diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 662bb9f203..fe61fdecb1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Wed Jan 27 20:51:25 PST 1999 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* acinclude.m4: Xsed isn't valid here, don't use it
+
+	* ltmain.sh
+	* ltconfig: better file magic regexp for Linux libs
+
 Wed Jan 27 23:05:55 1999  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gtk/gtklayout.[ch] (gtk_layout_realize): Move 
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-0 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-0
index 662bb9f203..fe61fdecb1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-0
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-0
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Wed Jan 27 20:51:25 PST 1999 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* acinclude.m4: Xsed isn't valid here, don't use it
+
+	* ltmain.sh
+	* ltconfig: better file magic regexp for Linux libs
+
 Wed Jan 27 23:05:55 1999  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gtk/gtklayout.[ch] (gtk_layout_realize): Move 
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
index 662bb9f203..fe61fdecb1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-10
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Wed Jan 27 20:51:25 PST 1999 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* acinclude.m4: Xsed isn't valid here, don't use it
+
+	* ltmain.sh
+	* ltconfig: better file magic regexp for Linux libs
+
 Wed Jan 27 23:05:55 1999  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gtk/gtklayout.[ch] (gtk_layout_realize): Move 
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-2 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-2
index 662bb9f203..fe61fdecb1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-2
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-2
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Wed Jan 27 20:51:25 PST 1999 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* acinclude.m4: Xsed isn't valid here, don't use it
+
+	* ltmain.sh
+	* ltconfig: better file magic regexp for Linux libs
+
 Wed Jan 27 23:05:55 1999  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gtk/gtklayout.[ch] (gtk_layout_realize): Move 
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-4 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-4
index 662bb9f203..fe61fdecb1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-4
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-4
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Wed Jan 27 20:51:25 PST 1999 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* acinclude.m4: Xsed isn't valid here, don't use it
+
+	* ltmain.sh
+	* ltconfig: better file magic regexp for Linux libs
+
 Wed Jan 27 23:05:55 1999  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gtk/gtklayout.[ch] (gtk_layout_realize): Move 
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-6 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
index 662bb9f203..fe61fdecb1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-6
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Wed Jan 27 20:51:25 PST 1999 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* acinclude.m4: Xsed isn't valid here, don't use it
+
+	* ltmain.sh
+	* ltconfig: better file magic regexp for Linux libs
+
 Wed Jan 27 23:05:55 1999  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gtk/gtklayout.[ch] (gtk_layout_realize): Move 
diff --git a/ChangeLog.pre-2-8 b/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
index 662bb9f203..fe61fdecb1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
+++ b/ChangeLog.pre-2-8
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Wed Jan 27 20:51:25 PST 1999 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* acinclude.m4: Xsed isn't valid here, don't use it
+
+	* ltmain.sh
+	* ltconfig: better file magic regexp for Linux libs
+
 Wed Jan 27 23:05:55 1999  Owen Taylor  <otaylor@redhat.com>
 
 	* gtk/gtklayout.[ch] (gtk_layout_realize): Move 
diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index dc0cbf1714..8f50c74a51 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ changequote([,])dnl
       case "$host_os" in
       cygwin*)
         # Convert to a UNC path for cygwin
-        test -z "$LD" && LD=`echo X$ac_prog | $Xsed -e "$sub_uncdrive"`
+        test -z "$LD" && LD=`echo X$ac_prog | sed -e "1s/^X//" -e "$sub_uncdrive"`
 	;;
       *)
         test -z "$LD" && LD="$ac_prog"
diff --git a/ltconfig b/ltconfig
index 8e8deafd32..dc2e2f48b1 100755
--- a/ltconfig
+++ b/ltconfig
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ linux-gnu*)
   soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so$major'
   finish_cmds='PATH="\$PATH:/sbin" ldconfig -n $libdir'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-  check_shared_deplibs_method='file_magic ELF 32-bit LSB shared object'
+  check_shared_deplibs_method='file_magic ELF [0-9][0-9]*-bit [LM]SB (shared object|dynamic lib )'
   sys_lib_search_path="/lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib `echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH | sed -e 's/:/ /g'`"
 
   if test -f /lib/ld.so.1; then
diff --git a/ltmain.sh b/ltmain.sh
index 21b200bf8c..e66e0d88c9 100644
--- a/ltmain.sh
+++ b/ltmain.sh
@@ -1460,8 +1460,8 @@ EOF
                    # strict.  What do you think Gordon?
                     potential_libs=`ls $i/$libname[.-]* 2>/dev/null`
                     for potent_lib in $potential_libs; do
-                      file_output=`file $potent_lib`
-                      if test `expr "$file_output" : ".*$file_magic_regex"` -ne 0 ; then
+
+                      if (file "$potent_lib" | sed '11,$d' | egrep "$file_magic_regex") > /dev/null ; then
                         newdeplibs="$newdeplibs $a_deplib"
                         a_deplib=""
                         break 2