diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index fe34132f9e5..87179f5ac9b 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ MAKEINFOFLAGS = --split-size=5000000
 # ---------------------------------------------
 
 AS = @AS@
-AR = @AR@
+AR = @AR@ @AR_PLUGIN_OPTION@
 AR_FLAGS = rc
 CC = @CC@
 CXX = @CXX@
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ LD = @LD@
 LIPO = @LIPO@
 NM = @NM@
 OBJDUMP = @OBJDUMP@
-RANLIB = @RANLIB@
+RANLIB = @RANLIB@ @RANLIB_PLUGIN_OPTION@
 READELF = @READELF@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
 WINDRES = @WINDRES@
diff --git a/Makefile.tpl b/Makefile.tpl
index 5b118a8ba4a..a280a1498c0 100644
--- a/Makefile.tpl
+++ b/Makefile.tpl
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ MAKEINFOFLAGS = --split-size=5000000
 # ---------------------------------------------
 
 AS = @AS@
-AR = @AR@
+AR = @AR@ @AR_PLUGIN_OPTION@
 AR_FLAGS = rc
 CC = @CC@
 CXX = @CXX@
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ LD = @LD@
 LIPO = @LIPO@
 NM = @NM@
 OBJDUMP = @OBJDUMP@
-RANLIB = @RANLIB@
+RANLIB = @RANLIB@ @RANLIB_PLUGIN_OPTION@
 READELF = @READELF@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
 WINDRES = @WINDRES@
@@ -1967,6 +1967,7 @@ AUTOCONF = autoconf
 $(srcdir)/configure: @MAINT@ $(srcdir)/configure.ac $(srcdir)/config/acx.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/config/override.m4 $(srcdir)/config/proginstall.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/config/elf.m4 $(srcdir)/config/isl.m4 \
+	$(srcdir)/config/gcc-plugin.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/libtool.m4 $(srcdir)/ltoptions.m4 $(srcdir)/ltsugar.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/ltversion.m4 $(srcdir)/lt~obsolete.m4
 	cd $(srcdir) && $(AUTOCONF)
diff --git a/config/gcc-plugin.m4 b/config/gcc-plugin.m4
index 8f278719118..c5b72e9a13d 100644
--- a/config/gcc-plugin.m4
+++ b/config/gcc-plugin.m4
@@ -124,3 +124,31 @@ AC_DEFUN([GCC_ENABLE_PLUGINS],
      fi
    fi
 ])
+
+dnl
+dnl
+dnl GCC_PLUGIN_OPTION
+dnl    (SHELL-CODE_HANDLER)
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([GCC_PLUGIN_OPTION],[dnl
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for -plugin option])
+
+plugin_names="liblto_plugin.so liblto_plugin-0.dll cyglto_plugin-0.dll"
+plugin_option=
+for plugin in $plugin_names; do
+  plugin_so=`${CC} ${CFLAGS} --print-prog-name $plugin`
+  if test x$plugin_so = x$plugin; then
+    plugin_so=`${CC} ${CFLAGS} --print-file-name $plugin`
+  fi
+  if test x$plugin_so != x$plugin; then
+    plugin_option="--plugin $plugin_so"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+if test -n "$plugin_option"; then
+  $1="$plugin_option"
+  AC_MSG_RESULT($plugin_option)
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+fi
+])
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 68779feb42b..8b9e7b34fdb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -616,6 +616,8 @@ GFORTRAN_FOR_TARGET
 GCC_FOR_TARGET
 CXX_FOR_TARGET
 CC_FOR_TARGET
+RANLIB_PLUGIN_OPTION
+AR_PLUGIN_OPTION
 READELF
 OBJDUMP
 OBJCOPY
@@ -10007,6 +10009,41 @@ fi
 
