* configure.in: Disable serial configure by default.

	* configure: Regenerate.
	* Makefile.tpl: Abolish .NOTPARALLEL.
	* Makefile.in: Regenerate.


git-svn-id: svn+ssh://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk@67747 138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4

5 files changed, 70 insertions, 67 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0b4533c4cfe..af6eccc3b08 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2003-06-10  Nathanael Nerode  <neroden@gcc.gnu.org>
 
+	* configure.in: Disable serial configure by default.
+	* configure: Regenerate.
+	* Makefile.tpl: Abolish .NOTPARALLEL.
+	* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
+
 	* Makefile.tpl: Replace {build,host,target}_canonical by
 	{build,host,target}.
 	* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 70436d7a6bc..82f67cf06c7 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -17293,7 +17293,7 @@ clean-target-libgcc:
 
 .PHONY: check do-check
 check:
-	$(MAKE) do-check NOTPARALLEL=parallel-ok
+	$(MAKE) do-check
 
 # Only include modules actually being configured and built.
 do-check: maybe-check-gcc  \
@@ -23693,7 +23693,7 @@ check-gcc-c++:
 
 .PHONY: check-c++
 check-c++:
-	$(MAKE) check-target-libstdc++-v3 check-gcc-c++ NOTPARALLEL=parallel-ok
+	$(MAKE) check-target-libstdc++-v3 check-gcc-c++
 
 .PHONY: install-gcc maybe-install-gcc
 maybe-install-gcc:
@@ -23890,12 +23890,6 @@ $(srcdir)/configure: @MAINT@ $(srcdir)/configure.in $(srcdir)/config/acx.m4
 # Special directives to GNU Make
 # ------------------------------
 
-# Tell GNU make 3.79 not to run the top level in parallel.  This 
-# prevents contention for $builddir/$target/config.cache, as well
-# as minimizing scatter in file system caches.
-NOTPARALLEL = .NOTPARALLEL
-$(NOTPARALLEL):
-
 # Don't pass command-line variables to submakes.
 .NOEXPORT:
 MAKEOVERRIDES=
diff --git a/Makefile.tpl b/Makefile.tpl
index d40dd564158..d660e3a4b14 100644
--- a/Makefile.tpl
+++ b/Makefile.tpl
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ clean-target-libgcc:
 
 .PHONY: check do-check
 check:
-	$(MAKE) do-check NOTPARALLEL=parallel-ok
+	$(MAKE) do-check
 
 # Only include modules actually being configured and built.
 do-check: maybe-check-gcc [+
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ check-gcc-c++:
 
 .PHONY: check-c++
 check-c++:
-	$(MAKE) check-target-libstdc++-v3 check-gcc-c++ NOTPARALLEL=parallel-ok
+	$(MAKE) check-target-libstdc++-v3 check-gcc-c++
 
 .PHONY: install-gcc maybe-install-gcc
 maybe-install-gcc:
@@ -1495,12 +1495,6 @@ $(srcdir)/configure: @MAINT@ $(srcdir)/configure.in $(srcdir)/config/acx.m4
 # Special directives to GNU Make
 # ------------------------------
 
-# Tell GNU make 3.79 not to run the top level in parallel.  This 
-# prevents contention for $builddir/$target/config.cache, as well
-# as minimizing scatter in file system caches.
-NOTPARALLEL = .NOTPARALLEL
-$(NOTPARALLEL):
-
 # Don't pass command-line variables to submakes.
 .NOEXPORT:
 MAKEOVERRIDES=
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6ee8dc0afeb..9751dd60655 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ ac_help=
 ac_default_prefix=/usr/local
 # Any additions from configure.in:
 ac_help="$ac_help
-  --disable-serial-[{host,target,build}-]configure
-                          Don't force sequential configuration of
+  --enable-serial-[{host,target,build}-]configure
+                          Force sequential configuration of
                           sub-packages for the host, target or build
-			  machine, or of any sub-packages at all"
+			  machine, or all sub-packages"
 ac_help="$ac_help
   --enable-maintainer-mode enable make rules and dependencies not useful
                           (and sometimes confusing) to the casual installer"
@@ -2390,13 +2390,20 @@ if test "${enable_serial_configure+set}" = set; then
 fi
 
