--- Makefile.am
+++ Makefile.am
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 
 
 
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
 # The module will not build under distcheck
--- agents/jvmpi/jvmpi_oprofile.cpp
+++ agents/jvmpi/jvmpi_oprofile.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <cerrno>
+#include <cstring>
 
 extern "C" {
 #include <jvmpi.h>
--- configure.in
+++ configure.in
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ AX_CHECK_DOCBOOK
 dnl finally restore the original libs setting
 LIBS="$ORIG_SAVE_LIBS"
 LIBERTY_LIBS="-liberty $DL_LIB $INTL_LIB"
-BFD_LIBS="-lbfd -liberty $DL_LIB $INTL_LIB"
+BFD_LIBS="-lbfd -liberty $Z_LIB $DL_LIB $INTL_LIB"
 POPT_LIBS="-lpopt"
 AC_SUBST(LIBERTY_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(BFD_LIBS)
--- libutil++/file_manip.cpp
+++ libutil++/file_manip.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ bool copy_file(string const & source, st
 	if (!in)
 		return false;
 
-	int fd = open(destination.c_str(), O_RDWR|O_CREAT);
+	int fd = open(destination.c_str(), O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0600);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return false;
 	close(fd);
--- m4/binutils.m4
+++ m4/binutils.m4
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(xcalloc)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(xmemdup)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(dl, dlopen, LIBS="$LIBS -ldl"; DL_LIB="-ldl", DL_LIB="")
 AC_CHECK_LIB(intl, main, LIBS="$LIBS -lintl"; INTL_LIB="-lintl", INTL_LIB="")
+AC_CHECK_LIB(z, zlibVersion, LIBS="$LIBS -lz"; Z_LIB=-lz, Z_LIB=)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(bfd, bfd_openr,, AC_MSG_ERROR([bfd library not found]))
 
 AC_LANG_PUSH(C)
 SAVE_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS=" -lbfd -liberty "
+LIBS=" -lbfd -liberty -lz"
 # Determine if bfd_get_synthetic_symtab macro is available
 OS="`uname`"
 if test "$OS" = "Linux"; then
--- m4/builtinexpect.m4
+++ m4/builtinexpect.m4
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether __builtin_expec
 SAVE_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
 CFLAGS="-Werror $CFLAGS"
 AC_TRY_LINK(,[
-int i;
+int i = 0;
 if (__builtin_expect(i, 0)) { }
 ],
 AC_MSG_RESULT([yes]); EXTRA_CFLAGS_MODULE="$EXTRA_CFLAGS_MODULE -DEXPECT_OK",
--- m4/cellspubfdsupport.m4
+++ m4/cellspubfdsupport.m4
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_CELL_SPU],
 
 AC_LANG_PUSH(C)
 SAVE_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS=" -lbfd -liberty "
+LIBS=" -lbfd -liberty -lz"
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(bfd, bfd_openr_iovec,
 	[bfd_openr_iovec_exists="yes"],
--- m4/mallocattribute.m4
+++ m4/mallocattribute.m4
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_MALLOC_ATTRIBUTE],
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether malloc attribute is understood])
 SAVE_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
 CFLAGS="-Werror $CFLAGS"
-AC_TRY_COMPILE(,[
+AC_TRY_COMPILE([
 void monkey() __attribute__((malloc));
-],AC_MSG_RESULT([yes]); AC_DEFINE(MALLOC_ATTRIBUTE_OK, 1, [whether malloc attribute is understood]), AC_MSG_RESULT([no]))
+],,AC_MSG_RESULT([yes]); AC_DEFINE(MALLOC_ATTRIBUTE_OK, 1, [whether malloc attribute is understood]), AC_MSG_RESULT([no]))
 CFLAGS=$SAVE_CFLAGS 
 ]
 )
--- utils/opcontrol
+++ utils/opcontrol
@@ -508,10 +508,19 @@ get_image_range()
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
+	kernel_file=$FILE_IMAGE
+	case $(file -L $kernel_file) in
+	  *"gzip compressed"*)
+	    kernel_file=$(mktemp /tmp/opcXXXXXX) || exit 1
+	    trap "rm -f $kernel_file" EXIT
+	    gzip -cd $FILE_IMAGE > $kernel_file
+	    ;;
+	esac
+
 	# start at the start of .text, and end at _etext
-	range_info=`objdump -h $FILE_IMAGE 2>/dev/null | grep " .text "`
+	range_info=`objdump -h $kernel_file 2>/dev/null | grep " .text "`
 	tmp1=`echo $range_info | awk '{print $4}'`
-	tmp2=`objdump -t $FILE_IMAGE 2>/dev/null | grep "_etext$" | awk '{ print $1 }'`
+	tmp2=`objdump -t $kernel_file 2>/dev/null | grep "_etext$" | awk '{ print $1 }'`
 
 	if test -z "$tmp1" -o -z "$tmp2"; then
 		echo "The specified file $FILE_IMAGE does not seem to be valid" >&2