diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 460bfeaf46d..9390b399463 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+Thu Apr  4 18:49:09 1996  Fred Fish  <fnf@cygnus.com>
+
+	* configure.in (mips-sony-bsd*): Fix typo in AC_DEFINE.
+	(AC_CHECK_HEADERS): Check for sys/time.h
+	(AC_HEADER_TIME): Add macro.
+	* configure: Rebuild.
+	* sysdep.h: Use TIME_WITH_SYS_TIME and HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
+	to control what combination of <time> and <sys/time.h>
+	get included.
+	
 Tue Apr  2 13:11:53 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@canuck.cygnus.com>
 
 	* aoutf1.h (sunos_32_set_arch_mach): Handle M_SPARCLET.
diff --git a/bfd/configure b/bfd/configure
index a2d00dfa838..9dd09a6a356 100755
--- a/bfd/configure
+++ b/bfd/configure
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ else
 fi
 done
 
-for ac_hdr in fcntl.h sys/file.h
+for ac_hdr in fcntl.h sys/file.h sys/time.h
 do
 ac_safe=`echo "$ac_hdr" | tr './\055' '___'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_hdr""... $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1209,6 +1209,40 @@ else
 fi
 done
 
+echo $ac_n "checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_time'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+#line 1218 "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <time.h>
+int main() { return 0; }
+int t() {
+struct tm *tp;
+; return 0; }
+EOF
+if { (eval echo configure:1228: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  ac_cv_header_time=yes
+else
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  ac_cv_header_time=no
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+
+fi
+
+echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_header_time" 1>&6
+if test $ac_cv_header_time = yes; then
+  cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
+#define TIME_WITH_SYS_TIME 1
+EOF
+
+fi
+
 for ac_func in fcntl getpagesize
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -1216,7 +1250,7 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1220 "configure"
+#line 1254 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -1238,7 +1272,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1242: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1276: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -1275,7 +1309,7 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'bfd_cv_decl_needed_malloc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1279 "configure"
+#line 1313 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -1290,7 +1324,7 @@ int t() {
 char *(*pfn) = (char *(*)) malloc
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1294: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1328: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   bfd_cv_decl_needed_malloc=no
 else
@@ -1315,7 +1349,7 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'bfd_cv_decl_needed_free'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1319 "configure"
+#line 1353 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -1330,7 +1364,7 @@ int t() {
 char *(*pfn) = (char *(*)) free
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1334: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1368: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   bfd_cv_decl_needed_free=no
 else
@@ -1475,7 +1509,7 @@ EOF
   mips-sony-bsd*)
 	COREFILE=trad-core.o
 	cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
-#define TRAD_HEADER "hosts/news-mips".h
+#define TRAD_HEADER "hosts/news-mips.h"
 EOF
 
 	;;
@@ -1602,7 +1636,7 @@ EOF
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1606 "configure"
+#line 1640 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/procfs.h>
 int main() { return 0; }
@@ -1610,7 +1644,7 @@ int t() {
 prstatus_t t;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1614: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1648: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   bfd_cv_header_sys_procfs_h=yes
 else
@@ -1890,7 +1924,7 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1894 "configure"
+#line 1928 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -1912,7 +1946,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1916: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1950: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -1942,7 +1976,7 @@ else
   ac_cv_func_mmap=no
 else
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 1946 "configure"
+#line 1980 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 /* Thanks to Mike Haertel and Jim Avera for this test. */
@@ -2011,7 +2045,7 @@ main()
 }
 
 EOF
-{ (eval echo configure:2015: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:2049: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }
 if test -s conftest && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
   ac_cv_func_mmap=yes
 else
@@ -2036,7 +2070,7 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2040 "configure"
+#line 2074 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -2058,7 +2092,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2062: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2096: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
diff --git a/bfd/configure.in b/bfd/configure.in
index 12b1cc7e963..7c27e1d4d77 100644
--- a/bfd/configure.in
+++ b/bfd/configure.in
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ AC_SUBST(HOST_64BIT_LONG)
 BFD_CC_FOR_BUILD
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(stddef.h string.h strings.h stdlib.h time.h unistd.h)
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(fcntl.h sys/file.h)
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(fcntl.h sys/file.h sys/time.h)
+AC_HEADER_TIME
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fcntl getpagesize)
 
 BFD_BINARY_FOPEN
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ changequote([,])dnl
 	;;
   mips-sony-bsd*)
 	COREFILE=trad-core.o
-	AC_DEFINE(TRAD_HEADER,"hosts/news-mips".h)
+	AC_DEFINE(TRAD_HEADER,"hosts/news-mips.h")
 	;;
   m68*-bull*-sysv*)
 	COREFILE=trad-core.o
diff --git a/bfd/sysdep.h b/bfd/sysdep.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd8146a961a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bfd/sysdep.h
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/* sysdep.h -- handle host dependencies for the BFD library
+   Copyright 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Written by Cygnus Support.
+
+This file is part of BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library.
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+
+#ifndef BFD_SYSDEP_H
+#define BFD_SYSDEP_H
+
+#include "ansidecl.h"
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_STDDEF_H
+#include <stddef.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#ifndef errno
+extern int errno;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
+#include <string.h>
+#else
+#ifdef HAVE_STRINGS_H
+#include <strings.h>
+#else
+extern char *strchr ();
+extern char *strrchr ();
+extern char *strstr ();
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#endif
+
+#if TIME_WITH_SYS_TIME
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#else
+#if HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#else
+#include <time.h>
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef USE_BINARY_FOPEN
+#include "fopen-bin.h"
+#else
+#include "fopen-same.h"
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_FCNTL_H
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#else
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_FILE_H
+#include <sys/file.h>
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifndef O_RDONLY
+#define O_RDONLY 0
+#endif
+#ifndef O_WRONLY
+#define O_WRONLY 1
+#endif
+#ifndef O_RDWR
+#define O_RDWR 2
+#endif
+#ifndef O_ACCMODE
+#define O_ACCMODE (O_RDONLY | O_WRONLY | O_RDWR)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef SEEK_SET
+#define SEEK_SET 0
+#endif
+#ifndef SEEK_CUR
+#define SEEK_CUR 1
+#endif
+
+#ifdef NEED_DECLARATION_MALLOC
+extern PTR malloc ();
+#endif
+
+#ifdef NEED_DECLARATION_FREE
+extern void free ();
+#endif
+
+#endif /* ! defined (BFD_SYSDEP_H) */