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 # Licence:     wxWindows licence
 ############################################################################
 
+# Extra^2 debug mode, for if things ever get really weird.
+[ -z "$WXDEBUG_X" ] || set -x
 
-# Start with some basic stuff, like the ability to die gracefully,
+
+# On with some basic stuff, like the ability to die gracefully,
 # and to tell people what we are about.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -28,34 +31,49 @@ decho() { echo "$*" 1>&2; }
 
 # usage _exitcode
 # Outputs a usage message to stderr and exits with _exitcode.
-# Try to keep this to a single page.  We can add alternate help
-# targets if people want more detail from interactive help.
+# Try to keep this to a single page (ie. < 25 lines).  We can add
+# alternate or interactive help targets if people want more detail.
+#
+# Exit codes are now subject to a more strict interpretation.
+# wx-config should return 0 upon successful operation, 1 if the
+# reqested operation could not be completed successfully, and 2
+# if the requested operation is not supported by this version of
+# wx-config.
 usage()
 {
     cat 1>&2 <<EOF
 
  wx-config [--prefix[=DIR]] [--exec-prefix[=DIR]] [--release] [--version-full]
-           [--list] [--host=HOST] [--toolkit=TOOLKIT] [--universal[=yes|no]]
-           [--unicode[=yes|no]] [--debug[=yes|no]] [--static[=yes|no]]
-           [--version[=VERSION]] [--basename] [--cppflags] [--cflags]
-           [--cxxflags] [--rezflags] [--libs] [--cc] [--cxx] [--ld] [LIB ...]
-
-   wx-config returns  information about  the wxWidgets libraries available
-   on your system.  It may be used to retrieve the information you require
-   to build applications using these libraries.
-
-    If alternative builds of wxWidgets exist on the system, you can  use the
-  options: --prefix, --host, --toolkit,  --unicode, --debug, --universal and
-  --version, to select from them.  Use the --list option  to show all builds
-  which  match any  specified criteria.   The unicode, universal,  and debug
-  options take an optional yes or no argument, while host and version accept
-  posix extended regex.  eg. wx-config --unicode=n --debug --host=?.* --list
-  will show all ansi-debug libraries installed, including cross libraries.
-
-    Optional LIB arguments (comma or space separated) may be used to specify
-  the wxWidgets libraries that  you wish  to use.  The magic "std" label may
-  be used to import all libraries that would be used by default if none were
-  specified explicitly.  eg. wx-config --libs core,base.
+           [--list] [--selected-config] [--host=HOST] [--toolkit=TOOLKIT]
+           [--universal[=yes|no]] [--unicode[=yes|no]] [--debug[=yes|no]]
+           [--static[=yes|no]] [--version[=VERSION]] [--basename]
+           [--cc] [--cxx] [--cppflags [base]] [--cxxflags [base]] [--cflags]
+           [--rescomp] [--linkdeps] [--ld] [--utility=UTIL]
+           [--libs [LIBS...]] [--optional-libs [LIBS...]]
+
+    wx-config returns information about the wxWidgets libraries available on
+  your system.  It may be used to retrieve the information required to build
+  applications using these libraries using --cppflags, --cxxflags, --cflags,
+  and --libs options.
+
+    If multiple builds of wxWidgets  are available,  you can use the options
+  --prefix, --host, --toolkit, --unicode, --debug, --static, --universal and
+  --version to select from them. The --selected-config option shows the name
+  of the current configuration and --list shows available alternatives which
+  match specified criteria. The --utility option returns the correct version
+  of UTIL to use with the selected build. The --linkdeps option returns only
+  static libraries for your makefile link rule dependencies.
+
+    The LIBS arguments (comma or space separated) may be used to specify the
+  wxWidgets libraries that  you wish to use. The "std" label may be used  to
+  import all libraries that would be used by default if none were  specified
+  explicitly, e.g. wx-config --libs core,base. The "all" label may  be  used
+  to  import  all libraries that have been compiled which are shown  in  the
+  list  below.  The  --optional-libs parameter should be followed by  a list
+  of  libs that should be linked to, but only if they are available.
+
+  Available libraries in this build are:
+  @BUILT_WX_LIBS@
 
 EOF
 
@@ -66,6 +84,9 @@ EOF
 [ $# -gt 0 ] || usage 1
 
 
+# Contentious tools determined by configure.
+EGREP="@EGREP@"
+
 
 # For the people who know what they want, or think they do:
 # Divide the valid arguments into functional groups for later examination,
@@ -95,25 +116,28 @@ EOF
 wxconfig_schema="host toolkit widgetset chartype debugtype flavour version linkage"
 
 # Options that are expected to generate some output.
-wxconfig_output_options="prefix exec_prefix                     \
-                         list                                   \
-                         release version version_full           \
-                         basename                               \
-                         cppflags cflags cxxflags               \
-                         rezflags                               \
-                         libs                                   \
-                         cc cxx ld                              \
+wxconfig_output_options="prefix exec_prefix
+                         list
+                         release version version_full
+                         basename
+                         cppflags cflags cxxflags
+                         rescomp
+                         rezflags
+                         libs
+                         optional_libs
+                         linkdeps
+                         cc cxx ld
                          gl_libs"
 
 # Options that permit the user to supply hints that may affect the output.
 # These options all accept arbitrary values, to interpret as they please.
-wxconfig_input_options="prefix exec_prefix $wxconfig_schema" 
+wxconfig_input_options="prefix exec_prefix utility $wxconfig_schema"
 
 # Input options that accept only a yes or no argument.
 wxconfig_yesno_options="universal unicode debug static"
 
 # Boolean options that do something or not.
-wxconfig_flag_options="$wxconfig_yesno_options inplace"
+wxconfig_flag_options="$wxconfig_yesno_options selected_config no_rpath inplace"
 
 
 
@@ -124,15 +148,14 @@ wxconfig_flag_options="$wxconfig_yesno_options inplace"
 # Returns NAME if _string is of the form: --NAME[=...]
 option_name()
 {
-    _option_name_temp=${1%%=*}
-    echo "${_option_name_temp#--}" | tr '-' '_'
+    echo "$1" | sed 's/^--//;s/=.*//' | tr '-' '_'
 }
 
 # option_value _string
 # Returns FOO if _string is of the form: --option=FOO
 option_value()
 {
-    echo "${1#*=}"
+    echo "$1" | sed 's/^[^=]*=//'
 }
 
