--- ltmain.sh	2007-08-14 18:43:36.000000000 +0100
+++ ltmain.sh.new	2007-12-20 12:07:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -1793,6 +1793,11 @@
 	IFS="$save_ifs"
 	arg=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "s/^ //"`
 	;;
+        
+       -Wl,--as-needed)
+        deplibs="$deplibs $arg"
+        continue
+        ;;
 
       -Wl,*)
 	args=`$echo "X$arg" | $Xsed -e "$sed_quote_subst" -e 's/^-Wl,//'`
@@ -2137,6 +2142,15 @@
 	lib=
 	found=no
 	case $deplib in
+        -Wl,--as-needed)
+          if test "$linkmode,$pass" = "prog,link"; then
+            compile_deplibs="$deplib $compile_deplibs"
+            finalize_deplibs="$deplib $finalize_deplibs"
+          else
+            deplibs="$deplib $deplibs"
+          fi
+          continue
+          ;;
 	-mt|-mthreads|-kthread|-Kthread|-pthread|-pthreads|--thread-safe|-threads)
 	  if test "$linkmode,$pass" = "prog,link"; then
 	    compile_deplibs="$deplib $compile_deplibs"