--- a/ltmain.sh
+++ b/ltmain.sh
@@ -1416,8 +1416,8 @@
 	# was found and let the user know that the "--tag" command
 	# line option must be used.
 	if test -z "$tagname"; then
-	  func_echo "unable to infer tagged configuration"
-	  func_fatal_error "specify a tag with \`--tag'"
+	  func_echo "defaulting to \`CC'"
+	  func_echo "if this is not correct, specify a tag with \`--tag'"
 #	else
 #	  func_verbose "using $tagname tagged configuration"
 	fi
@@ -2962,8 +2962,11 @@
 	  # At present, this check doesn't affect windows .dll's that
 	  # are installed into $libdir/../bin (currently, that works fine)
 	  # but it's something to keep an eye on.
-	  test "$inst_prefix_dir" = "$destdir" && \
-	    func_fatal_error "error: cannot install \`$file' to a directory not ending in $libdir"
+	  #
+	  # This breaks install into our staging area.  -PB
+	  #
+	  # test "$inst_prefix_dir" = "$destdir" && \
+	  #   func_fatal_error "error: cannot install \`$file' to a directory not ending in $libdir"
 
 	  if test -n "$inst_prefix_dir"; then
 	    # Stick the inst_prefix_dir data into the link command.
@@ -6683,7 +6686,7 @@
 	  *)
 	    if test "$installed" = no; then
 	      func_append notinst_deplibs " $lib"
-	      need_relink=yes
+	      need_relink=no
 	    fi
 	    ;;
 	  esac
@@ -9257,6 +9260,10 @@
 	    # Replace all uninstalled libtool libraries with the installed ones
 	    newdependency_libs=
 	    for deplib in $dependency_libs; do
+              # Replacing uninstalled with installed can easily break crosscompilation,
+              # since the installed path is generally the wrong architecture.  -CL
+              newdependency_libs="$newdependency_libs $deplib"
+              continue
 	      case $deplib in
 	      *.la)
 		func_basename "$deplib"
