bug#68464: 30.0.50; autogen.sh creating modified files in build-aux with Autoconf 2.72

["Pierre Téchoueyres" <pierre.techoueyres@free.fr>]

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Le mardi 16 janv. 2024 à 05:30, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> a écrit :

>> From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
>> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>,  Gerd Möllmann
>>  <gerd.moellmann@gmail.com>,
>>   68464@debbugs.gnu.org
>> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 22:13:59 +0100
>> 
>> If you want to update config.sub and config.guess you should copy them
>> verbatim from the config project, not edit them randomly.
>
> Right.  We don't maintain these files, so the changes, if they are
> needed, should be submitted to their upstream.
>

So, I've used the latest ones availables on https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/
And updated the patch consequently.

This should prevent their overwritting by autoreconf.


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From 84034ed587f0c3915c3f2ef7087d4a3b05a6af08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Pierre=20T=C3=A9choueyres?= <pierre.techoueyres@free.fr>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:27:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update files changed by "autoreconf -i -I m4 --force"

* build-aux/config.guess:
* build-aux/config.sub: Update files changed by running "autoreconf -i
-I m4 --force".  Downloaded from their upstream sources so they're
will not be owewritten by autoreconf.
---
 build-aux/config.guess |  60 +++++++++--
 build-aux/config.sub   | 230 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 2 files changed, 196 insertions(+), 94 deletions(-)

diff --git a/build-aux/config.guess b/build-aux/config.guess
index 33a163c1..f6d217a4 100755
--- a/build-aux/config.guess
+++ b/build-aux/config.guess
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2006,SC2268 # see below for rationale
 
-timestamp='2022-09-17'
+timestamp='2024-01-01'
 
 # This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ me=
 usage="\
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]
 
-Output the configuration name of the system \`$me' is run on.
+Output the configuration name of the system '$me' is run on.
 
 Options:
   -h, --help         print this help, then exit
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ version=
 GNU config.guess ($timestamp)
 
 Originally written by Per Bothner.
-Copyright 1992-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright 1992-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE."
 
 help="
-Try \`$me --help' for more information."
+Try '$me --help' for more information."
 
 # Parse command line
 while test $# -gt 0 ; do
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ GUESS=
 # temporary files to be created and, as you can see below, it is a
 # headache to deal with in a portable fashion.
 
-# Historically, `CC_FOR_BUILD' used to be named `HOST_CC'. We still
-# use `HOST_CC' if defined, but it is deprecated.
+# Historically, 'CC_FOR_BUILD' used to be named 'HOST_CC'. We still
+# use 'HOST_CC' if defined, but it is deprecated.
 
