diff --git a/base/glibc/glibc-avoid-libgcc_eh-and-libgcc_s.patch b/base/glibc/glibc-avoid-libgcc_eh-and-libgcc_s.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa1c4737b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/glibc/glibc-avoid-libgcc_eh-and-libgcc_s.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+From 95f5a9a866695da4e038aa4e6ccbbfd5d9cf63b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 19:14:59 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Avoid use of libgcc_s and libgcc_eh when building glibc.
+
+---
+ ChangeLog                  |   47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ Makeconfig                 |   68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
+ Rules                      |   45 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------
+ elf/Makefile               |    6 +++-
+ elf/static-stubs.c         |   46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ ports/ChangeLog.arm        |    7 ++++
+ ports/sysdeps/arm/Makefile |    8 +++++
+ 7 files changed, 206 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
+ create mode 100644 elf/static-stubs.c
+
+diff --git a/Makeconfig b/Makeconfig
+index 417fa50..859b588 100644
+--- a/Makeconfig
++++ b/Makeconfig
+@@ -415,9 +415,9 @@ LDFLAGS.so += $(hashstyle-LDFLAGS)
+ LDFLAGS-rtld += $(hashstyle-LDFLAGS)
+ endif
+ 
+-# Command for linking programs with the C library.
++# Commands for linking programs with the C library.
+ ifndef +link
+-+link = $(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -o $@ \
+++link-before-libc = $(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -o $@ \
+ 	      $(sysdep-LDFLAGS) $(config-LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS-$(@F)) \
+ 	      $(combreloc-LDFLAGS) $(relro-LDFLAGS) $(hashstyle-LDFLAGS) \
+ 	      $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),$(start-installed-name)) \
+@@ -426,7 +426,10 @@ ifndef +link
+ 						     $(start-installed-name))\
+ 			   $(+preinit) $(link-extra-libs) \
+ 			   $(common-objpfx)libc% $(+postinit),$^) \
+-	      $(link-extra-libs) $(link-libc) $(+postctor) $(+postinit)
++	      $(link-extra-libs)
+++link-after-libc = $(+postctor) $(+postinit)
+++link = $(+link-before-libc) $(link-libc) $(+link-after-libc)
+++link-tests = $(+link-before-libc) $(link-libc-tests) $(+link-after-libc)
+ endif
+ # Command for linking PIE programs with the C library.
+ ifndef +link-pie
+@@ -443,7 +446,7 @@ ifndef +link-pie
+ endif
+ # Command for statically linking programs with the C library.
+ ifndef +link-static
+-+link-static = $(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ \
+++link-static-before-libc = $(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ \
+ 	      $(sysdep-LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS-$(@F))  \
+ 	      $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),$(static-start-installed-name)) \
+ 	      $(+preinit) $(+prector) \
+@@ -451,7 +454,12 @@ ifndef +link-static
+ 						     $(start-installed-name))\
+ 			   $(+preinit) $(link-extra-libs-static) \
+ 			   $(common-objpfx)libc% $(+postinit),$^) \
+-	      $(link-extra-libs-static) $(link-libc-static) $(+postctor) $(+postinit)
++	      $(link-extra-libs-static) $(link-libc-static)
+++link-static-after-libc = $(+postctor) $(+postinit)
+++link-static = $(+link-static-before-libc) $(link-libc-static) \
++	       $(+link-static-after-libc)
+++link-static-tests = $(+link-static-before-libc) $(link-libc-static-tests) \
++		     $(+link-static-after-libc)
+ endif
+ # Command for statically linking bounded-pointer programs with the C library.
+ ifndef +link-bounded
+@@ -475,10 +483,12 @@ ifeq (yes,$(build-shared))
+ # We need the versioned name of libc.so in the deps of $(others) et al
+ # so that the symlink to libc.so is created before anything tries to
+ # run the linked programs.
+-link-libc = -Wl,-rpath-link=$(rpath-link) \
++link-libc-before-gnulib = -Wl,-rpath-link=$(rpath-link) \
+ 	    $(common-objpfx)libc.so$(libc.so-version) \
+ 	    $(common-objpfx)$(patsubst %,$(libtype.oS),c) \
+-	    $(as-needed) $(common-objpfx)elf/ld.so $(no-as-needed) $(gnulib)
++	    $(as-needed) $(common-objpfx)elf/ld.so $(no-as-needed)
++link-libc = $(link-libc-before-gnulib) $(gnulib)
++link-libc-tests = $(link-libc-before-gnulib) $(gnulib-tests)
+ # This is how to find at build-time things that will be installed there.