 # match_field _value _list
@@ -141,7 +164,7 @@ match_field()
 {
     _match_field_match="$1"
     shift
-    for _match_field_i; do
+    for _match_field_i do
         [ "x$_match_field_i" != "x$_match_field_match" ] || return 0
     done
     false
@@ -154,15 +177,19 @@ remove_field()
     _remf_value="$1"
     _remf_list=''
     shift
-    for _remf_item; do
-        [ "x$_remf_item" = "x$_remf_value" ] ||                        \
-            _remf_list="${_remf_list:+$_remf_list }$_remf_item"
-    done
-    echo "$_remf_list"
+    if [ -n "$_remf_value" ]; then
+        for _remf_item do
+            [ "x$_remf_item" = "x$_remf_value" ] ||
+                _remf_list="${_remf_list:+$_remf_list }$_remf_item"
+        done
+        echo "$_remf_list"
+    else
+        echo $*
+    fi
 }
 
 # validate_arg _domain _set _name _value
-# Boilerplate to validate an argument and initialise a psuedo-hash.
+# Boilerplate to validate an argument and initialise a pseudo-hash.
 # This one is almost reduction into absurdity, and perhaps makes the
 # precise action of the argument parser below just a little more
 # obscure, but oh so neat and compact to use for multiple option
@@ -178,7 +205,7 @@ remove_field()
 # with the one liners you see on the page below.
 validate_arg()
 {
-    if match_field "$3" $(eval echo \"\$$1_$2_options\"); then
+    if match_field "$3" `eval echo \"\\\$$1_$2_options\"`; then
         eval "$2_options=\"\${$2_options:+\$$2_options }$3\""
         eval "$2_option_$3=\"$4\""
         return
@@ -194,16 +221,17 @@ validate_arg()
 # in any case.
 check_yesno_option()
 {
-    eval "case \${yesno_option_$1-\${flag_option_$1-unset}} in              \
-            unset)                          ;;                              \
-            y*|Y*)  input_option_$2=\"$3\"  ;;                              \
-            n*|N*)  input_option_$2=\"$4\"  ;;                              \
-            *)                                                              \
-                decho;                                                      \
-                decho \" *** Error: Invalid request '--$1=\$yesno_option_$1'\"; \
-                decho \" Valid arguments for --$1 are: [ yes, no ]\";       \
-                decho;                                                      \
-                exit 1                      ;;                              \
+    eval "case \${yesno_option_$1-\${flag_option_$1-unset}} in
+            unset)                          ;;
+            y*|Y*)  input_option_$2=\"$3\"  ;;
+            n*|N*)  input_option_$2=\"$4\"  ;;
+            *)
+                decho
+                decho \" *** Error: Invalid request '--$1=\$yesno_option_$1'\"
+                decho \" Valid arguments for --$1 are: [ yes, no ]\"
+                decho
+                exit 1
+                ;;
          esac"
 }
 
@@ -222,40 +250,56 @@ check_yesno_option()
 # at this point, otherwise, it's time to just shut up and listen for
 # a moment.
 
-for arg; do
+for arg do
   case "$arg" in
     --help|-h)
         usage
         ;;
 
     --*=*)
-        _name=$(option_name $arg)
-        _value=$(option_value $arg)
-        if validate_arg wxconfig input "$_name" "$_value"       \
-        || validate_arg wxconfig yesno "$_name" "$_value";      \
+        _name=`option_name $arg`
+        _value=`option_value $arg`
+        if validate_arg wxconfig input "$_name" "$_value" ||
+           validate_arg wxconfig yesno "$_name" "$_value"
         then
             continue
         fi
         ;;
 
     --*)
-        _name=$(option_name $arg)
-        if validate_arg wxconfig flag   "$_name" yes            \
-        || validate_arg wxconfig output "$_name" yes;
+        _name=`option_name $arg`
+        if validate_arg wxconfig flag   "$_name" yes ||
+           validate_arg wxconfig output "$_name" yes
         then
             continue
         fi
         ;;
 
     *)
-        # FIXME Surely we can validate the parameters too ...
-        input_parameters="${input_parameters:+$input_parameters }$arg"
+        # We validate the parameters later ...
+
+        if [ "$_name" = "cxxflags" ] || [ "$_name" = "cppflags" ] || [ "$_name" = "cflags" ]; then
+            cxx_parameters="${cxx_parameters:+$cxx_parameters }$arg"
+        elif [ "$_name" = "libs" ]; then
+            libs_parameters="${libs_parameters:+$libs_parameters }$arg"
+        elif [ "$_name" = "optional_libs" ]; then
+            optional_libs_parameters="${optional_libs_parameters:+$optional_libs_parameters }$arg"
+        else
+            # normally anything here are unattached arguments and signify an
+            # error but for compatibility with the 2.8 wx-config and,
+            # especially, configure scripts generated using 2.8 wxwin.m4 and
+            # hence doing `wx-config --version base,std`, we ignore anything
+            # following this option, just as 2.8 version used to do
+            if [ "$_name" != "version" ]; then
+                input_parameters="${input_parameters:+$input_parameters }$arg"
+            fi
+        fi
         continue
         ;;
   esac
   decho "  *** Error: Unrecognised option: '$arg'"
   decho "Use wx-config --help for information on command line options."
-  exit 1
+  exit 2
 done
 
 # validate_arg only checks and decomposes form.  Sanity check the yes/no
@@ -266,27 +310,28 @@ check_yesno_option unicode chartype unicode ansi
 check_yesno_option debug debugtype debug release
 check_yesno_option static linkage '-static'
 
-
 # Dump everything we just read in debug mode.
 if [ -n "$WXDEBUG" ]; then
 
     decho
-    decho "  input parameters  = $input_parameters"
+    decho "  input parameters          = $input_parameters"
+    decho "  libs parameters           = $libs_parameters"
+    decho "  optional-libs parameters  = $optional_libs_parameters"
     decho "  input options     = $input_options"
     for i in $input_options; do
-        decho "    $i = $(eval echo \"\$input_option_$i\")"
+        decho "    $i = `eval echo \"\\\$input_option_$i\"`"
     done
     decho "  yes/no options    = $yesno_options"
     for y in $yesno_options; do
-        decho "    $y = $(eval echo \"\$yesno_option_$y\")"
+        decho "    $y = `eval echo \"\\\$yesno_option_$y\"`"
     done
     decho "  flag options      = $flag_options"
     for f in $flag_options; do
-        decho "    $f = $(eval echo \"\$flag_option_$f\")"
+        decho "    $f = `eval echo \"\\\$flag_option_$f\"`"
     done
     decho "  output options    = $output_options"
     for o in $output_options; do
-        decho "    $o = $(eval echo \"\$output_option_$o\")"
+        decho "    $o = `eval echo \"\\\$output_option_$o\"`"
     done
 
 fi
@@ -308,15 +353,18 @@ get_mask()
     eval echo "\${$1_host}\${$1_toolkit}\${$1_widgetset}-\${$1_chartype}-\${$1_debugtype}\${$1_linkage}-\${$1_version}\${$1_flavour}"
 }
 