 # Portable tmp directory creation inspired by the Autoconf team.
 
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ UNAME_VERSION=
 
 	set_cc_for_build
 	cat <<-EOF > "$dummy.c"
+	#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+	LIBC=android
+	#else
 	#include <features.h>
 	#if defined(__UCLIBC__)
 	LIBC=uclibc
@@ -162,6 +165,8 @@ UNAME_VERSION=
 	LIBC=dietlibc
 	#elif defined(__GLIBC__)
 	LIBC=gnu
+	#elif defined(__LLVM_LIBC__)
+	LIBC=llvm
 	#else
 	#include <stdarg.h>
 	/* First heuristic to detect musl libc.  */
@@ -169,6 +174,7 @@ UNAME_VERSION=
 	LIBC=musl
 	#endif
 	#endif
+	#endif
 	EOF
 	cc_set_libc=`$CC_FOR_BUILD -E "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null | grep '^LIBC' | sed 's, ,,g'`
 	eval "$cc_set_libc"
@@ -459,7 +465,7 @@ UNAME_VERSION=
 		UNAME_RELEASE=`uname -v`
 		;;
 	esac
-	# Japanese Language versions have a version number like `4.1.3-JL'.
+	# Japanese Language versions have a version number like '4.1.3-JL'.
 	SUN_REL=`echo "$UNAME_RELEASE" | sed -e 's/-/_/'`
 	GUESS=sparc-sun-sunos$SUN_REL
 	;;
@@ -904,7 +910,7 @@ 	main ()
 	fi
 	;;
     *:FreeBSD:*:*)
-	UNAME_PROCESSOR=`/usr/bin/uname -p`
+	UNAME_PROCESSOR=`uname -p`
 	case $UNAME_PROCESSOR in
 	    amd64)
 		UNAME_PROCESSOR=x86_64 ;;
@@ -976,7 +982,27 @@ 	main ()
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-minix
 	;;
     aarch64:Linux:*:*)
-	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-linux-$LIBC
+	set_cc_for_build
+	CPU=$UNAME_MACHINE
+	LIBCABI=$LIBC
+	if test "$CC_FOR_BUILD" != no_compiler_found; then
+	    ABI=64
+	    sed 's/^	    //' << EOF > "$dummy.c"
+	    #ifdef __ARM_EABI__
+	    #ifdef __ARM_PCS_VFP
+	    ABI=eabihf
+	    #else
+	    ABI=eabi
+	    #endif
+	    #endif
+EOF
+	    cc_set_abi=`$CC_FOR_BUILD -E "$dummy.c" 2>/dev/null | grep '^ABI' | sed 's, ,,g'`
+	    eval "$cc_set_abi"
+	    case $ABI in
+		eabi | eabihf) CPU=armv8l; LIBCABI=$LIBC$ABI ;;
+	    esac
+	fi
+	GUESS=$CPU-unknown-linux-$LIBCABI
 	;;
     aarch64_be:Linux:*:*)
 	UNAME_MACHINE=aarch64_be
@@ -1042,6 +1068,15 @@ 	main ()
     k1om:Linux:*:*)
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-linux-$LIBC
 	;;
+    kvx:Linux:*:*)
+	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-linux-$LIBC
+	;;
+    kvx:cos:*:*)
+	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-cos
+	;;
+    kvx:mbr:*:*)
+	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-mbr
+	;;
     loongarch32:Linux:*:* | loongarch64:Linux:*:*)
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-linux-$LIBC
 	;;
@@ -1197,7 +1232,7 @@ 	main ()
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-pc-sysv4.2uw$UNAME_VERSION
 	;;
     i*86:OS/2:*:*)
-	# If we were able to find `uname', then EMX Unix compatibility
+	# If we were able to find 'uname', then EMX Unix compatibility
 	# is probably installed.
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-pc-os2-emx
 	;;
@@ -1338,7 +1373,7 @@ 	main ()
 		GUESS=ns32k-sni-sysv
 	fi
 	;;
-    PENTIUM:*:4.0*:*)	# Unisys `ClearPath HMP IX 4000' SVR4/MP effort
+    PENTIUM:*:4.0*:*)	# Unisys 'ClearPath HMP IX 4000' SVR4/MP effort
 			# says <Richard.M.Bartel@ccMail.Census.GOV>
 	GUESS=i586-unisys-sysv4
 	;;
@@ -1560,6 +1595,9 @@ 	main ()
     *:Unleashed:*:*)
 	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-unleashed$UNAME_RELEASE
 	;;
+    *:Ironclad:*:*)
+	GUESS=$UNAME_MACHINE-unknown-ironclad
+	;;
 esac
 
 # Do we have a guess based on uname results?
diff --git a/build-aux/config.sub b/build-aux/config.sub
index 529a77a9..2c6a07ab 100755
--- a/build-aux/config.sub
+++ b/build-aux/config.sub
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2006,SC2268 # see below for rationale
 
-timestamp='2022-09-17'
+timestamp='2024-01-01'
 
 # This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ usage=
 version="\
 GNU config.sub ($timestamp)
 
-Copyright 1992-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright 1992-2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE."
 
 help="
-Try \`$me --help' for more information."
+Try '$me --help' for more information."
 
