--- a/bin/autoheader.in
+++ b/bin/autoheader.in
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ eval 'case $# in 0) exec @PERL@ -S "$0";
 
 BEGIN
 {
-  my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'autom4te_perllibdir'} || '@pkgdatadir@';
+  my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'autom4te_perllibdir'} ||
+	($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/share/autoconf' : '@pkgdatadir@');
   unshift @INC, "$pkgdatadir";
 
   # Override SHELL.  On DJGPP SHELL may not be set to a shell
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ use strict;
 use vars qw ($config_h %verbatim %symbol);
 
 # Lib files.
-my $autom4te = $ENV{'AUTOM4TE'} || '@bindir@/@autom4te-name@';
+my $autom4te = $ENV{'AUTOM4TE'} || ($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/bin/@autom4te-name@' : '@bindir@/@autom4te-name@');
 local $config_h;
 my $config_h_in;
 my @prepend_include;
--- a/bin/autom4te.in
+++ b/bin/autom4te.in
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-#! @PERL@ -w
+#! @PERL@
 # -*- perl -*-
 # @configure_input@
 
 eval 'case $# in 0) exec @PERL@ -S "$0";; *) exec @PERL@ -S "$0" "$@";; esac'
     if 0;
 
+$^W = 1;
+
 # autom4te - Wrapper around M4 libraries.
 # Copyright (C) 2001-2003, 2005-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
@@ -24,7 +26,8 @@ eval 'case $# in 0) exec @PERL@ -S "$0";
 
 BEGIN
 {
-  my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'autom4te_perllibdir'} || '@pkgdatadir@';
+  my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'autom4te_perllibdir'} ||
+	($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/share/autoconf' : '@pkgdatadir@');
   unshift @INC, $pkgdatadir;
 
   # Override SHELL.  On DJGPP SHELL may not be set to a shell
@@ -44,7 +47,8 @@ use File::Basename;
 use strict;
 
 # Data directory.
-my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'AC_MACRODIR'} || '@pkgdatadir@';
+my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'AC_MACRODIR'} ||
+	($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/share/autoconf' : '@pkgdatadir@');
 
 # $LANGUAGE{LANGUAGE} -- Automatic options for LANGUAGE.
 my %language;
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ my @include;
 my $freeze = 0;
 
 # $M4.
-my $m4 = $ENV{"M4"} || '@M4@';
+my $m4 = $ENV{"M4"} || ($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/bin/m4' : '@M4@');
 # Some non-GNU m4's don't reject the --help option, so give them /dev/null.
 fatal "need GNU m4 1.4 or later: $m4"
   if system "$m4 --help </dev/null 2>&1 | grep reload-state >/dev/null";
@@ -269,6 +273,12 @@ sub load_configuration ($)
 
       my @words = shellwords ($_);
       my $type = shift @words;
+
+      if ($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'})
+      {
+        @words = map { s!^@pkgdatadir@!$ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'}/share/autoconf!; $_ } @words;
+      }
+
       if ($type eq 'begin-language:')
 	{
 	  fatal "$file:$.: end-language missing for: $lang"
--- a/bin/autoreconf.in
+++ b/bin/autoreconf.in
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-#! @PERL@ -w
+#! @PERL@
 # -*- perl -*-
 # @configure_input@
 
 eval 'case $# in 0) exec @PERL@ -S "$0";; *) exec @PERL@ -S "$0" "$@";; esac'
     if 0;
 
+$^W = 1;
+
 # autoreconf - install the GNU Build System in a directory tree
 # Copyright (C) 1994, 1999-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
@@ -26,7 +28,8 @@ eval 'case $# in 0) exec @PERL@ -S "$0";
 
 BEGIN
 {
-  my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'autom4te_perllibdir'} || '@pkgdatadir@';
+  my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'autom4te_perllibdir'} ||
+	($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/share/autoconf' : '@pkgdatadir@');
   unshift @INC, $pkgdatadir;
 
   # Override SHELL.  On DJGPP SHELL may not be set to a shell
@@ -106,9 +109,9 @@ Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim D
 ";
 
