diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 5e992c3b9d4..f106ddb594c 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Mon Sep  7 23:38:01 1998  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)
+
+	* configure.in: Check for bogus GCC_EXEC_PREFIX and LIBRARY_PATH.
+	* configure: Rebuilt.
+
 Mon Sep  7 22:41:46 1998  Michael Meissner  <meissner@cygnus.com>
 
 	* rs6000.c (rs6000_override_options): Fix name for ec603e, to add
diff --git a/gcc/configure b/gcc/configure
index 5fc1705abe5..51b8fdafa30 100755
--- a/gcc/configure
+++ b/gcc/configure
@@ -562,6 +562,57 @@ hard_link=ln
 symbolic_link='ln -s'
 copy=cp
 
+# Check for bogus environment variables.
+# Test if LIBRARY_PATH contains the notation for the current directory
+# since this would lead to problems installing/building glibc.
+# LIBRARY_PATH contains the current directory if one of the following
+# is true:
+# - one of the terminals (":" and ";") is the first or last sign
+# - two terminals occur directly after each other
+# - the path contains an element with a dot in it
+echo $ac_n "checking LIBRARY_PATH variable""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:575: checking LIBRARY_PATH variable" >&5
+case ${LIBRARY_PATH} in
+  [:\;]* | *[:\;] | *[:\;][:\;]* |  *[:\;]. | .[:\;]*| . | *[:\;].[:\;]* )
+    library_path_setting="contains current directory"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    library_path_setting="ok"
+    ;;
+esac
+echo "$ac_t""$library_path_setting" 1>&6
+if test "$library_path_setting" != "ok"; then
+{ echo "configure: error: 
+*** LIBRARY_PATH shouldn't contain the current directory when
+*** building egcs. Please change the environment variable
+*** and run configure again." 1>&2; exit 1; }
+fi
+
+# Test if GCC_EXEC_PREFIX contains the notation for the current directory
+# since this would lead to problems installing/building glibc.
+# GCC_EXEC_PREFIX contains the current directory if one of the following
+# is true:
+# - one of the terminals (":" and ";") is the first or last sign
+# - two terminals occur directly after each other
+# - the path contains an element with a dot in it
+echo $ac_n "checking GCC_EXEC_PREFIX variable""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:600: checking GCC_EXEC_PREFIX variable" >&5
+case ${GCC_EXEC_PREFIX} in
+  [:\;]* | *[:\;] | *[:\;][:\;]* |  *[:\;]. | .[:\;]*| . | *[:\;].[:\;]* )
+    gcc_exec_prefix_setting="contains current directory"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    gcc_exec_prefix_setting="ok"
+    ;;
+esac
+echo "$ac_t""$gcc_exec_prefix_setting" 1>&6
+if test "$gcc_exec_prefix_setting" != "ok"; then
+{ echo "configure: error: 
+*** GCC_EXEC_PREFIX shouldn't contain the current directory when
+*** building egcs. Please change the environment variable
+*** and run configure again." 1>&2; exit 1; }
+fi
+
 # Check for additional parameters
 
 # With GNU ld
@@ -809,7 +860,7 @@ else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:813: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:864: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -830,7 +881,7 @@ host_os=`echo $host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$host" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking target system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:834: checking target system type" >&5
+echo "configure:885: checking target system type" >&5
 
 target_alias=$target
 case "$target_alias" in
@@ -848,7 +899,7 @@ target_os=`echo $target | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 echo "$ac_t""$target" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking build system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:852: checking build system type" >&5
+echo "configure:903: checking build system type" >&5
 
