diff --git a/ghc/driver/mangler/ghc-asm.lprl b/ghc/driver/mangler/ghc-asm.lprl
index 73554ae52e072d156e660762e618aa57855b04f5..20d9043ca64766a5d93c22b5484dc7dad1aa0198 100644
--- a/ghc/driver/mangler/ghc-asm.lprl
+++ b/ghc/driver/mangler/ghc-asm.lprl
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ sub init_TARGET_STUFF {
     $T_HDR_data	    = "\.data\n\t\.align 3\n";
     $T_HDR_consist  = "\.text\n";
     $T_HDR_closure  = "\.data\n\t\.align 3\n";
-    $T_HDR_srt      = "\.data\n\t\.align 3\n";
+    $T_HDR_srt      = "\.text\n\t\.align 3\n";
     $T_HDR_info	    = "\.text\n\t\.align 3\n";
     $T_HDR_entry    = "\.text\n\t\.align 3\n";
     $T_HDR_fast	    = "\.text\n\t\.align 3\n";
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ sub init_TARGET_STUFF {
     $T_HDR_direct   = "\t.SPACE \$TEXT\$\n\t.SUBSPA \$CODE\$\n\t\.align 4\n";
 
     #--------------------------------------------------------#
-    } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^i386-.*-(linuxaout|freebsd2|nextstep3|cygwin32|mingw32)$/ ) {
+    } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^i386-.*-(linuxaout|freebsd2|netbsd|nextstep3|cygwin32|mingw32)$/ ) {
 				# NeXT added but not tested. CaS
 
     $T_STABBY	    = 1; # 1 iff .stab things (usually if a.out format)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ sub init_TARGET_STUFF {
     $T_HDR_consist  = "\.text\n";
     $T_HDR_closure  = "\.data\n\t\.align 2\n";
     $T_HDR_closure  = "\.data\n\t\.align 2\n\t.long 0\n" if ( $TargetPlatform =~ /.*-mingw32$/ );
-    $T_HDR_srt      = "\.data\n\t\.align 2\n";
+    $T_HDR_srt      = "\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
     $T_HDR_info	    = "\.text\n\t\.align 2\n"; # NB: requires padding
     $T_HDR_entry    = "\.text\n"; # no .align so we're right next to _info (arguably wrong...?)
     $T_HDR_fast	    = "\.text\n\t\.align 2,0x90\n";
@@ -135,22 +135,22 @@ sub init_TARGET_STUFF {
     $T_HDR_direct   = "\.text\n\t\.align 2,0x90\n";
 
     #--------------------------------------------------------#
-    } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^i386-.*-(solaris2|linux|freebsd3)$/ ) {
+    } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^i386-.*-(solaris2|linux|freebsd|netbsd_elf)$/ ) {
 
     $T_STABBY	    = 0; # 1 iff .stab things (usually if a.out format)
     $T_US	    = ''; # _ if symbols have an underscore on the front
     $T_PRE_APP	    = # regexp that says what comes before APP/NO_APP
-		      ($TargetPlatform =~ /-(linux|freebsd3)$/) ? '#' : '/' ;
+		      ($TargetPlatform =~ /-(linux|freebsd|netbsd_elf)$/) ? '#' : '/' ;
     $T_CONST_LBL    = '^\.LC(\d+):$'; # regexp for what such a lbl looks like
     $T_POST_LBL	    = ':';
     $T_X86_PRE_LLBL_PAT = '\.L';
     $T_X86_PRE_LLBL	    = '.L';
     $T_X86_BADJMP   = '^\tjmp [^\.\*]';
 
-    $T_MOVE_DIRVS   = '^(\s*(\.(p2)?align\s+\d+(,0x90)?|\.globl\s+\S+|\.text|\.data|\.section\s+.*|\.size\s+.*|\.type\s+.*|\.Lfe.*\n\t\.size\s+.*|\.ident.*)\n)';
+    $T_MOVE_DIRVS   = '^(\s*(\.(p2)?align\s+\d+(,0x90)?|\.globl\s+\S+|\.text|\.data|\.section\s+.*|\.type\s+.*|\.Lfe.*\n\t\.size\s+.*|\.size\s+.*|\.ident.*)\n)';
     $T_COPY_DIRVS   = '\.(globl)';
 
