newlib: switch to standard AM_PROG_AS

Now that we require a recent automake version, rely on it to provide AS
and CCAS and CCASFLAGS for us.

28 files changed, 376 insertions, 1280 deletions

diff --git a/newlib/acinclude.m4 b/newlib/acinclude.m4
index a2a3833..fcdba70 100644
--- a/newlib/acinclude.m4
+++ b/newlib/acinclude.m4
@@ -120,18 +120,9 @@ AM_SILENT_RULES(yes)
 
 AC_NO_EXECUTABLES
 
-AC_DEFUN([LIB_AM_PROG_AS],
-[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
-AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
-])
-
 AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])dnl
 AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CPP])dnl
-
-AC_CHECK_TOOL(AS, as)
+AC_REQUIRE([AM_PROG_AS])dnl
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(READELF, readelf, :)
@@ -145,7 +136,6 @@ AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_AWK])dnl
 ac_given_INSTALL=$INSTALL
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
-LIB_AM_PROG_AS
 
 # We need AC_EXEEXT to keep automake happy in cygnus mode.  However,
 # at least currently, we never actually build a program, so we never
diff --git a/newlib/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/aclocal.m4
index e9e6e51..f671274 100644
--- a/newlib/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Figure out how to run the assembler.                      -*- Autoconf -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AS
+# ----------
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AS],
+[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/newlib/configure b/newlib/configure
index 2117934..30be07f 100755
--- a/newlib/configure
+++ b/newlib/configure
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ GREP
 LIBTOOL
 OBJDUMP
 DLLTOOL
+AS
 SED
 sys_dir
 shared_machine_dir
@@ -706,12 +707,11 @@ ELIX_LEVEL_0_FALSE
 ELIX_LEVEL_0_TRUE
 NO_INCLUDE_LIST
 NEWLIB_CFLAGS
-CCASFLAGS
-CCAS
 READELF
 RANLIB
 AR
-AS
+CCASFLAGS
+CCAS
 CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
@@ -4212,6 +4212,13 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
+# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+
+
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-target-optspace was given.
 if test "${enable_target_optspace+set}" = set; then :
@@ -4506,101 +4513,6 @@ AM_BACKSLASH='\'
 
 
 
-
-
-
-if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_AS+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$AS"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_AS="$AS" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_AS="${ac_tool_prefix}as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-AS=$ac_cv_prog_AS
-if test -n "$AS"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $AS" >&5
-$as_echo "$AS" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AS"; then
-  ac_ct_AS=$AS
-  # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy as; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$ac_ct_AS"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS="$ac_ct_AS" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS="as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-ac_ct_AS=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS
-if test -n "$ac_ct_AS"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_AS" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_ct_AS" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_AS" = x; then
-    AS=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    AS=$ac_ct_AS
-  fi
-else
-  AS="$ac_cv_prog_AS"
-fi
-
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
@@ -4905,12 +4817,6 @@ fi
   MAINT=$MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
 
 
-# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-
-
-
 
 # We need AC_EXEEXT to keep automake happy in cygnus mode.  However,
 # at least currently, we never actually build a program, so we never
@@ -11689,7 +11595,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11692 "configure"
+#line 11598 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -11795,7 +11701,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11798 "configure"
+#line 11704 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
diff --git a/newlib/libc/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/aclocal.m4
index e92803b..ce5020f 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Figure out how to run the assembler.                      -*- Autoconf -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AS
+# ----------
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AS],
+[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/configure b/newlib/libc/configure
index 489e2c9..fc1cd7d 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/configure
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ GREP
 LIBTOOL
 OBJDUMP
 DLLTOOL
+AS
 SED
 NEWLIB_NANO_MALLOC_FALSE
 NEWLIB_NANO_MALLOC_TRUE
@@ -722,12 +723,11 @@ ELIX_LEVEL_0_FALSE
 ELIX_LEVEL_0_TRUE
 NO_INCLUDE_LIST
 NEWLIB_CFLAGS
-CCASFLAGS
-CCAS
 READELF
 RANLIB
 AR
-AS
+CCASFLAGS
+CCAS
 CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
@@ -3907,6 +3907,13 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
+# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+
+
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-target-optspace was given.
 if test "${enable_target_optspace+set}" = set; then :
@@ -4201,101 +4208,6 @@ AM_BACKSLASH='\'
 
