diff --git a/config.guess b/config.guess
index 1e2f91fb0..dff9e481b 100755
--- a/config.guess
+++ b/config.guess
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #   Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
 #   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-timestamp='2001-08-23'
+timestamp='2001-09-04'
 
 # This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ EOF
 	echo clipper-intergraph-clix${UNAME_RELEASE}
 	exit 0 ;;
     mips:*:*:UMIPS | mips:*:*:RISCos)
+	eval $set_cc_for_build
 	sed 's/^	//' << EOF >$dummy.c
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 #include <stdio.h>  /* for printf() prototype */
@@ -414,7 +415,6 @@ EOF
 	  exit (-1);
 	}
 EOF
-	eval $set_cc_for_build
 	$CC_FOR_BUILD $dummy.c -o $dummy \
 	  && ./$dummy `echo "${UNAME_RELEASE}" | sed -n 's/\([0-9]*\).*/\1/p'` \
 	  && rm -f $dummy.c $dummy && exit 0
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ EOF
 	exit 0 ;;
     *:AIX:2:3)
 	if grep bos325 /usr/include/stdio.h >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		eval $set_cc_for_build
 		sed 's/^		//' << EOF >$dummy.c
 		#include <sys/systemcfg.h>
 
@@ -495,7 +496,6 @@ EOF
 			exit(0);
 			}
 EOF
-		eval $set_cc_for_build
 		$CC_FOR_BUILD $dummy.c -o $dummy && ./$dummy && rm -f $dummy.c $dummy && exit 0
 		rm -f $dummy.c $dummy
 		echo rs6000-ibm-aix3.2.5
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ EOF
                   fi ;;
               esac
               if [ "${HP_ARCH}" = "" ]; then
+	      eval $set_cc_for_build
               sed 's/^              //' << EOF >$dummy.c
 
               #define _HPUX_SOURCE
@@ -596,10 +597,9 @@ EOF
                   exit (0);
               }
 EOF
-	eval $set_cc_for_build
-	(CCOPTS= $CC_FOR_BUILD $dummy.c -o $dummy 2>/dev/null ) && HP_ARCH=`./$dummy`
-	if test -z "$HP_ARCH"; then HP_ARCH=hppa; fi
-	rm -f $dummy.c $dummy
+	    (CCOPTS= $CC_FOR_BUILD $dummy.c -o $dummy 2>/dev/null ) && HP_ARCH=`./$dummy`
+	    if test -z "$HP_ARCH"; then HP_ARCH=hppa; fi
+	    rm -f $dummy.c $dummy
 	fi ;;
 	esac
 	echo ${HP_ARCH}-hp-hpux${HPUX_REV}
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ EOF
 	echo ia64-hp-hpux${HPUX_REV}
 	exit 0 ;;
     3050*:HI-UX:*:*)
+	eval $set_cc_for_build
 	sed 's/^	//' << EOF >$dummy.c
 	#include <unistd.h>
 	int
@@ -634,7 +635,6 @@ EOF
 	  exit (0);
 	}
 EOF
-	eval $set_cc_for_build
 	$CC_FOR_BUILD $dummy.c -o $dummy && ./$dummy && rm -f $dummy.c $dummy && exit 0
 	rm -f $dummy.c $dummy
 	echo unknown-hitachi-hiuxwe2
@@ -851,6 +851,7 @@ EOF
 		exit 0 ;;
 	esac
 	# Determine whether the default compiler is a.out or elf
+	eval $set_cc_for_build
 	cat >$dummy.c <<EOF
 #include <features.h>
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -875,7 +876,6 @@ EOF
   return 0;
 }
 EOF
-	eval $set_cc_for_build
 	$CC_FOR_BUILD $dummy.c -o $dummy 2>/dev/null && ./$dummy "${UNAME_MACHINE}" && rm -f $dummy.c $dummy && exit 0
 	rm -f $dummy.c $dummy
 	test x"${TENTATIVE}" != x && echo "${TENTATIVE}" && exit 0
@@ -1122,6 +1122,7 @@ esac
 #echo '(No uname command or uname output not recognized.)' 1>&2
 #echo "${UNAME_MACHINE}:${UNAME_SYSTEM}:${UNAME_RELEASE}:${UNAME_VERSION}" 1>&2
 