+ rpath-dirs = math elf dlfcn nss nis rt resolv crypt
+ rpath-link = \
+@@ -488,6 +498,7 @@ else
+ nssobjdir := $(patsubst ../$(subdir),.,$(common-objpfx)nss)
+ resolvobjdir := $(patsubst ../$(subdir),.,$(common-objpfx)resolv)
+ link-libc = $(common-objpfx)libc.a $(otherlibs) $(gnulib) $(common-objpfx)libc.a $(gnulib)
++link-libc-tests = $(common-objpfx)libc.a $(otherlibs) $(gnulib-tests) $(common-objpfx)libc.a $(gnulib-tests)
+ endif
+ endif
+ 
+@@ -513,8 +524,43 @@ endif
+ 
+ # The static libraries.
+ link-libc-static = -Wl,--start-group $(common-objpfx)libc.a $(static-gnulib) -Wl,--end-group
++link-libc-static-tests = -Wl,--start-group $(common-objpfx)libc.a $(static-gnulib-tests) -Wl,--end-group
+ link-libc-bounded = $(common-objpfx)libc_b.a $(gnulib) $(common-objpfx)libc_b.a
+ 
++# How to link against libgcc.  Some libgcc functions, such as those
++# for "long long" arithmetic or software floating point, can always be
++# built without use of C library headers and do not have any global
++# state so can safely be linked statically into any executable or
++# shared library requiring them; these functions are in libgcc.a.
++# Other functions, relating to exception handling, may require C
++# library headers to build and it may not be safe to have more than
++# one copy of them in a process; these functions are only in
++# libgcc_s.so and libgcc_eh.a.
++#
++# To avoid circular dependencies when bootstrapping, it is desirable
++# to avoid use of libgcc_s and libgcc_eh in building glibc.  Where any
++# glibc functionality (in particular, thread cancellation) requires
++# exception handling, this is implemented through dlopen of libgcc_s
++# to avoid unnecessary dependencies on libgcc_s by programs not using
++# that functionality; executables built with glibc do not use
++# exception handling other than through thread cancellation.
++#
++# Undefined references to functions from libgcc_eh or libgcc_s may
++# arise for code built with -fexceptions.  In the case of statically
++# linked programs installed by glibc, unwinding will never actually
++# occur at runtime and the use of elf/static-stubs.c to resolve these
++# references is safe.  In the case of statically linked test programs
++# and test programs built with -fexceptions, unwinding may occur in
++# some cases and it is preferable to link with libgcc_eh or libgcc_s
++# so that the testing is as similar as possible to how programs will
++# be built with the installed glibc.
++#
++# Some architectures have architecture-specific systems for exception
++# handling that may involve undefined references to
++# architecture-specific functions.  On those architectures,
++# gnulib-arch and static-gnulib-arch may be defined in sysdeps
++# makefiles to use additional libraries for linking executables and
++# shared libraries built by glibc.
+ ifndef gnulib
+ ifneq ($(have-cc-with-libunwind),yes)
+   libunwind =
+@@ -522,8 +568,12 @@ else
+   libunwind = -lunwind
+ endif
+ libgcc_eh := -Wl,--as-needed -lgcc_s $(libunwind) -Wl,--no-as-needed
+-gnulib := -lgcc $(libgcc_eh)
+-static-gnulib := -lgcc -lgcc_eh $(libunwind)
++gnulib-arch =
++gnulib = -lgcc $(gnulib-arch)
++gnulib-tests := -lgcc $(libgcc_eh)
++static-gnulib-arch =
++static-gnulib = -lgcc $(static-gnulib-arch)
++static-gnulib-tests := -lgcc -lgcc_eh $(libunwind)
+ libc.so-gnulib := -lgcc
+ endif
+ +preinit = $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),crti.o)
+diff --git a/Rules b/Rules
+index 3c61a29..17d938e 100644
+--- a/Rules
++++ b/Rules
+@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
+-# Copyright (C) 1991-2000,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2011
+-#	Free Software Foundation, Inc.
