diff -Nrup a/config.h.in b/config.h.in

--- a/config.h.in	2012-06-07 10:17:05.004639296 -0600

+++ b/config.h.in	2012-06-07 10:17:45.289449200 -0600

@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@

 /* Define if Systemtap <sys/sdt.h> probes should be defined.  */

 #undef USE_STAP_PROBE

+/* Define if `.ctors' and `.dtors' sections shouldn't be used.  */

+#undef	NO_CTORS_DTORS_SECTIONS

+

 /*

  */

diff -Nrup a/configure b/configure

--- a/configure	2012-06-07 10:17:05.427637302 -0600

+++ b/configure	2012-06-07 10:18:20.452282885 -0600

@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ as_tr_sh="eval sed 'y%*+%pp%;s%[^_$as_cr

 exec 7<&0 </dev/null 6>&1

 # Name of the host.

-# hostname on some systems (SVR3.2, Linux) returns a bogus exit status,

+# hostname on some systems (SVR3.2, old GNU/Linux) returns a bogus exit status,

 # so uname gets run too.

 ac_hostname=`(hostname || uname -n) 2>/dev/null | sed 1q`

@@ -1307,8 +1307,8 @@ target=$target_alias

 if test "x$host_alias" != x; then

   if test "x$build_alias" = x; then

     cross_compiling=maybe

-    $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: If you wanted to set the --build type, don't use --host.

-    If a cross compiler is detected then cross compile mode will be used." >&2

+    $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: if you wanted to set the --build type, don't use --host.

+    If a cross compiler is detected then cross compile mode will be used" >&2

   elif test "x$build_alias" != "x$host_alias"; then

     cross_compiling=yes

   fi

@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ Configuration:

       --help=short        display options specific to this package

       --help=recursive    display the short help of all the included packages

   -V, --version           display version information and exit

-  -q, --quiet, --silent   do not print \`checking...' messages

+  -q, --quiet, --silent   do not print \`checking ...' messages

       --cache-file=FILE   cache test results in FILE [disabled]

   -C, --config-cache      alias for \`--cache-file=config.cache'

   -n, --no-create         do not create output files

@@ -1725,11 +1725,9 @@ trap 'exit_status=$?

   {

     echo

-    cat <<\_ASBOX

-## ---------------- ##

+    $as_echo "## ---------------- ##

 ## Cache variables. ##

-## ---------------- ##

-_ASBOX

+## ---------------- ##"

     echo

     # The following way of writing the cache mishandles newlines in values,

 (

@@ -1763,11 +1761,9 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: cache variabl

 )

     echo

-    cat <<\_ASBOX

-## ----------------- ##

+    $as_echo "## ----------------- ##

 ## Output variables. ##

-## ----------------- ##

-_ASBOX

+## ----------------- ##"

     echo

     for ac_var in $ac_subst_vars

     do

@@ -1780,11 +1776,9 @@ _ASBOX

     echo

     if test -n "$ac_subst_files"; then

-      cat <<\_ASBOX

-## ------------------- ##

+      $as_echo "## ------------------- ##

 ## File substitutions. ##

-## ------------------- ##

-_ASBOX

+## ------------------- ##"

       echo

       for ac_var in $ac_subst_files

       do

@@ -1798,11 +1792,9 @@ _ASBOX

     fi

     if test -s confdefs.h; then

-      cat <<\_ASBOX

-## ----------- ##

+      $as_echo "## ----------- ##

 ## confdefs.h. ##

-## ----------- ##

-_ASBOX

+## ----------- ##"

       echo

       cat confdefs.h

       echo

@@ -1855,7 +1847,12 @@ _ACEOF

 ac_site_file1=NONE

 ac_site_file2=NONE

 if test -n "$CONFIG_SITE"; then

-  ac_site_file1=$CONFIG_SITE

+  # We do not want a PATH search for config.site.

+  case $CONFIG_SITE in #((

+    -*)  ac_site_file1=./$CONFIG_SITE;;

+    */*) ac_site_file1=$CONFIG_SITE;;

+    *)   ac_site_file1=./$CONFIG_SITE;;

+  esac

 elif test "x$prefix" != xNONE; then

   ac_site_file1=$prefix/share/config.site

   ac_site_file2=$prefix/etc/config.site

@@ -1870,7 +1867,11 @@ do

     { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: loading site script $ac_site_file" >&5

 $as_echo "$as_me: loading site script $ac_site_file" >&6;}

     sed 's/^/| /' "$ac_site_file" >&5

-    . "$ac_site_file"

+    . "$ac_site_file" \

+      || { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5

+$as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}

+as_fn_error $? "failed to load site script $ac_site_file

+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }

   fi

 done

@@ -6520,9 +6521,15 @@ fi

 { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $libc_cv_initfini_array" >&5

 $as_echo "$libc_cv_initfini_array" >&6; }

   if test $libc_cv_initfini_array != yes; then

-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Need linker with .init_array/.fini_array support." >&5

-$as_echo "$as_me: error: Need linker with .init_array/.fini_array support." >&2;}

-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }

+    as_fn_error $? "Need linker with .init_array/.fini_array support." "$LINENO" 5

+  elif { ac_try='${CC-cc} -Wl,--verbose 2>&1|grep SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY 1>&5'

+  { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_try\""; } >&5

+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5

+  ac_status=$?