 build_alias=$build
 case "$build_alias" in
@@ -875,7 +926,7 @@ test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
 # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:879: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:930: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -904,7 +955,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:908: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:959: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -952,7 +1003,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:956: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1007: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -962,11 +1013,11 @@ ac_link='${CC-cc} -o conftest $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 966 "configure"
+#line 1017 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:970: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1021: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -986,12 +1037,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:990: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1041: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:995: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1046: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1000,7 +1051,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1004: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1055: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1015,7 +1066,7 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
   ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS=
   echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1019: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1070: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1054,7 +1105,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${MAKE-make} sets \${MAKE}""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1058: checking whether ${MAKE-make} sets \${MAKE}" >&5
+echo "configure:1109: checking whether ${MAKE-make} sets \${MAKE}" >&5
 set dummy ${MAKE-make}; ac_make=`echo "$2" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_make_${ac_make}_set'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1087,7 +1138,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$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:1091: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1142: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AWK'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1118,7 +1169,7 @@ done
 # Extract the first word of "flex", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy flex; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1122: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1173: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LEX'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1151,7 +1202,7 @@ then
   *) ac_lib=l ;;
   esac
   echo $ac_n "checking for yywrap in -l$ac_lib""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1155: checking for yywrap in -l$ac_lib" >&5
+echo "configure:1206: checking for yywrap in -l$ac_lib" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo $ac_lib'_'yywrap | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1159,7 +1210,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-l$ac_lib  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1163 "configure"
+#line 1214 "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
@@ -1170,7 +1221,7 @@ int main() {
 yywrap()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1174: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1225: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -1193,7 +1244,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ln works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1197: checking whether ln works" >&5
+echo "configure:1248: checking whether ln works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'gcc_cv_prog_LN'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1225,7 +1276,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ln -s works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1229: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
+echo "configure:1280: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'gcc_cv_prog_LN_S'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1257,19 +1308,19 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for volatile""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1261: checking for volatile" >&5
+echo "configure:1312: checking for volatile" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'gcc_cv_c_volatile'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1266 "configure"
+#line 1317 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 volatile int foo;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1273: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1324: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   gcc_cv_c_volatile=yes
 else
@@ -1292,7 +1343,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1296: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1347: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1323,7 +1374,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$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:1327: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1378: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_YACC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1363,7 +1414,7 @@ test -n "$YACC" || YACC="yacc"
 # 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""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1367: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:1418: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1414,7 +1465,7 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking how to run the C preprocessor""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1418: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
+echo "configure:1469: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
 # On Suns, sometimes $CPP names a directory.
 if test -n "$CPP" && test -d "$CPP"; then
   CPP=
@@ -1429,13 +1480,13 @@ else
   # On the NeXT, cc -E runs the code through the compiler's parser,
   # not just through cpp.
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1433 "configure"
+#line 1484 "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:1439: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1490: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -1446,13 +1497,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -E -traditional-cpp"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1450 "configure"
+#line 1501 "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:1456: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1507: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -1475,12 +1526,12 @@ fi
 echo "$ac_t""$CPP" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for ANSI C header files""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1479: checking for ANSI C header files" >&5
+echo "configure:1530: checking for ANSI C header files" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_stdc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1484 "configure"
+#line 1535 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -1488,7 +1539,7 @@ else
 #include <float.h>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1492: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1543: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -1505,7 +1556,7 @@ rm -f conftest*
 if test $ac_cv_header_stdc = yes; then
   # SunOS 4.x string.h does not declare mem*, contrary to ANSI.
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1509 "configure"
+#line 1560 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <string.h>
 EOF
@@ -1523,7 +1574,7 @@ fi
 if test $ac_cv_header_stdc = yes; then
   # ISC 2.0.2 stdlib.h does not declare free, contrary to ANSI.
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1527 "configure"
+#line 1578 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 EOF
@@ -1544,7 +1595,7 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
   :
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1548 "configure"
+#line 1599 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
 #define ISLOWER(c) ('a' <= (c) && (c) <= 'z')
@@ -1555,7 +1606,7 @@ if (XOR (islower (i), ISLOWER (i)) || toupper (i) != TOUPPER (i)) exit(2);
 exit (0); }
 
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1559: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:1610: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   :
 else
@@ -1579,12 +1630,12 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1583: checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included" >&5
+echo "configure:1634: checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_time'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1588 "configure"
+#line 1639 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
@@ -1593,7 +1644,7 @@ int main() {
 struct tm *tp;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1597: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1648: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_header_time=yes
 else
@@ -1614,12 +1665,12 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether string.h and strings.h may both be included""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1618: checking whether string.h and strings.h may both be included" >&5
+echo "configure:1669: checking whether string.h and strings.h may both be included" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'gcc_cv_header_string'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1623 "configure"
+#line 1674 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <string.h>
 #include <strings.h>
@@ -1627,7 +1678,7 @@ int main() {
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1631: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1682: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   gcc_cv_header_string=yes
 else
@@ -1651,17 +1702,17 @@ for ac_hdr in limits.h stddef.h string.h strings.h stdlib.h time.h fcntl.h unist
 do
 ac_safe=`echo "$ac_hdr" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_hdr""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1655: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
+echo "configure:1706: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_$ac_safe'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1660 "configure"
+#line 1711 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <$ac_hdr>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1665: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1716: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -1691,17 +1742,17 @@ done
 # Check for thread headers.
 ac_safe=`echo "thread.h" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for thread.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1695: checking for thread.h" >&5
+echo "configure:1746: checking for thread.h" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_$ac_safe'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1700 "configure"
+#line 1751 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <thread.h>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1705: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1756: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -1725,17 +1776,17 @@ fi
 