++# Copyright (C) 1991-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ # This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+ 
+ # The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+@@ -103,29 +102,46 @@ xtests: tests $(xtests:%=$(objpfx)%.out) $(xtests-bp.out)
+ endif
+ 
+ ifeq ($(build-programs),yes)
+-binaries-all = $(others) $(sysdep-others) $(tests) $(xtests) $(test-srcs)
+-binaries-static = $(others-static) $(tests-static) $(xtests-static)
++binaries-all-notests = $(others) $(sysdep-others)
++binaries-all-tests = $(tests) $(xtests) $(test-srcs)
++binaries-all = $(binaries-all-notests) $(binaries-all-tests)
++binaries-static-notests = $(others-static)
++binaries-static-tests = $(tests-static) $(xtests-static)
++binaries-static = $(binaries-static-notests) $(binaries-static-tests)
+ ifeq (yesyes,$(have-fpie)$(build-shared))
+ binaries-pie = $(others-pie) $(tests-pie) $(xtests-pie)
+ else
+ binaries-pie =
+ endif
+ else
+-binaries-all = $(tests) $(xtests) $(test-srcs)
++binaries-all-notests =
++binaries-all-tests = $(tests) $(xtests) $(test-srcs)
++binaries-all = $(binaries-all-tests)
++binaries-static-notests =
++binaries-static-tests =
+ binaries-static =
+ binaries-pie =
+ endif
+ 
+-binaries-shared = $(filter-out $(binaries-pie) $(binaries-static), \
+-			       $(binaries-all))
++binaries-shared-tests = $(filter-out $(binaries-pie) $(binaries-static), \
++				     $(binaries-all-tests))
++binaries-shared-notests = $(filter-out $(binaries-pie) $(binaries-static), \
++				       $(binaries-all-notests))
+ 
+-ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-shared))" ""
+-$(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-shared)): %: %.o \
++ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-shared-notests))" ""
++$(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-shared-notests)): %: %.o \
+   $(sort $(filter $(common-objpfx)lib%,$(link-libc))) \
+   $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),start.o) $(+preinit) $(+postinit)
+ 	$(+link)
+ endif
+ 
++ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-shared-tests))" ""
++$(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-shared-tests)): %: %.o \
++  $(sort $(filter $(common-objpfx)lib%,$(link-libc))) \
++  $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),start.o) $(+preinit) $(+postinit)
++	$(+link-tests)
++endif
++
+ ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-pie))" ""
+ $(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-pie)): %: %.o \
+   $(sort $(filter $(common-objpfx)lib%,$(link-libc))) \
+@@ -133,13 +149,20 @@ $(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-pie)): %: %.o \
+ 	$(+link-pie)
+ endif
+ 
+-ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-static))" ""
+-$(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-static)): %: %.o \
++ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-static-notests))" ""
++$(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-static-notests)): %: %.o \
+   $(sort $(filter $(common-objpfx)lib%,$(link-libc-static))) \
+   $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),start.o) $(+preinit) $(+postinit)
+ 	$(+link-static)
+ endif
+ 
++ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-static-tests))" ""
++$(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-static-tests)): %: %.o \
++  $(sort $(filter $(common-objpfx)lib%,$(link-libc-static-tests))) \
++  $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),start.o) $(+preinit) $(+postinit)
++	$(+link-static-tests)
++endif
++
+ ifeq ($(build-bounded),yes)
+ binaries-bounded = $(addsuffix -bp,$(tests) $(xtests) $(test-srcs))
+ $(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-bounded)): %-bp: %.ob \
+diff --git a/elf/Makefile b/elf/Makefile
+index 0c26ce5..9054199 100644
+--- a/elf/Makefile
++++ b/elf/Makefile
+@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ others		= sprof sln pldd
+ install-bin	= sprof pldd
+ others-static   = sln
+ install-rootsbin = sln
++sln-modules	:= static-stubs
++extra-objs	+= $(sln-modules:=.o)
+ 
+ ifeq (yes,$(use-ldconfig))
+ ifeq (yes,$(build-shared))
+@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ others-static	+= ldconfig
+ others		+= ldconfig
+ install-rootsbin += ldconfig
+ 
+-ldconfig-modules := cache readlib xmalloc xstrdup chroot_canon
++ldconfig-modules := cache readlib xmalloc xstrdup chroot_canon static-stubs
+ extra-objs	+= $(ldconfig-modules:=.o)
+ endif
+ endif
+@@ -411,6 +413,8 @@ $(objpfx)ldd: ldd.bash.in $(common-objpfx)soversions.mk \
+ 
+ $(objpfx)sprof: $(libdl)
+ 
++$(objpfx)sln: $(sln-modules:%=$(objpfx)%.o)
++
+ $(objpfx)ldconfig: $(ldconfig-modules:%=$(objpfx)%.o)
+ 
+ $(objpfx)pldd: $(pldd-modules:%=$(objpfx)%.o)
+diff --git a/elf/static-stubs.c b/elf/static-stubs.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..6c5eebc
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/elf/static-stubs.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
++/* Stub implementations of functions to link into statically linked
++   programs without needing libgcc_eh.
