Index: libtool-1.5.20/configure
===================================================================
--- libtool-1.5.20.orig/configure
+++ libtool-1.5.20/configure
@@ -8441,7 +8441,13 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
     *) objformat=elf ;;
     esac
   fi
-  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}'
@@ -8452,6 +8458,12 @@ 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 $host_os in
@@ -12228,7 +12240,13 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
     *) objformat=elf ;;
     esac
   fi
-  version_type=freebsd-$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}'
@@ -12239,6 +12257,12 @@ 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 $host_os in
@@ -15492,7 +15516,13 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
     *) objformat=elf ;;
     esac
   fi
-  version_type=freebsd-$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}'
@@ -15503,6 +15533,12 @@ 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 $host_os in
@@ -17968,7 +18004,13 @@ freebsd* | dragonfly*)
     *) objformat=elf ;;
     esac
   fi
-  version_type=freebsd-$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}'
@@ -17979,6 +18021,12 @@ 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