prevarg="$arg"

      case $arg in
      -all-static)
	if test -n "$link_static_flag"; then
	  compile_command="$compile_command $link_static_flag"
	  finalize_command="$finalize_command $link_static_flag"
	fi
	continue
	;;

      -allow-undefined)
	# FIXME: remove this flag sometime in the future.
	$echo "$modename: \`-allow-undefined' is deprecated because it is the default" 1>&2
	continue
	;;

      -avoid-version)
	avoid_version=yes
	continue
	;;

      -dlopen)
	prev=dlfiles
	continue
	;;

      -dlpreopen)
	prev=dlprefiles
	continue
	;;

      -export-dynamic)
	export_dynamic=yes
	continue
	;;

      -export-symbols | -export-symbols-regex)
	if test -n "$export_symbols" || test -n "$export_symbols_regex"; then
	  $echo "$modename: more than one -exported-symbols argument is not allowed"
	  exit $EXIT_FAILURE
	fi
	if test "X$arg" = "X-export-symbols"; then
	  prev=expsyms
	else
	  prev=expsyms_regex
	fi
	continue
	;;

      -framework|-arch|-isysroot)
	case " $CC " in
	  *" ${arg} ${1} "* | *" ${arg}	${1} "*) 
		prev=darwin_framework_skip ;;
	  *) compiler_flags="$compiler_flags $arg"
	     prev=darwin_framework ;;
	esac
	compile_command="$compile_command $arg"
	finalize_command="$finalize_command $arg"
	continue
	;;

      -inst-prefix-dir)
	prev=inst_prefix
	continue
	;;

      # The native IRIX linker understands -LANG:*, -LIST:* and -LNO:*
      # so, if we see these flags be careful not to treat them like -L
      -L[A-Z][A-Z]*:*)
	case $with_gcc/$host in
	no/*-*-irix* | /*-*-irix*)
	  compile_command="$compile_command $arg"
	  finalize_command="$finalize_command $arg"
	  ;;
	esac
	continue
	;;

      -L*)
	dir=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e 's/^-L//'`
	# We need an absolute path.
	case $dir in
	[\\/]* | [A-Za-z]:[\\/]*) ;;
	*)
	  absdir=`cd "$dir" && pwd`
	  if test -z "$absdir"; then
	    $echo "$modename: cannot determine absolute directory name of \`$dir'" 1>&2
	    absdir="$dir"
	    notinst_path="$notinst_path $dir"
	  fi
	  dir="$absdir"
	  ;;
	esac
	case "$deplibs " in
	*" -L$dir "*) ;;
	*)
	  deplibs="$deplibs -L$dir"
	  lib_search_path="$lib_search_path $dir"
	  ;;
	esac
	case $host in
	*-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw* | *-*-pw32* | *-*-os2*)
	  testbindir=`$echo "X$dir" | $Xsed -e 's*/lib$*/bin*'`
	  case :$dllsearchpath: in
	  *":$dir:"*) ;;
	  *) dllsearchpath="$dllsearchpath:$dir";;
	  esac
	  case :$dllsearchpath: in
	  *":$testbindir:"*) ;;
	  *) dllsearchpath="$dllsearchpath:$testbindir";;
	  esac
	  ;;
	esac
	continue
	;;

      -l*)
	if test "X$arg" = "X-lc" || test "X$arg" = "X-lm"; then
	  case $host in
	  *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw* | *-*-pw32* | *-*-beos*)
	    # These systems don't actually have a C or math library (as such)
	    continue
	    ;;
	  *-*-os2*)
	    # These systems don't actually have a C library (as such)
	    test "X$arg" = "X-lc" && continue
	    ;;
	  *-*-openbsd* | *-*-freebsd* | *-*-dragonfly*)
	    # Do not include libc due to us having libc/libc_r.
	    test "X$arg" = "X-lc" && continue
	    ;;
	  *-*-rhapsody* | *-*-darwin1.[012])
	    # Rhapsody C and math libraries are in the System framework
	    deplibs="$deplibs -framework System"
	    continue
	    ;;
	  *-*-sco3.2v5* | *-*-sco5v6*)
	    # Causes problems with __ctype
	    test "X$arg" = "X-lc" && continue
	    ;;
	  *-*-sysv4.2uw2* | *-*-sysv5* | *-*-unixware* | *-*-OpenUNIX*)
	    # Compiler inserts libc in the correct place for threads to work
	    test "X$arg" = "X-lc" && continue
	    ;;
	  esac
	elif test "X$arg" = "X-lc_r"; then
	 case $host in
	 *-*-openbsd* | *-*-freebsd* | *-*-dragonfly*)
	   # Do not include libc_r directly, use -pthread flag.
	   continue
	   ;;
	 esac
	fi
	deplibs="$deplibs $arg"
	continue
	;;