 
 
-
-
-
-if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_AS+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$AS"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_AS="$AS" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_AS="${ac_tool_prefix}as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-AS=$ac_cv_prog_AS
-if test -n "$AS"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $AS" >&5
-$as_echo "$AS" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AS"; then
-  ac_ct_AS=$AS
-  # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy as; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$ac_ct_AS"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS="$ac_ct_AS" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS="as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-ac_ct_AS=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS
-if test -n "$ac_ct_AS"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_AS" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_ct_AS" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_AS" = x; then
-    AS=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    AS=$ac_ct_AS
-  fi
-else
-  AS="$ac_cv_prog_AS"
-fi
-
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
@@ -4600,12 +4512,6 @@ fi
   MAINT=$MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
 
 
-# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-
-
-
 
 # We need AC_EXEEXT to keep automake happy in cygnus mode.  However,
 # at least currently, we never actually build a program, so we never
@@ -11393,7 +11299,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11396 "configure"
+#line 11302 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -11499,7 +11405,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11502 "configure"
+#line 11408 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/aclocal.m4
index f0f2247..fea3ad0 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Figure out how to run the assembler.                      -*- Autoconf -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AS
+# ----------
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AS],
+[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/configure
index 4e424e0..b93c463 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/configure
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ GREP
 LIBTOOL
 OBJDUMP
 DLLTOOL
+AS
 SED
 sys_dir
 shared_machine_dir
@@ -677,12 +678,11 @@ ELIX_LEVEL_0_FALSE
 ELIX_LEVEL_0_TRUE
 NO_INCLUDE_LIST
 NEWLIB_CFLAGS
-CCASFLAGS
-CCAS
 READELF
 RANLIB
 AR
-AS
+CCASFLAGS
+CCAS
 CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
@@ -3787,6 +3787,13 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
+# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+
+
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-target-optspace was given.
 if test "${enable_target_optspace+set}" = set; then :
@@ -4081,101 +4088,6 @@ AM_BACKSLASH='\'
 
 
 
-
-
-
-if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_AS+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$AS"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_AS="$AS" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_AS="${ac_tool_prefix}as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-AS=$ac_cv_prog_AS
-if test -n "$AS"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $AS" >&5
-$as_echo "$AS" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AS"; then
-  ac_ct_AS=$AS
-  # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy as; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$ac_ct_AS"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS="$ac_ct_AS" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS="as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-ac_ct_AS=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS
-if test -n "$ac_ct_AS"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_AS" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_ct_AS" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_AS" = x; then
-    AS=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    AS=$ac_ct_AS
-  fi
-else
-  AS="$ac_cv_prog_AS"
-fi
-
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
@@ -4480,12 +4392,6 @@ fi
   MAINT=$MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
 
 
-# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-
-
-
 
 # We need AC_EXEEXT to keep automake happy in cygnus mode.  However,
 # at least currently, we never actually build a program, so we never
@@ -11264,7 +11170,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11267 "configure"
+#line 11173 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -11370,7 +11276,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11373 "configure"
+#line 11279 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/aclocal.m4
index 715c8b9..302662e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Figure out how to run the assembler.                      -*- Autoconf -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AS
+# ----------
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AS],
+[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/configure
index e4cd336..5fdd63b 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/configure
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ GREP
 LIBTOOL
 OBJDUMP
 DLLTOOL
+AS
 SED
 sys_dir
 shared_machine_dir
@@ -676,12 +677,11 @@ ELIX_LEVEL_0_FALSE
 ELIX_LEVEL_0_TRUE
 NO_INCLUDE_LIST
 NEWLIB_CFLAGS
-CCASFLAGS
-CCAS
 READELF
 RANLIB
 AR
-AS
+CCASFLAGS
+CCAS
 CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
@@ -3785,6 +3785,13 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
+# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+
+
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-target-optspace was given.
 if test "${enable_target_optspace+set}" = set; then :
@@ -4079,101 +4086,6 @@ AM_BACKSLASH='\'
 