+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5

+  test $ac_status = 0; }; }; then

+    $as_echo "#define NO_CTORS_DTORS_SECTIONS 1" >>confdefs.h

+

   fi

   { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for libunwind-support in compiler" >&5

@@ -9054,6 +9061,7 @@ DEFS=-DHAVE_CONFIG_H

 ac_libobjs=

 ac_ltlibobjs=

+U=

 for ac_i in : $LIBOBJS; do test "x$ac_i" = x: && continue

   # 1. Remove the extension, and $U if already installed.

   ac_script='s/\$U\././;s/\.o$//;s/\.obj$//'

diff -Nrup a/configure.in b/configure.in

--- a/configure.in	2012-06-07 10:17:05.009639273 -0600

+++ b/configure.in	2012-06-07 10:17:45.349448917 -0600

@@ -1536,6 +1536,8 @@ EOF

   rm -f conftest*])

   if test $libc_cv_initfini_array != yes; then

     AC_MSG_ERROR([Need linker with .init_array/.fini_array support.])

+  elif AC_TRY_COMMAND([${CC-cc} -Wl,--verbose 2>&1|grep SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY 1>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD]); then

+    AC_DEFINE(NO_CTORS_DTORS_SECTIONS)

   fi

   AC_CACHE_CHECK(for libunwind-support in compiler,

diff -Nrup a/elf/sofini.c b/elf/sofini.c

--- a/elf/sofini.c	2010-05-04 05:27:23.000000000 -0600

+++ b/elf/sofini.c	2012-06-07 10:17:45.350448913 -0600

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@

 /* Finalizer module for ELF shared C library.  This provides terminating

    null pointer words in the `.ctors' and `.dtors' sections.  */

+#ifndef NO_CTORS_DTORS_SECTIONS

 static void (*const __CTOR_END__[1]) (void)

      __attribute__ ((used, section (".ctors")))

      = { 0 };

 static void (*const __DTOR_END__[1]) (void)

      __attribute__ ((used, section (".dtors")))

      = { 0 };

+#endif

 /* Terminate the frame unwind info section with a 4byte 0 as a sentinel;

    this would be the 'length' field in a real FDE.  */

diff -Nrup a/elf/soinit.c b/elf/soinit.c

--- a/elf/soinit.c	2010-05-04 05:27:23.000000000 -0600

+++ b/elf/soinit.c	2012-06-07 10:17:45.351448908 -0600

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@

    the `.ctors' and `.dtors' sections so the lists are terminated, and

    calling those lists of functions.  */

+#ifndef NO_CTORS_DTORS_SECTIONS

 #include <libc-internal.h>

 #include <stdlib.h>

@@ -40,3 +41,4 @@ __libc_fini (void)

 void (*_fini_ptr) (void) __attribute__ ((section (".fini_array")))

      = &__libc_fini;

+#endif

diff -Nrup a/sysdeps/i386/init-first.c b/sysdeps/i386/init-first.c

--- a/sysdeps/i386/init-first.c	2010-05-04 05:27:23.000000000 -0600

+++ b/sysdeps/i386/init-first.c	2012-06-07 10:17:45.353448898 -0600

@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ _init (int argc, ...)

 {

   init (&argc);

+#ifndef NO_CTORS_DTORS_SECTIONS

   __libc_global_ctors ();

+#endif

 }

 #endif

diff -Nrup a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/init-first.c b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/init-first.c

--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/init-first.c	2010-05-04 05:27:23.000000000 -0600

+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/init-first.c	2012-06-07 10:17:45.354448893 -0600

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ posixland_init (int argc, char **argv, c

   __getopt_clean_environment (envp);

 #endif

-#ifdef SHARED

+#if defined SHARED && !defined NO_CTORS_DTORS_SECTIONS

   __libc_global_ctors ();

 #endif

 }

diff -Nrup a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/powerpc/init-first.c b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/powerpc/init-first.c

--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/powerpc/init-first.c	2010-05-04 05:27:23.000000000 -0600

+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/powerpc/init-first.c	2012-06-07 10:17:45.354448893 -0600

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ posixland_init (int argc, char **argv, c

   __getopt_clean_environment (__environ);

 #endif

-#ifdef SHARED

+#if defined SHARED && !defined NO_CTORS_DTORS_SECTIONS

   __libc_global_ctors ();

 #endif

 }

diff -Nrup a/sysdeps/sh/init-first.c b/sysdeps/sh/init-first.c

--- a/sysdeps/sh/init-first.c	2010-05-04 05:27:23.000000000 -0600

+++ b/sysdeps/sh/init-first.c	2012-06-07 10:17:45.355448888 -0600

@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ _init (int argc, ...)

 {

   init (&argc);

+#ifndef NO_CTORS_DTORS_SECTIONS

   __libc_global_ctors ();

+#endif

 }

 #endif

diff -Nrup a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/init-first.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/init-first.c

--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/init-first.c	2010-05-04 05:27:23.000000000 -0600

+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/init-first.c	2012-06-07 10:17:45.356448884 -0600

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ _init (int argc, char **argv, char **env

   __getopt_clean_environment (envp);

 #endif

-#ifdef SHARED

+#if defined SHARED && !defined NO_CTORS_DTORS_SECTIONS

   __libc_global_ctors ();

 #endif

 }