 ac_safe=`echo "pthread.h" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for pthread.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1729: checking for pthread.h" >&5
+echo "configure:1780: checking for pthread.h" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_$ac_safe'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1734 "configure"
+#line 1785 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <pthread.h>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:1739: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:1790: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -1762,7 +1813,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "gnatbind", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gnatbind; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1766: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1817: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gnat'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1792,12 +1843,12 @@ fi
 # See if the system preprocessor understands the ANSI C preprocessor
 # stringification operator.
 echo $ac_n "checking whether cpp understands the stringify operator""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1796: checking whether cpp understands the stringify operator" >&5
+echo "configure:1847: checking whether cpp understands the stringify operator" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'gcc_cv_c_have_stringify'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1801 "configure"
+#line 1852 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
@@ -1805,7 +1856,7 @@ int main() {
 char *test = S(foo);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1809: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1860: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   gcc_cv_c_have_stringify=yes
 else
@@ -1828,12 +1879,12 @@ fi
 # Use <inttypes.h> only if it exists,
 # doesn't clash with <sys/types.h>, and declares intmax_t.
 echo $ac_n "checking for inttypes.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1832: checking for inttypes.h" >&5
+echo "configure:1883: checking for inttypes.h" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'gcc_cv_header_inttypes_h'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1837 "configure"
+#line 1888 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
@@ -1841,7 +1892,7 @@ int main() {
 intmax_t i = -1;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1845: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1896: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   cat >> confdefs.h <<EOF
 #define HAVE_INTTYPES_H 1
@@ -1864,12 +1915,12 @@ for ac_func in strtoul bsearch strerror putenv popen bcopy bzero bcmp \
 	sysconf isascii gettimeofday
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1868: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:1919: 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 1873 "configure"
+#line 1924 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -1892,7 +1943,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1896: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1947: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -1921,12 +1972,12 @@ done
 #AC_CHECK_TYPE(wchar_t, unsigned int)
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for vprintf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1925: checking for vprintf" >&5
+echo "configure:1976: checking for vprintf" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_vprintf'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1930 "configure"
+#line 1981 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char vprintf(); below.  */
@@ -1949,7 +2000,7 @@ vprintf();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1953: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2004: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_vprintf=yes"
 else
@@ -1973,12 +2024,12 @@ fi
 
 if test "$ac_cv_func_vprintf" != yes; then
 echo $ac_n "checking for _doprnt""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1977: checking for _doprnt" >&5
+echo "configure:2028: checking for _doprnt" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func__doprnt'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1982 "configure"
+#line 2033 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char _doprnt(); below.  */
@@ -2001,7 +2052,7 @@ _doprnt();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2005: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2056: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func__doprnt=yes"
 else
@@ -2037,7 +2088,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the printf functions support %p""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2041: checking whether the printf functions support %p" >&5
+echo "configure:2092: checking whether the printf functions support %p" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'gcc_cv_func_printf_ptr'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2045,7 +2096,7 @@ else
   gcc_cv_func_printf_ptr=no
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2049 "configure"
+#line 2100 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -2058,7 +2109,7 @@ main()
   exit (p != q);
 }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2062: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:2113: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   gcc_cv_func_printf_ptr=yes
 else
@@ -2086,12 +2137,12 @@ for ac_func in malloc realloc calloc free bcopy bzero bcmp \
 	index rindex getenv atol sbrk abort atof strerror getcwd getwd
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking whether $ac_func must be declared""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2090: checking whether $ac_func must be declared" >&5
+echo "configure:2141: checking whether $ac_func must be declared" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'gcc_cv_decl_needed_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2095 "configure"
+#line 2146 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -2124,7 +2175,7 @@ int main() {
 char *(*pfn) = (char *(*)) $ac_func
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2128: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2179: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "gcc_cv_decl_needed_$ac_func=no"
 else
@@ -2153,12 +2204,12 @@ done
 for ac_func in getrlimit setrlimit
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking whether $ac_func must be declared""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2157: checking whether $ac_func must be declared" >&5
+echo "configure:2208: checking whether $ac_func must be declared" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'gcc_cv_decl_needed_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2162 "configure"
+#line 2213 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -2195,7 +2246,7 @@ int main() {
 char *(*pfn) = (char *(*)) $ac_func
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2199: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2250: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "gcc_cv_decl_needed_$ac_func=no"
 else
@@ -2222,12 +2273,12 @@ done
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for sys_siglist declaration in signal.h or unistd.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2226: checking for sys_siglist declaration in signal.h or unistd.h" >&5
+echo "configure:2277: checking for sys_siglist declaration in signal.h or unistd.h" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_decl_sys_siglist'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2231 "configure"
+#line 2282 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <signal.h>
@@ -2239,7 +2290,7 @@ int main() {
 char *msg = *(sys_siglist + 1);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2243: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2294: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_decl_sys_siglist=yes
 else
@@ -5391,7 +5442,7 @@ fi
 