      # Tru64 UNIX uses -model [arg] to determine the layout of C++
      # classes, name mangling, and exception handling.
      -model)
	compile_command="$compile_command $arg"
	compiler_flags="$compiler_flags $arg"
	finalize_command="$finalize_command $arg"
	prev=xcompiler
	continue
	;;

     -mt|-mthreads|-kthread|-Kthread|-pthread|-pthreads|--thread-safe)
	compiler_flags="$compiler_flags $arg"
	compile_command="$compile_command $arg"
	finalize_command="$finalize_command $arg"
	continue
	;;

      -module)
	module=yes
	continue
	;;

      # -64, -mips[0-9] enable 64-bit mode on the SGI compiler
      # -r[0-9][0-9]* specifies the processor on the SGI compiler
      # -xarch=*, -xtarget=* enable 64-bit mode on the Sun compiler
      # +DA*, +DD* enable 64-bit mode on the HP compiler
      # -q* pass through compiler args for the IBM compiler
      # -m* pass through architecture-specific compiler args for GCC
      # -m*, -t[45]*, -txscale* pass through architecture-specific
      # compiler args for GCC
      # -pg pass through profiling flag for GCC
      # @file GCC response files
      -64|-mips[0-9]|-r[0-9][0-9]*|-xarch=*|-xtarget=*|+DA*|+DD*|-q*|-m*|-pg| \
      -t[45]*|-txscale*|@*)

	# Unknown arguments in both finalize_command and compile_command need
	# to be aesthetically quoted because they are evaled later.
	arg=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
	case $arg in
	*[\[\~\#\^\&\*\(\)\{\}\|\;\<\>\?\'\ \	]*|*]*|"")
	  arg="\"$arg\""
	  ;;
	esac
        compile_command="$compile_command $arg"
        finalize_command="$finalize_command $arg"
        compiler_flags="$compiler_flags $arg"
        continue
        ;;

      -shrext)
	prev=shrext
	continue
	;;

      -no-fast-install)
	fast_install=no
	continue
	;;

      -no-install)
	case $host in
	*-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw* | *-*-pw32* | *-*-os2*)
	  # The PATH hackery in wrapper scripts is required on Windows
	  # in order for the loader to find any dlls it needs.
	  $echo "$modename: warning: \`-no-install' is ignored for $host" 1>&2
	  $echo "$modename: warning: assuming \`-no-fast-install' instead" 1>&2
	  fast_install=no
	  ;;
	*) no_install=yes ;;
	esac
	continue
	;;

      -no-undefined)
	allow_undefined=no
	continue
	;;

      -objectlist)
	prev=objectlist
	continue
	;;

      -o) prev=output ;;

      -precious-files-regex)
	prev=precious_regex
	continue
	;;

      -release)
	prev=release
	continue
	;;

      -rpath)
	prev=rpath
	continue
	;;

      -R)
	prev=xrpath
	continue
	;;

      -R*)
	dir=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e 's/^-R//'`
	# We need an absolute path.
	case $dir in
	[\\/]* | [A-Za-z]:[\\/]*) ;;
	*)
	  $echo "$modename: only absolute run-paths are allowed" 1>&2
	  exit $EXIT_FAILURE
	  ;;
	esac
	case "$xrpath " in
	*" $dir "*) ;;
	*) xrpath="$xrpath $dir" ;;
	esac
	continue
	;;

      -static)
	# The effects of -static are defined in a previous loop.
	# We used to do the same as -all-static on platforms that
	# didn't have a PIC flag, but the assumption that the effects
	# would be equivalent was wrong.  It would break on at least
	# Digital Unix and AIX.
	continue
	;;

      -thread-safe)
	thread_safe=yes
	continue
	;;

      -version-info)
	prev=vinfo
	continue
	;;
      -version-number)
	prev=vinfo
	vinfo_number=yes
	continue
	;;

      -Wc,*)
	args=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst" -e 's/^-Wc,//'`
	arg=
	save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=','
	for flag in $args; do
	  IFS="$save_ifs"
	  case $flag in
	    *[\[\~\#\^\&\*\(\)\{\}\|\;\<\>\?\'\ \	]*|*]*|"")
	    flag="\"$flag\""
	    ;;
	  esac
	  arg="$arg $wl$flag"
	  compiler_flags="$compiler_flags $flag"
	done
	IFS="$save_ifs"
	arg=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "s/^ //"`
	;;