 # Parse command line
 while test $# -gt 0 ; do
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ IFS=
 # Separate into logical components for further validation
 case $1 in
 	*-*-*-*-*)
-		echo Invalid configuration \`"$1"\': more than four components >&2
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': more than four components" >&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
 	*-*-*-*)
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ IFS=
 			nto-qnx* | linux-* | uclinux-uclibc* \
 			| uclinux-gnu* | kfreebsd*-gnu* | knetbsd*-gnu* | netbsd*-gnu* \
 			| netbsd*-eabi* | kopensolaris*-gnu* | cloudabi*-eabi* \
-			| storm-chaos* | os2-emx* | rtmk-nova* | managarm-*)
+			| storm-chaos* | os2-emx* | rtmk-nova* | managarm-* \
+			| windows-* )
 				basic_machine=$field1
 				basic_os=$maybe_os
 				;;
@@ -943,7 +944,7 @@ IFS=
 EOF
 		IFS=$saved_IFS
 		;;
-	# We use `pc' rather than `unknown'
+	# We use 'pc' rather than 'unknown'
 	# because (1) that's what they normally are, and
 	# (2) the word "unknown" tends to confuse beginning users.
 	i*86 | x86_64)
@@ -1075,7 +1076,7 @@ IFS=
 	pentium-* | p5-* | k5-* | k6-* | nexgen-* | viac3-*)
 		cpu=i586
 		;;
-	pentiumpro-* | p6-* | 6x86-* | athlon-* | athalon_*-*)
+	pentiumpro-* | p6-* | 6x86-* | athlon-* | athlon_*-*)
 		cpu=i686
 		;;
 	pentiumii-* | pentium2-* | pentiumiii-* | pentium3-*)
@@ -1180,7 +1181,7 @@ IFS=
 		case $cpu in
 			1750a | 580 \
 			| a29k \
-			| aarch64 | aarch64_be \
+			| aarch64 | aarch64_be | aarch64c | arm64ec \
 			| abacus \
 			| alpha | alphaev[4-8] | alphaev56 | alphaev6[78] \
 			| alpha64 | alpha64ev[4-8] | alpha64ev56 | alpha64ev6[78] \
@@ -1199,12 +1200,14 @@ IFS=
 			| d10v | d30v | dlx | dsp16xx \
 			| e2k | elxsi | epiphany \
 			| f30[01] | f700 | fido | fr30 | frv | ft32 | fx80 \
+			| javascript \
 			| h8300 | h8500 \
 			| hppa | hppa1.[01] | hppa2.0 | hppa2.0[nw] | hppa64 \
 			| hexagon \
 			| i370 | i*86 | i860 | i960 | ia16 | ia64 \
 			| ip2k | iq2000 \
 			| k1om \
+			| kvx \
 			| le32 | le64 \
 			| lm32 \
 			| loongarch32 | loongarch64 \
@@ -1213,36 +1216,13 @@ IFS=
 			| m6811 | m68hc11 | m6812 | m68hc12 | m68hcs12x \
 			| m88110 | m88k | maxq | mb | mcore | mep | metag \
 			| microblaze | microblazeel \
-			| mips | mipsbe | mipseb | mipsel | mipsle \
-			| mips16 \
-			| mips64 | mips64eb | mips64el \
-			| mips64octeon | mips64octeonel \
-			| mips64orion | mips64orionel \
-			| mips64r5900 | mips64r5900el \
-			| mips64vr | mips64vrel \
-			| mips64vr4100 | mips64vr4100el \
-			| mips64vr4300 | mips64vr4300el \
-			| mips64vr5000 | mips64vr5000el \
-			| mips64vr5900 | mips64vr5900el \
-			| mipsisa32 | mipsisa32el \
-			| mipsisa32r2 | mipsisa32r2el \
-			| mipsisa32r3 | mipsisa32r3el \
-			| mipsisa32r5 | mipsisa32r5el \
-			| mipsisa32r6 | mipsisa32r6el \
-			| mipsisa64 | mipsisa64el \
-			| mipsisa64r2 | mipsisa64r2el \
-			| mipsisa64r3 | mipsisa64r3el \
-			| mipsisa64r5 | mipsisa64r5el \
-			| mipsisa64r6 | mipsisa64r6el \
-			| mipsisa64sb1 | mipsisa64sb1el \
-			| mipsisa64sr71k | mipsisa64sr71kel \
-			| mipsr5900 | mipsr5900el \
-			| mipstx39 | mipstx39el \
+			| mips* \
 			| mmix \
 			| mn10200 | mn10300 \
 			| moxie \
 			| mt \
 			| msp430 \
+			| nanomips* \
 			| nds32 | nds32le | nds32be \
 			| nfp \
 			| nios | nios2 | nios2eb | nios2el \
@@ -1274,6 +1254,7 @@ IFS=
 			| ubicom32 \
 			| v70 | v850 | v850e | v850e1 | v850es | v850e2 | v850e2v3 \
 			| vax \
+			| vc4 \
 			| visium \
 			| w65 \
 			| wasm32 | wasm64 \
@@ -1285,7 +1266,7 @@ IFS=
 				;;
 
