--- gdb-7.12/gdb/Makefile.in.orig	2016-10-07 18:09:21.000000000 +0100
+++ gdb-7.12/gdb/Makefile.in	2021-05-06 13:28:59.930619686 +0100
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 
 # Where is the BFD library?  Typically in ../bfd.
 BFD_DIR = ../bfd
-BFD = $(BFD_DIR)/libbfd.a
+BFD = $(BFD_DIR)/libbfd.la
 BFD_SRC = $(srcdir)/$(BFD_DIR)
 BFD_CFLAGS = -I$(BFD_DIR) -I$(BFD_SRC)
 
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
 # disassemblers?
 OPCODES_DIR = ../opcodes
 OPCODES_SRC = $(srcdir)/$(OPCODES_DIR)
-OPCODES = $(OPCODES_DIR)/libopcodes.a
+OPCODES = $(OPCODES_DIR)/libopcodes.la
 # Where are the other opcode tables which only have header file
 # versions?
 OP_INCLUDE = $(INCLUDE_DIR)/opcode
@@ -1407,7 +1407,8 @@
 # Removing the old gdb first works better if it is running, at least on SunOS.
 gdb$(EXEEXT): gdb.o $(LIBGDB_OBS) $(ADD_DEPS) $(CDEPS) $(TDEPLIBS)
 	rm -f gdb$(EXEEXT)
-	$(CC_LD) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) $(WIN32LDAPP) \
+	$(LIBTOOL) --heuristics=../opcodes/libtool --tag=CC --mode=link \
+		$(CC_LD) $(INTERNAL_LDFLAGS) $(WIN32LDAPP) \
 		-o gdb$(EXEEXT) gdb.o $(LIBGDB_OBS) \
 		$(TDEPLIBS) $(TUI_LIBRARY) $(CLIBS) $(LOADLIBES)