Index: libtool-1.5.18/configure
===================================================================
--- libtool-1.5.18.orig/configure
+++ libtool-1.5.18/configure
@@ -8433,7 +8433,13 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
   # DragonFly does not have aout.  When/if they implement a new
   # versioning mechanism, adjust this.
   objformat=`test -x /usr/bin/objformat && /usr/bin/objformat || echo aout`
-  version_type=freebsd-$objformat
+  case $host_vendor in
+    gentoo)
+      version_type=linux ;;
+    *)
+      version_type=freebsd-$objformat ;;
+  esac
+  
   case $version_type in
     freebsd-elf*)
       library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext} $libname${shared_ext}'
@@ -8444,6 +8450,12 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
       library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix $libname${shared_ext}$versuffix'
       need_version=yes
       ;;
+    linux)
+      library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major ${libname}${shared_ext}'
+      soname_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major'
+      need_lib_prefix=no
+      need_version=no
+      ;;
   esac
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   case $host_os in
@@ -12205,7 +12217,13 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
   # DragonFly does not have aout.  When/if they implement a new
   # versioning mechanism, adjust this.
   objformat=`test -x /usr/bin/objformat && /usr/bin/objformat || echo aout`
-  version_type=freebsd-$objformat
+  case $host_vendor in
+    gentoo)
+      version_type=linux ;;
+    *)
+      version_type=freebsd-$objformat ;;
+  esac
+  
   case $version_type in
     freebsd-elf*)
       library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext} $libname${shared_ext}'
@@ -12216,6 +12234,12 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
       library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix $libname${shared_ext}$versuffix'
       need_version=yes
       ;;
+    linux)
+      library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major ${libname}${shared_ext}'
+      soname_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major'
+      need_lib_prefix=no
+      need_version=no
+      ;;
   esac
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   case $host_os in
@@ -15461,7 +15485,13 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
   # DragonFly does not have aout.  When/if they implement a new
   # versioning mechanism, adjust this.
   objformat=`test -x /usr/bin/objformat && /usr/bin/objformat || echo aout`
-  version_type=freebsd-$objformat
+  case $host_vendor in
+    gentoo)
+      version_type=linux ;;
+    *)
+      version_type=freebsd-$objformat ;;
+  esac
+  
   case $version_type in
     freebsd-elf*)
       library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext} $libname${shared_ext}'
@@ -15472,6 +15502,12 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
       library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix $libname${shared_ext}$versuffix'
       need_version=yes
       ;;
+    linux)
+      library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major ${libname}${shared_ext}'
+      soname_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major'
+      need_lib_prefix=no
+      need_version=no
+      ;;
   esac
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   case $host_os in
@@ -17929,7 +17965,13 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
   # DragonFly does not have aout.  When/if they implement a new
   # versioning mechanism, adjust this.
   objformat=`test -x /usr/bin/objformat && /usr/bin/objformat || echo aout`
-  version_type=freebsd-$objformat
+  case $host_vendor in
+    gentoo)
+      version_type=linux ;;
+    *)
+      version_type=freebsd-$objformat ;;
+  esac
+  
   case $version_type in
     freebsd-elf*)
       library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext} $libname${shared_ext}'
@@ -17940,6 +17982,12 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
       library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix $libname${shared_ext}$versuffix'
       need_version=yes
       ;;
+    linux)
+      library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major ${libname}${shared_ext}'
+      soname_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major'
+      need_lib_prefix=no
+      need_version=no
+      ;;
   esac
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   case $host_os in