diff --git a/winsup/utils/ChangeLog b/winsup/utils/ChangeLog
index 1c74fa0e5..aae28a957 100644
--- a/winsup/utils/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/utils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Sun Dec  3 00:40:47 2000  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
+
+        * Makefile.in: Use CXX to build the DLL.
+        * configure.in: Find correct c++ compiler.
+        * configure: Regenerate.
+
 Sat Nov 18 23:53:59 2000  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
 
 	* utils.sgml: Document new options for ps and strace.
diff --git a/winsup/utils/Makefile.in b/winsup/utils/Makefile.in
index 2d0bfd018..4b49e87d1 100644
--- a/winsup/utils/Makefile.in
+++ b/winsup/utils/Makefile.in
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD:=@EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD@
 
 CC:=@CC@
 CC_FOR_TARGET:=$(CC)
-CXX:=${subst gcc,g++,$(CC)}
+CXX:=@CXX@
 CXX_FOR_TARGET:=$(CXX)
 
 CFLAGS:=@CFLAGS@
diff --git a/winsup/utils/configure b/winsup/utils/configure
index 2f3a2d15a..4e0fa4345 100755
--- a/winsup/utils/configure
+++ b/winsup/utils/configure
@@ -536,138 +536,6 @@ fi
 
 
 
-# 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:543: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
-  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
-else
-  if test -n "$CC"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_CC="$CC" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
-  ac_dummy="$PATH"
-  for ac_dir in $ac_dummy; do
-    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
-    if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
-      ac_cv_prog_CC="gcc"
-      break
-    fi
-  done
-  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
-fi
-fi
-CC="$ac_cv_prog_CC"
-if test -n "$CC"; then
-  echo "$ac_t""$CC" 1>&6
-else
-  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
-fi
-
-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:573: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
-  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
-else
-  if test -n "$CC"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_CC="$CC" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
-  ac_prog_rejected=no
-  ac_dummy="$PATH"
-  for ac_dir in $ac_dummy; do
-    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
-    if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
-      if test "$ac_dir/$ac_word" = "/usr/ucb/cc"; then
-        ac_prog_rejected=yes
-	continue
-      fi
-      ac_cv_prog_CC="cc"
-      break
-    fi
-  done
-  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
-if test $ac_prog_rejected = yes; then
-  # We found a bogon in the path, so make sure we never use it.
-  set dummy $ac_cv_prog_CC
-  shift
-  if test $# -gt 0; then
-    # We chose a different compiler from the bogus one.
-    # However, it has the same basename, so the bogon will be chosen
-    # first if we set CC to just the basename; use the full file name.
-    shift
-    set dummy "$ac_dir/$ac_word" "$@"
-    shift
-    ac_cv_prog_CC="$@"
-  fi
-fi
-fi
-fi
-CC="$ac_cv_prog_CC"
-if test -n "$CC"; then
-  echo "$ac_t""$CC" 1>&6
-else
-  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
-fi
-
-  test -z "$CC" && { echo "configure: error: no acceptable cc found in \$PATH" 1>&2; exit 1; }
-fi
-
-echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:622: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
-if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
-  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
-else
-  cat > conftest.c <<EOF
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-  yes;
-#endif
-EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:631: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
-fi
-fi
-
-echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_gcc" 1>&6
-
-if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
-  GCC=yes
-  ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
-  ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-  CFLAGS=
-  echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:646: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
-if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
-  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
-else
-  echo 'void f(){}' > conftest.c
-if test -z "`${CC-cc} -g -c conftest.c 2>&1`"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_cc_g=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_prog_cc_g=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest*
-
-fi
-
-echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_g" 1>&6
-  if test "$ac_test_CFLAGS" = set; then
-    CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
-  elif test $ac_cv_prog_cc_g = yes; then
-    CFLAGS="-g -O2"
-  else
-    CFLAGS="-O2"
-  fi
-else
-  GCC=
-  test "${CFLAGS+set}" = set || CFLAGS="-g"
-fi
 
