Index: buildsys.mk.in
==================================================================
--- buildsys.mk.in
+++ buildsys.mk.in
@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@
 MSGFMT = @MSGFMT@
 JAVAC = @JAVAC@
 JAVACFLAGS = @JAVACFLAGS@
 JAR = @JAR@
 WINDRES = @WINDRES@
+BUILD_AND_HOST_ARE_DARWIN = @BUILD_AND_HOST_ARE_DARWIN@
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@
 bindir = @bindir@
 libdir = @libdir@
 plugindir ?= ${libdir}/${PACKAGE_NAME}
@@ -300,82 +301,100 @@
 	fi
 
 ${STATIC_LIB} ${STATIC_LIB_NOINST}: ${EXT_DEPS} ${OBJS} ${OBJS_EXTRA}
 	${LINK_STATUS}
 	rm -f $@
-	out="$@"; \
-	objs=""; \
-	ars=""; \
-	for i in ${OBJS} ${OBJS_EXTRA}; do \
-		case $$i in \
-			*.a) \
-				ars="$$ars $$i" \
-				;; \
-			*.o) \
-				objs="$$objs $$i" \
-				;; \
-		esac \
-	done; \
-	for i in $$ars; do \
-		dir=".$$(echo $$i | sed 's/\//_/g').objs"; \
-		rm -fr $$dir; \
-		mkdir -p $$dir; \
-		cd $$dir; \
-		${AR} x ../$$i; \
-		for j in *.o; do \
-			objs="$$objs $$dir/$$j"; \
-		done; \
-		cd ..; \
-	done; \
-	if ${AR} cr $@ $$objs && ${RANLIB} $@; then \
-		${LINK_OK}; \
-	else \
-		${LINK_FAILED}; \
-		rm -f $@; \
-	fi; \
-	for i in $$ars; do \
-		dir=".$$(echo $$i | sed 's/\//_/g').objs"; \
-		rm -fr $$dir; \
-	done
+	if test x"${BUILD_AND_HOST_ARE_DARWIN}" = x"yes"; then \
+		if /usr/bin/libtool -static -o $@ ${OBJS} ${OBJS_EXTRA}; then \
+			${LINK_OK}; \
+		else \
+			${LINK_FAILED}; \
+			rm -f $@; \
+		fi; \
+	else \
+		out="$@"; \
+		objs=""; \
+		ars=""; \
+		for i in ${OBJS} ${OBJS_EXTRA}; do \
+			case $$i in \
+				*.a) \
+					ars="$$ars $$i" \
+					;; \
+				*.o) \
+					objs="$$objs $$i" \
+					;; \
+			esac \
+		done; \
+		for i in $$ars; do \
+			dir=".$$(echo $$i | sed 's/\//_/g').objs"; \
+			rm -fr $$dir; \
+			mkdir -p $$dir; \
+			cd $$dir; \
+			${AR} x ../$$i; \
+			for j in *.o; do \
+				objs="$$objs $$dir/$$j"; \
+			done; \
+			cd ..; \
+		done; \
+		if ${AR} cr $@ $$objs && ${RANLIB} $@; then \
+			${LINK_OK}; \
+		else \
+			${LINK_FAILED}; \
+			rm -f $@; \
+		fi; \
+		for i in $$ars; do \
+			dir=".$$(echo $$i | sed 's/\//_/g').objs"; \
+			rm -fr $$dir; \
+		done; \
+	fi
 
 ${STATIC_PIC_LIB} ${STATIC_PIC_LIB_NOINST}: ${EXT_DEPS} ${LIB_OBJS} ${LIB_OBJS_EXTRA}
 	${LINK_STATUS}
 	rm -f $@
-	out="$@"; \
-	objs=""; \
-	ars=""; \
-	for i in ${LIB_OBJS} ${LIB_OBJS_EXTRA}; do \
-		case $$i in \
-			*.a) \
-				ars="$$ars $$i" \
-				;; \
-			*.o) \
-				objs="$$objs $$i" \
-				;; \
-		esac \
-	done; \
-	for i in $$ars; do \
-		dir=".$$(echo $$i | sed 's/\//_/g').objs"; \
-		rm -fr $$dir; \
-		mkdir -p $$dir; \
-		cd $$dir; \
-		${AR} x ../$$i; \
-		for j in *.o; do \
-			objs="$$objs $$dir/$$j"; \
-		done; \
-		cd ..; \
-	done; \
-	if ${AR} cr $@ $$objs && ${RANLIB} $@; then \
-		${LINK_OK}; \
-	else \
-		${LINK_FAILED}; \
-		rm -f $@; \
-	fi; \
-	for i in $$ars; do \
-		dir=".$$(echo $$i | sed 's/\//_/g').objs"; \
-		rm -fr $$dir; \
-	done
+	if test x"${BUILD_AND_HOST_ARE_DARWIN}" = x"yes"; then \
+		if /usr/bin/libtool -static -o $@ ${OBJS} ${OBJS_EXTRA}; then \
+			${LINK_OK}; \
+		else \
+			${LINK_FAILED}; \
+			rm -f $@; \
+		fi; \
+	else \
+		out="$@"; \
+		objs=""; \
+		ars=""; \
+		for i in ${LIB_OBJS} ${LIB_OBJS_EXTRA}; do \
+			case $$i in \
+				*.a) \
+					ars="$$ars $$i" \
+					;; \
+				*.o) \
+					objs="$$objs $$i" \
+					;; \
+			esac \
+		done; \
+		for i in $$ars; do \
+			dir=".$$(echo $$i | sed 's/\//_/g').objs"; \
+			rm -fr $$dir; \
+			mkdir -p $$dir; \
+			cd $$dir; \
+			${AR} x ../$$i; \
+			for j in *.o; do \
+				objs="$$objs $$dir/$$j"; \
+			done; \
+			cd ..; \
+		done; \
+		if ${AR} cr $@ $$objs && ${RANLIB} $@; then \
+			${LINK_OK}; \
+		else \
+			${LINK_FAILED}; \
+			rm -f $@; \
+		fi; \
+		for i in $$ars; do \
+			dir=".$$(echo $$i | sed 's/\//_/g').objs"; \
+			rm -fr $$dir; \
+		done; \
+	fi
 
 locales: ${MO_FILES}
 
 .c.o:
 	${COMPILE_STATUS}

Index: m4/buildsys.m4
==================================================================
--- m4/buildsys.m4
+++ m4/buildsys.m4
@@ -20,10 +20,23 @@
 dnl ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 dnl POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 dnl
 
 AC_DEFUN([BUILDSYS_INIT], [
+	AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_BUILD])
+	AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+
+	case "$build_os" in
+		darwin*)
+			case "$host_os" in
+				darwin*)
+					AC_SUBST(BUILD_AND_HOST_ARE_DARWIN, yes)
+					;;
+			esac
+			;;
+	esac
+
 	AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS_PRE([
 		AC_SUBST(CC_DEPENDS, $GCC)
 		AC_SUBST(CXX_DEPENDS, $GXX)
 		AC_SUBST(OBJC_DEPENDS, $GOBJC)
 		AC_SUBST(OBJCXX_DEPENDS, $GOBJCXX)