+# Returns true if this script is for a cross compiled config.
+is_cross()  { [ "x@cross_compiling@" = "xyes" ]; }
+
 
 # Determine the base directories we require.
 prefix=${input_option_prefix-${this_prefix:-@prefix@}}
 exec_prefix=${input_option_exec_prefix-${input_option_prefix-${this_exec_prefix:-@exec_prefix@}}}
 wxconfdir="@libdir@/wx/config"
 
-installed_configs=$( cd "$wxconfdir" 2> /dev/null && ls | grep -v "^inplace-" )
+installed_configs=`cd "$wxconfdir" 2> /dev/null && ls | grep -v "^inplace-"`
 
-target="@host_alias@"
+is_cross && target="@host_alias@"
 
 # Define a pseudo-hash to contain the specification of this wx-config
 # instance and its associated library.
@@ -327,23 +375,23 @@ this_chartype="@WX_CHARTYPE@"
 this_debugtype="@WX_DEBUGTYPE@"
 this_flavour="@WX_FLAVOUR@"
 this_version="@WX_RELEASE@"
-this_linkage=$( [ @SHARED@ -eq 1 ] || echo '-static' )
+this_linkage=`[ "x@SHARED@" = "x1" ] || echo '-static'`
 
-this_config=$(get_mask this)
+this_config=`get_mask this`
 
 # Extract the user specification from the options parsed.
-m_host=${input_option_host:+${input_option_host}-?}
+m_host=${input_option_host:+"${input_option_host}-?"}
 m_host=${m_host:-${input_option_host-$this_host}}
-m_toolkit=${input_option_toolkit:-[^-]+}
-m_widgetset=${input_option_widgetset-(univ)?}
-m_chartype=${input_option_chartype:-(unicode|ansi)}
-m_debugtype=${input_option_debugtype:-(debug|release)}
+m_toolkit=${input_option_toolkit:-'[^-]+'}
+m_widgetset=${input_option_widgetset-'(univ)?'}
+m_chartype=${input_option_chartype:-'(unicode|ansi)'}
+m_debugtype=${input_option_debugtype:-'(debug|release)'}
 m_flavour=${input_option_flavour:+-$input_option_flavour}
-m_flavour=${m_flavour:-${input_option_flavour-(-[^-]+)?}}
-m_version=${input_option_version:-[0-9]+\.[0-9]+}
-m_linkage=${input_option_linkage-(-static)?}
+m_flavour=${m_flavour:-${input_option_flavour-'(-[^-]+)?'}}
+m_version=${input_option_version:-'[0-9]+\.[0-9]+'}
+m_linkage=${input_option_linkage-'(-static)?'}
 
-configmask="^$(get_mask)$"
+configmask="^`get_mask`$"
 
 
 # Dump the user specification in debug mode.
@@ -371,87 +419,8 @@ fi
 
 
 
-# The only action we can perform authoritatively prior to delegation
-# is to list all the possible delegates.
-# --------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# find_eligible_delegates _mask
-# Outputs all the config files installed which match the
-# (extended regex) _mask passed as an argument.
-find_eligible_delegates() { echo "$installed_configs" | grep -E "$1" 2> /dev/null; }
-
-# user_mask_fits _config
-# Returns true if the string _config satisfies the user specified mask.
-user_mask_fits()          { echo "$1" | grep -E "$configmask" > /dev/null 2>&1; }
-
-
-# Next chance for another satisfied customer then
-#
-# If we want to get really polished here we can do plural checking,
-# but we should probably leave that until the day we gettextise it.
-# If we have cpu cycles to spare for glitz, we could run the
-# find_best_delegate function over the list and mark the one that
-# would be used by default if no further disambiguation was to occur.
-# FIXME:  This is probably useful to do in any case, but lets not
-# tangle them up until things settle down again.
-if [ -n "$output_option_list" ]; then
-
-    _delegates="$(find_eligible_delegates $configmask)"
-
-    if user_mask_fits "$this_config" ; then
-
-        echo
-        echo "  This config ($this_config) will be used for output."
-
-        if match_field "$this_config" $_delegates ; then
-            _delegates=$(remove_field $this_config $_delegates)
-        else
-            echo "    though it is not installed in:"
-            echo "    $wxconfdir"
-        fi
-
-        if [ -n "$_delegates" ]; then
-            echo
-            echo "  You can select from the following alternates by explicitly"
-            echo "  specifying additional features to wx-config:"
-        fi
-
-    elif [ -z "$_delegates" ]; then
-
-        cat <<-EOF
-
-         No config found to match:
-            $configmask
-         in $wxconfdir
-
-             This config is: $this_config
-
-         Please install the desired library build, or use --list
-         without any feature specifiers to see the available configs
-         for this host.  wx-config --list --host=?.* will list all
-         installed configs including cross builds for other hosts.
-
-       EOF
-        exit 1
-
-    else
-        echo
-        echo "  The following installed configurations match your specification:"
-    fi
-
-    echo
-    for i in $_delegates; do echo "    $i"; done
-    [ -z "$_delegates" ] || echo
-
-    exit
-fi
-
-
-
-
-
-# From here, we now need to figure out a delegation target.
-# --------------------------------------------------------------
+# From here on, we'll need to be able to figure out a delegation target.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # The rules for delegation are:
 #
@@ -492,17 +461,30 @@ fi
 # But first, more sugar to keep what follows clear and legible.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# find_eligible_delegates _mask
+# Outputs all the config files installed which match the
+# (extended regex) _mask passed as an argument.
+find_eligible_delegates() { echo "$installed_configs" | $EGREP "$1" 2> /dev/null; }
+
+# user_mask_fits _config
+# Returns true if the string _config satisfies the user specified mask.
+user_mask_fits()          { echo "$1" | $EGREP "$configmask" > /dev/null 2>&1; }
+
 # count_fields _word
 # Returns the number of IFS split fields in _word
 count_fields()      { return $#; }
 
 # count_delegates _mask
 # Return the number of eligible config files that match _mask
-count_delegates()   { count_fields $(find_eligible_delegates $1); }
+count_delegates()   { count_fields `find_eligible_delegates $1`; }
 
 # is_set _variablename
 # Returns true if $_variablename is initialised.
-is_set()            { [ "x$(eval echo \"\${$1-unset}\")" != "xunset" ]; }
+is_set()            { [ "x`eval echo \"\\\${$1-unset}\"`" != "xunset" ]; }
+
+# not _cmd _args...
+# true iff _cmd is false
+not()               { if "$@"; then false; else true; fi; }
 
