+dnl We need -znocombreloc if we're using a relatively recent GNU ld.
+dnl If we can link with the flag, it shouldn't do any harm anyhow.
+dnl (Don't use `-z nocombreloc' as -z takes no arg on Irix.)
+dnl Treat GCC specially since it just gives a non-fatal `unrecognized option'
+dnl if not built to support GNU ld.
+
+late_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
+if test $GCC = yes; then
+ LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-znocombreloc"
+else
+ LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -znocombreloc"
+fi
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([For -znocombreloc])
+AC_LINK_IFELSE([main(){return 0;}],
+ [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],
+ LDFLAGS=$late_LDFLAGS
+ [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
+