++   Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
++   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
++
++   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
++   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
++   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
++   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
++
++   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
++   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
++   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
++   Lesser General Public License for more details.
++
++   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
++   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
++   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
++
++/* Avoid backtrace (and so _Unwind_Backtrace) dependencies from
++   sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc_fatal.c.  */
++#include <sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c>
++
++#include <stdlib.h>
++#include <unwind.h>
++
++/* These programs do not use thread cancellation, so _Unwind_Resume
++   and the personality routine are never actually called.  */
++
++void
++_Unwind_Resume (struct _Unwind_Exception *exc __attribute__ ((unused)))
++{
++  abort ();
++}
++
++_Unwind_Reason_Code
++__gcc_personality_v0 (int version __attribute__ ((unused)),
++		      _Unwind_Action actions __attribute__ ((unused)),
++		      _Unwind_Exception_Class exception_class
++		      __attribute__ ((unused)),
++		      struct _Unwind_Exception *ue_header
++		      __attribute__ ((unused)),
++		      struct _Unwind_Context *context __attribute__ ((unused)))
++{
++  abort ();
++}
+diff --git a/ports/ChangeLog.arm b/ports/ChangeLog.arm
+index c411e1c..71e8b1b 100644
+--- a/ports/ChangeLog.arm
++++ b/ports/ChangeLog.arm
+@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
++2012-07-03  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
++
++	* sysdeps/arm/Makefile (gnulib-arch): New variable.
++	(static-gnulib-arch): Likewise.
++	[subdir = elf] ($(objpfx)libgcc-stubs.a): New rule.
++	[subdir = elf] (lib-noranlib): Depend on $(objpfx)libgcc-stubs.a.
++
+ 2012-06-12  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+ 
+ 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/setcontext.S (__startcontext): Use
+diff --git a/ports/sysdeps/arm/Makefile b/ports/sysdeps/arm/Makefile
+index 5fd5136..3bdb6b3 100644
+--- a/ports/sysdeps/arm/Makefile
++++ b/ports/sysdeps/arm/Makefile
+@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
++gnulib-arch = $(elfobjdir)/libgcc-stubs.a
++static-gnulib-arch = $(elfobjdir)/libgcc-stubs.a
++
+ ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
+ sysdep-dl-routines += tlsdesc dl-tlsdesc
+ sysdep_routines += aeabi_unwind_cpp_pr1 find_exidx tlsdesc dl-tlsdesc
+ sysdep-rtld-routines += aeabi_unwind_cpp_pr1 tlsdesc dl-tlsdesc
+ shared-only-routines += aeabi_unwind_cpp_pr1
++
++$(objpfx)libgcc-stubs.a: $(objpfx)aeabi_unwind_cpp_pr1.os
++	$(build-extra-lib)
++
++lib-noranlib: $(objpfx)libgcc-stubs.a
+ endif
+ 
+ ifeq ($(subdir),csu)
+-- 
+1.7.3.4
+
diff --git a/base/glibc/glibc-avoid-libgcc_eh-and-libgcc_s.patch.orig b/base/glibc/glibc-avoid-libgcc_eh-and-libgcc_s.patch.orig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..148da960b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/glibc/glibc-avoid-libgcc_eh-and-libgcc_s.patch.orig
@@ -0,0 +1,416 @@
+From 95f5a9a866695da4e038aa4e6ccbbfd5d9cf63b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 19:14:59 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Avoid use of libgcc_s and libgcc_eh when building glibc.
+
+---
+ ChangeLog                  |   47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ Makeconfig                 |   68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
+ Rules                      |   45 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------
+ elf/Makefile               |    6 +++-
+ elf/static-stubs.c         |   46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ ports/ChangeLog.arm        |    7 ++++
+ ports/sysdeps/arm/Makefile |    8 +++++
+ 7 files changed, 206 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
+ create mode 100644 elf/static-stubs.c
+
+diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
+index 7e270e0..dc750a5 100644
+--- a/ChangeLog
++++ b/ChangeLog
+@@ -1,5 +1,52 @@
+ 2012-07-03  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+ 
++	* Makeconfig [!+link] (+link-before-libc): New variable.
++	[!+link] (+link-after-libc): Likewise.
++	[!+link] (+link-tests): Likewise.
++	[!+link] (+link): Define in terms of $(+link-before-libc) and
++	$(+link-after-libc).
++	[!+link-static] (+link-static-before-libc): New variable.
++	[!+link-static] (+link-static-after-libc): Likewise.
++	[!+link-static] (+link-static-tests): Likewise.