 # do_find_best_delegate _unbound-options
 # The real worker part of find_best_delegate below.  Recurses though all
@@ -535,39 +517,39 @@ do_find_best_delegate()
         decho "  $_fbd_indent---> unbound options: $*"
     fi
 
-    for i; do
+    for i do
 
         if [ "x$WXDEBUG" = "xverbose" ]; then
-            decho "  ${_fbd_indent}binding '$i' with '$(remove_field $i $*)' still free"
+            decho "  ${_fbd_indent}binding '$i' with '`remove_field $i $*`' still free"
             [ -z "$_pruned" ] || decho "  ${_fbd_indent}  --- pruned: $_pruned ---"
         fi
 
         if (
             eval m_$i=\$this_$i
-            _mask="^$(get_mask)$"
+            _mask="^`get_mask`$"
 
             if [ "x$WXDEBUG" = "xverbose" ]; then
                 decho "  ${_fbd_indent}  checking: $_mask"
                 count_delegates "$_mask"
                 decho "  $_fbd_indent  $? eligible delegates"
-                for d in $(find_eligible_delegates "$_mask"); do
+                for d in `find_eligible_delegates "$_mask"`; do
                     decho "  ${_fbd_indent}    $d"
                 done
-            fi 
+            fi
 
             count_delegates "$_mask"
             _still_eligible=$?
 
             if [ $_still_eligible -eq 1 ]; then
-                echo $(find_eligible_delegates "$_mask")
+                echo `find_eligible_delegates "$_mask"`
                 return
             fi
 
             [ "x$WXDEBUG" != "xfindprogress" ] || printf "." 1>&2
 
-            [ $_still_eligible -gt 1 ] && [ $# -gt 1 ] &&       \
-            do_find_best_delegate $(remove_field $i $*)
-           );
+            [ $_still_eligible -gt 1 ] && [ $# -gt 1 ] &&
+                do_find_best_delegate `remove_field $i $*`
+           )
         then
 
             return
@@ -578,7 +560,7 @@ do_find_best_delegate()
                 decho "  ${_fbd_indent}pruning: $i"
                 _pruned="${_pruned:+$_pruned }$i"
             fi
-            set $(remove_field $i $*)
+            set `remove_field $i $*`
 
         fi
 
@@ -594,19 +576,174 @@ do_find_best_delegate()
 find_best_delegate()
 {
     for _fbdi in $wxconfig_schema; do
-        is_set input_option_$_fbdi ||                                       \
+        is_set input_option_$_fbdi ||
             _unbound_options="${_unbound_options:+$_unbound_options }$_fbdi"
     done
     do_find_best_delegate $_unbound_options
 }
 
 
+# Legacy wx-config helpers.
+# -------------------------
+
+# get_legacy_mask
+# Returns a mask in the format used by wx2.4.
+get_legacy_mask()
+{
+    [ $# -gt 0 ] || set m
+    eval [ "x\${$1_chartype}" != "xunicode" ] || _unicode_flag=u
+    eval [ "x\${$1_debugtype}" != "xdebug" ] || _debug_flag=d
+    eval echo "wx\${$1_toolkit}${_unicode_flag}${_debug_flag}-\${$1_version}\${$1_host}-config"
+}
+
+# find_legacy_configs
+# Returns a list of configs installed by wx2.4 releases.
+find_legacy_configs()
+{
+  (
+    cd "$prefix/bin" &&
+      {
+        ls wx*-2.4-config | grep -v ^wxbase
+        ls wx*-2.4-config | grep ^wxbase
+      }
+  ) 2> /dev/null
+}
+
+# find_best_legacy_config
+# Returns the best legacy config for a given specification.
+# This assumes no matching new style config has been found.
+find_best_legacy_config()
+{
+    _legacy_configs=`find_legacy_configs`
+    if [ -n "$_legacy_configs" ]; then
+        _legacy_mask=`get_legacy_mask`
+        for d in $_legacy_configs; do
+            if echo $d | $EGREP $_legacy_mask > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+                echo "$d"
+                return
+            fi
+        done
+    fi
+    false
+}
+
+
 
-# And finally some cereal to sprinkle it all on.
+# The only action we can perform authoritatively prior to delegation
+# is to list all the possible delegates.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# No more messing around, can this config satisfy the user specification?
-if ! user_mask_fits "$this_config" ; then
+config_spec="$0 $*"
+[ -z "$WXDEBUG" ] || config_spec=$configmask
+
+# Next chance for another satisfied customer then
+#
+# If we want to get really polished here we can do plural checking,
+# but we should probably leave that until the day we gettextise it.
+if [ -n "$output_option_list" ]; then
+
+    _remains_in_prefix=$installed_configs
+    _delegates=`find_eligible_delegates $configmask`
+    _best_delegate=`find_best_delegate`
+
+    if [ "x$WXDEBUG" = "xverbose" ]; then
+        decho
+        decho " all      = $_remains_in_prefix"
+        decho " matching = $_delegates"
+        decho " best     = $_best_delegate"
+        decho " this     = $this_config"
+    fi
+
+    for d in $_delegates; do
+        _remains_in_prefix=`remove_field $d $_remains_in_prefix`
+    done
+
+    echo
+    echo "    Default config is $this_config"
+    echo
+
+    if user_mask_fits "$this_config" ; then
+
+        echo "  Default config ${this_exec_prefix+in $this_exec_prefix }will be used for output"
+
+        if match_field "$this_config" $_delegates ; then
+            _delegates=`remove_field $this_config $_delegates`
+        else
+            echo "  though it is not installed in: $prefix"
+            if [ -n "$_best_delegate" ] && [ "x$_best_delegate" != "x$this_config" ]; then
+                echo
+                echo "  Best alternate in $prefix:"
+                echo "    $_best_delegate"
+            fi
+        fi
+
+    elif [ -n "$_best_delegate" ]; then
+
+        echo "  Specification best match: $_best_delegate"
+
+    elif [ -z "$_delegates" ]; then
+
+        _last_chance=`find_best_legacy_config`
+        if [ -n "$_last_chance" ]; then
+
+            echo "  Specification matches legacy config: $_last_chance"
+
+        else
+
+            cat <<-EOF
+          No config found to match: $config_spec
+          in $wxconfdir
+
+          Please install the desired library build, or specify a different
+          prefix where it may be found.  If the library is not installed
+          you may call its wx-config directly by specifying its full path.
+
+EOF
+
+        fi
+
+    else
+        echo " Specification was ambiguous.  Use additional feature options"
+        echo " to choose between alternate matches."
+    fi
+
+    _delegates=`remove_field "$_best_delegate" $_delegates`
+
+    if [ -n "$_delegates" ]; then
+        echo
+        echo "  Alternate matches:"
+        for d in $_delegates; do
+            echo "    $d"
+        done
+    fi
+    if [ -n "$_remains_in_prefix" ]; then
+        echo
+        echo "  Also available in $prefix:"
+        for d in $_remains_in_prefix; do
+            echo "    $d"
+        done
+    fi
+
+    _legacy_configs=`find_legacy_configs`
+    if [ -n "$_legacy_configs" ]; then
+        echo
+        echo "  Legacy configs available in $prefix:"
+        for d in $_legacy_configs; do
+            echo "    $d" | sed 's/-config$//'
+        done
+    fi
+
+    echo
+    exit
+fi
+
+
+
+# ... so if that wasn't what they wanted, then we need to know for
+# certain, can this config satisfy the user specification?
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if not user_mask_fits "$this_config" ; then
 