+eval $set_cc_for_build
 cat >$dummy.c <<EOF
 #ifdef _SEQUENT_
 # include <sys/types.h>
@@ -1236,7 +1237,6 @@ main ()
 }
 EOF
 
-eval $set_cc_for_build
 $CC_FOR_BUILD $dummy.c -o $dummy 2>/dev/null && ./$dummy && rm -f $dummy.c $dummy && exit 0
 rm -f $dummy.c $dummy
 
diff --git a/config.sub b/config.sub
index ff13f7aa2..393f13d37 100755
--- a/config.sub
+++ b/config.sub
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #   Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
 #   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-timestamp='2001-08-23'
+timestamp='2001-09-07'
 
 # This file is (in principle) common to ALL GNU software.
 # The presence of a machine in this file suggests that SOME GNU software
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ case $basic_machine in
 	| mips16 | mips64 | mips64el | mips64orion | mips64orionel \
 	| mips64vr4100 | mips64vr4100el | mips64vr4300 \
 	| mips64vr4300el | mips64vr5000 | mips64vr5000el \
-	| mipsbe | mipsel | mipsle | mipstx39 | mipstx39el \
+	| mipsbe | mipseb | mipsel | mipsle | mipstx39 | mipstx39el \
+	| mipsisa32 \
 	| mn10200 | mn10300 \
 	| ns16k | ns32k \
 	| openrisc \
@@ -293,8 +294,8 @@ case $basic_machine in
 	| m88110-* | m88k-* | mcore-* \
 	| mips-* | mips16-* | mips64-* | mips64el-* | mips64orion-* \
 	| mips64orionel-* | mips64vr4100-* | mips64vr4100el-* \
-	| mips64vr4300-* | mips64vr4300el-* | mipsbe-* | mipsel-* \
-	| mipsle-* | mipstx39-* | mipstx39el-* \
+	| mips64vr4300-* | mips64vr4300el-* | mipsbe-* | mipseb-* \
+	| mipsle-* | mipsel-* | mipstx39-* | mipstx39el-* \
 	| none-* | np1-* | ns16k-* | ns32k-* \
 	| orion-* \
 	| pdp10-* | pdp11-* | pj-* | pjl-* | pn-* | power-* \
diff --git a/ltmain.sh b/ltmain.sh
index 47f816f2a..6e5bf3657 100644
--- a/ltmain.sh
+++ b/ltmain.sh
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ modename="$progname"
 # Constants.
 PROGRAM=ltmain.sh
 PACKAGE=libtool
-VERSION=1.4.1
-TIMESTAMP=" (1.922.2.34 2001/09/03 01:22:13)"
+VERSION=1.4.2
+TIMESTAMP=" (1.922.2.53 2001/09/11 03:18:52)"
 
 default_mode=
 help="Try \`$progname --help' for more information."
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ if test "${LANG+set}" = set; then
   save_LANG="$LANG"; LANG=C; export LANG
 fi
 
+# Make sure IFS has a sensible default
+: ${IFS=" 	"}
+
 if test "$build_libtool_libs" != yes && test "$build_old_libs" != yes; then
   echo "$modename: not configured to build any kind of library" 1>&2
   echo "Fatal configuration error.  See the $PACKAGE docs for more information." 1>&2
@@ -334,7 +337,7 @@ if test -z "$show_help"; then
       -Wc,*)
 	args=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "s/^-Wc,//"`
 	lastarg=
-	IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=','
+	save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=','
 	for arg in $args; do
 	  IFS="$save_ifs"
 