 
 ac_aux_dir=
@@ -717,7 +585,7 @@ 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:721: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:589: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
@@ -738,7 +606,7 @@ 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:742: checking target system type" >&5
+echo "configure:610: checking target system type" >&5
 
 target_alias=$target
 case "$target_alias" in
@@ -756,7 +624,7 @@ 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:760: checking build system type" >&5
+echo "configure:628: checking build system type" >&5
 
 build_alias=$build
 case "$build_alias" in
@@ -778,6 +646,249 @@ test "$host_alias" != "$target_alias" &&
     NONENONEs,x,x, &&
   program_prefix=${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:654: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  if test -n "$CC"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_CC="$CC" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
+  ac_dummy="$PATH"
+  for ac_dir in $ac_dummy; do
+    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
+    if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
+      ac_cv_prog_CC="gcc"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
+fi
+fi
+CC="$ac_cv_prog_CC"
+if test -n "$CC"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""$CC" 1>&6
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+fi
+
+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:684: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  if test -n "$CC"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_CC="$CC" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
+  ac_prog_rejected=no
+  ac_dummy="$PATH"
+  for ac_dir in $ac_dummy; do
+    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
+    if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
+      if test "$ac_dir/$ac_word" = "/usr/ucb/cc"; then
+        ac_prog_rejected=yes
+	continue
+      fi
+      ac_cv_prog_CC="cc"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
+if test $ac_prog_rejected = yes; then
+  # We found a bogon in the path, so make sure we never use it.
+  set dummy $ac_cv_prog_CC
+  shift
+  if test $# -gt 0; then
+    # We chose a different compiler from the bogus one.
+    # However, it has the same basename, so the bogon will be chosen
+    # first if we set CC to just the basename; use the full file name.
+    shift
+    set dummy "$ac_dir/$ac_word" "$@"
+    shift
+    ac_cv_prog_CC="$@"
+  fi
+fi
+fi
+fi
+CC="$ac_cv_prog_CC"
+if test -n "$CC"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""$CC" 1>&6
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+fi
+
+  test -z "$CC" && { echo "configure: error: no acceptable cc found in \$PATH" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+fi
+
+echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:733: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  cat > conftest.c <<EOF
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+  yes;
+#endif
+EOF
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:742: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
+fi
+fi
+
+echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_gcc" 1>&6
+
+if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
+  GCC=yes
+  ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
+  ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  CFLAGS=
+  echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:757: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  echo 'void f(){}' > conftest.c
+if test -z "`${CC-cc} -g -c conftest.c 2>&1`"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_cc_g=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_prog_cc_g=no
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+
+fi
+
+echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_g" 1>&6
+  if test "$ac_test_CFLAGS" = set; then
+    CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
+  elif test $ac_cv_prog_cc_g = yes; then
+    CFLAGS="-g -O2"
+  else
+    CFLAGS="-O2"
+  fi
+else
+  GCC=
+  test "${CFLAGS+set}" = set || CFLAGS="-g"
+fi
+
+if test $host != $build; then
+  ac_tool_prefix=${host_alias}-
+else
+  ac_tool_prefix=
+fi
+
+# Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}g++", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}g++; ac_word=$2
+echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:793: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CXX'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  if test -n "$CXX"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_CXX="$CXX" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
+  ac_dummy="$PATH"
+  for ac_dir in $ac_dummy; do
+    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
+    if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
+      ac_cv_prog_CXX="${ac_tool_prefix}g++"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
+fi
+fi
+CXX="$ac_cv_prog_CXX"
+if test -n "$CXX"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""$CXX" 1>&6
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+fi
+
+
+if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_CXX"; then
+if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
