Index: gdb-7.10/gdb/configure
===================================================================
--- gdb-7.10.orig/gdb/configure
+++ gdb-7.10/gdb/configure
@@ -7974,6 +7974,9 @@ fi
   prefix="$acl_save_prefix"
 
 
+# forget the crazy detection...
+LIBEXPAT=-lexpat
+
 # Check whether --with-libexpat-prefix was given.
 if test "${with_libexpat_prefix+set}" = set; then :
   withval=$with_libexpat_prefix;
@@ -7996,372 +7999,12 @@ if test "${with_libexpat_prefix+set}" =
       else
         additional_includedir="$withval/include"
         additional_libdir="$withval/lib"
+        LIBEXPAT="-I$withval/include -L$withval/lib $LIBEXPAT"
       fi
     fi
 
 fi
 
-      LIBEXPAT=
-  LTLIBEXPAT=
-  INCEXPAT=
-  rpathdirs=
-  ltrpathdirs=
-  names_already_handled=
-  names_next_round='expat '
-  while test -n "$names_next_round"; do
-    names_this_round="$names_next_round"
-    names_next_round=
-    for name in $names_this_round; do
-      already_handled=
-      for n in $names_already_handled; do
-        if test "$n" = "$name"; then
-          already_handled=yes
-          break
-        fi
-      done
-      if test -z "$already_handled"; then
-        names_already_handled="$names_already_handled $name"
-                        uppername=`echo "$name" | sed -e 'y|abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz./-|ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ___|'`
-        eval value=\"\$HAVE_LIB$uppername\"
-        if test -n "$value"; then
-          if test "$value" = yes; then
-            eval value=\"\$LIB$uppername\"
-            test -z "$value" || LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }$value"
-            eval value=\"\$LTLIB$uppername\"
-            test -z "$value" || LTLIBEXPAT="${LTLIBEXPAT}${LTLIBEXPAT:+ }$value"
-          else
-                                    :
-          fi
-        else
-                              found_dir=
-          found_la=
-          found_so=
-          found_a=
-          if test $use_additional = yes; then
-            if test -n "$shlibext" && test -f "$additional_libdir/lib$name.$shlibext"; then
-              found_dir="$additional_libdir"
-              found_so="$additional_libdir/lib$name.$shlibext"
-              if test -f "$additional_libdir/lib$name.la"; then
-                found_la="$additional_libdir/lib$name.la"
-              fi
-            else
-              if test -f "$additional_libdir/lib$name.$libext"; then
-                found_dir="$additional_libdir"
-                found_a="$additional_libdir/lib$name.$libext"
-                if test -f "$additional_libdir/lib$name.la"; then
-                  found_la="$additional_libdir/lib$name.la"
-                fi
-              fi
-            fi
-          fi
-          if test "X$found_dir" = "X"; then
-            for x in $LDFLAGS $LTLIBEXPAT; do
-
-  acl_save_prefix="$prefix"
-  prefix="$acl_final_prefix"
-  acl_save_exec_prefix="$exec_prefix"
-  exec_prefix="$acl_final_exec_prefix"
-  eval x=\"$x\"
-  exec_prefix="$acl_save_exec_prefix"
-  prefix="$acl_save_prefix"
-
-              case "$x" in
-                -L*)
-                  dir=`echo "X$x" | sed -e 's/^X-L//'`
-                  if test -n "$shlibext" && test -f "$dir/lib$name.$shlibext"; then
-                    found_dir="$dir"
-                    found_so="$dir/lib$name.$shlibext"
-                    if test -f "$dir/lib$name.la"; then
-                      found_la="$dir/lib$name.la"
-                    fi
-                  else
-                    if test -f "$dir/lib$name.$libext"; then
-                      found_dir="$dir"
-                      found_a="$dir/lib$name.$libext"
-                      if test -f "$dir/lib$name.la"; then
-                        found_la="$dir/lib$name.la"
-                      fi
-                    fi
-                  fi
-                  ;;
-              esac
-              if test "X$found_dir" != "X"; then
-                break
-              fi
-            done
-          fi
-          if test "X$found_dir" != "X"; then
-                        LTLIBEXPAT="${LTLIBEXPAT}${LTLIBEXPAT:+ }-L$found_dir -l$name"
-            if test "X$found_so" != "X"; then
-                                                        if test "$enable_rpath" = no || test "X$found_dir" = "X/usr/lib"; then
-                                LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }$found_so"
-              else
-                                                                                haveit=
-                for x in $ltrpathdirs; do
-                  if test "X$x" = "X$found_dir"; then
-                    haveit=yes
-                    break
-                  fi
-                done
-                if test -z "$haveit"; then
-                  ltrpathdirs="$ltrpathdirs $found_dir"
-                fi
-                                if test "$hardcode_direct" = yes; then
-                                                      LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }$found_so"
-                else
-                  if test -n "$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec" && test "$hardcode_minus_L" = no; then