     # No?  Then lets see if it knows anybody who can.
     # But first, just be sure someone hasn't typo'd us into a loop.
@@ -619,7 +756,7 @@ if ! user_mask_fits "$this_config" ; then
         decho
         decho " to: $0"
         decho " ($this_config) cannot satisfy:"
-        decho " $configmask"
+        decho " $config_spec"
         decho " Someone has been terribly careless."
         decho
         exit 1
@@ -631,51 +768,89 @@ if ! user_mask_fits "$this_config" ; then
     if [ -n "$WXDEBUG" ]; then
         decho "  must delegate to an alternate config"
         decho "  potential delegates ($_numdelegates):"
-        for i in $(find_eligible_delegates "$configmask"); do
+        for i in `find_eligible_delegates "$configmask"`; do
             decho "    $i"
         done
     fi
 
     if [ $_numdelegates -eq 0 ]; then
-        cat 1>&2 <<-EOF
 
-         No config found to match: $configmask
-         in $wxconfdir
-         Please install the desired library build, or use --list
-         without any feature specifiers to see all available configs.
+        _last_chance=`find_best_legacy_config`
+        if [ -n "$_last_chance" ]; then
+
+            for arg do
+                case "$arg" in
+                    --prefix*|--exec-prefix*|               \
+                    --version|--release|--basename|         \
+                    --static|--libs|--gl_libs|              \
+                    --cppflags|--cflags|--cxxflags|         \
+                    --cc|--cxx|--ld|                        \
+                    --rezflags|--inplace)
+                        _legacy_args="$_legacy_args $arg"
+                        ;;
+
+                    --static|--static=y*|--static=Y*)
+                        _legacy_args="$_legacy_args --static"
+                        ;;
+                esac
+            done
 
-       EOF
+            if [ -n "$WXDEBUG" ]; then
+                decho "  found a suitable legacy delegate: $_last_chance"
+                decho "--> $prefix/bin/$_last_chance $_legacy_args"
+            fi
 
-        # PIPEDREAM:  This will probably give Vadim an aneurysm if I
-        # mention it out of context, but from here we are actually
-        # just a teensy step from simply building the missing config
-        # for the user on the fly if this is an in tree wx-config.
+            WXCONFIG_DELEGATED=yes
+            export WXCONFIG_DELEGATED
+            $prefix/bin/$_last_chance $_legacy_args
+            exit
 
-        exit 1
+        else
+
+            cat 1>&2 <<-EOF
+
+          Warning: No config found to match: $config_spec
+                   in $wxconfdir
+          If you require this configuration, please install the desired
+          library build.  If this is part of an automated configuration
+          test and no other errors occur, you may safely ignore it.
+          You may use wx-config --list to see all configs available in
+          the default prefix.
+
+EOF
+
+            # PIPEDREAM: from here we are actually just a teensy step
+            # from simply building the missing config for the user
+            # on the fly if this is an in tree wx-config.
+
+            exit 1
+        fi
     fi
 
     if [ $_numdelegates -gt 1 ]; then
 
         [ -z "$WXDEBUG" ] || decho "  must prune the list of eligible delegates"
 
-        best_delegate=$(find_best_delegate)
+        best_delegate=`find_best_delegate`
 
         if [ -n "$best_delegate" ]; then
-            
+
             if [ -n "$WXDEBUG" ]; then
                 decho "  found a suitable delegate: $best_delegate"
                 decho "--> $wxconfdir/$best_delegate $*"
             fi
 
-            export WXCONFIG_DELEGATED=yes
+            WXCONFIG_DELEGATED=yes
+            export WXCONFIG_DELEGATED
             $wxconfdir/$best_delegate $*
             exit
         fi
 
         decho
-        decho " Specification was ambiguous."
+        decho " *** Error: Specification is ambiguous"
+        decho "            as $config_spec"
         decho " Use additional feature options to choose between:"
-        for i in $(find_eligible_delegates "$configmask"); do
+        for i in `find_eligible_delegates "$configmask"`; do
             decho "  $i"
         done
         decho
@@ -685,66 +860,122 @@ if ! user_mask_fits "$this_config" ; then
 
     if [ -n "$WXDEBUG" ]; then
         decho "  using the only suitable delegate"
-        decho "--> $wxconfdir/$(find_eligible_delegates $configmask) $*"
+        decho "--> $wxconfdir/`find_eligible_delegates $configmask` $*"
     fi
 
-    export WXCONFIG_DELEGATED=yes
-    $wxconfdir/$(find_eligible_delegates $configmask) $*
+    WXCONFIG_DELEGATED=yes
+    export WXCONFIG_DELEGATED
+    $wxconfdir/`find_eligible_delegates $configmask` $*
     exit
 fi
 
 
 
-
-
 # If we are still here, then from now on we are responsible for
 # all the user's needs.  Time to rustle up some output for them.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
 [ -z "$WXDEBUG" ] || decho "  using this config"
 
-if [ -n "$flag_option_inplace" ]; then
-    # If the user supplied a prefix, then the in tree config did not
-    # delegate out to anything in the user supplied prefix so reset
-    # the prefixes back to provide the correct compile options for
-    # this uninstalled wx build.
-    prefix=$this_prefix
-    exec_prefix=$this_exec_prefix
-fi
+# If the user supplied a prefix, and the in tree config did not
+# delegate out to anything in that prefix, then reset the build
+# tree prefix to provide the correct output for using this
+# uninstalled wx build.  Or put more simply:
+prefix=${this_prefix-$prefix}
+exec_prefix=${this_exec_prefix-$exec_prefix}
 
 includedir="@includedir@"
 libdir="@libdir@"
+bindir="@bindir@"
 