+  # Extract the first word of "g++", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy g++; ac_word=$2
+echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:825: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CXX'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  if test -n "$CXX"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_CXX="$CXX" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
+  ac_dummy="$PATH"
+  for ac_dir in $ac_dummy; do
+    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
+    if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
+      ac_cv_prog_CXX="g++"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
+  test -z "$ac_cv_prog_CXX" && ac_cv_prog_CXX="g++"
+fi
+fi
+CXX="$ac_cv_prog_CXX"
+if test -n "$CXX"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""$CXX" 1>&6
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+fi
+
+else
+  CXX="g++"
+fi
+fi
+
+if test -z "$CXX"; then
+  # Extract the first word of "c++", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy c++; ac_word=$2
+echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:861: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CXX'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  if test -n "$CXX"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_CXX="$CXX" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
+  ac_dummy="$PATH"
+  for ac_dir in $ac_dummy; do
+    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
+    if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
+      ac_cv_prog_CXX="c++"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
+fi
+fi
+CXX="$ac_cv_prog_CXX"
+if test -n "$CXX"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""$CXX" 1>&6
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+fi
+
+  test -z "$CC" && { echo "configure: error: no acceptable cc found in \$PATH" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+fi
+
+CXXFLAGS='$(CFLAGS)'
+
+
 if test "$program_transform_name" = s,x,x,; then
   program_transform_name=
 else
@@ -821,7 +932,7 @@ fi
 # 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""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:825: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
+echo "configure:936: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
 if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -875,19 +986,19 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for Cygwin environment""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:879: checking for Cygwin environment" >&5
+echo "configure:990: checking for Cygwin environment" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'am_cv_cygwin'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 884 "configure"
+#line 995 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 return __CYGWIN32__;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:891: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1002: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   am_cv_cygwin=yes
 else
@@ -904,19 +1015,19 @@ echo "$ac_t""$am_cv_cygwin" 1>&6
 CYGWIN=
 test "$am_cv_cygwin" = yes && CYGWIN=yes
 echo $ac_n "checking for Mingw32 environment""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:908: checking for Mingw32 environment" >&5
+echo "configure:1019: checking for Mingw32 environment" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'am_cv_mingw32'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 913 "configure"
+#line 1024 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 return __MINGW32__;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:920: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1031: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   am_cv_mingw32=yes
 else
@@ -935,7 +1046,7 @@ test "$am_cv_mingw32" = yes && MINGW32=yes
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for executable suffix""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:939: checking for executable suffix" >&5
+echo "configure:1050: checking for executable suffix" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'am_cv_exeext'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1111,7 +1222,6 @@ s%@includedir@%$includedir%g
 s%@oldincludedir@%$oldincludedir%g
 s%@infodir@%$infodir%g
 s%@mandir@%$mandir%g
-s%@CC@%$CC%g
 s%@host@%$host%g
 s%@host_alias@%$host_alias%g
 s%@host_cpu@%$host_cpu%g
@@ -1127,6 +1237,8 @@ s%@build_alias@%$build_alias%g
 s%@build_cpu@%$build_cpu%g
 s%@build_vendor@%$build_vendor%g
 s%@build_os@%$build_os%g
+s%@CC@%$CC%g
+s%@CXX@%$CXX%g
 s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
diff --git a/winsup/utils/configure.in b/winsup/utils/configure.in
index fc9cd160d..aea20413f 100644
--- a/winsup/utils/configure.in
+++ b/winsup/utils/configure.in
@@ -51,9 +51,22 @@ else
 fi
 ])
 
-LIB_AC_PROG_CC
+AC_DEFUN(LIB_AC_PROG_CXX,
+[AC_BEFORE([$0], [AC_PROG_CPP])dnl
+AC_CHECK_TOOL(CXX, g++, g++)
+if test -z "$CXX"; then
+  AC_CHECK_PROG(CXX, c++, c++, , , )
+  test -z "$CC" && AC_MSG_ERROR([no acceptable cc found in \$PATH])
+fi
+
+CXXFLAGS='$(CFLAGS)'
+])
 
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
+
+LIB_AC_PROG_CC
+LIB_AC_PROG_CXX
+
 AC_ARG_PROGRAM
 
 if test "x$cross_compiling" = "xyes"; then