-    if ( $TargetPlatform =~ /freebsd3/ ) {
+    if ( $TargetPlatform =~ /freebsd|netbsd_elf/ ) {
         $T_hsc_cc_PAT   = '\.ascii.*\)(hsc|cc) (.*)\\\\11"\n\t\.ascii\s+"(.*)\\\\0"';
     } else {
         $T_hsc_cc_PAT   = '\.string.*\)(hsc|cc) (.*)\\\\t(.*)"';
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ sub init_TARGET_STUFF {
     $T_HDR_data	    = "\.data\n\t\.align 4\n"; # ToDo: change align??
     $T_HDR_consist  = "\.text\n";
     $T_HDR_closure  = "\.data\n\t\.align 4\n"; # ToDo: change align?
-    $T_HDR_srt      = "\.data\n\t\.align 4\n"; # ToDo: change align?
+    $T_HDR_srt      = "\.text\n\t\.align 4\n"; # ToDo: change align?
     $T_HDR_info	    = "\.text\n\t\.align 4\n"; # NB: requires padding
     $T_HDR_entry    = "\.text\n"; # no .align so we're right next to _info (arguably wrong...?)
     $T_HDR_fast	    = "\.text\n\t\.align 4\n";
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ sub init_TARGET_STUFF {
     $T_HDR_data	    = "\.data\n\t\.even\n";
     $T_HDR_consist  = "\.text\n";
     $T_HDR_closure  = "\.data\n\t\.even\n";
-    $T_HDR_srt      = "\.data\n\t\.even\n";
+    $T_HDR_srt      = "\.text\n\t\.even\n";
     $T_HDR_info	    = "\.text\n\t\.even\n";
     $T_HDR_entry    = "\.text\n\t\.even\n";
     $T_HDR_fast	    = "\.text\n\t\.even\n";
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ sub init_TARGET_STUFF {
     $T_HDR_data	    = "\t\.data\n\t\.align 2\n";
     $T_HDR_consist  = 'TOO LAZY TO DO THIS TOO';
     $T_HDR_closure  = "\t\.data\n\t\.align 2\n";
-    $T_HDR_srt      = "\t\.data\n\t\.align 2\n";
+    $T_HDR_srt      = "\t\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
     $T_HDR_info	    = "\t\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
     $T_HDR_entry    = "\t\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
     $T_HDR_fast	    = "\t\.text\n\t\.align 2\n";
@@ -478,6 +478,11 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 
 	    $srtchk{$1} = $i;
 
+	} elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?([A-Za-z0-9_]+)_ct$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o ) {
+	    $chk[++$i]   = $_;
+	    $chkcat[$i]  = 'data';
+	    $chksymb[$i] = '';
+
 	} elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?ghc.*c_ID$TPOSTLBL/o ) {
 	    $chk[++$i]  = $_;
 	    $chkcat[$i] = 'consist';
@@ -487,7 +492,6 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 
 	} elsif ( /^$TUS[A-Za-z0-9_]+\.\d+$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o
 	       || /^$TUS[@]?.*_CAT$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o 		# PROF: _entryname_CAT
-	       || /^$TUS[@]?CC_.*_struct$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o	# PROF: _CC_ccident_struct
 	       || /^$TUS[@]?.*_done$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o		# PROF: _module_done
 	       || /^$TUS[@]?_module_registered$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o	# PROF: _module_registered
 	       ) {
@@ -505,7 +509,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
  	    $chkcat[$i]  = 'toc';
    	    $chksymb[$i] = $1;
 
- 	} elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?CC(S)?_.*$/ ) {
+	} elsif ( /^$TUS[@]?([A-Za-z0-9_]+)_cc(s)?$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o ) {
             # all CC_ symbols go in the data section...
 	    $chk[++$i]   = $_;
 	    $chkcat[$i]  = 'data';
@@ -560,7 +564,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 		unless $KNOWN_FUNNY_THING{$thing}
 		    || /^$TUS[@]?stg_.*$TPOSTLBL[@]?$/o    # RTS internals
 		    || /^$TUS[@]__fexp_.*$TPOSTLBL$/o	   # foreign export
-		    || /^$TUS[@]?_reg.*$TPOSTLBL$/o	   # PROF: __reg<module>
+		    || /^$TUS[@]?__init.*$TPOSTLBL$/o	   # __init<module>
 		    || /^$TUS[@]?.*_btm$TPOSTLBL$/o        # large bitmaps
 		    || /^$TUS[@]?.*_closure_tbl$TPOSTLBL$/o; # closure tables
 	    $chk[++$i]   = $_;
@@ -683,8 +687,11 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 		    print STDERR "$Pgm: unknown prologue mangling? $TargetPlatform\n";
 		}
 
