a..64b9348dd 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sun4/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sun4/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sun4/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/sun4/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sun4/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sun4/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sun4/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/sun4/configure
index 0d17f3023..4869a06f6 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sun4/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sun4/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysmec/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/sysmec/Makefile.in
index 28ad8c015..67df665cc 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysmec/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysmec/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysmec/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/sysmec/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysmec/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysmec/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysmec/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/sysmec/configure
index f97eeba91..389634f39 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysmec/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysmec/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnec810/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnec810/Makefile.in
index a8b49e9c5..55deeffbd 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnec810/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnec810/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnec810/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnec810/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnec810/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnec810/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnec810/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnec810/configure
index d103c5af9..deee25918 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnec810/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnec810/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/Makefile.in
index 5e7f2712a..cb84f1799 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/configure
index f97eeba91..389634f39 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysnecv850/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysvi386/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/sysvi386/Makefile.in
index fd58acd72..9ea1908b6 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysvi386/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysvi386/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysvi386/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/sysvi386/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysvi386/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysvi386/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysvi386/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/sysvi386/configure
index 760c100ae..b1adae6f1 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysvi386/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysvi386/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysvnecv70/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/sysvnecv70/Makefile.in
index 8db553fe6..319ef8f24 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysvnecv70/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysvnecv70/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysvnecv70/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/sysvnecv70/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysvnecv70/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysvnecv70/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/sysvnecv70/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/sysvnecv70/configure
index b7df8234d..be190be75 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/sysvnecv70/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/sysvnecv70/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/tic80/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/tic80/Makefile.in
index 8c1a80c95..1234b0236 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/tic80/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/tic80/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/tic80/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/tic80/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/tic80/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/tic80/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/tic80/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/tic80/configure
index b94ee9ebb..97664e2c8 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/tic80/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/tic80/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/w65/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/w65/Makefile.in
index fa9fb9826..8c9113ba0 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/w65/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/w65/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/w65/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/w65/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/w65/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/w65/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/w65/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/w65/configure
index d5f053c07..2732bcdf4 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/w65/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/w65/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/z8ksim/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/z8ksim/Makefile.in
index 74c935f35..f052d8a36 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/z8ksim/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/z8ksim/Makefile.in
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/z8ksim/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/z8ksim/aclocal.m4
index 3596add69..ba415880c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/z8ksim/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/z8ksim/aclocal.m4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(newlib_basedir)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(newlib, 1.10.0)
 
@@ -126,12 +126,6 @@ fi
 
 LIB_AC_PROG_CC
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
-
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/z8ksim/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/z8ksim/configure
index 52838ce94..43afd218f 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/z8ksim/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/z8ksim/configure
@@ -859,13 +859,34 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Do some error checking and defaulting for the host and target type.
+# The inputs are:
+#    configure --host=HOST --target=TARGET --build=BUILD NONOPT
+#
+# The rules are:
+# 1. You are not allowed to specify --host, --target, and nonopt at the
+#    same time.
+# 2. Host defaults to nonopt.
+# 3. If nonopt is not specified, then host defaults to the current host,
+#    as determined by config.guess.
+# 4. Target and build default to nonopt.
+# 5. If nonopt is not specified, then target and build default to host.
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+case $host---$target---$nonopt in
+NONE---*---* | *---NONE---* | *---*---NONE) ;;
+*) { echo "configure: error: can only configure for one host and one target at a time" 1>&2; exit 1; } ;;
+esac
+
+
 # Make sure we can run config.sub.
 if ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub sun4 >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
 else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:869: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:890: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -885,6 +906,47 @@ host_vendor=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
+echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:911: checking target system type" >&5
+
+target_alias=$target
+case "$target_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) target_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) target_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+target=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $target_alias`
+target_cpu=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+target_vendor=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
+
+echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:929: checking build system type" >&5
+
+build_alias=$build
+case "$build_alias" in
+NONE)
+  case $nonopt in
+  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
+  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
+  esac ;;
+esac
+
+build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
+build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
+build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
+build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
+echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
+
+test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
 