 			*)
-				echo Invalid configuration \`"$1"\': machine \`"$cpu-$vendor"\' not recognized 1>&2
+				echo "Invalid configuration '$1': machine '$cpu-$vendor' not recognized" 1>&2
 				exit 1
 				;;
 		esac
@@ -1306,11 +1287,12 @@ IFS=
 
 # Decode manufacturer-specific aliases for certain operating systems.
 
-if test x$basic_os != x
+if test x"$basic_os" != x
 then
 
 # First recognize some ad-hoc cases, or perhaps split kernel-os, or else just
 # set os.
+obj=
 case $basic_os in
 	gnu/linux*)
 		kernel=linux
@@ -1510,10 +1492,16 @@ IFS=
 			os=eabi
 			;;
 		    *)
-			os=elf
+			os=
+			obj=elf
 			;;
 		esac
 		;;
+	aout* | coff* | elf* | pe*)
+		# These are machine code file formats, not OSes
+		obj=$os
+		os=
+		;;
 	*)
 		# No normalization, but not necessarily accepted, that comes below.
 		;;
@@ -1532,12 +1520,15 @@ IFS=
 # system, and we'll never get to this point.
 
 kernel=
+obj=
 case $cpu-$vendor in
 	score-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	spu-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	*-acorn)
 		os=riscix1.2
@@ -1547,28 +1538,35 @@ kernel=
 		os=gnu
 		;;
 	arm*-semi)
-		os=aout
+		os=
+		obj=aout
 		;;
 	c4x-* | tic4x-*)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	c8051-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	clipper-intergraph)
 		os=clix
 		;;
 	hexagon-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	tic54x-*)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	tic55x-*)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	tic6x-*)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	# This must come before the *-dec entry.
 	pdp10-*)
@@ -1590,19 +1588,24 @@ kernel=
 		os=sunos3
 		;;
 	m68*-cisco)
-		os=aout
+		os=
+		obj=aout
 		;;
 	mep-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	mips*-cisco)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
-	mips*-*)
-		os=elf
+	mips*-*|nanomips*-*)
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	or32-*)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	*-tti)	# must be before sparc entry or we get the wrong os.
 		os=sysv3
@@ -1611,7 +1614,8 @@ kernel=
 		os=sunos4.1.1
 		;;
 	pru-*)
-		os=elf
+		os=
+		obj=elf
 		;;
 	*-be)
 		os=beos
@@ -1692,10 +1696,12 @@ kernel=
 		os=uxpv
 		;;
 	*-rom68k)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	*-*bug)
-		os=coff
+		os=
+		obj=coff
 		;;
 	*-apple)
 		os=macos
@@ -1713,10 +1719,11 @@ kernel=
 
