--- a/build-aux/compile
+++ b/build-aux/compile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Wrapper for compilers which do not understand '-c -o'.
 
-scriptversion=2012-01-04.17; # UTC
+scriptversion=2012-03-05.13; # UTC
 
 # Copyright (C) 1999-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # Written by Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>.
@@ -78,6 +78,48 @@
   esac
 }
 
+# func_cl_dashL linkdir
+# Make cl look for libraries in LINKDIR
+func_cl_dashL ()
+{
+  func_file_conv "$1"
+  if test -z "$lib_path"; then
+    lib_path=$file
+  else
+    lib_path="$lib_path;$file"
+  fi
+  linker_opts="$linker_opts -LIBPATH:$file"
+}
+
+# func_cl_dashl library
+# Do a library search-path lookup for cl
+func_cl_dashl ()
+{
+  lib=$1
+  found=no
+  save_IFS=$IFS
+  IFS=';'
+  for dir in $lib_path $LIB
+  do
+    IFS=$save_IFS
+    if $shared && test -f "$dir/$lib.dll.lib"; then
+      found=yes
+      lib=$dir/$lib.dll.lib
+      break
+    fi
+    if test -f "$dir/$lib.lib"; then
+      found=yes
+      lib=$dir/$lib.lib
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS=$save_IFS
+
+  if test "$found" != yes; then
+    lib=$lib.lib
+  fi
+}
+
 # func_cl_wrapper cl arg...
 # Adjust compile command to suit cl
 func_cl_wrapper ()
@@ -108,43 +150,34 @@
 	      ;;
 	  esac
 	  ;;
+	-I)
+	  eat=1
+	  func_file_conv "$2" mingw
+	  set x "$@" -I"$file"
+	  shift
+	  ;;
 	-I*)
 	  func_file_conv "${1#-I}" mingw
 	  set x "$@" -I"$file"
 	  shift
 	  ;;
-	-l*)
-	  lib=${1#-l}
-	  found=no
-	  save_IFS=$IFS
-	  IFS=';'
-	  for dir in $lib_path $LIB
-	  do
-	    IFS=$save_IFS
-	    if $shared && test -f "$dir/$lib.dll.lib"; then
-	      found=yes
-	      set x "$@" "$dir/$lib.dll.lib"
-	      break
-	    fi
-	    if test -f "$dir/$lib.lib"; then
-	      found=yes
-	      set x "$@" "$dir/$lib.lib"
-	      break
-	    fi
-	  done
-	  IFS=$save_IFS
-
-	  test "$found" != yes && set x "$@" "$lib.lib"
+	-l)
+	  eat=1
+	  func_cl_dashl "$2"
+	  set x "$@" "$lib"
 	  shift
 	  ;;
+	-l*)
+	  func_cl_dashl "${1#-l}"
+	  set x "$@" "$lib"
+	  shift
+	  ;;
+	-L)
+	  eat=1
+	  func_cl_dashL "$2"
+	  ;;
 	-L*)
-	  func_file_conv "${1#-L}"
-	  if test -z "$lib_path"; then
-	    lib_path=$file
-	  else
-	    lib_path="$lib_path;$file"
-	  fi
-	  linker_opts="$linker_opts -LIBPATH:$file"
+	  func_cl_dashL "${1#-L}"
 	  ;;
 	-static)
 	  shared=false

--- a/build-aux/depcomp
+++ b/build-aux/depcomp
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@
    depmode=msvc7
 fi
 
+if test "$depmode" = xlc; then
+   # IBM C/C++ Compilers xlc/xlC can output gcc-like dependency informations.
+   gccflag=-qmakedep=gcc,-MF
+   depmode=gcc
+fi
+
 case "$depmode" in
 gcc3)
 ## gcc 3 implements dependency tracking that does exactly what
@@ -227,6 +233,13 @@
   rm -f "$tmpdepfile"
   ;;
 
+xlc)
+  # This case exists only to let depend.m4 do its work.  It works by
+  # looking at the text of this script.  This case will never be run,
+  # since it is checked for above.
+  exit 1
+  ;;
+
 aix)
   # The C for AIX Compiler uses -M and outputs the dependencies
   # in a .u file.  In older versions, this file always lives in the