--- libtool.old/ltdl.m4	2003-07-30 16:06:59.000000000 +0000
+++ libtool/ltdl.m4	2003-09-18 12:17:29.000000000 +0000
@@ -142,10 +142,8 @@
     # If you are looking for one http://www.opendarwin.org/projects/dlcompat
     libltdl_cv_sys_dlopen_deplibs=yes
     ;;   
-  kfreebsd*-gnu)
-    libltdl_cv_sys_dlopen_deplibs=yes
-    ;;
-  gnu*)
+  gnu* | linux* | kfreebsd*-gnu | knetbsd*-gnu)
+    # GNU and its variants, using gnu ld.so (Glibc)
     libltdl_cv_sys_dlopen_deplibs=yes
     ;;
   hpux10*|hpux11*)
@@ -161,9 +159,6 @@
     # at 6.2 and later dlopen does load deplibs.
     libltdl_cv_sys_dlopen_deplibs=yes
     ;;
-  linux*)
-    libltdl_cv_sys_dlopen_deplibs=yes
-    ;;
   netbsd*)
     libltdl_cv_sys_dlopen_deplibs=yes
     ;;
--- libtool.old/libtool.m4	2003-09-10 07:54:39.000000000 +0000
+++ libtool/libtool.m4	2003-09-18 12:20:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -1457,6 +1457,18 @@
   dynamic_linker='GNU/Linux ld.so'
   ;;
 
+knetbsd*-gnu)
+  version_type=linux
+  need_lib_prefix=no
+  need_version=no
+  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major ${libname}${shared_ext}'
+  soname_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major'
+  shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+  shlibpath_overrides_runpath=no
+  hardcode_into_libs=yes
+  dynamic_linker='GNU ld.so'
+  ;;
+
 netbsd*)
   version_type=sunos
   need_lib_prefix=no