 
 
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-
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-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
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-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
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-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
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-
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-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
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-
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-$as_echo "$ac_ct_AS" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
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-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_AS" = x; then
-    AS=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
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-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    AS=$ac_ct_AS
-  fi
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-  AS="$ac_cv_prog_AS"
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-
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
@@ -4478,12 +4390,6 @@ fi
   MAINT=$MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
 
 
-# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-
-
-
 
 # We need AC_EXEEXT to keep automake happy in cygnus mode.  However,
 # at least currently, we never actually build a program, so we never
@@ -11262,7 +11168,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11265 "configure"
+#line 11171 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -11368,7 +11274,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11371 "configure"
+#line 11277 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/aclocal.m4
index 9c978f4..010ca93 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Figure out how to run the assembler.                      -*- Autoconf -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AS
+# ----------
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AS],
+[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/configure
index 916835c..a8d881d 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/configure
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ GREP
 LIBTOOL
 OBJDUMP
 DLLTOOL
+AS
 SED
 sys_dir
 shared_machine_dir
@@ -676,12 +677,11 @@ ELIX_LEVEL_0_FALSE
 ELIX_LEVEL_0_TRUE
 NO_INCLUDE_LIST
 NEWLIB_CFLAGS
-CCASFLAGS
-CCAS
 READELF
 RANLIB
 AR
-AS
+CCASFLAGS
+CCAS
 CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
@@ -3785,6 +3785,13 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
+# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+
+
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-target-optspace was given.
 if test "${enable_target_optspace+set}" = set; then :
@@ -4079,101 +4086,6 @@ AM_BACKSLASH='\'
 
 
 
-
-
-
-if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
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-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
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-
-
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-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
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-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
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-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
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-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
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-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
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-
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-$as_echo "$ac_ct_AS" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_AS" = x; then
-    AS=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    AS=$ac_ct_AS
-  fi
-else
-  AS="$ac_cv_prog_AS"
-fi
-
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
@@ -4478,12 +4390,6 @@ fi
   MAINT=$MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
 
 
-# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-
-
-
 
 # We need AC_EXEEXT to keep automake happy in cygnus mode.  However,
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@@ -11262,7 +11168,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11265 "configure"
+#line 11171 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -11368,7 +11274,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11371 "configure"
+#line 11277 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/i386/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/i386/aclocal.m4
index d6fbea3..30ae028 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/i386/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/i386/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Figure out how to run the assembler.                      -*- Autoconf -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AS
+# ----------
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AS],
+[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/i386/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/i386/configure
index 7f1d96e..3c4218b 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/i386/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/linuxthreads/machine/i386/configure
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ GREP
 LIBTOOL
 OBJDUMP
 DLLTOOL
+AS
 SED
 sys_dir
 shared_machine_dir
@@ -672,12 +673,11 @@ ELIX_LEVEL_0_FALSE
 ELIX_LEVEL_0_TRUE
 NO_INCLUDE_LIST
 NEWLIB_CFLAGS
-CCASFLAGS
-CCAS
 READELF
 RANLIB
 AR
-AS
+CCASFLAGS
+CCAS
 CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
@@ -3781,6 +3781,13 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
+# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+
+
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-target-optspace was given.
 if test "${enable_target_optspace+set}" = set; then :
@@ -4075,101 +4082,6 @@ AM_BACKSLASH='\'
 
 
 
-
-
-
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-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
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-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
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-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
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 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
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 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
@@ -4474,12 +4386,6 @@ fi
   MAINT=$MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
 
