diff --git a/newlib/ChangeLog b/newlib/ChangeLog
index a14669c0b..e136405bf 100644
--- a/newlib/ChangeLog
+++ b/newlib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-08-29  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
+
+	* Makefile.am: Add check for ln failing when creating libg.a
+	so that cp gets used as a backup.
+	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.
+
 2001-08-29  Jeff Johnston  <jjohnstn@redhat.com>
 
 	* libc/include/sys/reent.h: Add include of <sys/_types.h>.
diff --git a/newlib/Makefile.am b/newlib/Makefile.am
index 5e7c0fcd4..b00d9265b 100644
--- a/newlib/Makefile.am
+++ b/newlib/Makefile.am
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ libc.a: libc/libc.a libm.a
 	 $(AR) x ../libc/libc.a ; \
 	 $(AR) $(AR_FLAGS) ../$@ *.o
 	$(RANLIB) libc.a
-	ln libc.a libg.a
+	ln libc.a libg.a >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || cp libc.a libg.a
 	rm -rf tmp
 
 libc/libc.a: ; @true
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ CLEANFILES = targ-include stmp-targ-include
 
 install-data-local:	install-toollibLIBRARIES
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libg.a
-	ln $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libc.a $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libg.a
+	ln $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libc.a $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libg.a >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || cp $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libc.a $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libg.a
 	$(MULTIDO) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) DO=install multi-do
 	-if [ -z "$(MULTISUBDIR)" ]; then \
 	  $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/include; \
diff --git a/newlib/Makefile.in b/newlib/Makefile.in
index 2ed1c5b7e..7284d1ef5 100644
--- a/newlib/Makefile.in
+++ b/newlib/Makefile.in
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ libc.a: libc/libc.a libm.a
 	 $(AR) x ../libc/libc.a ; \
 	 $(AR) $(AR_FLAGS) ../$@ *.o
 	$(RANLIB) libc.a
-	ln libc.a libg.a
+	ln libc.a libg.a >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || cp libc.a libg.a
 	rm -rf tmp
 
 libc/libc.a: ; @true
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ stmp-targ-include: config.status
 
 install-data-local:	install-toollibLIBRARIES
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libg.a
-	ln $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libc.a $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libg.a
+	ln $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libc.a $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libg.a >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || cp $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libc.a $(DESTDIR)$(toollibdir)/libg.a
 	$(MULTIDO) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) DO=install multi-do
 	-if [ -z "$(MULTISUBDIR)" ]; then \
 	  $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(tooldir)/include; \