@@ -1045,8 +1048,7 @@ compiler."
 	    test "X$arg" = "X-lc" && continue
 	    ;;
 	  esac
-	 fi
-	 if test "X$arg" = "X-lc_r"; then
+	 elif test "X$arg" = "X-lc_r"; then
 	  case $host in
 	  *-*-openbsd*)
 	    # Do not include libc_r directly, use -pthread flag.
@@ -1143,7 +1145,7 @@ compiler."
       -Wc,*)
 	args=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst" -e 's/^-Wc,//'`
 	arg=
-	IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=','
+	save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=','
 	for flag in $args; do
 	  IFS="$save_ifs"
 	  case $flag in
@@ -1161,7 +1163,7 @@ compiler."
       -Wl,*)
 	args=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst" -e 's/^-Wl,//'`
 	arg=
-	IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=','
+	save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=','
 	for flag in $args; do
 	  IFS="$save_ifs"
 	  case $flag in
@@ -1771,7 +1773,7 @@ compiler."
 	    if test -f "$output_objdir/$soname-def"; then :
 	    else
 	      $show "extracting exported symbol list from \`$soname'"
-	      IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
+	      save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
 	      eval cmds=\"$extract_expsyms_cmds\"
 	      for cmd in $cmds; do
 		IFS="$save_ifs"
@@ -1784,7 +1786,7 @@ compiler."
 	    # Create $newlib
 	    if test -f "$output_objdir/$newlib"; then :; else
 	      $show "generating import library for \`$soname'"
-	      IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
+	      save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
 	      eval cmds=\"$old_archive_from_expsyms_cmds\"
 	      for cmd in $cmds; do
 		IFS="$save_ifs"
@@ -2196,7 +2198,7 @@ compiler."
       else
 
 	# Parse the version information argument.
-	IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=':'
+	save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=':'
 	set dummy $vinfo 0 0 0
 	IFS="$save_ifs"
 
@@ -2818,7 +2820,7 @@ EOF
 	    export_symbols="$output_objdir/$libname.exp"
 	    $run $rm $export_symbols
 	    eval cmds=\"$export_symbols_cmds\"
-	    IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
+	    save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
 	    for cmd in $cmds; do
 	      IFS="$save_ifs"
 	      $show "$cmd"
@@ -2894,7 +2896,7 @@ EOF
 	else
 	  eval cmds=\"$archive_cmds\"
 	fi
-	IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
+	save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
 	for cmd in $cmds; do
 	  IFS="$save_ifs"
 	  $show "$cmd"
@@ -3022,7 +3024,7 @@ EOF
 
       output="$obj"
       eval cmds=\"$reload_cmds\"
-      IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
+      save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
       for cmd in $cmds; do
 	IFS="$save_ifs"
 	$show "$cmd"
@@ -3058,7 +3060,7 @@ EOF
 	reload_objs="$libobjs $reload_conv_objs"
 	output="$libobj"
 	eval cmds=\"$reload_cmds\"
-	IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
+	save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
 	for cmd in $cmds; do
 	  IFS="$save_ifs"
 	  $show "$cmd"
@@ -3823,7 +3825,7 @@ fi\
 
 	eval cmds=\"$old_archive_cmds\"
       fi
-      IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
+      save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
       for cmd in $cmds; do
 	IFS="$save_ifs"
 	$show "$cmd"
@@ -4198,7 +4200,7 @@ relink_command=\"$relink_command\""
 	  # Do each command in the postinstall commands.
 	  lib="$destdir/$realname"
 	  eval cmds=\"$postinstall_cmds\"
-	  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
+	  save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
 	  for cmd in $cmds; do
 	    IFS="$save_ifs"
 	    $show "$cmd"
@@ -4385,7 +4387,7 @@ relink_command=\"$relink_command\""
 
       # Do each command in the postinstall commands.
       eval cmds=\"$old_postinstall_cmds\"
-      IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
+      save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
       for cmd in $cmds; do
 	IFS="$save_ifs"
 	$show "$cmd"
@@ -4423,7 +4425,7 @@ relink_command=\"$relink_command\""
 	if test -n "$finish_cmds"; then
 	  # Do each command in the finish commands.
 	  eval cmds=\"$finish_cmds\"
-	  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
+	  save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
 	  for cmd in $cmds; do
 	    IFS="$save_ifs"
 	    $show "$cmd"
@@ -4699,7 +4701,7 @@ relink_command=\"$relink_command\""
 	    if test -n "$library_names"; then
 	      # Do each command in the postuninstall commands.
 	      eval cmds=\"$postuninstall_cmds\"
-	      IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
+	      save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
 	      for cmd in $cmds; do
 		IFS="$save_ifs"
 		$show "$cmd"
@@ -4714,7 +4716,7 @@ relink_command=\"$relink_command\""
 	    if test -n "$old_library"; then
 	      # Do each command in the old_postuninstall commands.
 	      eval cmds=\"$old_postuninstall_cmds\"
-	      IFS="${IFS= 	}"; save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
+	      save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS='~'
 	      for cmd in $cmds; do
 		IFS="$save_ifs"
 		$show "$cmd"