-                                                            LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }$found_so"
-                                                            haveit=
-                    for x in $rpathdirs; do
-                      if test "X$x" = "X$found_dir"; then
-                        haveit=yes
-                        break
-                      fi
-                    done
-                    if test -z "$haveit"; then
-                      rpathdirs="$rpathdirs $found_dir"
-                    fi
-                  else
-                                                                                haveit=
-                    for x in $LDFLAGS $LIBEXPAT; do
-
-  acl_save_prefix="$prefix"
-  prefix="$acl_final_prefix"
-  acl_save_exec_prefix="$exec_prefix"
-  exec_prefix="$acl_final_exec_prefix"
-  eval x=\"$x\"
-  exec_prefix="$acl_save_exec_prefix"
-  prefix="$acl_save_prefix"
-
-                      if test "X$x" = "X-L$found_dir"; then
-                        haveit=yes
-                        break
-                      fi
-                    done
-                    if test -z "$haveit"; then
-                      LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }-L$found_dir"
-                    fi
-                    if test "$hardcode_minus_L" != no; then
-                                                                                        LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }$found_so"
-                    else
-                                                                                                                                                                                LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }-l$name"
-                    fi
-                  fi
-                fi
-              fi
-            else
-              if test "X$found_a" != "X"; then
-                                LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }$found_a"
-              else
-                                                LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }-L$found_dir -l$name"
-              fi
-            fi
-                        additional_includedir=
-            case "$found_dir" in
-              */lib | */lib/)
-                basedir=`echo "X$found_dir" | sed -e 's,^X,,' -e 's,/lib/*$,,'`
-                additional_includedir="$basedir/include"
-                ;;
-            esac
-            if test "X$additional_includedir" != "X"; then
-                                                                                                                if test "X$additional_includedir" != "X/usr/include"; then
-                haveit=
-                if test "X$additional_includedir" = "X/usr/local/include"; then
-                  if test -n "$GCC"; then
-                    case $host_os in
-                      linux*) haveit=yes;;
-                    esac
-                  fi
-                fi
-                if test -z "$haveit"; then
-                  for x in $CPPFLAGS $INCEXPAT; do
-
-  acl_save_prefix="$prefix"
-  prefix="$acl_final_prefix"
-  acl_save_exec_prefix="$exec_prefix"
-  exec_prefix="$acl_final_exec_prefix"
-  eval x=\"$x\"
-  exec_prefix="$acl_save_exec_prefix"
-  prefix="$acl_save_prefix"
-
-                    if test "X$x" = "X-I$additional_includedir"; then
-                      haveit=yes
-                      break
-                    fi
-                  done
-                  if test -z "$haveit"; then
-                    if test -d "$additional_includedir"; then
-                                            INCEXPAT="${INCEXPAT}${INCEXPAT:+ }-I$additional_includedir"
-                    fi
-                  fi
-                fi
-              fi
-            fi
-                        if test -n "$found_la"; then
-                                                        save_libdir="$libdir"
-              case "$found_la" in
-                */* | *\\*) . "$found_la" ;;
-                *) . "./$found_la" ;;
-              esac
-              libdir="$save_libdir"
-                            for dep in $dependency_libs; do
-                case "$dep" in
-                  -L*)
-                    additional_libdir=`echo "X$dep" | sed -e 's/^X-L//'`
-                                                                                                                                                                if test "X$additional_libdir" != "X/usr/lib"; then
-                      haveit=
-                      if test "X$additional_libdir" = "X/usr/local/lib"; then
-                        if test -n "$GCC"; then
-                          case $host_os in
-                            linux*) haveit=yes;;
-                          esac
-                        fi
-                      fi
-                      if test -z "$haveit"; then
-                        haveit=
-                        for x in $LDFLAGS $LIBEXPAT; do
-
-  acl_save_prefix="$prefix"
-  prefix="$acl_final_prefix"
-  acl_save_exec_prefix="$exec_prefix"
-  exec_prefix="$acl_final_exec_prefix"
-  eval x=\"$x\"
-  exec_prefix="$acl_save_exec_prefix"