++	[!+link-static] (+link-static): Define in terms of
++	$(+link-static-before-libc) and $(+link-static-after-libc).
++	[build-shared] (link-libc-before-gnulib): New variable.
++	[build-shared] (link-libc-tests): Likewise.
++	[build-shared] (link-libc): Define in terms of
++	$(link-libc-before-gnulib).
++	[!build-shared] (link-libc-tests): New variable.
++	(link-libc-static-tests): New variable.
++	[!gnulib] (gnulib-arch): New variable.
++	[!gnulib] (gnulib-tests): Likewise.
++	[!gnulib] (static-gnulib-arch): Likewise.
++	[!gnulib] (static-gnulib-tests): Likewise.
++	[!gnulib] (gnulib): Use $(gnulib-arch).  Do not use $(libgcc_eh).
++	Define with "=" instead of ":=".
++	[!gnulib] (static-gnulib): Use $(static-gnulib-arch).  Do not use
++	-lgcc_eh $(libunwind).  Define with "=" instead of ":=".
++	* Rules (binaries-all-notests): New variable.
++	(binaries-all-tests): Likewise.
++	(binaries-static-notests): Likewise.
++	(binaries-static-tests): Likewise.
++	(binaries-all): Define using $(binaries-all-notests) and
++	$(binaries-all-tests).
++	(binaries-static): Define using $(binaries-static-notests) and
++	$(binaries-static-tests).
++	(binaries-shared-tests): New variable.
++	(binaries-shared-notests): Likewise.
++	(binaries-shared): Remove variable.
++	($(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-shared-notests))): New rule.
++	($(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-shared-tests))): Likewise.
++	($(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-shared))): Remove rule.
++	($(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-static-notests))): New rule.
++	($(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-static-tests))): Likewise.
++	($(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-static))): Remove rule.
++	* elf/Makefile (sln-modules): New variable.
++	(extra-objs): Add $(sln-modules:=.o).
++	(ldconfig-modules): Add static-stubs.
++	($(objpfx)sln): Depend on $(sln-modules:%=$(objpfx)%.o).
++	* elf/static-stubs.c: New file.
++
+ 	[BZ #14283]
+ 	* sysdeps/ieee754/flt-32/k_rem_pio2f.c (__kernel_rem_pio2f): Shift
+ 	by 7 not 8 to examine high bit of fractional part.  Use volatile
+diff --git a/Makeconfig b/Makeconfig
+index 417fa50..859b588 100644
+--- a/Makeconfig
++++ b/Makeconfig
+@@ -415,9 +415,9 @@ LDFLAGS.so += $(hashstyle-LDFLAGS)
+ LDFLAGS-rtld += $(hashstyle-LDFLAGS)
+ endif
+ 
+-# Command for linking programs with the C library.
++# Commands for linking programs with the C library.
+ ifndef +link
+-+link = $(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -o $@ \
+++link-before-libc = $(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -o $@ \
+ 	      $(sysdep-LDFLAGS) $(config-LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS-$(@F)) \
+ 	      $(combreloc-LDFLAGS) $(relro-LDFLAGS) $(hashstyle-LDFLAGS) \
+ 	      $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),$(start-installed-name)) \
+@@ -426,7 +426,10 @@ ifndef +link
+ 						     $(start-installed-name))\
+ 			   $(+preinit) $(link-extra-libs) \
+ 			   $(common-objpfx)libc% $(+postinit),$^) \
+-	      $(link-extra-libs) $(link-libc) $(+postctor) $(+postinit)
++	      $(link-extra-libs)
+++link-after-libc = $(+postctor) $(+postinit)
+++link = $(+link-before-libc) $(link-libc) $(+link-after-libc)
+++link-tests = $(+link-before-libc) $(link-libc-tests) $(+link-after-libc)
+ endif
+ # Command for linking PIE programs with the C library.
+ ifndef +link-pie
+@@ -443,7 +446,7 @@ ifndef +link-pie
+ endif
+ # Command for statically linking programs with the C library.
+ ifndef +link-static
+-+link-static = $(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ \
+++link-static-before-libc = $(CC) -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o $@ \
+ 	      $(sysdep-LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS-$(@F))  \
+ 	      $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),$(static-start-installed-name)) \
+ 	      $(+preinit) $(+prector) \
+@@ -451,7 +454,12 @@ ifndef +link-static
+ 						     $(start-installed-name))\
+ 			   $(+preinit) $(link-extra-libs-static) \
+ 			   $(common-objpfx)libc% $(+postinit),$^) \
+-	      $(link-extra-libs-static) $(link-libc-static) $(+postctor) $(+postinit)
++	      $(link-extra-libs-static) $(link-libc-static)
+++link-static-after-libc = $(+postctor) $(+postinit)
+++link-static = $(+link-static-before-libc) $(link-libc-static) \
++	       $(+link-static-after-libc)
+++link-static-tests = $(+link-static-before-libc) $(link-libc-static-tests) \
++		     $(+link-static-after-libc)
+ endif
+ # Command for statically linking bounded-pointer programs with the C library.