+		# HWL HACK: dont die, just print a warning
+		#print stderr  "HWL: this should die! Prologue junk?: $p\n" if $p =~ /^\t[^\.]/
+		#    && $TargetPlatform !~ /^powerpc-/; #ToDo: remove test
 		die "Prologue junk?: $p\n" if $p =~ /^\t[^\.]/
-		    && $TargetPlatform !~ /^(powerpc-|i386-)/; #ToDo: remove test
+		    && $TargetPlatform !~ /^powerpc-/; #ToDo: remove test
 
 		# glue together what's left
 		$c = $p . $r;
@@ -704,9 +711,9 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 		    $e =~ s/^\tret\n//;
 		    $e =~ s/^\tpopl \%edi\n//;
 		    $e =~ s/^\tpopl \%esi\n//;
-		    $e =~ s/^\tpopl \%ebx\n//;
 		    $e =~ s/^\tpopl \%ecx\n//;
 		    $e =~ s/^\taddl \$\d+,\%esp\n//;
+		    $e =~ s/^\tsubl \$-\d+,\%esp\n//;
 		} elsif ($TargetPlatform =~ /^m68k-/) {
 		    $e =~ s/^\tunlk a6\n//;
 		    $e =~ s/^\trts\n//;
@@ -724,6 +731,9 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 		} else {
 		    print STDERR "$Pgm: unknown epilogue mangling? $TargetPlatform\n";
 		}
+		# HWL HACK: dont die, just print a warning
+		#print stderr "HWL: this should die! Epilogue junk?: $e\n" if $e =~ /^\t[^\.]/
+		#    && $TargetPlatform !~ /^powerpc-/; #ToDo: remove test
 		die "Epilogue junk?: $e\n" if $e =~ /^\t[^\.]/
 		    && $TargetPlatform !~ /^powerpc-/; #ToDo: remove test
 
@@ -737,7 +747,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 	# toss the register-windowing save/restore/ret* instructions
 	# directly:
 	if ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^sparc-/ ) {
-	    $c =~ s/^\t(save .*|restore|ret|retl)\n//g;
+	    $c =~ s/^\t(save.*|restore|ret|retl)\n//g;
 	    # throw away PROLOGUE comments
 	    $c =~ s/^\t!#PROLOGUE# 0\n\t!#PROLOGUE# 1\n//;
 	}
@@ -745,7 +755,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 	# On Alphas, the prologue mangling is done a little later (below)
 
     	# toss all calls to __DISCARD__
-	$c =~ s/^\t(call|jbsr|jal)\s+$TUS[@]?__DISCARD__(\@PLT)?\n//go;
+	$c =~ s/^\t(call|jbsr|jal)\s+$TUS[@]?__DISCARD__\n//go;
 
 	# MIPS: that may leave some gratuitous asm macros around
 	# (no harm done; but we get rid of them to be tidier)
@@ -772,7 +782,28 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 				                           # (this SEGVs perl4 on alphas, you see)
 
