diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0e472767c..7827f6a30 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2002-11-29  Nathanael Nerode  <neroden@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	(Continuing slow-motion replay)
+	* configure.in (v810*): Remove special setting of tools.
+
+	* configure: Add support for extra required flags for ar or nm.
+	* configure.in (aix4.3+): Use above support for target-specific
+	issues, rather than using config/mt-aix43.
+
 2002-11-29  Nathanael Nerode  <neroden@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	(Starting slow-motion replay merge from gcc 3.4 b-i-b branch)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 362ccec1e..9ba4225cf 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ t loop
 
   AR=${AR-${host_alias}-ar}
   AR_FOR_TARGET=${AR_FOR_TARGET-${target_alias}-ar}
+  AR_FOR_TARGET=${AR_FOR_TARGET}${extra_arflags_for_target}
   AS=${AS-${host_alias}-as}
   AS_FOR_TARGET=${AS_FOR_TARGET-${target_alias}-as}
   BISON=${BISON-bison}
@@ -957,6 +958,7 @@ t loop
   MAKEINFO=${MAKEINFO-makeinfo}
   NM=${NM-${host_alias}-nm}
   NM_FOR_TARGET=${NM_FOR_TARGET-${target_alias}-nm}
+  NM_FOR_TARGET=${NM_FOR_TARGET}${extra_nmflags_for_target}
   RANLIB=${RANLIB-${host_alias}-ranlib}
   RANLIB_FOR_TARGET=${RANLIB_FOR_TARGET-${target_alias}-ranlib}
   WINDRES=${WINDRES-${host_alias}-windres}
@@ -1032,6 +1034,7 @@ else
 
   AR=ar
   AR_FOR_TARGET='\$(USUAL_AR_FOR_TARGET)'
+  AR_FOR_TARGET=${AR_FOR_TARGET}${extra_arflags_for_target}
   AS=as
   AS_FOR_TARGET='\$(USUAL_AS_FOR_TARGET)'
   BISON='$(USUAL_BISON)'
@@ -1046,6 +1049,7 @@ else
   MAKEINFO='\$(USUAL_MAKEINFO)'
   NM=nm
   NM_FOR_TARGET='\$(USUAL_NM_FOR_TARGET)'
+  NM_FOR_TARGET=${NM_FOR_TARGET}${extra_nmflags_for_target}
   RANLIB_FOR_TARGET='\$(USUAL_RANLIB_FOR_TARGET)'
   WINDRES=windres
   WINDRES_FOR_TARGET='\$(USUAL_WINDRES_FOR_TARGET)'
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 21b86fde4..10749a80d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1118,10 +1118,9 @@ if test -n "${host_makefile_frag}" ; then
   host_makefile_frag=mh-frag
 fi
 
+extra_arflags_for_target=
+extra_nmflags_for_target=
 case "${target}" in
-  v810*)
-    target_makefile_frag="config/mt-v810"
-    ;;
   i[3456]86-*-netware*)
     target_makefile_frag="config/mt-netware"
     ;;
@@ -1132,7 +1131,11 @@ case "${target}" in
     target_makefile_frag="config/mt-linux"
     ;;
   *-*-aix4.[3456789]* | *-*-aix[56789].*)
-    target_makefile_frag="config/mt-aix43"
+    # nm and ar from AIX 4.3 and above require -X32_64 flag to all ar and nm 
+    # commands to handle both 32-bit and 64-bit objects.  These flags are
+    # harmless if we're using GNU nm or ar.
+    extra_arflags_for_target=" -X32_64"
+    extra_nmflags_for_target=" -B -X32_64"
     ;;
   mips*-*-pe | sh*-*-pe | *arm-wince-pe)
     target_makefile_frag="config/mt-wince"