--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2130,30 +2130,34 @@ test -n "$WINDRES" || WINDRES=":"
     if test -z "$HOST_CFLAGS"; then
 	    HOST_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
     fi
 fi
 
 if test "$GCC" = "yes"; then
     GNU_CC=1
 fi
+if test "`echo | $AS -V 2>&1 | grep -c GNU`" != "0"; then
+    GNU_AS=1
+fi
+rm -f a.out
 
 # Find a good install program.  We prefer a C program (faster),
 # so one script is as good as another.  But avoid the broken or
 # incompatible versions:
 # SysV /etc/install, /usr/sbin/install
 # SunOS /usr/etc/install
 # IRIX /sbin/install
 # AIX /bin/install
 # AIX 4 /usr/bin/installbsd, which doesn't work without a -g flag
 # AFS /usr/afsws/bin/install, which mishandles nonexistent args
 # 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""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2152: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:2156: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
     IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_IFS="$IFS"; IFS=":"
   for ac_dir in $PATH; do
     # Account for people who put trailing slashes in PATH elements.
     case "$ac_dir/" in
@@ -2196,17 +2200,17 @@ echo "$ac_t""$INSTALL" 1>&6
 # It thinks the first close brace ends the variable substitution.
 test -z "$INSTALL_PROGRAM" && INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
 
 test -z "$INSTALL_SCRIPT" && INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL_PROGRAM}'
 
 test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ln -s works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2205: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
+echo "configure:2209: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LN_S'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   rm -f conftestdata
 if ln -s X conftestdata 2>/dev/null
 then
   rm -f conftestdata
   ac_cv_prog_LN_S="ln -s"
@@ -2221,17 +2225,17 @@ else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 fi
 
 for ac_prog in perl5 perl
 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:2230: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2234: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_PERL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   case "$PERL" in
   /*)
   ac_cv_path_PERL="$PERL" # Let the user override the test with a path.
   ;;
   ?:/*)			 
@@ -2925,17 +2929,20 @@ EOF
     fi
     PR_MD_CSRCS=solaris.c
     DSO_LDOPTS='-G -h $(notdir $@)'
     if test -n "$GNU_CC"; then
         DSO_CFLAGS=-fPIC
     else
         DSO_CFLAGS=-KPIC
     fi
-    ASFLAGS="$ASFLAGS -Wa,-P"
+    AS='$(CC)'
+    if test -z "$GNU_AS"; then
+        ASFLAGS="$ASFLAGS -Wa,-P"
+    fi
     NOSUCHFILE=/no-such-file
     if test -n "$GNU_CC"; then
         if test -n "$USE_MDUPDATE"; then
             CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -MDupdate"
             CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -MDupdate"
         fi
     else
         CC="$CC -xstrconst"
@@ -2950,17 +2957,20 @@ EOF
         CXX="$CXX -xarch=v9"
     fi
     if test "${target_cpu}" = "i386"; then
         cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define i386 1
 EOF
 
         if test -n "$MOZ_DEBUG" && test -n "$GNU_CC"; then
-            _DEBUG_FLAGS="$_DEBUG_FLAGS -Wa,-s -gstabs"
+            _DEBUG_FLAGS="$_DEBUG_FLAGS -gstabs"
+            if test -z "$GNU_AS"; then
+                _DEBUG_FLAGS="$_DEBUG_FLAGS -Wa,-s"
+            fi
         fi
     fi
     case "${target_os}" in
     solaris2.3*)
         cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define _PR_NO_LARGE_FILES 1
 EOF
 
@@ -3009,72 +3019,72 @@ esac
 if test "$enable_shared" = no; then
     MKSHLIB=
 fi
 
 
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking how to run the C preprocessor""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3018: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
+echo "configure:3028: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
 # On Suns, sometimes $CPP names a directory.
 if test -n "$CPP" && test -d "$CPP"; then
   CPP=
 fi
 if test -z "$CPP"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CPP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
     # This must be in double quotes, not single quotes, because CPP may get
   # substituted into the Makefile and "${CC-cc}" will confuse make.
   CPP="${CC-cc} -E"
   # On the NeXT, cc -E runs the code through the compiler's parser,
   # not just through cpp.
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3033 "configure"
+#line 3043 "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:3039: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:3049: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
 else
   echo "$ac_err" >&5
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -E -traditional-cpp"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3050 "configure"
+#line 3060 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:3056: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:3066: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
 else
   echo "$ac_err" >&5
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -nologo -E"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3067 "configure"
+#line 3077 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:3073: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:3083: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
 else
   echo "$ac_err" >&5
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -3090,23 +3100,23 @@ fi
   CPP="$ac_cv_prog_CPP"
 else
   ac_cv_prog_CPP="$CPP"
 fi
 echo "$ac_t""$CPP" 1>&6
 