 
-# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-
-
-
 
 # We need AC_EXEEXT to keep automake happy in cygnus mode.  However,
 # at least currently, we never actually build a program, so we never
@@ -11258,7 +11164,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11261 "configure"
+#line 11167 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -11364,7 +11270,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11367 "configure"
+#line 11273 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/aclocal.m4
index 715c8b9..302662e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Figure out how to run the assembler.                      -*- Autoconf -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AS
+# ----------
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AS],
+[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/configure
index ca5d0fc..9845c5e 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/configure
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ GREP
 LIBTOOL
 OBJDUMP
 DLLTOOL
+AS
 SED
 sys_dir
 shared_machine_dir
@@ -677,12 +678,11 @@ ELIX_LEVEL_0_FALSE
 ELIX_LEVEL_0_TRUE
 NO_INCLUDE_LIST
 NEWLIB_CFLAGS
-CCASFLAGS
-CCAS
 READELF
 RANLIB
 AR
-AS
+CCASFLAGS
+CCAS
 CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
@@ -3786,6 +3786,13 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
+# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+
+
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-target-optspace was given.
 if test "${enable_target_optspace+set}" = set; then :
@@ -4080,101 +4087,6 @@ AM_BACKSLASH='\'
 
 
 
-
-
-
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-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_AS+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
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-  if test -n "$AS"; then
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-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_AS="${ac_tool_prefix}as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
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-
-fi
-fi
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-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $AS" >&5
-$as_echo "$AS" >&6; }
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-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AS"; then
-  ac_ct_AS=$AS
-  # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy as; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
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-  if test -n "$ac_ct_AS"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS="$ac_ct_AS" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
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-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS="as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-ac_ct_AS=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS
-if test -n "$ac_ct_AS"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_AS" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_ct_AS" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_AS" = x; then
-    AS=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    AS=$ac_ct_AS
-  fi
-else
-  AS="$ac_cv_prog_AS"
-fi
-
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
@@ -4479,12 +4391,6 @@ fi
   MAINT=$MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
 
 
-# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-
-
-
 
 # We need AC_EXEEXT to keep automake happy in cygnus mode.  However,
 # at least currently, we never actually build a program, so we never
@@ -11263,7 +11169,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11266 "configure"
+#line 11172 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -11369,7 +11275,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11372 "configure"
+#line 11278 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/aclocal.m4
index 9c978f4..010ca93 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Figure out how to run the assembler.                      -*- Autoconf -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AS
+# ----------
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AS],
+[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/configure
index 1ec85cd..cce0b9f 100755
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/linux/machine/i386/configure
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ GREP
 LIBTOOL
 OBJDUMP
 DLLTOOL
+AS
 SED
 sys_dir
 shared_machine_dir
@@ -672,12 +673,11 @@ ELIX_LEVEL_0_FALSE
 ELIX_LEVEL_0_TRUE
 NO_INCLUDE_LIST
 NEWLIB_CFLAGS
-CCASFLAGS
-CCAS
 READELF
 RANLIB
 AR
-AS
+CCASFLAGS
+CCAS
 CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
@@ -3781,6 +3781,13 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
+# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+
+
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-target-optspace was given.
 if test "${enable_target_optspace+set}" = set; then :
@@ -4075,101 +4082,6 @@ AM_BACKSLASH='\'
 
 
 
-
-
-
-if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_AS+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$AS"; then
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-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
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-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_AS="${ac_tool_prefix}as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
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-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
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-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $AS" >&5
-$as_echo "$AS" >&6; }
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-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AS"; then
-  ac_ct_AS=$AS
-  # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
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-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$ac_ct_AS"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS="$ac_ct_AS" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS="as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
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-
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-fi
-ac_ct_AS=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS
-if test -n "$ac_ct_AS"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_AS" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_ct_AS" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_AS" = x; then
-    AS=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    AS=$ac_ct_AS
-  fi
-else
-  AS="$ac_cv_prog_AS"
-fi
-
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
@@ -4474,12 +4386,6 @@ fi
   MAINT=$MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
 