+ ifndef +link-bounded
+@@ -475,10 +483,12 @@ ifeq (yes,$(build-shared))
+ # We need the versioned name of libc.so in the deps of $(others) et al
+ # so that the symlink to libc.so is created before anything tries to
+ # run the linked programs.
+-link-libc = -Wl,-rpath-link=$(rpath-link) \
++link-libc-before-gnulib = -Wl,-rpath-link=$(rpath-link) \
+ 	    $(common-objpfx)libc.so$(libc.so-version) \
+ 	    $(common-objpfx)$(patsubst %,$(libtype.oS),c) \
+-	    $(as-needed) $(common-objpfx)elf/ld.so $(no-as-needed) $(gnulib)
++	    $(as-needed) $(common-objpfx)elf/ld.so $(no-as-needed)
++link-libc = $(link-libc-before-gnulib) $(gnulib)
++link-libc-tests = $(link-libc-before-gnulib) $(gnulib-tests)
+ # This is how to find at build-time things that will be installed there.
+ rpath-dirs = math elf dlfcn nss nis rt resolv crypt
+ rpath-link = \
+@@ -488,6 +498,7 @@ else
+ nssobjdir := $(patsubst ../$(subdir),.,$(common-objpfx)nss)
+ resolvobjdir := $(patsubst ../$(subdir),.,$(common-objpfx)resolv)
+ link-libc = $(common-objpfx)libc.a $(otherlibs) $(gnulib) $(common-objpfx)libc.a $(gnulib)
++link-libc-tests = $(common-objpfx)libc.a $(otherlibs) $(gnulib-tests) $(common-objpfx)libc.a $(gnulib-tests)
+ endif
+ endif
+ 
+@@ -513,8 +524,43 @@ endif
+ 
+ # The static libraries.
+ link-libc-static = -Wl,--start-group $(common-objpfx)libc.a $(static-gnulib) -Wl,--end-group
++link-libc-static-tests = -Wl,--start-group $(common-objpfx)libc.a $(static-gnulib-tests) -Wl,--end-group
+ link-libc-bounded = $(common-objpfx)libc_b.a $(gnulib) $(common-objpfx)libc_b.a
+ 
++# How to link against libgcc.  Some libgcc functions, such as those
++# for "long long" arithmetic or software floating point, can always be
++# built without use of C library headers and do not have any global
++# state so can safely be linked statically into any executable or
++# shared library requiring them; these functions are in libgcc.a.
++# Other functions, relating to exception handling, may require C
++# library headers to build and it may not be safe to have more than
++# one copy of them in a process; these functions are only in
++# libgcc_s.so and libgcc_eh.a.
++#
++# To avoid circular dependencies when bootstrapping, it is desirable
++# to avoid use of libgcc_s and libgcc_eh in building glibc.  Where any
++# glibc functionality (in particular, thread cancellation) requires
++# exception handling, this is implemented through dlopen of libgcc_s
++# to avoid unnecessary dependencies on libgcc_s by programs not using
++# that functionality; executables built with glibc do not use
++# exception handling other than through thread cancellation.
++#
++# Undefined references to functions from libgcc_eh or libgcc_s may
++# arise for code built with -fexceptions.  In the case of statically
++# linked programs installed by glibc, unwinding will never actually
++# occur at runtime and the use of elf/static-stubs.c to resolve these
++# references is safe.  In the case of statically linked test programs
++# and test programs built with -fexceptions, unwinding may occur in
++# some cases and it is preferable to link with libgcc_eh or libgcc_s
++# so that the testing is as similar as possible to how programs will
++# be built with the installed glibc.
++#
++# Some architectures have architecture-specific systems for exception
++# handling that may involve undefined references to
++# architecture-specific functions.  On those architectures,
++# gnulib-arch and static-gnulib-arch may be defined in sysdeps
++# makefiles to use additional libraries for linking executables and
++# shared libraries built by glibc.