      -Wl,*)
	args=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst" -e 's/^-Wl,//'`
	arg=
	save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=','
	for flag in $args; do
	  IFS="$save_ifs"
	  case $flag in
	    *[\[\~\#\^\&\*\(\)\{\}\|\;\<\>\?\'\ \	]*|*]*|"")
	    flag="\"$flag\""
	    ;;
	  esac
	  arg="$arg $wl$flag"
	  compiler_flags="$compiler_flags $wl$flag"
	  linker_flags="$linker_flags $flag"
	done
	IFS="$save_ifs"
	arg=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "s/^ //"`
	;;

      -Xcompiler)
	prev=xcompiler
	continue
	;;

      -Xlinker)
	prev=xlinker
	continue
	;;

      -XCClinker)
	prev=xcclinker
	continue
	;;

      # Some other compiler flag.
      -* | +*)
	# Unknown arguments in both finalize_command and compile_command need
	# to be aesthetically quoted because they are evaled later.
	arg=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst"`
	case $arg in
	*[\[\~\#\^\&\*\(\)\{\}\|\;\<\>\?\'\ \	]*|*]*|"")
	  arg="\"$arg\""
	  ;;
	esac
	;;

      *.$objext)
	# A standard object.
	objs="$objs $arg"
	;;

      *.lo)
	# A libtool-controlled object.

	# Check to see that this really is a libtool object.
	if (${SED} -e '2q' $arg | grep "^# Generated by .*$PACKAGE") >/dev/null 2>&1; then
	  pic_object=
	  non_pic_object=

	  # Read the .lo file
	  # If there is no directory component, then add one.
	  case $arg in
	  */* | *\\*) . $arg ;;
	  *) . ./$arg ;;
	  esac

	  if test -z "$pic_object" || \
	     test -z "$non_pic_object" ||
	     test "$pic_object" = none && \
	     test "$non_pic_object" = none; then
	    $echo "$modename: cannot find name of object for \`$arg'" 1>&2
	    exit $EXIT_FAILURE
	  fi

	  # Extract subdirectory from the argument.
	  xdir=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
	  if test "X$xdir" = "X$arg"; then
	    xdir=
 	  else
	    xdir="$xdir/"
	  fi

	  if test "$pic_object" != none; then
	    # Prepend the subdirectory the object is found in.
	    pic_object="$xdir$pic_object"

	    if test "$prev" = dlfiles; then
	      if test "$build_libtool_libs" = yes && test "$dlopen_support" = yes; then
		dlfiles="$dlfiles $pic_object"
		prev=
		continue
	      else
		# If libtool objects are unsupported, then we need to preload.
		prev=dlprefiles
	      fi
	    fi

	    # CHECK ME:  I think I busted this.  -Ossama
	    if test "$prev" = dlprefiles; then
	      # Preload the old-style object.
	      dlprefiles="$dlprefiles $pic_object"
	      prev=
	    fi

	    # A PIC object.
	    libobjs="$libobjs $pic_object"
	    arg="$pic_object"
	  fi

	  # Non-PIC object.
	  if test "$non_pic_object" != none; then
	    # Prepend the subdirectory the object is found in.
	    non_pic_object="$xdir$non_pic_object"

	    # A standard non-PIC object
	    non_pic_objects="$non_pic_objects $non_pic_object"
	    if test -z "$pic_object" || test "$pic_object" = none ; then
	      arg="$non_pic_object"
	    fi
	  else
	    # If the PIC object exists, use it instead.
	    # $xdir was prepended to $pic_object above.
	    non_pic_object="$pic_object"
	    non_pic_objects="$non_pic_objects $non_pic_object"
	  fi
	else
	  # Only an error if not doing a dry-run.
	  if test -z "$run"; then
	    $echo "$modename: \`$arg' is not a valid libtool object" 1>&2
	    exit $EXIT_FAILURE
	  else
	    # Dry-run case.

	    # Extract subdirectory from the argument.
	    xdir=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e 's%/[^/]*$%%'`
	    if test "X$xdir" = "X$arg"; then
	      xdir=
	    else
	      xdir="$xdir/"
	    fi

	    pic_object=`$echo "X${xdir}${objdir}/${arg}" | $Xsed -e "$lo2o"`
	    non_pic_object=`$echo "X${xdir}${arg}" | $Xsed -e "$lo2o"`
	    libobjs="$libobjs $pic_object"
	    non_pic_objects="$non_pic_objects $non_pic_object"
	  fi
	fi
	;;

      *.$libext)
	# An archive.
	deplibs="$deplibs $arg"
	old_deplibs="$old_deplibs $arg"
	continue
	;;