 # Figure out what assembler alignment features are present.
 echo $ac_n "checking assembler alignment features""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5395: checking assembler alignment features" >&5
+echo "configure:5446: checking assembler alignment features" >&5
 gcc_cv_as=
 gcc_cv_as_alignment_features=
 gcc_cv_as_gas_srcdir=`echo $srcdir | sed -e 's,gcc$,gas,'`
@@ -5656,7 +5707,7 @@ fi
 
 # Warn if using init_priority.
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable init_priority by default""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:5660: checking whether to enable init_priority by default" >&5
+echo "configure:5711: checking whether to enable init_priority by default" >&5
 if test x$enable_init_priority != xyes; then
   enable_init_priority=no
 fi
diff --git a/gcc/configure.in b/gcc/configure.in
index 86a91cd4ac2..1923d246430 100644
--- a/gcc/configure.in
+++ b/gcc/configure.in
@@ -29,6 +29,59 @@ hard_link=ln
 symbolic_link='ln -s'
 copy=cp
 
+# Check for bogus environment variables.
+# Test if LIBRARY_PATH contains the notation for the current directory
+# since this would lead to problems installing/building glibc.
+# LIBRARY_PATH contains the current directory if one of the following
+# is true:
+# - one of the terminals (":" and ";") is the first or last sign
+# - two terminals occur directly after each other
+# - the path contains an element with a dot in it
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(LIBRARY_PATH variable)
+changequote(,)dnl
+case ${LIBRARY_PATH} in
+  [:\;]* | *[:\;] | *[:\;][:\;]* |  *[:\;]. | .[:\;]*| . | *[:\;].[:\;]* )
+    library_path_setting="contains current directory"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    library_path_setting="ok"
+    ;;
+esac
+changequote([,])dnl
+AC_MSG_RESULT($library_path_setting)
+if test "$library_path_setting" != "ok"; then
+AC_MSG_ERROR([
+*** LIBRARY_PATH shouldn't contain the current directory when
+*** building egcs. Please change the environment variable
+*** and run configure again.])
+fi
+
+# Test if GCC_EXEC_PREFIX contains the notation for the current directory
+# since this would lead to problems installing/building glibc.
+# GCC_EXEC_PREFIX contains the current directory if one of the following
+# is true:
+# - one of the terminals (":" and ";") is the first or last sign
+# - two terminals occur directly after each other
+# - the path contains an element with a dot in it
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(GCC_EXEC_PREFIX variable)
+changequote(,)dnl
+case ${GCC_EXEC_PREFIX} in
+  [:\;]* | *[:\;] | *[:\;][:\;]* |  *[:\;]. | .[:\;]*| . | *[:\;].[:\;]* )
+    gcc_exec_prefix_setting="contains current directory"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    gcc_exec_prefix_setting="ok"
+    ;;
+esac
+changequote([,])dnl
+AC_MSG_RESULT($gcc_exec_prefix_setting)
+if test "$gcc_exec_prefix_setting" != "ok"; then
+AC_MSG_ERROR([
+*** GCC_EXEC_PREFIX shouldn't contain the current directory when
+*** building egcs. Please change the environment variable
+*** and run configure again.])
+fi
+
 # Check for additional parameters
 
 # With GNU ld