 
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for -plugin option" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for -plugin option... " >&6; }
+
+plugin_names="liblto_plugin.so liblto_plugin-0.dll cyglto_plugin-0.dll"
+plugin_option=
+for plugin in $plugin_names; do
+  plugin_so=`${CC} ${CFLAGS} --print-prog-name $plugin`
+  if test x$plugin_so = x$plugin; then
+    plugin_so=`${CC} ${CFLAGS} --print-file-name $plugin`
+  fi
+  if test x$plugin_so != x$plugin; then
+    plugin_option="--plugin $plugin_so"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+if test -n "$plugin_option"; then
+  PLUGIN_OPTION="$plugin_option"
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $plugin_option" >&5
+$as_echo "$plugin_option" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+if test -n "$PLUGIN_OPTION"; then
+  if $AR --help 2>&1 | grep -q "\--plugin"; then
+    AR_PLUGIN_OPTION="$PLUGIN_OPTION"
+
+  fi
+  if $RANLIB --help 2>&1 | grep -q "\--plugin"; then
+    RANLIB_PLUGIN_OPTION="$PLUGIN_OPTION"
+
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Target tools.
 
 # Check whether --with-build-time-tools was given.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d16a2757689..4cfa0feddbd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ m4_include(config/acx.m4)
 m4_include(config/override.m4)
 m4_include(config/proginstall.m4)
 m4_include(config/elf.m4)
+m4_include(config/gcc-plugin.m4)
 m4_include([libtool.m4])
 m4_include([ltoptions.m4])
 m4_include([ltsugar.m4])
@@ -3376,6 +3377,18 @@ AC_SUBST(CXX)
 AC_SUBST(CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS)
 
+GCC_PLUGIN_OPTION(PLUGIN_OPTION)
+if test -n "$PLUGIN_OPTION"; then
+  if $AR --help 2>&1 | grep -q "\--plugin"; then
+    AR_PLUGIN_OPTION="$PLUGIN_OPTION"
+    AC_SUBST(AR_PLUGIN_OPTION)
+  fi
+  if $RANLIB --help 2>&1 | grep -q "\--plugin"; then
+    RANLIB_PLUGIN_OPTION="$PLUGIN_OPTION"
+    AC_SUBST(RANLIB_PLUGIN_OPTION)
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Target tools.
 AC_ARG_WITH([build-time-tools], 
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-build-time-tools=PATH],
diff --git a/libiberty/Makefile.in b/libiberty/Makefile.in
index 895f701bcd0..0ffcdc1c53d 100644
--- a/libiberty/Makefile.in
+++ b/libiberty/Makefile.in
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(libiberty_topdir)/mkinstalldirs
 # Some compilers can't handle cc -c blah.c -o foo/blah.o.
 OUTPUT_OPTION = @OUTPUT_OPTION@
 
-AR = @AR@
+AR = @AR@ @AR_PLUGIN_OPTION@
 AR_FLAGS = rc
 
 CC = @CC@
 CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@
 CPPFLAGS = @CPPFLAGS@
-RANLIB = @RANLIB@
+RANLIB = @RANLIB@ @RANLIB_PLUGIN_OPTION@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
 PERL = @PERL@
 
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ configure_deps = $(srcdir)/aclocal.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/../config/acx.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/../config/cet.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/../config/enable.m4 \
+	$(srcdir)/../config/gcc-plugin.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/../config/no-executables.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/../config/override.m4 \
 	$(srcdir)/../config/picflag.m4 \
diff --git a/libiberty/aclocal.m4 b/libiberty/aclocal.m4
index 34c0a5bab62..b2e54d9e32a 100644
--- a/libiberty/aclocal.m4
+++ b/libiberty/aclocal.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 sinclude(../config/acx.m4)
 sinclude(../config/cet.m4)
 sinclude(../config/enable.m4)
+sinclude(../config/gcc-plugin.m4)
 sinclude(../config/no-executables.m4)
 sinclude(../config/override.m4)
 sinclude(../config/picflag.m4)
diff --git a/libiberty/configure b/libiberty/configure
index ff93c9ee9a6..4406ccb35ae 100755
--- a/libiberty/configure
+++ b/libiberty/configure
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ CPPFLAGS
 LDFLAGS
 CFLAGS
 CC
+RANLIB_PLUGIN_OPTION
+AR_PLUGIN_OPTION
 RANLIB
 AR
 host_os
@@ -2932,6 +2934,41 @@ else
 fi
 