 if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
     echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} needs -traditional""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3099: checking whether ${CC-cc} needs -traditional" >&5
+echo "configure:3109: checking whether ${CC-cc} needs -traditional" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc_traditional'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
     ac_pattern="Autoconf.*'x'"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3105 "configure"
+#line 3115 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sgtty.h>
 Autoconf TIOCGETP
 EOF
 if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
   egrep "$ac_pattern" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_prog_gcc_traditional=yes
@@ -3114,17 +3124,17 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_prog_gcc_traditional=no
 fi
 rm -f conftest*
 
 
   if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc_traditional = no; then
     cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3123 "configure"
+#line 3133 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <termio.h>
 Autoconf TCGETA
 EOF
 if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
   egrep "$ac_pattern" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_prog_gcc_traditional=yes
@@ -3138,22 +3148,22 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_gcc_traditional
   if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc_traditional = yes; then
     CC="$CC -traditional"
   fi
 fi
 
 for ac_func in lchown strerror
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3147: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:3157: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3152 "configure"
+#line 3162 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
 #include <assert.h>
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
     builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
 char $ac_func();
@@ -3166,17 +3176,17 @@ int main() {
 #if defined (__stub_$ac_func) || defined (__stub___$ac_func)
 choke me
 #else
 $ac_func();
 #endif
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3175: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3185: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=no"
 fi
@@ -3194,36 +3204,36 @@ else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 fi
 done
 
 
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_attr_init in -lpthread""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3203: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lpthread" >&5
+echo "configure:3213: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lpthread" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo pthread'_'pthread_attr_init | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lpthread  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3211 "configure"
+#line 3221 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
     builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
 char pthread_attr_init();
 
 int main() {
 pthread_attr_init()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3222: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3232: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=no"
 fi
@@ -3232,36 +3242,36 @@ LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
 
 fi
 if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_lib_'$ac_lib_var`\" = yes"; then
   echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
   _HAVE_PTHREADS=1 _PTHREAD_LDFLAGS="-lpthread"
 else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc_r""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3241: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc_r" >&5
+echo "configure:3251: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc_r" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo c_r'_'pthread_attr_init | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lc_r  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3249 "configure"
+#line 3259 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
     builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
 char pthread_attr_init();
 
 int main() {
 pthread_attr_init()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3260: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3270: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=no"
 fi
@@ -3270,36 +3280,36 @@ LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
 
 fi
 if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_lib_'$ac_lib_var`\" = yes"; then
   echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
   _HAVE_PTHREADS=1 _PTHREAD_LDFLAGS="-lc_r"
 else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3279: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc" >&5
+echo "configure:3289: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo c'_'pthread_attr_init | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lc  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3287 "configure"
+#line 3297 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
     builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
 char pthread_attr_init();
 
 int main() {
 pthread_attr_init()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3298: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3308: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=no"
 fi
@@ -3416,17 +3426,17 @@ if test "${enable_ipv6+set}" = set; then
       fi
 fi
 
 
 if test -n "$USE_PTHREADS"; then
       rm -f conftest*
    ac_cv_have_dash_pthread=no
    echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthread""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3425: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthread" >&5
+echo "configure:3435: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthread" >&5
    echo 'int main() { return 0; }' | cat > conftest.c
    ${CC-cc} -pthread -o conftest conftest.c > conftest.out 2>&1
    if test $? -eq 0; then
 	if test -z "`egrep -i '(unrecognize|unknown)' conftest.out | grep pthread`" && test -z "`egrep -i '(error|incorrect)' conftest.out`" ; then
 	    ac_cv_have_dash_pthread=yes
 	    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -pthread"
 	    CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -pthread"
 	fi
@@ -3486,22 +3496,22 @@ EOF
 	    cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define _REENTRANT 1
 EOF
 