 
-# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-
-
-
 
 # We need AC_EXEEXT to keep automake happy in cygnus mode.  However,
 # at least currently, we never actually build a program, so we never
@@ -11258,7 +11164,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11261 "configure"
+#line 11167 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -11364,7 +11270,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11367 "configure"
+#line 11273 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/Makefile.in
index 569735b..9d0fd4e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/Makefile.in
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
 AR = @AR@
-AS = @AS@
 AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/aclocal.m4
index 101492e..ee8b8c9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Figure out how to run the assembler.                      -*- Autoconf -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AS
+# ----------
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AS],
+[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/configure
index 02d3212..6d66517 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/configure
@@ -611,12 +611,11 @@ ELIX_LEVEL_0_FALSE
 ELIX_LEVEL_0_TRUE
 NO_INCLUDE_LIST
 NEWLIB_CFLAGS
-CCASFLAGS
-CCAS
 READELF
 RANLIB
 AR
-AS
+CCASFLAGS
+CCAS
 CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
@@ -3513,6 +3512,13 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
+# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+
+
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-target-optspace was given.
 if test "${enable_target_optspace+set}" = set; then :
@@ -3807,101 +3813,6 @@ AM_BACKSLASH='\'
 
 
 
-
-
-
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-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
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-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
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-  if test -n "$AS"; then
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-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
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-    ac_cv_prog_AS="${ac_tool_prefix}as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
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-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
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-
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-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
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-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
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-$as_echo "$ac_ct_AS" >&6; }
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-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_AS" = x; then
-    AS=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
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-esac
-    AS=$ac_ct_AS
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-  AS="$ac_cv_prog_AS"
-fi
-
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
@@ -4206,12 +4117,6 @@ fi
   MAINT=$MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
 
 
-# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-
-
-
 
 # We need AC_EXEEXT to keep automake happy in cygnus mode.  However,
 # at least currently, we never actually build a program, so we never
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/Makefile.in
index bad9e0b..0028e2c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/Makefile.in
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
 AR = @AR@
-AS = @AS@
 AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/aclocal.m4
index d97b7ee..6b17ee6 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Figure out how to run the assembler.                      -*- Autoconf -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AS
+# ----------
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AS],
+[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/arm/Makefile.in b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/arm/Makefile.in
index 4520d23..9e3ec4b 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/arm/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/arm/Makefile.in
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
 AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY = @AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY@
 AR = @AR@
-AS = @AS@
 AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/arm/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/arm/aclocal.m4
index d390381..1fb03f4 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/arm/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/arm/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Figure out how to run the assembler.                      -*- Autoconf -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AS
+# ----------
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AS],
+[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/arm/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/arm/configure
index 2124682..18f1c61 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/arm/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/arm/configure
@@ -608,12 +608,11 @@ ELIX_LEVEL_0_FALSE
 ELIX_LEVEL_0_TRUE
 NO_INCLUDE_LIST
 NEWLIB_CFLAGS
-CCASFLAGS
-CCAS
 READELF
 RANLIB
 AR
-AS
+CCASFLAGS
+CCAS
 CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
@@ -3510,6 +3509,13 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
+# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+
+
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-target-optspace was given.
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-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
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-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
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-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
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-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
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-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
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-
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-if test -n "$ac_ct_AS"; then
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-$as_echo "$ac_ct_AS" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_AS" = x; then
-    AS=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
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-    AS=$ac_ct_AS
-  fi
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-  AS="$ac_cv_prog_AS"
-fi
-
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
@@ -4203,12 +4114,6 @@ fi
   MAINT=$MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
 