 
 PACKAGE=newlib
@@ -906,7 +968,7 @@ EOF
 
 missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
 echo $ac_n "checking for working aclocal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:910: checking for working aclocal" >&5
+echo "configure:972: checking for working aclocal" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -919,7 +981,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoconf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:923: checking for working autoconf" >&5
+echo "configure:985: checking for working autoconf" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -932,7 +994,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working automake""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:936: checking for working automake" >&5
+echo "configure:998: checking for working automake" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -945,7 +1007,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working autoheader""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:949: checking for working autoheader" >&5
+echo "configure:1011: checking for working autoheader" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -958,7 +1020,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working makeinfo""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:962: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
+echo "configure:1024: checking for working makeinfo" >&5
 # Run test in a subshell; some versions of sh will print an error if
 # an executable is not found, even if stderr is redirected.
 # Redirect stdin to placate older versions of autoconf.  Sigh.
@@ -983,7 +1045,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:987: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1049: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1013,7 +1075,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1079: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1062,7 +1124,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1066: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1128: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1071,7 +1133,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1075: \"$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 configure:1137: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1086,7 +1148,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1090: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1152: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1114,33 +1176,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-# AC_CHECK_TOOL does AC_REQUIRE (AC_CANONICAL_BUILD).  If we don't
-# run it explicitly here, it will be run implicitly before
-# NEWLIB_CONFIGURE, which doesn't work because that means that it will
-# be run before AC_CANONICAL_HOST.
-echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1123: checking build system type" >&5
-
-build_alias=$build
-case "$build_alias" in
-NONE)
-  case $nonopt in
-  NONE) build_alias=$host_alias ;;
-  *) build_alias=$nonopt ;;
-  esac ;;
-esac
-
-build=`${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} $ac_config_sub $build_alias`
-build_cpu=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
-build_vendor=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
-build_os=`echo $build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
-echo "$ac_t""$build" 1>&6
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1144: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1183: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1172,7 +1211,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1176: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1215: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1204,7 +1243,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1208: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1247: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1236,7 +1275,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1240: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1279: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1281,7 +1320,7 @@ fi
 # SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
 # ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
 echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1285: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1324: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1335,7 +1374,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1339: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
     # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -1369,7 +1408,7 @@ if false; then
   
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1373: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1412: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1379,7 +1418,7 @@ else
   rm -f conftest*
   echo 'int main () { return 0; }' > conftest.$ac_ext
   ac_cv_exeext=
-  if { (eval echo configure:1383: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+  if { (eval echo configure:1422: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
     for file in conftest.*; do
       case $file in
       *.c | *.o | *.obj | *.ilk | *.pdb) ;;
@@ -1579,6 +1618,16 @@ s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
 s%@host_vendor@%$host_vendor%g
 s%@host_os@%$host_os%g
+s%@target@%$target%g
+s%@target_alias@%$target_alias%g
+s%@target_cpu@%$target_cpu%g
+s%@target_vendor@%$target_vendor%g
+s%@target_os@%$target_os%g
+s%@build@%$build%g
+s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
+s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
+s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
+s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
@@ -1591,11 +1640,6 @@ s%@AUTOHEADER@%$AUTOHEADER%g
 s%@MAKEINFO@%$MAKEINFO%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
-s%@build@%$build%g
-s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
-s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
-s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
-s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
 s%@AS@%$AS%g
 s%@AR@%$AR%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/newlib/libc/syscalls/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/syscalls/Makefile.in
index 4fe569c51..d5e9be29a 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/syscalls/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/syscalls/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/time/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/time/Makefile.in
index dcbac1878..d9102f268 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/time/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/time/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/unix/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/unix/Makefile.in
index 3982018a7..72ddaf49b 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/unix/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/unix/Makefile.in
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ POST_INSTALL = :
 NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
 PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
+build_alias = @build_alias@
+build_triplet = @build@
 host_alias = @host_alias@
 host_triplet = @host@
+target_alias = @target_alias@
+target_triplet = @target@
 AR = @AR@
 AS = @AS@
 CC = @CC@