 # Trivial queries we can answer now.
-[ -z "$output_option_prefix"       ] || echo $prefix
-[ -z "$output_option_exec_prefix"  ] || echo $exec_prefix
-[ -z "$output_option_release"      ] || echo "@WX_RELEASE@"
-[ -z "$output_option_version"      ] || echo "@WX_VERSION@"
-[ -z "$output_option_version_full" ] || echo "@WX_SUBVERSION@"
-[ -z "$output_option_basename"     ] || echo "@WX_LIBRARY_BASENAME_GUI@"
-[ -z "$output_option_rezflags"     ] || echo $(eval echo @MACRESWXCONFIG@)
-[ -z "$output_option_cc"           ] || echo "@CC@"
-[ -z "$output_option_cxx"          ] || echo "@CXX@"
-[ -z "$output_option_ld"           ] || echo "@EXE_LINKER@"
+[ -z "$output_option_prefix"        ] || echo $prefix
+[ -z "$output_option_exec_prefix"   ] || echo $exec_prefix
+[ -z "$output_option_release"       ] || echo "@WX_RELEASE@"
+[ -z "$output_option_version"       ] || echo "@WX_VERSION@"
+[ -z "$output_option_version_full"  ] || echo "@WX_SUBVERSION@"
+[ -z "$output_option_basename"      ] || echo "@WX_LIBRARY_BASENAME_GUI@"
+[ -z "$output_option_cc"            ] || echo "@CC@"
+[ -z "$output_option_cxx"           ] || echo "@CXX@"
+[ -z "$output_option_ld"            ] || echo "@CXX@ -o"
+[ -z "$flag_option_selected_config" ] || echo "$this_config"
+
+
+# --rezflags is deprecated and disabled (2005/11/29)
+if [ -n "$output_option_rezflags" ]; then
+    echo "@true"
+    decho "Warning: --rezflags, along with Mac OS classic resource building" \
+          "is deprecated.  You should remove this from your Makefile and" \
+          "build .app bundles instead."
+fi
 
 
 # The rest are going to need a little more work.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
-is_cross()      { [ "x@cross_compiling@" = "xyes" ]; }
-is_monolithic() { [ @MONOLITHIC@ -eq 1 ]; }
+is_monolithic() { [ "x@MONOLITHIC@" = "x1" ]; }
+is_static()     { [ -n "$this_linkage" ]; }
+is_installed()  { [ -z "$this_prefix" ]; }
+
+
+# Is the user after a support utility?
+# If this is a cross build, we need to find and return a suitable
+# native utility for the job, so we search:
+#
+#   1. local build dir (for native uninstalled builds only).
+#   2. (optional) user supplied prefix.
+#   3. configured install prefix.
+#   4. environment $PATH.
+#
+# and if such a thing still cannot be found, exit signalling an error.
+if [ -n "$input_option_utility" ]; then
+
+    # This is dumb, in tree binaries should be in a standard location
+    # like the libs, but work with what we've got for now.
+    is_cross || _util="$exec_prefix/utils/$input_option_utility/$input_option_utility"
+
+    if not is_installed && [ -x "$_util" ]; then
+        is_static || _preload="eval LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$exec_prefix/lib"
+        echo $_preload $_util
+        exit
+    fi
+
+    IFS=':'
+    _user_prefix=${input_option_exec_prefix:-$input_option_prefix}
+
+    for _util in "${input_option_utility}-@WX_RELEASE@@WX_FLAVOUR@" \
+                 "${input_option_utility}-@WX_RELEASE@"             \
+                 "${input_option_utility}"
+    do
+        for p in ${_user_prefix:+$_user_prefix/bin} $bindir $PATH; do
+
+            [ -z "$WXDEBUG" ] || decho "  checking for: '$p/$_util'"
+
+            if [ -x "$p/$_util" ]; then
+                echo "$p/$_util"
+                exit
+            fi
+
+        done
+    done
+    exit 1
+
+fi
+
 
+# Still here?  Then get the options together for building an app.
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Additional configuration for individual library components.
 ldflags_gl="@LDFLAGS_GL@"
 
-ldlibs_base="@WXCONFIG_EXTRALIBS@"
+ldlibs_base="@WXCONFIG_LIBS@"
 ldlibs_core="@EXTRALIBS_GUI@"
 ldlibs_gl="@OPENGL_LIBS@"
 ldlibs_html="@EXTRALIBS_HTML@"
 ldlibs_xml="@EXTRALIBS_XML@"
-ldlibs_odbc="@EXTRALIBS_ODBC@"
 ldlibs_adv="@EXTRALIBS_SDL@"
+ldlibs_stc="@EXTRALIBS_STC@"
 
 
 # lib_flags_for _liblist
@@ -760,9 +991,9 @@ lib_flags_for()
     _all_libs=''
     _wxlibs=''
 
-    ! is_cross || _target="-${target}"
+    is_cross && _target="-${target}"
 
-    for lib; do
+    for lib do
 
         # We evidently can't trust people not to duplicate things in
         # configure, or to keep them in any sort of sane order overall,
@@ -780,11 +1011,11 @@ lib_flags_for()
         # for sloppy work elsewhere though and @GUI_TK_LIBRARY should
         # be fixed.
 
-        for f in $(eval echo \"\$ldflags_$lib\"); do
+        for f in `eval echo \"\\\$ldflags_$lib\"`; do
             match_field "$f" $_all_ldflags || _all_ldflags="$_all_ldflags $f"
         done
 
-        if match_field "$lib" @CORE_BASE_LIBS@ ; then
+        if match_field "$lib" @STD_BASE_LIBS@ ; then
             _libname="@WX_LIBRARY_BASENAME_NOGUI@"
         else
             _libname="@WX_LIBRARY_BASENAME_GUI@"
@@ -792,10 +1023,24 @@ lib_flags_for()
         [ $lib = base ] || _libname="${_libname}_$lib"
         _libname="${_libname}-@WX_RELEASE@$_target"
 
-        if [ "x$this_linkage" = "x-static" ]; then
+        if is_static; then
             _wxlibs="$_wxlibs ${libdir}/lib${_libname}.a"
-            for f in $(eval echo \"\$ldlibs_$lib\"); do
-                _all_libs="$(remove_field $f $_all_libs) $f"
+            for f in `eval echo \"\\\$ldlibs_$lib\"`; do
+
+                # Only propagate duplicate -libraries to their latest
+                # possible position.  Do not eliminate any other
+                # duplicates that might occur.  They should be fixed
+                # in configure long before they get here.
+                # This started as a workaround for Mac -framework,
+                # but it seems like a better policy in general, which
+                # will let the more heinous bugs in configure shake out.
+                # We should maybe filter *.a here too, but not unless
+                # we have to.
+                case "$f" in
+                  -l*)  _all_libs="`remove_field $f $_all_libs` $f"     ;;
+                    *)  _all_libs="$_all_libs $f"                       ;;
+                esac
+
             done
         else
             _wxlibs="$_wxlibs -l${_libname}"
@@ -812,63 +1057,119 @@ lib_flags_for()
     echo $_all_ldflags $_wxlibs $_all_libs
 }
 