+ ifndef gnulib
+ ifneq ($(have-cc-with-libunwind),yes)
+   libunwind =
+@@ -522,8 +568,12 @@ else
+   libunwind = -lunwind
+ endif
+ libgcc_eh := -Wl,--as-needed -lgcc_s $(libunwind) -Wl,--no-as-needed
+-gnulib := -lgcc $(libgcc_eh)
+-static-gnulib := -lgcc -lgcc_eh $(libunwind)
++gnulib-arch =
++gnulib = -lgcc $(gnulib-arch)
++gnulib-tests := -lgcc $(libgcc_eh)
++static-gnulib-arch =
++static-gnulib = -lgcc $(static-gnulib-arch)
++static-gnulib-tests := -lgcc -lgcc_eh $(libunwind)
+ libc.so-gnulib := -lgcc
+ endif
+ +preinit = $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),crti.o)
+diff --git a/Rules b/Rules
+index 3c61a29..17d938e 100644
+--- a/Rules
++++ b/Rules
+@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
+-# Copyright (C) 1991-2000,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2011
+-#	Free Software Foundation, Inc.
++# Copyright (C) 1991-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ # This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+ 
+ # The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+@@ -103,29 +102,46 @@ xtests: tests $(xtests:%=$(objpfx)%.out) $(xtests-bp.out)
+ endif
+ 
+ ifeq ($(build-programs),yes)
+-binaries-all = $(others) $(sysdep-others) $(tests) $(xtests) $(test-srcs)
+-binaries-static = $(others-static) $(tests-static) $(xtests-static)
++binaries-all-notests = $(others) $(sysdep-others)
++binaries-all-tests = $(tests) $(xtests) $(test-srcs)
++binaries-all = $(binaries-all-notests) $(binaries-all-tests)
++binaries-static-notests = $(others-static)
++binaries-static-tests = $(tests-static) $(xtests-static)
++binaries-static = $(binaries-static-notests) $(binaries-static-tests)
+ ifeq (yesyes,$(have-fpie)$(build-shared))
+ binaries-pie = $(others-pie) $(tests-pie) $(xtests-pie)
+ else
+ binaries-pie =
+ endif
+ else
+-binaries-all = $(tests) $(xtests) $(test-srcs)
++binaries-all-notests =
++binaries-all-tests = $(tests) $(xtests) $(test-srcs)
++binaries-all = $(binaries-all-tests)
++binaries-static-notests =
++binaries-static-tests =
+ binaries-static =
+ binaries-pie =
+ endif
+ 
+-binaries-shared = $(filter-out $(binaries-pie) $(binaries-static), \
+-			       $(binaries-all))
++binaries-shared-tests = $(filter-out $(binaries-pie) $(binaries-static), \
++				     $(binaries-all-tests))
++binaries-shared-notests = $(filter-out $(binaries-pie) $(binaries-static), \
++				       $(binaries-all-notests))
+ 
+-ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-shared))" ""
+-$(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-shared)): %: %.o \
++ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-shared-notests))" ""
++$(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-shared-notests)): %: %.o \
+   $(sort $(filter $(common-objpfx)lib%,$(link-libc))) \
+   $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),start.o) $(+preinit) $(+postinit)
+ 	$(+link)
+ endif
+ 
++ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-shared-tests))" ""
++$(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-shared-tests)): %: %.o \
++  $(sort $(filter $(common-objpfx)lib%,$(link-libc))) \
++  $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),start.o) $(+preinit) $(+postinit)
++	$(+link-tests)
++endif
++
+ ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-pie))" ""
+ $(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-pie)): %: %.o \
+   $(sort $(filter $(common-objpfx)lib%,$(link-libc))) \
+@@ -133,13 +149,20 @@ $(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-pie)): %: %.o \
+ 	$(+link-pie)
+ endif
+ 
+-ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-static))" ""
+-$(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-static)): %: %.o \
++ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-static-notests))" ""
++$(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-static-notests)): %: %.o \
+   $(sort $(filter $(common-objpfx)lib%,$(link-libc-static))) \
+   $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),start.o) $(+preinit) $(+postinit)
+ 	$(+link-static)
+ endif
+ 
++ifneq "$(strip $(binaries-static-tests))" ""
++$(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-static-tests)): %: %.o \
++  $(sort $(filter $(common-objpfx)lib%,$(link-libc-static-tests))) \
++  $(addprefix $(csu-objpfx),start.o) $(+preinit) $(+postinit)
++	$(+link-static-tests)
++endif
++
+ ifeq ($(build-bounded),yes)
+ binaries-bounded = $(addsuffix -bp,$(tests) $(xtests) $(test-srcs))
