--- a/common/autoconf/autogen.sh	Mon Apr 01 21:34:33 2013 -0700
+++ b/common/autoconf/autogen.sh	Tue Apr 02 15:29:18 2013 -0700
@@ -43,14 +43,24 @@
 
 custom_hook=$custom_script_dir/custom-hook.m4
 
-if test "x`which autoconf 2> /dev/null`" = x; then
+AUTOCONF=$(which autoconf 2> /dev/null);
+AUTOCONF_267=$(which autoconf-2.67 2> /dev/null);
+
+echo "Autoconf found: ${AUTOCONF}"
+echo "Autoconf-2.67 found: ${AUTOCONF_267}"
+
+if test "x${AUTOCONF}" = x; then
   echo You need autoconf installed to be able to regenerate the configure script
   echo Error: Cannot find autoconf 1>&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
-echo Generating generated-configure.sh
-cat $script_dir/configure.ac  | sed -e "s|@DATE_WHEN_GENERATED@|$TIMESTAMP|" | autoconf -W all -I$script_dir - > $script_dir/generated-configure.sh
+if test "x${AUTOCONF_267}" != x; then
+  AUTOCONF=${AUTOCONF_267};
+fi
+
+echo Generating generated-configure.sh with ${AUTOCONF}
+cat $script_dir/configure.ac  | sed -e "s|@DATE_WHEN_GENERATED@|$TIMESTAMP|" | ${AUTOCONF} -W all -I$script_dir - > $script_dir/generated-configure.sh
 rm -rf autom4te.cache
 
 if test -e $custom_hook; then
@@ -58,7 +68,7 @@
   # We have custom sources available; also generate configure script
   # with custom hooks compiled in.
   cat $script_dir/configure.ac | sed -e "s|@DATE_WHEN_GENERATED@|$TIMESTAMP|" | \
-    sed -e "s|#CUSTOM_AUTOCONF_INCLUDE|m4_include([$custom_hook])|" | autoconf -W all -I$script_dir - > $custom_script_dir/generated-configure.sh
+    sed -e "s|#CUSTOM_AUTOCONF_INCLUDE|m4_include([$custom_hook])|" | ${AUTOCONF} -W all -I$script_dir - > $custom_script_dir/generated-configure.sh
   rm -rf autom4te.cache
 else
   echo No custom hook found:  $custom_hook

--- a/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh	Mon Apr 01 21:34:33 2013 -0700
+++ b/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh	Tue Apr 02 15:29:18 2013 -0700
@@ -1013,6 +1013,7 @@
 with_alsa
 with_alsa_include
 with_alsa_lib
+with_giflib
 with_zlib
 with_stdc__lib
 with_num_cores
@@ -1771,6 +1772,8 @@
                           headers under PATH/include)
   --with-alsa-include     specify directory for the alsa include files
   --with-alsa-lib         specify directory for the alsa library
+  --with-giflib           use giflib from build system or OpenJDK source
+                          (system, bundled) [bundled]
   --with-zlib             use zlib from build system or OpenJDK source
                           (system, bundled) [bundled]
   --with-stdc++lib=<static>,<dynamic>,<default>
@@ -3753,7 +3756,7 @@
 #CUSTOM_AUTOCONF_INCLUDE
 
 # Do not change or remove the following line, it is needed for consistency checks:
-DATE_WHEN_GENERATED=1363706268
+DATE_WHEN_GENERATED=1364922883
 
 ###############################################################################
 #
@@ -28903,14 +28906,15 @@
 #
 # ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES
 #
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if we should zip debug-info files" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking if we should zip debug-info files... " >&6; }
 # Check whether --enable-zip-debug-info was given.
 if test "${enable_zip_debug_info+set}" = set; then :
-  enableval=$enable_zip_debug_info;
-fi
-
-
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if we should zip debug-info files" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking if we should zip debug-info files... " >&6; }
+  enableval=$enable_zip_debug_info; enable_zip_debug_info="${enableval}"
+else
+  enable_zip_debug_info="yes"
+fi
+
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: ${enable_zip_debug_info}" >&5
 $as_echo "${enable_zip_debug_info}" >&6; }
 