+# this is the strict subset of the above function which returns only the
+# (static) libraries themselves: this is used for linkdeps output which should
+# output the list of libraries the main program should depend on
+#
+# of course, this duplication is bad but I'll leave to somebody else the care
+# of refactoring this as I don't see any way to do it - VZ.
+
+# This (and the other cruft to support it) should be removed with
+# reference to the FIXME above when configure stops piping us a slurry
+# of options that need to be decomposed again for most practical uses - RL.
+link_deps_for()
+{
+    _wxlibs=''
+
+    is_cross && _target="-${target}"
+
+    for lib do
+        if match_field "$lib" @STD_BASE_LIBS@ ; then
+            _libname="@WX_LIBRARY_BASENAME_NOGUI@"
+        else
+            _libname="@WX_LIBRARY_BASENAME_GUI@"
+        fi
+        [ $lib = base ] || _libname="${_libname}_$lib"
+        _libname="${_libname}-@WX_RELEASE@$_target"
+
+        _wxlibs="$_wxlibs ${libdir}/lib${_libname}.a"
+    done
+
+    echo $_wxlibs
+}
 
 # Sanity check the list of libs the user provided us, if any.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
-wx_libs=$(echo "$input_parameters" | tr ',' ' ')
+wx_libs=`echo "$libs_parameters" | tr ',' ' '`
+wx_optional_libs=`echo "$optional_libs_parameters" | tr ',' ' '`
+
+# Add the --optional-libs, if they've been compiled and aren't already added
+for i in $wx_optional_libs; do
+    if match_field $i @BUILT_WX_LIBS@; then
+        if not match_field $i $wx_libs; then
+            wx_libs="${wx_libs:+$wx_libs }$i"
+        fi
+    fi
+done
 
 [ -z "$WXDEBUG" ] || decho "  user supplied libs: '$wx_libs'"
 
+# Assume we are using the GUI, unless --libs was specified with no GUI libs
+using_gui=yes
+
 if is_monolithic; then
 
-    # Core libs are already built into the blob.
-    for i in std @CORE_GUI_LIBS@ @CORE_BASE_LIBS@; do
-        wx_libs=$(remove_field $i $wx_libs)
-    done
+    # Only add additional info if --libs was specified and not just --optional-libs
+    if [ -n "$output_option_libs" ]; then
+        # Core libs are already built into the blob.
+        for i in std @STD_GUI_LIBS@ @STD_BASE_LIBS@; do
+            wx_libs=`remove_field $i $wx_libs`
+        done
 
-    wx_libs="@WXCONFIG_LDFLAGS_GUI@ @WXCONFIG_RPATH@ $(lib_flags_for $wx_libs)"
+        wx_libs="@WXCONFIG_LDFLAGS_GUI@ `lib_flags_for $wx_libs`"
 
-    # We still need the core lib deps for a static build though
-    if [ "x$this_linkage" = "x-static" ]; then
-        wx_libs="$wx_libs ${libdir}/libwx_@TOOLCHAIN_NAME@.a $ldlibs_core @LIBS@"
-    else
-        wx_libs="$wx_libs -lwx_@TOOLCHAIN_NAME@"
+        # We still need the core lib deps for a static build though
+        if is_static; then
+            link_deps="${libdir}/libwx_@TOOLCHAIN_NAME@.a"
+            wx_libs="$wx_libs $link_deps $ldlibs_core $ldlibs_base"
+        else
+            wx_libs="$wx_libs -lwx_@TOOLCHAIN_NAME@"
+        fi
     fi
-
-    using_gui=yes
-
 else    # MONOLITHIC = 0
 
-    # Import everything by default, and base if it was omitted.
-    if [ -z "$wx_libs" ]; then
-        wx_libs="@CORE_GUI_LIBS@ @CORE_BASE_LIBS@"
-    elif ! match_field base $wx_libs ; then
-        wx_libs="$wx_libs base"
+    # Import core libs by default, expand std if specified, or add base if omitted.
+    if [ -n "$output_option_libs" ] && [ -z "$libs_parameters" ]; then
+        wx_libs="@STD_GUI_LIBS@ @STD_BASE_LIBS@"
+    elif match_field all $wx_libs; then
+        wx_libs="@BUILT_WX_LIBS@"
+    elif match_field std $wx_libs; then
+        # Bubble any libs that were already specified to the end
+        # of the list and ensure static linking order is retained.
+        wx_libs=`remove_field std $wx_libs`
+        for i in @STD_GUI_LIBS@ @STD_BASE_LIBS@; do
+            wx_libs="`remove_field $i $wx_libs` $i"
+        done
+    elif not match_field base $wx_libs ; then
+        # Only add base if --libs was specified and not just --optional-libs
+        if [ -n "$output_option_libs" ]; then
+            wx_libs="$wx_libs base"
+        fi
     fi
 
-    # Expand the magic library 'std' to the default set.
-    # Only add those not already specified to future-proof
-    # against changes to std which would otherwise break
-    # people's builds.
-    if match_field std $wx_libs; then
-        wx_libs=$(remove_field std $wx_libs)
-        for i in @CORE_GUI_LIBS@ @CORE_BASE_LIBS@; do
-            match_field "$i" $wx_libs || wx_libs="$wx_libs $i"
+    if [ -n "$output_option_libs" ]; then
+        using_gui=no
+        for i in $wx_libs ; do
+            if match_field "$i" @STD_GUI_LIBS@; then
+                _guildflags="@WXCONFIG_LDFLAGS_GUI@"
+                using_gui=yes
+                break
+            fi
+            match_field "$i" @STD_BASE_LIBS@ || using_gui=yes
         done
     fi
 
-    using_gui=no
-    for i in $wx_libs ; do
-        if match_field "$i" @CORE_GUI_LIBS@ ; then
-            _guildflags="@WXCONFIG_LDFLAGS_GUI@"
-            using_gui=yes
-            break
-        fi
-        match_field "$i" @CORE_BASE_LIBS@ || using_gui=yes
-    done
+    if is_static; then
+        link_deps=`link_deps_for $wx_libs`
+    fi
+    wx_libs="$_guildflags `lib_flags_for $wx_libs`"
+fi
+
 