 
-# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-
-
-
 
 # We need AC_EXEEXT to keep automake happy in cygnus mode.  However,
 # at least currently, we never actually build a program, so we never
diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/configure b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/configure
index c4b2e29..3e13d45 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/configure
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/phoenix/machine/configure
@@ -613,12 +613,11 @@ ELIX_LEVEL_0_FALSE
 ELIX_LEVEL_0_TRUE
 NO_INCLUDE_LIST
 NEWLIB_CFLAGS
-CCASFLAGS
-CCAS
 READELF
 RANLIB
 AR
-AS
+CCASFLAGS
+CCAS
 CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
@@ -3518,6 +3517,13 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
+# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+
+
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-target-optspace was given.
 if test "${enable_target_optspace+set}" = set; then :
@@ -3812,101 +3818,6 @@ AM_BACKSLASH='\'
 
 
 
-
-
-
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-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
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-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
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-    ac_cv_prog_AS="${ac_tool_prefix}as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
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-
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-$as_echo "$AS" >&6; }
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-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
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-
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AS"; then
-  ac_ct_AS=$AS
-  # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
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-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
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-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
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-  if test -n "$ac_ct_AS"; then
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-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AS="as"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
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-
-fi
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-$as_echo "$ac_ct_AS" >&6; }
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-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_AS" = x; then
-    AS=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    AS=$ac_ct_AS
-  fi
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-  AS="$ac_cv_prog_AS"
-fi
-
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
@@ -4211,12 +4122,6 @@ fi
   MAINT=$MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
 
 
-# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-
-
-
 
 # We need AC_EXEEXT to keep automake happy in cygnus mode.  However,
 # at least currently, we never actually build a program, so we never
diff --git a/newlib/libm/aclocal.m4 b/newlib/libm/aclocal.m4
index e92803b..ce5020f 100644
--- a/newlib/libm/aclocal.m4
+++ b/newlib/libm/aclocal.m4
@@ -56,6 +56,26 @@ m4_ifndef([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION],
   [m4_copy([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION], [AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION])])dnl
 _AM_AUTOCONF_VERSION(m4_defn([AC_AUTOCONF_VERSION]))])
 
+# Figure out how to run the assembler.                      -*- Autoconf -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+# gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+# with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# AM_PROG_AS
+# ----------
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_AS],
+[# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCAS],      [assembler compiler command (defaults to CC)])
+AC_ARG_VAR([CCASFLAGS], [assembler compiler flags (defaults to CFLAGS)])
+_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES([CCAS])])dnl
+])
+
 # AM_AUX_DIR_EXPAND                                         -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/newlib/libm/configure b/newlib/libm/configure
index 1aaa4ee..99ee6c9 100755
--- a/newlib/libm/configure
+++ b/newlib/libm/configure
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ GREP
 LIBTOOL
 OBJDUMP
 DLLTOOL
+AS
 SED
 sys_dir
 shared_machine_dir
@@ -682,12 +683,11 @@ ELIX_LEVEL_0_FALSE
 ELIX_LEVEL_0_TRUE
 NO_INCLUDE_LIST
 NEWLIB_CFLAGS
-CCASFLAGS
-CCAS
 READELF
 RANLIB
 AR
-AS
+CCASFLAGS
+CCAS
 CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
@@ -3815,6 +3815,13 @@ ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
 ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
+# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
+
+test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
+test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+
+
+
 
 # Check whether --enable-target-optspace was given.
 if test "${enable_target_optspace+set}" = set; then :
@@ -4109,101 +4116,6 @@ AM_BACKSLASH='\'
 
 
 
-
-
-
-if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
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-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
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-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_AS" = x; then
-    AS=""
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-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
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-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
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 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
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@@ -4508,12 +4420,6 @@ fi
   MAINT=$MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
 
 
-# By default we simply use the C compiler to build assembly code.
-test "${CCAS+set}" = set || CCAS=$CC
-test "${CCASFLAGS+set}" = set || CCASFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-
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-
 
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 # at least currently, we never actually build a program, so we never
@@ -11292,7 +11198,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11295 "configure"
+#line 11201 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -11398,7 +11304,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11401 "configure"
+#line 11307 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H