 	    $to_move = $1;
-	    if ( $i < ($numchks - 1)
+
+	    # on x86 we try not to copy any directives into a literal
+	    # chunk, rather we keep looking for the next real chunk.  This
+	    # is because we get things like
+	    #
+	    #    .globl blah_closure
+	    #    .LC32
+	    #    	.string "..."
+	    #    blah_closure:
+	    #		...
+            #
+	    if ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^i386/ && $to_move =~ /$TCOPYDIRVS/ ) {
+		$j = $i + 1;
+		while ( $j < $numchks  && $chk[$j] =~ /$T_CONST_LBL/) {
+			$j++;
+		}
+		if ( $j < $numchks ) {
+			$chk[$j] = $to_move . $chk[$j];
+	        }
+	    }
+
+	    elsif ( $i < ($numchks - 1)
 	      && ( $to_move =~ /$TCOPYDIRVS/
 	        || ($TargetPlatform =~ /^hppa/ && $to_move =~ /align/ && $chkcat[$i+1] eq 'literal') )) {
 		$chk[$i + 1] = $to_move . $chk[$i + 1];
@@ -878,7 +909,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
                 };
  		&print_doctored($chk[$i], 0);
                 if ($TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-|^rs6000-/ && $printDS) { 
-#ok                   if ($chksymb[$i] !~ /\_regMain/) {
+#ok                   if ($chksymb[$i] !~ /\__init_Main/) {
   		     print OUTASM "\.csect ${chksymb[$i]}[DS]\n"; 	
   		     print OUTASM "${p}TOC[tc0], 0\n";
 #ok                   }
@@ -971,9 +1002,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
                   $chk[$infochk{$symb}] =~ s/\.long ([A-Za-z]\S+_upd)/\.long \.\1/;
                   print OUTASM $chk[$infochk{$symb}];
                 } else {
-# for shared libs --SDM
-                  print OUTASM $chk[$infochk{$symb}];
-#		  print OUTASM &rev_tbl($symb, $chk[$infochk{$symb}], 1);
+		  print OUTASM &rev_tbl($symb, $chk[$infochk{$symb}], 1);
                 }
 		# entry code will be put here!
 
@@ -1012,10 +1041,6 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 			# The next two only apply if we're not stealing %esi or %edi.
 			$c =~ s/^\tmovl \$${T_US}${symb}_fast\d*,\%esi\n\tjmp \*\%esi\n// if ($StolenX86Regs < 3);
 			$c =~ s/^\tmovl \$${T_US}${symb}_fast\d*,\%edi\n\tjmp \*\%edi\n// if ($StolenX86Regs < 4);
-			# for PIC code
-			$c =~ s/^\tleal ${T_US}${symb}_fast\d*\@GOTOFF\(\%ebx\),\%eax\n\tjmp \*\%eax\n//;
-			$c =~ s/^\tjmp \*${T_US}${symb}_fast\d*\@GOT\(\%ebx\)\n//;
-			$c =~ s/^\.LPR\d+\:\n\tmovl \(\%esp\),\%ebx\n\tret\n//;
 		    } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^mips-/ ) {
 			$c =~ s/^\tjmp \$31,\(\$27\),0\n\t\.align 4\n\t\.end/\t.align 4\n\t.end/;
 		    } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^m68k-/ ) {
@@ -1024,8 +1049,8 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 		    } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^powerpc-|^rs6000-/ ) {
 			$c =~ s/^\tb \.${T_US}${symb}_fast\d+\n//;
 		    } elsif ( $TargetPlatform =~ /^sparc-/ ) {
-			$c =~ s/^\tcall ${T_US}${symb}_fast\d+,.*\n\tnop\n//;
-			$c =~ s/^\tcall ${T_US}${symb}_fast\d+,.*\n(\t[a-z].*\n)/$1/;
+			$c =~ s/^\tcall\s+${T_US}${symb}_fast\d+,.*\n\t\s*nop\n//;
+			$c =~ s/^\tcall\s+${T_US}${symb}_fast\d+,.*\n(\t\s*[a-z].*\n)/$1/;
 		    } else {
 			print STDERR "$Pgm: mystery slow-fast dropthrough: $TargetPlatform\n";
 		    }
@@ -1088,9 +1113,7 @@ sub mangle_asm {
 		  print OUTASM ".${symb}_vtbl:\n";
 		  print OUTASM $chk[$vectorchk{$symb}];
 		} else {
-# for shared libs --SDM		  print OUTASM $chk[$vectorchk{$symb}];
-		  print OUTASM $chk[$vectorchk{$symb}];
-#  		  print OUTASM &rev_tbl($symb, $chk[$vectorchk{$symb}], 0);
+  		  print OUTASM &rev_tbl($symb, $chk[$vectorchk{$symb}], 0);
 		}
 		# direct return code will be put here!
 		$chkcat[$vectorchk{$symb}] = 'DONE ALREADY';
@@ -1167,7 +1190,7 @@ sub print_doctored {
 
     if ( $TargetPlatform !~ /^i386-/ 
       || ! /^\t[a-z]/  # no instructions in here, apparently
-      || /^${T_US}_reg[A-Za-z0-9_]+${T_POST_LBL}/) {
+      || /^${T_US}__init_[A-Za-z0-9_]+${T_POST_LBL}/) {
 	print OUTASM $_;
 	return;
     }