It moves a test for host ranlib from Makefile to configure. The patch is in http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2001-01/msg00164.html The related discussion starts in http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2001-01/msg00142.html Please commit if it's OK (or after branch, if it is not suitable for 3.0). TIA, Laurynas