 # Lib files.
-my $autoconf   = $ENV{'AUTOCONF'}   || '@bindir@/@autoconf-name@';
-my $autoheader = $ENV{'AUTOHEADER'} || '@bindir@/@autoheader-name@';
-my $autom4te   = $ENV{'AUTOM4TE'}   || '@bindir@/@autom4te-name@';
+my $autoconf   = $ENV{'AUTOCONF'}   || ($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/bin/@autoconf-name@' : '@bindir@/@autoconf-name@');
+my $autoheader = $ENV{'AUTOHEADER'} || ($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/bin/@autoheader-name@' : '@bindir@/@autoheader-name@');
+my $autom4te   = $ENV{'AUTOM4TE'}   || ($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/bin/@autom4te-name@' : '@bindir@/@autom4te-name@');
 my $automake   = $ENV{'AUTOMAKE'}   || 'automake';
 my $aclocal    = $ENV{'ACLOCAL'}    || 'aclocal';
 my $libtoolize = $ENV{'LIBTOOLIZE'} || 'libtoolize';
--- a/bin/autoscan.in
+++ b/bin/autoscan.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! @PERL@ -w
+#! @PERL@
 # -*- perl -*-
 # @configure_input@
 
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@
 eval 'case $# in 0) exec @PERL@ -S "$0";; *) exec @PERL@ -S "$0" "$@";; esac'
     if 0;
 
+$^W = 1;
+
 BEGIN
 {
-  my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'autom4te_perllibdir'} || '@pkgdatadir@';
+  my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'autom4te_perllibdir'} ||
+	($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/share/autoconf' : '@pkgdatadir@');
   unshift @INC, $pkgdatadir;
 
   # Override SHELL.  On DJGPP SHELL may not be set to a shell
@@ -91,10 +94,10 @@ my $configure_scan = 'configure.scan';
 my $log;
 
 # Autoconf and lib files.
-my $autom4te = $ENV{'AUTOM4TE'} || '@bindir@/@autom4te-name@';
+my $autom4te = $ENV{'AUTOM4TE'} || ($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/bin/@autom4te-name@' : '@bindir@/@autom4te-name@');
 my $autoconf = "$autom4te --language=autoconf";
 my @prepend_include;
-my @include = ('@pkgdatadir@');
+my @include = ($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/share/autoconf' : '@pkgdatadir@');
 
 # $help
 # -----
--- a/bin/autoupdate.in
+++ b/bin/autoupdate.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! @PERL@ -w
+#! @PERL@
 # -*- perl -*-
 # @configure_input@
 
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@
 eval 'case $# in 0) exec @PERL@ -S "$0";; *) exec @PERL@ -S "$0" "$@";; esac'
     if 0;
 
+$^W = 1;
+
 BEGIN
 {
-  my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'autom4te_perllibdir'} || '@pkgdatadir@';
+  my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'autom4te_perllibdir'} ||
+	($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/share/autoconf' : '@pkgdatadir@');
   unshift @INC, $pkgdatadir;
 
   # Override SHELL.  On DJGPP SHELL may not be set to a shell
@@ -50,10 +53,10 @@ my $autom4te = $ENV{'AUTOM4TE'} || '@bin
 my $autoconf = "$autom4te --language=autoconf";
 # We need to find m4sugar.
 my @prepend_include;
-my @include = ('@pkgdatadir@');
+my @include = ($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/share/autoconf' : '@pkgdatadir@');
 my $force = 0;
 # m4.
-my $m4 = $ENV{"M4"} || '@M4@';
+my $m4 = $ENV{"M4"} || ($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/bin/m4' : '@M4@');
 
 
 # $HELP
--- a/bin/ifnames.in
+++ b/bin/ifnames.in
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-#! @PERL@ -w
+#! @PERL@
 # -*- perl -*-
 # @configure_input@
 
 eval 'case $# in 0) exec @PERL@ -S "$0";; *) exec @PERL@ -S "$0" "$@";; esac'
     if 0;
 
+$^W = 1;
+
 # ifnames - print the identifiers used in C preprocessor conditionals
 
 # Copyright (C) 1994-1995, 1999-2003, 2005-2012 Free Software
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@ eval 'case $# in 0) exec @PERL@ -S "$0";
 
 BEGIN
 {
-  my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'autom4te_perllibdir'} || '@pkgdatadir@';
+  my $pkgdatadir = $ENV{'autom4te_perllibdir'} ||
+	($ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} ? $ENV{'STAGING_DIR_HOST'} . '/share/autoconf' : '@pkgdatadir@');
   unshift @INC, $pkgdatadir;
 
   # Override SHELL.  On DJGPP SHELL may not be set to a shell
--- a/bin/autoconf.as
+++ b/bin/autoconf.as
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ exit_missing_arg='
 # restore font-lock: '
 
 # Variables.
-: ${AUTOM4TE='@bindir@/@autom4te-name@'}
+if test -n "$STAGING_DIR_HOST"; then
+	: ${AUTOM4TE="$STAGING_DIR_HOST/bin/@autom4te-name@"}
+else
+	: ${AUTOM4TE='@bindir@/@autom4te-name@'}
+fi
 autom4te_options=
 outfile=
 verbose=false