diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1261c47a7c..656afec833 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 Wed Nov 15 19:22:07 1995  Roland McGrath  <roland@churchy.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
 
+	* elf/dl-lookup.c (_dl_lookup_symbol): Undefined symbol is no
+	error if weak.
+
+	* elf/Makefile (default-rpath): New variable.
+	(CPPFLAGS): Append -DDEFAULT_RPATH=....
+	* elf/dl-load.c (_dl_map_object): Use DEFAULT_RPATH instead of
+	hard-coded "/lib:/usr/lib".
+
 	* sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c: Include _itoa.h from stdio-common
 	instead of stdio.
 	(_dl_sysdep_start): If passed user entry is zero and
diff --git a/elf/Makefile b/elf/Makefile
index 08288f89d5..a37e95d2c5 100644
--- a/elf/Makefile
+++ b/elf/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ endif
 include ../Rules
 
 
+# Choose the default search path for the dynamic linker based on
+# where we will install libraries.
+ifneq ($(libdir),$(slibdir))
+default-rpath = $(slibdir):$(libdir)
+else
+default-rpath = $(libdir)
+endif
+CPPFLAGS += -DDEFAULT_RPATH='"$(default-rpath)"'
+
+
 # Link together the dynamic linker into a single relocatable object.
 # We use this to produce both the ABI-compliant and Linux-compatible
 # dynamic linker shared objects below.
diff --git a/elf/dl-load.c b/elf/dl-load.c
index b70ba5590a..126d6aab5c 100644
--- a/elf/dl-load.c
+++ b/elf/dl-load.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ _dl_map_object (struct link_map *loader, const char *name)
       if (fd == -1 && ! _dl_secure)
 	trypath (getenv ("LD_LIBRARY_PATH"));
       if (fd == -1)
-	trypath ("/lib:/usr/lib");
+	trypath (DEFAULT_RPATH);
     }
   else
     {
diff --git a/elf/dl-lookup.c b/elf/dl-lookup.c
index 62802ddea7..cb337d47cd 100644
--- a/elf/dl-lookup.c
+++ b/elf/dl-lookup.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
 #include <link.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
-/* Search loaded objects' symbol tables for a definition of 
+/* Search loaded objects' symbol tables for a definition of
    the symbol UNDEF_NAME.  If NOSELF is nonzero, then *REF
    cannot satisfy the reference itself; some different binding
    must be found.  */
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ _dl_lookup_symbol (const char *undef_name, const Elf32_Sym **ref,
 	}
     }
 
-  if (weak_value.s == NULL)
+  if (weak_value.s == NULL && ELF32_ST_BIND ((*ref)->st_info) != STB_WEAK)
     {
       const char msg[] = "undefined symbol: ";
       char buf[sizeof msg + strlen (undef_name)];