 
+case ${enable_serial_configure} in
+  yes)
+    enable_serial_build_configure=yes
+    enable_serial_host_configure=yes
+    enable_serial_target_configure=yes
+    ;;
+esac
+
 # These force 'configure's to be done one at a time, to avoid problems
 # with contention over a shared config.cache.
 rm -f serdep.tmp
 echo '# serdep.tmp' > serdep.tmp
 olditem=
-test "x${enable_serial_configure}" = xno ||
-test "x${enable_serial_build_configure}" = xno ||
+test "x${enable_serial_build_configure}" = xyes &&
 for item in ${build_configdirs} ; do
   case ${olditem} in
     "") ;;
@@ -2405,8 +2412,7 @@ for item in ${build_configdirs} ; do
   olditem=${item}
 done
 olditem=
-test "x${enable_serial_configure}" = xno ||
-test "x${enable_serial_host_configure}" = xno ||
+test "x${enable_serial_host_configure}" = xyes &&
 for item in ${configdirs} ; do
   case ${olditem} in
     "") ;;
@@ -2415,8 +2421,7 @@ for item in ${configdirs} ; do
   olditem=${item}
 done
 olditem=
-test "x${enable_serial_configure}" = xno ||
-test "x${enable_serial_target_configure}" = xno ||
+test "x${enable_serial_target_configure}" = xyes &&
 for item in ${target_configdirs} ; do
   case ${olditem} in
     "") ;;
@@ -2692,7 +2697,7 @@ test -n "$target_alias" && ncn_target_tool_prefix=$target_alias-
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2696: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2701: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2725,7 +2730,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AR" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2729: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2734: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2764,7 +2769,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2768: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2773: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2797,7 +2802,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AS" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2801: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2806: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2836,7 +2841,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2840: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2845: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2869,7 +2874,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2873: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2878: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2908,7 +2913,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}ld", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}ld; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2912: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2917: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2941,7 +2946,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_LD" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "ld", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ld; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2945: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2950: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2980,7 +2985,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}nm", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}nm; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2984: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2989: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_NM'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3013,7 +3018,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_NM" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "nm", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy nm; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3017: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3022: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_NM'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3052,7 +3057,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3056: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3061: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3085,7 +3090,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_RANLIB" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3089: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3094: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3124,7 +3129,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}windres", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}windres; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3128: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3133: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_WINDRES'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3157,7 +3162,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_WINDRES" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "windres", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy windres; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3161: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3166: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_WINDRES'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3196,7 +3201,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}objcopy", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}objcopy; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3200: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3205: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJCOPY'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3229,7 +3234,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_OBJCOPY" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "objcopy", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy objcopy; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3233: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3238: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_OBJCOPY'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3268,7 +3273,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_tool_prefix}objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_tool_prefix}objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3272: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3277: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3301,7 +3306,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3305: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3310: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3349,7 +3354,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3353: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3358: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3382,7 +3387,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AR_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "ar", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ar; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3386: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3391: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_AR_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3421,7 +3426,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3425: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3430: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3454,7 +3459,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AS_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3458: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3463: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_AS_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3493,7 +3498,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3497: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3502: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3526,7 +3531,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3530: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3535: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_DLLTOOL_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3565,7 +3570,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}ld", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}ld; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3569: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3574: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LD_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3598,7 +3603,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_LD_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "ld", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ld; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3602: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3607: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_LD_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3637,7 +3642,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}nm", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}nm; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3641: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3646: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_NM_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3670,7 +3675,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_NM_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "nm", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy nm; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3674: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3679: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_NM_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3709,7 +3714,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3713: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3718: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3742,7 +3747,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_RANLIB_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3746: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3751: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_RANLIB_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3781,7 +3786,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ncn_target_tool_prefix}windres", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ncn_target_tool_prefix}windres; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3785: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3790: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_WINDRES_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3814,7 +3819,7 @@ if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_WINDRES_FOR_TARGET" ; then
     # Extract the first word of "windres", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy windres; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3818: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3823: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_ncn_cv_WINDRES_FOR_TARGET'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3881,7 +3886,7 @@ RANLIB_FOR_TARGET=${RANLIB_FOR_TARGET}${extra_ranlibflags_for_target}
 NM_FOR_TARGET=${NM_FOR_TARGET}${extra_nmflags_for_target}
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3885: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
+echo "configure:3890: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles" >&5
 # Check whether --enable-maintainer-mode or --disable-maintainer-mode was given.
 if test "${enable_maintainer_mode+set}" = set; then
   enableval="$enable_maintainer_mode"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ba9c3bfcb80..f9c631c5c7a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1698,18 +1698,25 @@ AC_SUBST_FILE(maybe_dependencies)
 # Create the serialization dependencies.  This uses a temporary file.
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([serial-configure],
-[  --disable-serial-[{host,target,build}-]configure
-                          Don't force sequential configuration of
+[  --enable-serial-[{host,target,build}-]configure
+                          Force sequential configuration of
                           sub-packages for the host, target or build
-			  machine, or of any sub-packages at all])
+			  machine, or all sub-packages])
+
+case ${enable_serial_configure} in
+  yes)
+    enable_serial_build_configure=yes
+    enable_serial_host_configure=yes
+    enable_serial_target_configure=yes
+    ;;
+esac
 
 # These force 'configure's to be done one at a time, to avoid problems
 # with contention over a shared config.cache.
 rm -f serdep.tmp
 echo '# serdep.tmp' > serdep.tmp
 olditem=
-test "x${enable_serial_configure}" = xno ||
-test "x${enable_serial_build_configure}" = xno ||
+test "x${enable_serial_build_configure}" = xyes &&
 for item in ${build_configdirs} ; do
   case ${olditem} in
     "") ;;
@@ -1718,8 +1725,7 @@ for item in ${build_configdirs} ; do
   olditem=${item}
 done
 olditem=
-test "x${enable_serial_configure}" = xno ||
-test "x${enable_serial_host_configure}" = xno ||
+test "x${enable_serial_host_configure}" = xyes &&
 for item in ${configdirs} ; do
   case ${olditem} in
     "") ;;
@@ -1728,8 +1734,7 @@ for item in ${configdirs} ; do
   olditem=${item}
 done
 olditem=
-test "x${enable_serial_configure}" = xno ||
-test "x${enable_serial_target_configure}" = xno ||
+test "x${enable_serial_target_configure}" = xyes &&
 for item in ${target_configdirs} ; do
   case ${olditem} in
     "") ;;