 fi
 
-# Now, validate our (potentially fixed-up) OS.
+# Now, validate our (potentially fixed-up) individual pieces (OS, OBJ).
+
 case $os in
 	# Sometimes we do "kernel-libc", so those need to count as OSes.
-	musl* | newlib* | relibc* | uclibc*)
+	llvm* | musl* | newlib* | relibc* | uclibc*)
 		;;
 	# Likewise for "kernel-abi"
 	eabi* | gnueabi*)
@@ -1724,6 +1731,9 @@ kernel=
 	# VxWorks passes extra cpu info in the 4th filed.
 	simlinux | simwindows | spe)
 		;;
+	# See `case $cpu-$os` validation below
+	ghcjs)
+		;;
 	# Now accept the basic system types.
 	# The portable systems comes first.
 	# Each alternative MUST end in a * to match a version number.
@@ -1732,7 +1742,7 @@ kernel=
 	     | hpux* | unos* | osf* | luna* | dgux* | auroraux* | solaris* \
 	     | sym* |  plan9* | psp* | sim* | xray* | os68k* | v88r* \
 	     | hiux* | abug | nacl* | netware* | windows* \
-	     | os9* | macos* | osx* | ios* \
+	     | os9* | macos* | osx* | ios* | tvos* | watchos* \
 	     | mpw* | magic* | mmixware* | mon960* | lnews* \
 	     | amigaos* | amigados* | msdos* | newsos* | unicos* | aof* \
 	     | aos* | aros* | cloudabi* | sortix* | twizzler* \
@@ -1741,11 +1751,11 @@ kernel=
 	     | mirbsd* | netbsd* | dicos* | openedition* | ose* \
 	     | bitrig* | openbsd* | secbsd* | solidbsd* | libertybsd* | os108* \
 	     | ekkobsd* | freebsd* | riscix* | lynxos* | os400* \
-	     | bosx* | nextstep* | cxux* | aout* | elf* | oabi* \
-	     | ptx* | coff* | ecoff* | winnt* | domain* | vsta* \
+	     | bosx* | nextstep* | cxux* | oabi* \
+	     | ptx* | ecoff* | winnt* | domain* | vsta* \
 	     | udi* | lites* | ieee* | go32* | aux* | hcos* \
 	     | chorusrdb* | cegcc* | glidix* | serenity* \
-	     | cygwin* | msys* | pe* | moss* | proelf* | rtems* \
+	     | cygwin* | msys* | moss* | proelf* | rtems* \
 	     | midipix* | mingw32* | mingw64* | mint* \
 	     | uxpv* | beos* | mpeix* | udk* | moxiebox* \
 	     | interix* | uwin* | mks* | rhapsody* | darwin* \
@@ -1758,62 +1768,116 @@ kernel=
 	     | onefs* | tirtos* | phoenix* | fuchsia* | redox* | bme* \
 	     | midnightbsd* | amdhsa* | unleashed* | emscripten* | wasi* \
 	     | nsk* | powerunix* | genode* | zvmoe* | qnx* | emx* | zephyr* \
-	     | fiwix* | mlibc* )
+	     | fiwix* | mlibc* | cos* | mbr* | ironclad* )
 		;;
 	# This one is extra strict with allowed versions
 	sco3.2v2 | sco3.2v[4-9]* | sco5v6*)
 		# Don't forget version if it is 3.2v4 or newer.
 		;;
+	# This refers to builds using the UEFI calling convention
+	# (which depends on the architecture) and PE file format.
+	# Note that this is both a different calling convention and
+	# different file format than that of GNU-EFI
+	# (x86_64-w64-mingw32).
+	uefi)
+		;;
 	none)
 		;;
-	kernel* )
+	kernel* | msvc* )
 		# Restricted further below
 		;;
+	'')
+		if test x"$obj" = x
+		then
+			echo "Invalid configuration '$1': Blank OS only allowed with explicit machine code file format" 1>&2
+		fi
+		;;
 	*)
-		echo Invalid configuration \`"$1"\': OS \`"$os"\' not recognized 1>&2
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': OS '$os' not recognized" 1>&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+esac
+
+case $obj in
+	aout* | coff* | elf* | pe*)
+		;;
+	'')
+		# empty is fine
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': Machine code format '$obj' not recognized" 1>&2
+		exit 1
+		;;
+esac
+
+# Here we handle the constraint that a (synthetic) cpu and os are
+# valid only in combination with each other and nowhere else.
+case $cpu-$os in
+	# The "javascript-unknown-ghcjs" triple is used by GHC; we
+	# accept it here in order to tolerate that, but reject any
+	# variations.
+	javascript-ghcjs)
+		;;
+	javascript-* | *-ghcjs)
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': cpu '$cpu' is not valid with os '$os$obj'" 1>&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
 esac
 
