--- gcc-4.3.3/libstdc++-v3/acinclude.m4.ark	2009-02-05 14:52:38.660952346 +0100
+++ gcc-4.3.3/libstdc++-v3/acinclude.m4	2009-02-05 14:57:51.317822000 +0100
@@ -251,16 +251,13 @@ AC_DEFUN([GLIBCXX_CHECK_LINKER_FEATURES]
     # NB: This flag only works reliably after 2.16.1. Configure tests
     # for this are difficult, so hard wire a value that should work.
 
-    ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
-    ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-    CFLAGS='-Wl,--gc-sections'
-
-    # Check for -Wl,--gc-sections
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ld that supports -Wl,--gc-sections])
-    AC_TRY_LINK([ int one(void) { return 1; }
-     int two(void) { return 2; }
-	], [ two(); ] , [ac_gcsections=yes], [ac_gcsections=no])
-    if test "$ac_gcsections" = "yes"; then
+    # Note that using AC_TRY_LINK is not an option because
+    # GCC_NO_EXECUTABLES may have been called earlier when crosscompiling.
+
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ld that supports --gc-sections])
+    cxx_gc_sections=`$LD -v --help 2>/dev/null | grep "gc-sections"`
+    if test -n "$cxx_gc_sections"; then
+      ac_gcsections=yes
       rm -f conftest.c
       touch conftest.c
       if $CC -c conftest.c; then
@@ -275,13 +272,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([GLIBCXX_CHECK_LINKER_FEATURES]
       SECTION_LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections $SECTION_LDFLAGS"
     fi
     AC_MSG_RESULT($ac_gcsections)
-
-    if test "$ac_test_CFLAGS" = set; then
-      CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
-    else
-      # this is the suspicious part
-      CFLAGS=''
-    fi
   fi
 
   # Set -z,relro.