-  prefix="$acl_save_prefix"
-
-                          if test "X$x" = "X-L$additional_libdir"; then
-                            haveit=yes
-                            break
-                          fi
-                        done
-                        if test -z "$haveit"; then
-                          if test -d "$additional_libdir"; then
-                                                        LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }-L$additional_libdir"
-                          fi
-                        fi
-                        haveit=
-                        for x in $LDFLAGS $LTLIBEXPAT; do
-
-  acl_save_prefix="$prefix"
-  prefix="$acl_final_prefix"
-  acl_save_exec_prefix="$exec_prefix"
-  exec_prefix="$acl_final_exec_prefix"
-  eval x=\"$x\"
-  exec_prefix="$acl_save_exec_prefix"
-  prefix="$acl_save_prefix"
-
-                          if test "X$x" = "X-L$additional_libdir"; then
-                            haveit=yes
-                            break
-                          fi
-                        done
-                        if test -z "$haveit"; then
-                          if test -d "$additional_libdir"; then
-                                                        LTLIBEXPAT="${LTLIBEXPAT}${LTLIBEXPAT:+ }-L$additional_libdir"
-                          fi
-                        fi
-                      fi
-                    fi
-                    ;;
-                  -R*)
-                    dir=`echo "X$dep" | sed -e 's/^X-R//'`
-                    if test "$enable_rpath" != no; then
-                                                                  haveit=
-                      for x in $rpathdirs; do
-                        if test "X$x" = "X$dir"; then
-                          haveit=yes
-                          break
-                        fi
-                      done
-                      if test -z "$haveit"; then
-                        rpathdirs="$rpathdirs $dir"
-                      fi
-                                                                  haveit=
-                      for x in $ltrpathdirs; do
-                        if test "X$x" = "X$dir"; then
-                          haveit=yes
-                          break
-                        fi
-                      done
-                      if test -z "$haveit"; then
-                        ltrpathdirs="$ltrpathdirs $dir"
-                      fi
-                    fi
-                    ;;
-                  -l*)
-                                        names_next_round="$names_next_round "`echo "X$dep" | sed -e 's/^X-l//'`
-                    ;;
-                  *.la)
-                                                                                names_next_round="$names_next_round "`echo "X$dep" | sed -e 's,^X.*/,,' -e 's,^lib,,' -e 's,\.la$,,'`
-                    ;;
-                  *)
-                                        LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }$dep"
-                    LTLIBEXPAT="${LTLIBEXPAT}${LTLIBEXPAT:+ }$dep"
-                    ;;
-                esac
-              done
-            fi
-          else
-                                                            LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }-l$name"
-            LTLIBEXPAT="${LTLIBEXPAT}${LTLIBEXPAT:+ }-l$name"
-          fi
-        fi
-      fi
-    done
-  done
-  if test "X$rpathdirs" != "X"; then
-    if test -n "$hardcode_libdir_separator"; then
-                        alldirs=
-      for found_dir in $rpathdirs; do
-        alldirs="${alldirs}${alldirs:+$hardcode_libdir_separator}$found_dir"
-      done
-            acl_save_libdir="$libdir"
-      libdir="$alldirs"
-      eval flag=\"$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec\"
-      libdir="$acl_save_libdir"
-      LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }$flag"
-    else
-            for found_dir in $rpathdirs; do
-        acl_save_libdir="$libdir"
-        libdir="$found_dir"
-        eval flag=\"$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec\"
-        libdir="$acl_save_libdir"
-        LIBEXPAT="${LIBEXPAT}${LIBEXPAT:+ }$flag"
-      done
-    fi
-  fi
-  if test "X$ltrpathdirs" != "X"; then
-            for found_dir in $ltrpathdirs; do
-      LTLIBEXPAT="${LTLIBEXPAT}${LTLIBEXPAT:+ }-R$found_dir"
-    done
-  fi
-
-
-        ac_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-
-  for element in $INCEXPAT; do
-    haveit=
-    for x in $CPPFLAGS; do
-
-  acl_save_prefix="$prefix"
-  prefix="$acl_final_prefix"
-  acl_save_exec_prefix="$exec_prefix"
-  exec_prefix="$acl_final_exec_prefix"
-  eval x=\"$x\"
-  exec_prefix="$acl_save_exec_prefix"
-  prefix="$acl_save_prefix"
-
-      if test "X$x" = "X$element"; then
-        haveit=yes
-        break
-      fi
-    done
-    if test -z "$haveit"; then
-      CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS}${CPPFLAGS:+ }$element"
-    fi
-  done
-
-
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libexpat" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for libexpat... " >&6; }
 if test "${ac_cv_libexpat+set}" = set; then :