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for -plugin option" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for -plugin option... " >&6; }
+
+plugin_names="liblto_plugin.so liblto_plugin-0.dll cyglto_plugin-0.dll"
+plugin_option=
+for plugin in $plugin_names; do
+  plugin_so=`${CC} ${CFLAGS} --print-prog-name $plugin`
+  if test x$plugin_so = x$plugin; then
+    plugin_so=`${CC} ${CFLAGS} --print-file-name $plugin`
+  fi
+  if test x$plugin_so != x$plugin; then
+    plugin_option="--plugin $plugin_so"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+if test -n "$plugin_option"; then
+  PLUGIN_OPTION="$plugin_option"
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $plugin_option" >&5
+$as_echo "$plugin_option" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+if test -n "$PLUGIN_OPTION"; then
+  if $AR --help 2>&1 | grep -q "\--plugin"; then
+    AR_PLUGIN_OPTION="$PLUGIN_OPTION"
+
+  fi
+  if $RANLIB --help 2>&1 | grep -q "\--plugin"; then
+    RANLIB_PLUGIN_OPTION="$PLUGIN_OPTION"
+
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Add --enable-multilib to configure.
 # Default to --enable-multilib
 # Check whether --enable-multilib was given.
diff --git a/libiberty/configure.ac b/libiberty/configure.ac
index 4e2599c14a8..38ae8ab3a67 100644
--- a/libiberty/configure.ac
+++ b/libiberty/configure.ac
@@ -108,6 +108,18 @@ dnl to call AC_CHECK_PROG.
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
 
+GCC_PLUGIN_OPTION(PLUGIN_OPTION)
+if test -n "$PLUGIN_OPTION"; then
+  if $AR --help 2>&1 | grep -q "\--plugin"; then
+    AR_PLUGIN_OPTION="$PLUGIN_OPTION"
+    AC_SUBST(AR_PLUGIN_OPTION)
+  fi
+  if $RANLIB --help 2>&1 | grep -q "\--plugin"; then
+    RANLIB_PLUGIN_OPTION="$PLUGIN_OPTION"
+    AC_SUBST(RANLIB_PLUGIN_OPTION)
+  fi
+fi
+
 dnl When switching to automake, replace the following with AM_ENABLE_MULTILIB.
 # Add --enable-multilib to configure.
 # Default to --enable-multilib
diff --git a/libtool.m4 b/libtool.m4
index 434530059fa..c24453fc752 100644
--- a/libtool.m4
+++ b/libtool.m4
@@ -1323,8 +1323,26 @@ need_locks="$enable_libtool_lock"
 # _LT_CMD_OLD_ARCHIVE
 # -------------------
 m4_defun([_LT_CMD_OLD_ARCHIVE],
-[AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar, false)
+[plugin_option=
+plugin_names="liblto_plugin.so liblto_plugin-0.dll cyglto_plugin-0.dll"
+for plugin in $plugin_names; do
+  plugin_so=`${CC} ${CFLAGS} --print-prog-name $plugin`
+  if test x$plugin_so = x$plugin; then
+    plugin_so=`${CC} ${CFLAGS} --print-file-name $plugin`
+  fi
+  if test x$plugin_so != x$plugin; then
+    plugin_option="--plugin $plugin_so"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+
+AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar, false)
 test -z "$AR" && AR=ar
+if test -n "$plugin_option"; then
+  if $AR --help 2>&1 | grep -q "\--plugin"; then
+    AR="$AR $plugin_option"
+  fi
+fi
 test -z "$AR_FLAGS" && AR_FLAGS=cru
 _LT_DECL([], [AR], [1], [The archiver])
 _LT_DECL([], [AR_FLAGS], [1])
@@ -1335,6 +1353,11 @@ _LT_DECL([], [STRIP], [1], [A symbol stripping program])
 
