diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 72eafabdb7d..8e7e28c7ffc 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2003-10-14  Nathanael Nerode  <neroden@gcc.gnu.org>
 
+	* configure.in: Clean up some feedback echoes.
+	* configure: Regenerate.
+
 	* aclocal.m4: Properly quote names of macros being defined.
 
 	* config.gcc (am33_2.0-*-linux*): Use t-slibgcc-elf-ver.
diff --git a/gcc/configure b/gcc/configure
index ebf8c66c992..ef0c990562f 100755
--- a/gcc/configure
+++ b/gcc/configure
@@ -7900,30 +7900,22 @@ objdir=`${PWDCMD-pwd}`
 
 
 
-# Echo that links are built
-if test x$host = x$target
-then
-	str1="native "
+# Echo link setup.
+if test x${build} = x${host} ; then
+  if test x${host} = x${target} ; then
+    echo "Links are now set up to build a native compiler for ${target}." 1>&2
+  else
+    echo "Links are now set up to build a cross-compiler" 1>&2
+    echo " from ${host} to ${target}." 1>&2
+  fi
 else
-	str1="cross-"
-	str2=" from $host"
-fi
-
-if test x$host != x$build
-then
-	str3=" on a $build system"
-fi
-
-if test "x$str2" != x || test "x$str3" != x
-then
-	str4=
-fi
-
-echo "Links are now set up to build a ${str1}compiler for ${target}$str4" 1>&2
-
-if test "x$str2" != x || test "x$str3" != x
-then
-	echo " ${str2}${str3}." 1>&2
+  if test x${host} = x${target} ; then
+    echo "Links are now set up to build (on ${build}) a native compiler" 1>&2
+    echo " for ${target}." 1>&2
+  else
+    echo "Links are now set up to build (on ${build}) a cross-compiler" 1>&2
+    echo " from ${host} to ${target}." 1>&2
+  fi
 fi
 
 # Configure the subdirectories
diff --git a/gcc/configure.in b/gcc/configure.in
index a7d8ab7f0a9..98d5c7b698d 100644
--- a/gcc/configure.in
+++ b/gcc/configure.in
@@ -2988,30 +2988,22 @@ AC_SUBST(target_cpu_default)
 
 AC_SUBST_FILE(language_hooks)
 
-# Echo that links are built
-if test x$host = x$target
-then
-	str1="native "
+# Echo link setup.
+if test x${build} = x${host} ; then
+  if test x${host} = x${target} ; then
+    echo "Links are now set up to build a native compiler for ${target}." 1>&2
+  else
+    echo "Links are now set up to build a cross-compiler" 1>&2
+    echo " from ${host} to ${target}." 1>&2
+  fi
 else
-	str1="cross-"
-	str2=" from $host"
-fi
-
-if test x$host != x$build
-then
-	str3=" on a $build system"
-fi
-
-if test "x$str2" != x || test "x$str3" != x
-then
-	str4=
-fi
-
-echo "Links are now set up to build a ${str1}compiler for ${target}$str4" 1>&2
-
-if test "x$str2" != x || test "x$str3" != x
-then
-	echo " ${str2}${str3}." 1>&2
+  if test x${host} = x${target} ; then
+    echo "Links are now set up to build (on ${build}) a native compiler" 1>&2
+    echo " for ${target}." 1>&2
+  else
+    echo "Links are now set up to build (on ${build}) a cross-compiler" 1>&2
+    echo " from ${host} to ${target}." 1>&2
+  fi
 fi
 
 # Configure the subdirectories