diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e4651bc74..2dc466726 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2003-10-05  Mohan Embar  <gnustuff@thisiscool.com>
+
+	* configure.in: Allow explicit specification of CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD.
+	* configure: Rebuilt
+	* Makefile.tpl: Use CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD computed by configure
+	* Makefile.in: Rebuilt
+
 2003-10-03  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* ltconfig (sys_lib_search_path_spec): Fix a typo for HPUX.
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index d08c169ab..dec58e049 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ PWD_COMMAND = $${PWDCMD-pwd}
 # compilers to use to create programs which must be run in the build
 # environment.
 CC_FOR_BUILD = @CC_FOR_BUILD@
-CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD = $(CFLAGS)
+CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD = @CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD@
 
 CXX_FOR_BUILD = $(CXX)
 
diff --git a/Makefile.tpl b/Makefile.tpl
index 05626e745..194274fe0 100644
--- a/Makefile.tpl
+++ b/Makefile.tpl
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ PWD_COMMAND = $${PWDCMD-pwd}
 # compilers to use to create programs which must be run in the build
 # environment.
 CC_FOR_BUILD = @CC_FOR_BUILD@
-CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD = $(CFLAGS)
+CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD = @CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD@
 
 CXX_FOR_BUILD = $(CXX)
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1c4da1021..99a624b21 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -755,6 +755,18 @@ test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
 # Like NCN_CHECK_TARGET_TOOL, but requires the prefix if build!=target.
 
  
+###
+# AC_PROG_CPP_WERROR
+# Used for autoconf 2.5x to force AC_PREPROC_IFELSE to reject code which
+# triggers warnings from the preprocessor.  Will be in autoconf 2.58.
+# For now, using this also overrides header checks to use only the
+# preprocessor (matches 2.13 behavior; matching 2.58's behavior is a
+# bit harder from here).
+# Eventually autoconf will default to checking headers with the compiler
+# instead, and we'll have to do this differently.
+
+# AC_PROG_CPP_WERROR
+
 
 ### we might need to use some other shell than /bin/sh for running subshells
 ### If we are on Windows, search for the shell.  This will permit people
@@ -2669,6 +2681,10 @@ case " $target_configdirs " in
   ;;
 esac
 
+# Allow the user to override the flags for
+# our build compiler if desired.
+CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=${CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD-${CFLAGS}}
+
 # On Canadian crosses, we'll be searching the right directories for
 # the previously-installed cross compiler, so don't bother to add
 # flags for directories within the install tree of the compiler
@@ -2807,7 +2823,7 @@ test -n "$target_alias" && ncn_target_tool_prefix=$target_alias-
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2811: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2827: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2840,7 +2856,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AR" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2844: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2860: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2879,7 +2895,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2883: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2899: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2912,7 +2928,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AS" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2916: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2932: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2951,7 +2967,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2955: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2971: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2984,7 +3000,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2988: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3004: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3023,7 +3039,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}ld", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}ld; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3027: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3043: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3056,7 +3072,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_LD" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "ld", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ld; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3060: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3076: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3095,7 +3111,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}nm", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}nm; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3099: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3115: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_NM'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3128,7 +3144,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_NM" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "nm", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy nm; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3132: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3148: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_NM'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3167,7 +3183,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3171: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3187: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3200,7 +3216,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_RANLIB" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3204: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3220: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3239,7 +3255,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}windres", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}windres; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3243: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3259: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_WINDRES'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3272,7 +3288,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_WINDRES" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "windres", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy windres; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3276: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3292: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_WINDRES'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3311,7 +3327,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}objcopy", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}objcopy; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3315: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3331: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJCOPY'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3344,7 +3360,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_OBJCOPY" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "objcopy", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy objcopy; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3348: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3364: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_OBJCOPY'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3383,7 +3399,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3387: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3403: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3416,7 +3432,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3420: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3436: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3459,12 +3475,13 @@ fi
 
 
 
+
 # Target tools.
  if test -n "$ncn_target_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3468: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3485: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3497,7 +3514,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AR_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3501: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3518: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_AR_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3536,7 +3553,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3540: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3557: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3569,7 +3586,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AS_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3573: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3590: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_AS_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3608,7 +3625,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3612: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3629: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3641,7 +3658,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3645: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3662: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_DLLTOOL_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3680,7 +3697,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}ld", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}ld; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3684: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3701: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LD_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3713,7 +3730,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_LD_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "ld", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ld; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3717: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3734: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_LD_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3752,7 +3769,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}nm", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}nm; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3756: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3773: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_NM_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3785,7 +3802,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_NM_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "nm", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy nm; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3789: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3806: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_NM_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3824,7 +3841,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3828: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3845: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3857,7 +3874,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_RANLIB_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3861: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3878: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_RANLIB_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3896,7 +3913,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}windres", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}windres; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3900: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3917: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_WINDRES_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3929,7 +3946,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_WINDRES_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "windres", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy windres; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3933: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3950: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_WINDRES_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3996,7 +4013,7 @@ RANLIB_FOR_TARGET=${RANLIB_FOR_TARGET}${extra_ranlibflags_for_target}
 NM_FOR_TARGET=${NM_FOR_TARGET}${extra_nmflags_for_target}
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4000: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:4017: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
 # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
@@ -4241,6 +4258,7 @@ s%@OBJDUMP@%$OBJDUMP%g
 s%@ncn_cv_OBJDUMP@%$ncn_cv_OBJDUMP%g
 s%@CC@%$CC%g
 s%@CXX@%$CXX%g
+s%@CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD@%$CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD%g
 s%@DEFAULT_YACC@%$DEFAULT_YACC%g
 s%@DEFAULT_LEX@%$DEFAULT_LEX%g
 s%@DEFAULT_M4@%$DEFAULT_M4%g
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3d30f62b7..1ab21a834 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1919,6 +1919,10 @@ case " $target_configdirs " in
   ;;
 esac
 
+# Allow the user to override the flags for
+# our build compiler if desired.
+CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD=${CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD-${CFLAGS}}
+
 # On Canadian crosses, we'll be searching the right directories for
 # the previously-installed cross compiler, so don't bother to add
 # flags for directories within the install tree of the compiler
@@ -2060,6 +2064,7 @@ NCN_STRICT_CHECK_TOOL(OBJDUMP, objdump)
 AC_SUBST(CC)
 AC_SUBST(CXX)
 AC_SUBST(CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD)
 AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_YACC)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_LEX)