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
 test -z "$RANLIB" && RANLIB=:
+if test -n "$plugin_option" && test "$RANLIB" != ":"; then
+  if $RANLIB --help 2>&1 | grep -q "\--plugin"; then
+    RANLIB="$RANLIB $plugin_option"
+  fi
+fi
 _LT_DECL([], [RANLIB], [1],
     [Commands used to install an old-style archive])
 
diff --git a/zlib/configure b/zlib/configure
index de6fa7e9960..0d7763b1040 100755
--- a/zlib/configure
+++ b/zlib/configure
@@ -5407,6 +5407,19 @@ test -z "$deplibs_check_method" && deplibs_check_method=unknown
 
 
 
+plugin_option=
+plugin_names="liblto_plugin.so liblto_plugin-0.dll cyglto_plugin-0.dll"
+for plugin in $plugin_names; do
+  plugin_so=`${CC} ${CFLAGS} --print-prog-name plugin`
+  if  x$plugin_so = x$plugin ; then
+    plugin_so=`${CC} ${CFLAGS} --print-file-name plugin`
+  fi
+  if  x$plugin_so != x$plugin ; then
+    plugin_option="--plugin $plugin_so"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+
 if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
@@ -5500,6 +5513,98 @@ else
 fi
 
 test -z "$AR" && AR=ar
+if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
+  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}"$AR $plugin_option"", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}"$AR $plugin_option"; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_AR+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$AR"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_AR="$AR" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_AR="${ac_tool_prefix}"$AR $plugin_option""
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+fi
+fi
+AR=$ac_cv_prog_AR
+if test -n "$AR"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $AR" >&5
+$as_echo "$AR" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+fi
+if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AR"; then
+  ac_ct_AR=$AR
+  # Extract the first word of ""$AR $plugin_option"", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy "$AR $plugin_option"; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$ac_ct_AR"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR="$ac_ct_AR" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR=""$AR $plugin_option""
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+fi
+fi
+ac_ct_AR=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR
+if test -n "$ac_ct_AR"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_AR" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_ct_AR" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+  if test "x$ac_ct_AR" = x; then
+    AR="$AR"
+  else
+    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
+yes:)
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
+ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
+esac
+    AR=$ac_ct_AR
+  fi
+else
+  AR="$ac_cv_prog_AR"
+fi
+
 test -z "$AR_FLAGS" && AR_FLAGS=cru
 
 
@@ -5703,7 +5808,102 @@ else
   RANLIB="$ac_cv_prog_RANLIB"
 fi
 
-test -z "$RANLIB" && RANLIB=:
+if test -z "$RANLIB"; then
+  RANLIB=:
+else
+  if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
+  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}"$RANLIB $plugin_option"", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}"$RANLIB $plugin_option"; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_RANLIB+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$RANLIB"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_RANLIB="$RANLIB" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_RANLIB="${ac_tool_prefix}"$RANLIB $plugin_option""
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+fi
+fi
+RANLIB=$ac_cv_prog_RANLIB
+if test -n "$RANLIB"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $RANLIB" >&5
+$as_echo "$RANLIB" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+fi
+if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_RANLIB"; then
+  ac_ct_RANLIB=$RANLIB
+  # Extract the first word of ""$RANLIB $plugin_option"", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy "$RANLIB $plugin_option"; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RANLIB+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$ac_ct_RANLIB"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RANLIB="$ac_ct_RANLIB" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RANLIB=""$RANLIB $plugin_option""
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+fi
+fi
+ac_ct_RANLIB=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RANLIB
+if test -n "$ac_ct_RANLIB"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_RANLIB" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_ct_RANLIB" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+  if test "x$ac_ct_RANLIB" = x; then
+    RANLIB="$RANLIB"
+  else
+    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
+yes:)
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
+ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
+esac
+    RANLIB=$ac_ct_RANLIB
+  fi
+else
+  RANLIB="$ac_cv_prog_RANLIB"
+fi
+
+fi
 
 
 
@@ -10644,7 +10844,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 10647 "configure"
+#line 10847 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -10750,7 +10950,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 10753 "configure"
+#line 10953 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