 # As a final step for OS-related things, validate the OS-kernel combination
 # (given a valid OS), if there is a kernel.
-case $kernel-$os in
-	linux-gnu* | linux-dietlibc* | linux-android* | linux-newlib* \
-		   | linux-musl* | linux-relibc* | linux-uclibc* | linux-mlibc* )
+case $kernel-$os-$obj in
+	linux-gnu*- | linux-android*- | linux-dietlibc*- | linux-llvm*- \
+		    | linux-mlibc*- | linux-musl*- | linux-newlib*- \
+		    | linux-relibc*- | linux-uclibc*- )
 		;;
-	uclinux-uclibc* )
+	uclinux-uclibc*- )
 		;;
-	managarm-mlibc* | managarm-kernel* )
+	managarm-mlibc*- | managarm-kernel*- )
 		;;
-	-dietlibc* | -newlib* | -musl* | -relibc* | -uclibc* | -mlibc* )
+	windows*-msvc*-)
+		;;
+	-dietlibc*- | -llvm*- | -mlibc*- | -musl*- | -newlib*- | -relibc*- \
+		    | -uclibc*- )
 		# These are just libc implementations, not actual OSes, and thus
 		# require a kernel.
-		echo "Invalid configuration \`$1': libc \`$os' needs explicit kernel." 1>&2
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': libc '$os' needs explicit kernel." 1>&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
-	-kernel* )
-		echo "Invalid configuration \`$1': \`$os' needs explicit kernel." 1>&2
+	-kernel*- )
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': '$os' needs explicit kernel." 1>&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
-	*-kernel* )
-		echo "Invalid configuration \`$1': \`$kernel' does not support \`$os'." 1>&2
+	*-kernel*- )
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': '$kernel' does not support '$os'." 1>&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
-	kfreebsd*-gnu* | kopensolaris*-gnu*)
+	*-msvc*- )
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': '$os' needs 'windows'." 1>&2
+		exit 1
 		;;
-	vxworks-simlinux | vxworks-simwindows | vxworks-spe)
+	kfreebsd*-gnu*- | kopensolaris*-gnu*-)
 		;;
-	nto-qnx*)
+	vxworks-simlinux- | vxworks-simwindows- | vxworks-spe-)
 		;;
-	os2-emx)
+	nto-qnx*-)
+		;;
+	os2-emx-)
+		;;
+	*-eabi*- | *-gnueabi*-)
 		;;
-	*-eabi* | *-gnueabi*)
+	none--*)
+		# None (no kernel, i.e. freestanding / bare metal),
+		# can be paired with an machine code file format
 		;;
-	-*)
+	-*-)
 		# Blank kernel with real OS is always fine.
 		;;
-	*-*)
-		echo "Invalid configuration \`$1': Kernel \`$kernel' not known to work with OS \`$os'." 1>&2
+	--*)
+		# Blank kernel and OS with real machine code file format is always fine.
+		;;
+	*-*-*)
+		echo "Invalid configuration '$1': Kernel '$kernel' not known to work with OS '$os'." 1>&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
 esac
@@ -1896,7 +1960,7 @@ kernel=
 		;;
 esac
 
-echo "$cpu-$vendor-${kernel:+$kernel-}$os"
+echo "$cpu-$vendor${kernel:+-$kernel}${os:+-$os}${obj:+-$obj}"
 exit
 
 # Local variables:
-- 
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