-    wx_libs="$_guildflags @WXCONFIG_RPATH@ $(lib_flags_for $wx_libs)"
+# If they explicitly set "--cxx(pp)flags base" then they don't want the GUI
+if [ "$cxx_parameters" = "base" ]; then
+    using_gui=no
 fi
 
 
@@ -883,47 +1184,104 @@ fi
 # Endgame.  Nothing left to discover now.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# cppflags
-# This function exists for no other reason than to make conditional
-# something that we may not use on several occasions.  It outputs
-# the basic cppflags determined from information gleaned above.
-# Nothing below here will change what it outputs, only whether it
-# does or not.
-cppflags()
-{
-    _cppflags="-I${libdir}/wx/include/@TOOLCHAIN_FULLNAME@"
+[ "$using_gui" = "yes" ] || _gui_cppflags="-DwxUSE_GUI=0"
 
-    if [ -n "$flag_option_inplace" ]; then
-        # Bring in all the headers as if the whole tree had been installed.
-        _cppflags="$_cppflags -I$includedir -I${prefix}/contrib/include"
-    else
-        _cppflags="$_cppflags -I${includedir}/wx-@WX_RELEASE@@WX_FLAVOUR@"
-    fi
+if is_installed; then
+    _include_cppflags="-I${includedir}/wx-@WX_RELEASE@@WX_FLAVOUR@"
+else
+    _include_cppflags="-I${includedir}"
+fi
 
-    _cppflags="$_cppflags @WXDEBUG_DEFINE@ @TOOLCHAIN_DEFS@"
+_cppflags=`echo "-I${libdir}/wx/include/@TOOLCHAIN_FULLNAME@" $_include_cppflags "@WXCONFIG_CPPFLAGS@" $_gui_cppflags`
 
-    [ -n "$this_linkage"   ] || _cppflags="$_cppflags @TOOLCHAIN_DLL_DEFS@"
-    [ "$using_gui" = "yes" ] || _cppflags="$_cppflags -DwxUSE_GUI=0"
+# now without further ado, we can answer these too.
+[ -z "$output_option_cppflags" ] || echo $_cppflags
+[ -z "$output_option_cflags"   ] || echo $_cppflags "@WXCONFIG_CFLAGS@"
+[ -z "$output_option_cxxflags" ] || echo $_cppflags "@WXCONFIG_CXXFLAGS@"
+[ -z "$output_option_gl_libs"  ] || echo `lib_flags_for gl`
+[ -z "$output_option_linkdeps" ] || echo $link_deps
 
-    echo $_cppflags "@WXCONFIG_INCLUDE@" "@WX_LARGEFILE_FLAGS@" "@GCC_PRAGMA_FLAGS@"
-}
+if [ -n "$output_option_libs" ]; then
+    # if --libs [--optional-libs] then output the full linker information
 
+    is_cross                                    &&
+        [ "x$libdir" = "x/usr/${target}/lib" ]  ||
+        [ "x$libdir" = "x/usr/lib" ]            ||
+        _ldflags="-L$libdir"
 
-# now without further ado, we can answer these too.
-[ -z "$output_option_cppflags" ] || echo $(cppflags)
-[ -z "$output_option_cflags"   ] || echo $(cppflags) "@CODE_GEN_FLAGS@"
-[ -z "$output_option_cxxflags" ] || echo $(cppflags) "@CODE_GEN_FLAGS@" "@CODE_GEN_FLAGS_CXX@"
-[ -z "$output_option_gl_libs"  ] || echo $(lib_flags_for gl)
+    is_installed || [ -n "$flag_option_no_rpath" ] || _rpath="@WXCONFIG_RPATH@"
 
-if [ -n "$output_option_libs" ]; then
+    echo $_ldflags "@LDFLAGS@" $_rpath $wx_libs "@DMALLOC_LIBS@"
 
-    is_cross && [ "x$libdir" = "x/usr/${target}/lib" ]                      \
-    || [ "x$libdir" = "x/usr/lib" ]                                         \
-    || _ldflags="-L$libdir"
+elif [ -n "$output_option_optional_libs" ]; then
+    # if only --optional-libs then output just the libs
 
-    echo $_ldflags "@LDFLAGS@" $wx_libs "@DMALLOC_LIBS@"
+    echo $wx_libs
 fi
 
+
+# xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+#
+# Beyond here reside only machine or tool specific workarounds
+# that require knowlege not obtainable prior to this comment.
+#
+# Please.  Avoid addding things here, wx-config should avoid
+# hard coding tool specific details.  Do not use things here
+# as an example of other things that should be here,  These
+# shouldn't be here either.  This is a place of last resort
+# for interim workarounds.  I can but stress as strongly as
+# the censor will allow, there are only bad examples of things
+# that belong at this level of abstraction to follow.  It is
+# a limbo for glitches awaiting the Next Design Repair.  Ok.
+#
+# With that firmly in mind, our debut dilemma is:
+
+# Resource compilers.  An elusive term that covers some pretty
+# dissimilar concepts on various platforms.  The good news is,
+# each platform has only one definition of 'resource', compiled
+# or not, and so we can abstract that neatly to return a platform
+# specific invocation of the appropriate tool.  The bad news is,
+# windres (at least) requires knowledge of the wx header files
+# location(s) that cannot be predicted reliably before the call to
+# wx-config is made.  Currently for all known resource compilers,
+# we can simply return a command and some salient configuration
+# options in response to a request for --rescomp.  So here we
+# top up the options for any tools that may require information
+# that was only just determined in the last few machine cycles,
+# then output the necessary incantation for the platform.
+#
+# Most things should already be constant by the time configure
+# has run.  Do not add anything here that is already known there.
+
+if [ -n "$output_option_rescomp" ]; then
+
+    case "@RESCOMP@" in
+      *windres|wrc)
+        # Note that with late model windres, we could just insert
+        # _include_cppflags here, but use the old notation for now
+        # as it is more universally accepted.
+        if is_installed; then
+            echo "@RESCOMP@ --include-dir" \
+                           "${includedir}/wx-@WX_RELEASE@@WX_FLAVOUR@" \
+                           "@WXCONFIG_RESFLAGS@"
+        else
+            echo "@RESCOMP@ --include-dir ${includedir}" \
+                           "@WXCONFIG_RESFLAGS@"
+        fi
+        ;;
+
+      # neither rez not emxbind have any specific needs from
+      # us, so just output what was determined by configure.
+      *)
+        echo @RESCOMP@ @WXCONFIG_RESFLAGS@
+        ;;
+    esac
+
+fi
+
+#
+# xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+
 # And so that's it, we're done.  Have a nice build.
 
 exit 0