diff -ur libtool-2.4.2.orig/libltdl/m4/libtool.m4 libtool-2.4.2/libltdl/m4/libtool.m4
--- libtool-2.4.2.orig/libltdl/m4/libtool.m4	2011-10-17 12:17:05.000000000 +0200
+++ libtool-2.4.2/libltdl/m4/libtool.m4	2011-11-12 15:20:14.501589618 +0100
@@ -2512,17 +2512,6 @@
   esac
   ;;
 
-gnu*)
-  version_type=linux # correct to gnu/linux during the next big refactor
-  need_lib_prefix=no
-  need_version=no
-  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext}${major} ${libname}${shared_ext}'
-  soname_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major'
-  shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-  shlibpath_overrides_runpath=no
-  hardcode_into_libs=yes
-  ;;
-
 haiku*)
   version_type=linux # correct to gnu/linux during the next big refactor
   need_lib_prefix=no
@@ -2639,7 +2628,7 @@
   ;;
 
 # This must be glibc/ELF.
-linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu)
+linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
   version_type=linux # correct to gnu/linux during the next big refactor
   need_lib_prefix=no
   need_version=no
@@ -3243,10 +3232,6 @@
   fi
   ;;
 
-gnu*)
-  lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
-  ;;
-
 haiku*)
   lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
   ;;
@@ -3285,7 +3270,7 @@
   ;;
 
 # This must be glibc/ELF.
-linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu)
+linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
   lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
   ;;
 
@@ -4037,7 +4022,7 @@
 	    ;;
 	esac
 	;;
-      linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu)
+      linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
 	case $cc_basename in
 	  KCC*)
 	    # KAI C++ Compiler
@@ -4336,7 +4321,7 @@
       _LT_TAGVAR(lt_prog_compiler_static, $1)='-non_shared'
       ;;
 
-    linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu)
+    linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
       case $cc_basename in
       # old Intel for x86_64 which still supported -KPIC.
       ecc*)
@@ -6222,9 +6207,6 @@
         _LT_TAGVAR(ld_shlibs, $1)=yes
         ;;
 
-      gnu*)
-        ;;
-
       haiku*)
         _LT_TAGVAR(archive_cmds, $1)='$CC -shared $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags ${wl}-soname $wl$soname -o $lib'
         _LT_TAGVAR(link_all_deplibs, $1)=yes
@@ -6386,7 +6368,7 @@
         _LT_TAGVAR(inherit_rpath, $1)=yes
         ;;
 
-      linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu)
+      linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
         case $cc_basename in
           KCC*)
 	    # Kuck and Associates, Inc. (KAI) C++ Compiler