diff --git a/libgomp/ChangeLog b/libgomp/ChangeLog
index ac9bb19b55a..f9d20206d23 100644
--- a/libgomp/ChangeLog
+++ b/libgomp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-10-26  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
+
+	* acinclude.m4 (LIBGOMP_CHECK_LINKER_FEATURES): Avoid using too many
+	*s.  Accept ld version without text in ()s.
+	* configure: Regenerated.
+
 2009-10-17  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
 
 	PR libgomp/41418
diff --git a/libgomp/acinclude.m4 b/libgomp/acinclude.m4
index 5e0f96c70f5..9e6b77b247a 100644
--- a/libgomp/acinclude.m4
+++ b/libgomp/acinclude.m4
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([LIBGOMP_CHECK_LINKER_FEATURES], [
   fi
   changequote(,)
   ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-         sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+         sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
   changequote([,])
   libgomp_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
          $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) [$]3=0; print ([$]1*100+[$]2)*100+[$]3 }'`
diff --git a/libgomp/configure b/libgomp/configure
index a0a93d6d328..dac0399f7b6 100755
--- a/libgomp/configure
+++ b/libgomp/configure
@@ -15698,7 +15698,7 @@ with_gnu_ld=$lt_cv_prog_gnu_ld
   fi
 
   ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-         sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+         sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
   libgomp_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
          $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 3e29ea50f1e..b09257e9f52 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2009-10-26  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
+
+	PR libstdc++/38923
+	* acinclude.m4 (GLIBCXX_CHECK_LINKER_FEATURES): Avoid using too many
+	*s.  Accept ld version without text in ()s.
+	* configure: Regenerated.
+
 2009-10-26  Jason Merrill  <jason@redhat.com>
 
 	Core issue 906
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/acinclude.m4 b/libstdc++-v3/acinclude.m4
index 51e35ea42a6..aba9a1b2f52 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/acinclude.m4
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/acinclude.m4
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([GLIBCXX_CHECK_LINKER_FEATURES], [
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
     changequote([,])
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) [$]3=0; print ([$]1*100+[$]2)*100+[$]3 }'`
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/configure b/libstdc++-v3/configure
index bdd7a0592c7..e34b0c4bee8 100755
--- a/libstdc++-v3/configure
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/configure
@@ -19542,7 +19542,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for ld version... " >&6; }
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld/;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`
@@ -26444,7 +26444,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for ld version... " >&6; }
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld/;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`
@@ -32259,7 +32259,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for ld version... " >&6; }
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld/;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`
@@ -43904,7 +43904,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for ld version... " >&6; }
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld/;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`
@@ -44118,7 +44118,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for ld version... " >&6; }
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld/;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`
@@ -44593,7 +44593,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for ld version... " >&6; }
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld/;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`
@@ -50762,7 +50762,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for ld version... " >&6; }
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld/;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`
@@ -56562,7 +56562,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for ld version... " >&6; }
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld/;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`
@@ -56729,7 +56729,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for ld version... " >&6; }
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld/;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`
@@ -56878,7 +56878,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for ld version... " >&6; }
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld/;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`
@@ -57045,7 +57045,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for ld version... " >&6; }
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld/;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`
@@ -57217,7 +57217,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for ld version... " >&6; }
       glibcxx_ld_is_gold=yes
     fi
     ldver=`$LD --version 2>/dev/null |
-	   sed -e 's/GNU g*o*ld v*e*r*s*i*o*n* *\(([^)]*)* *\) \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\2/; q'`
+	   sed -e 's/GNU gold /GNU ld/;s/GNU ld version /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld ([^)]*) /GNU ld /;s/GNU ld \([0-9.][0-9.]*\).*/\1/; q'`
 
     glibcxx_gnu_ld_version=`echo $ldver | \
            $AWK -F. '{ if (NF<3) $3=0; print ($1*100+$2)*100+$3 }'`