@@ -31178,10 +31182,44 @@
 # Check for the gif library
 #
 
-USE_EXTERNAL_LIBJPEG=true
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for main in -lgif" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for main in -lgif... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_gif_main+:} false; then :
+
+# Check whether --with-giflib was given.
+if test "${with_giflib+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_giflib;
+fi
+
+
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for which giflib to use" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for which giflib to use... " >&6; }
+
+# default is bundled
+DEFAULT_GIFLIB=bundled
+
+#
+# if user didn't specify, use DEFAULT_GIFLIB
+#
+if test "x${with_giflib}" = "x"; then
+    with_giflib=${DEFAULT_GIFLIB}
+fi
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: ${with_giflib}" >&5
+$as_echo "${with_giflib}" >&6; }
+
+if test "x${with_giflib}" = "xbundled"; then
+    USE_EXTERNAL_LIBGIF=false
+elif test "x${with_giflib}" = "xsystem"; then
+    ac_fn_cxx_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "gif_lib.h" "ac_cv_header_gif_lib_h" "$ac_includes_default"
+if test "x$ac_cv_header_gif_lib_h" = xyes; then :
+
+else
+   as_fn_error $? "--with-giflib=system specified, but gif_lib.h not found!" "$LINENO" 5
+fi
+
+
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for DGifGetCode in -lgif" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for DGifGetCode in -lgif... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_gif_DGifGetCode+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
@@ -31189,27 +31227,33 @@
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
-
-int
-main ()
-{
-return main ();
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char DGifGetCode ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return DGifGetCode ();
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
 if ac_fn_cxx_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_gif_main=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_lib_gif_main=no
+  ac_cv_lib_gif_DGifGetCode=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_gif_DGifGetCode=no
 fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
     conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
 fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_gif_main" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_gif_main" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_gif_main" = xyes; then :
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_gif_DGifGetCode" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_gif_DGifGetCode" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_gif_DGifGetCode" = xyes; then :
   cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_LIBGIF 1
 _ACEOF
@@ -31217,12 +31261,14 @@
   LIBS="-lgif $LIBS"
 
 else
-   USE_EXTERNAL_LIBGIF=false
-               { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: Will use gif decoder bundled with the OpenJDK source" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: Will use gif decoder bundled with the OpenJDK source" >&6;}
-
-fi
-
+   as_fn_error $? "--with-giflib=system specified, but no giflib found!" "$LINENO" 5
+fi
+
+
+    USE_EXTERNAL_LIBGIF=true
+else
+    as_fn_error $? "Invalid value of --with-giflib: ${with_giflib}, use 'system' or 'bundled'" "$LINENO" 5
+fi
 
 
 ###############################################################################

--- a/common/autoconf/jdk-options.m4	Mon Apr 01 21:34:33 2013 -0700
+++ b/common/autoconf/jdk-options.m4	Tue Apr 02 15:29:18 2013 -0700
@@ -519,10 +519,10 @@
 #
 # ZIP_DEBUGINFO_FILES
 #
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([if we should zip debug-info files])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([zip-debug-info],
-              [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-zip-debug-info],[disable zipping of debug-info files @<:@enabled@:>@])])
-
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([if we should zip debug-info files])
+              [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-zip-debug-info],[disable zipping of debug-info files @<:@enabled@:>@])],
+	      [enable_zip_debug_info="${enableval}"], [enable_zip_debug_info="yes"])
 AC_MSG_RESULT([${enable_zip_debug_info}])
 
 if test "x${enable_zip_debug_info}" = "xno"; then

--- a/common/autoconf/libraries.m4	Mon Apr 01 21:34:33 2013 -0700
+++ b/common/autoconf/libraries.m4	Tue Apr 02 15:29:18 2013 -0700
@@ -499,11 +499,36 @@
 # Check for the gif library
 #
 
-USE_EXTERNAL_LIBJPEG=true
-AC_CHECK_LIB(gif, main, [],
-             [ USE_EXTERNAL_LIBGIF=false
-               AC_MSG_NOTICE([Will use gif decoder bundled with the OpenJDK source])
-             ])
+AC_ARG_WITH(giflib, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-giflib],
+	[use giflib from build system or OpenJDK source (system, bundled) @<:@bundled@:>@])])
+
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for which giflib to use])
+
+# default is bundled
+DEFAULT_GIFLIB=bundled
+
+#
+# if user didn't specify, use DEFAULT_GIFLIB
+#
+if test "x${with_giflib}" = "x"; then
+    with_giflib=${DEFAULT_GIFLIB}
+fi
+
+AC_MSG_RESULT(${with_giflib})
+
+if test "x${with_giflib}" = "xbundled"; then
+    USE_EXTERNAL_LIBGIF=false
+elif test "x${with_giflib}" = "xsystem"; then
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER(gif_lib.h, [],
+             [ AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-giflib=system specified, but gif_lib.h not found!])])
+    AC_CHECK_LIB(gif, DGifGetCode, [],
+             [ AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-giflib=system specified, but no giflib found!])])
+
+    USE_EXTERNAL_LIBGIF=true
+else
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([Invalid value of --with-giflib: ${with_giflib}, use 'system' or 'bundled'])
+fi
 AC_SUBST(USE_EXTERNAL_LIBGIF)
 
 ###############################################################################