+ $(addprefix $(objpfx),$(binaries-bounded)): %-bp: %.ob \
+diff --git a/elf/Makefile b/elf/Makefile
+index 0c26ce5..9054199 100644
+--- a/elf/Makefile
++++ b/elf/Makefile
+@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ others		= sprof sln pldd
+ install-bin	= sprof pldd
+ others-static   = sln
+ install-rootsbin = sln
++sln-modules	:= static-stubs
++extra-objs	+= $(sln-modules:=.o)
+ 
+ ifeq (yes,$(use-ldconfig))
+ ifeq (yes,$(build-shared))
+@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ others-static	+= ldconfig
+ others		+= ldconfig
+ install-rootsbin += ldconfig
+ 
+-ldconfig-modules := cache readlib xmalloc xstrdup chroot_canon
++ldconfig-modules := cache readlib xmalloc xstrdup chroot_canon static-stubs
+ extra-objs	+= $(ldconfig-modules:=.o)
+ endif
+ endif
+@@ -411,6 +413,8 @@ $(objpfx)ldd: ldd.bash.in $(common-objpfx)soversions.mk \
+ 
+ $(objpfx)sprof: $(libdl)
+ 
++$(objpfx)sln: $(sln-modules:%=$(objpfx)%.o)
++
+ $(objpfx)ldconfig: $(ldconfig-modules:%=$(objpfx)%.o)
+ 
+ $(objpfx)pldd: $(pldd-modules:%=$(objpfx)%.o)
+diff --git a/elf/static-stubs.c b/elf/static-stubs.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..6c5eebc
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/elf/static-stubs.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
++/* Stub implementations of functions to link into statically linked
++   programs without needing libgcc_eh.
++   Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
++   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
++
++   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
++   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
++   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
++   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
++
++   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
++   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
++   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
++   Lesser General Public License for more details.
++
++   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
++   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
++   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
++
++/* Avoid backtrace (and so _Unwind_Backtrace) dependencies from
++   sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/libc_fatal.c.  */
++#include <sysdeps/posix/libc_fatal.c>
++
++#include <stdlib.h>
++#include <unwind.h>
++
++/* These programs do not use thread cancellation, so _Unwind_Resume
++   and the personality routine are never actually called.  */
++
++void
++_Unwind_Resume (struct _Unwind_Exception *exc __attribute__ ((unused)))
++{
++  abort ();
++}
++
++_Unwind_Reason_Code
++__gcc_personality_v0 (int version __attribute__ ((unused)),
++		      _Unwind_Action actions __attribute__ ((unused)),
++		      _Unwind_Exception_Class exception_class
++		      __attribute__ ((unused)),
++		      struct _Unwind_Exception *ue_header
++		      __attribute__ ((unused)),
++		      struct _Unwind_Context *context __attribute__ ((unused)))
++{
++  abort ();
++}
+diff --git a/ports/ChangeLog.arm b/ports/ChangeLog.arm
+index c411e1c..71e8b1b 100644
+--- a/ports/ChangeLog.arm
++++ b/ports/ChangeLog.arm
+@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
++2012-07-03  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
++
++	* sysdeps/arm/Makefile (gnulib-arch): New variable.
++	(static-gnulib-arch): Likewise.
++	[subdir = elf] ($(objpfx)libgcc-stubs.a): New rule.
++	[subdir = elf] (lib-noranlib): Depend on $(objpfx)libgcc-stubs.a.
++
+ 2012-06-12  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+ 
+ 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/setcontext.S (__startcontext): Use
+diff --git a/ports/sysdeps/arm/Makefile b/ports/sysdeps/arm/Makefile
+index 5fd5136..3bdb6b3 100644
+--- a/ports/sysdeps/arm/Makefile
++++ b/ports/sysdeps/arm/Makefile
+@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
++gnulib-arch = $(elfobjdir)/libgcc-stubs.a
++static-gnulib-arch = $(elfobjdir)/libgcc-stubs.a
++
+ ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
+ sysdep-dl-routines += tlsdesc dl-tlsdesc
+ sysdep_routines += aeabi_unwind_cpp_pr1 find_exidx tlsdesc dl-tlsdesc
+ sysdep-rtld-routines += aeabi_unwind_cpp_pr1 tlsdesc dl-tlsdesc
+ shared-only-routines += aeabi_unwind_cpp_pr1
++
++$(objpfx)libgcc-stubs.a: $(objpfx)aeabi_unwind_cpp_pr1.os
++	$(build-extra-lib)
++
++lib-noranlib: $(objpfx)libgcc-stubs.a
+ endif
+ 
+ ifeq ($(subdir),csu)
+-- 
+1.7.3.4
+