 	    ;;
     esac
 
     echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_create""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3495: checking for pthread_create" >&5
+echo "configure:3505: checking for pthread_create" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_pthread_create'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3500 "configure"
+#line 3510 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char pthread_create(); below.  */
 #include <assert.h>
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
     builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
 char pthread_create();
@@ -3514,17 +3524,17 @@ int main() {
 #if defined (__stub_pthread_create) || defined (__stub___pthread_create)
 choke me
 #else
 pthread_create();
 #endif
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3523: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3533: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_pthread_create=yes"
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_pthread_create=no"
 fi
@@ -3533,36 +3543,36 @@ fi
 
 if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'pthread_create`\" = yes"; then
   echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
   :
 else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 
        echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_create in -lpthread""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3542: checking for pthread_create in -lpthread" >&5
+echo "configure:3552: checking for pthread_create in -lpthread" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo pthread'_'pthread_create | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lpthread  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3550 "configure"
+#line 3560 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
     builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
 char pthread_create();
 
 int main() {
 pthread_create()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3561: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3571: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=no"
 fi
@@ -3651,22 +3661,22 @@ EOF
                 PR_MD_ASFILES="$PR_MD_ASFILES os_SunOS_32.s"
             fi
         fi
     fi
     ;;
 esac
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for dlopen""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3660: checking for dlopen" >&5
+echo "configure:3670: checking for dlopen" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_dlopen'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3665 "configure"
+#line 3675 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char dlopen(); below.  */
 #include <assert.h>
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
     builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
 char dlopen();
@@ -3679,17 +3689,17 @@ int main() {
 #if defined (__stub_dlopen) || defined (__stub___dlopen)
 choke me
 #else
 dlopen();
 #endif
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3688: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3698: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_dlopen=yes"
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_dlopen=no"
 fi
@@ -3698,36 +3708,36 @@ fi
 
 if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'dlopen`\" = yes"; then
   echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
   :
 else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 
     echo $ac_n "checking for dlopen in -ldl""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3707: checking for dlopen in -ldl" >&5
+echo "configure:3717: checking for dlopen in -ldl" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo dl'_'dlopen | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-ldl  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3715 "configure"
+#line 3725 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
     builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
 char dlopen();
 
 int main() {
 dlopen()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3726: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3736: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=no"
 fi

--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -215,16 +215,20 @@ else
     if test -z "$HOST_CFLAGS"; then
 	    HOST_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
     fi
 fi
 
 if test "$GCC" = "yes"; then
     GNU_CC=1
 fi
+if test "`echo | $AS -V 2>&1 | grep -c GNU`" != "0"; then
+    GNU_AS=1
+fi
+rm -f a.out
 
 dnl ========================================================
 dnl Checks for programs.
 dnl ========================================================
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PATH_PROGS(PERL, perl5 perl, :)
 
@@ -653,17 +657,20 @@ case "$target" in
     fi
     PR_MD_CSRCS=solaris.c
     DSO_LDOPTS='-G -h $(notdir $@)'
     if test -n "$GNU_CC"; then
         DSO_CFLAGS=-fPIC
     else
         DSO_CFLAGS=-KPIC
     fi
-    ASFLAGS="$ASFLAGS -Wa,-P"
+    AS='$(CC)'
+    if test -z "$GNU_AS"; then
+        ASFLAGS="$ASFLAGS -Wa,-P"
+    fi
     NOSUCHFILE=/no-such-file
     if test -n "$GNU_CC"; then
         if test -n "$USE_MDUPDATE"; then
             CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -MDupdate"
             CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -MDupdate"
         fi
     else
         CC="$CC -xstrconst"
@@ -675,17 +682,20 @@ case "$target" in
     fi
     if test -n "$USE_64" && test -z "$GNU_CC"; then
         CC="$CC -xarch=v9"
         CXX="$CXX -xarch=v9"
     fi
     if test "${target_cpu}" = "i386"; then
         AC_DEFINE(i386)
         if test -n "$MOZ_DEBUG" && test -n "$GNU_CC"; then
-            _DEBUG_FLAGS="$_DEBUG_FLAGS -Wa,-s -gstabs"
+            _DEBUG_FLAGS="$_DEBUG_FLAGS -gstabs"
+            if test -z "$GNU_AS"; then
+                _DEBUG_FLAGS="$_DEBUG_FLAGS -Wa,-s"
+            fi
         fi
     fi
     case "${target_os}" in
     solaris2.3*)
         AC_DEFINE(_PR_NO_LARGE_FILES)
         ;;
     solaris2.4*)
         AC_DEFINE(_PR_NO_LARGE_FILES)