diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/go.c b/src/cmd/6l/go.c
index 82a216520fc..08c3c8c36e7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/go.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/go.c
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "l.h"
+enum
+{
+	PtrSize = 8
+};
 #include "../ld/go.c"
diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/obj.c b/src/cmd/6l/obj.c
index 31fb978e165..5ab1c561c97 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/obj.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/obj.c
@@ -137,10 +137,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		break;
 	} ARGEND
 	USED(argc);
-	if(*argv == 0) {
-		diag("usage: 6l [-options] objects");
-		errorexit();
-	}
+	if(*argv == 0)
+		usage();
 
 	mywhatsys();	// get goroot, goarch, goos
 	if(strcmp(goarch, thestring) != 0)
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
index 8dd444afa5c..e65d48def6d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/asm.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ asmb(void)
 		wputl(0x003E);			/* reloc table offset */
 		wputl(0x0000);			/* overlay number */
 		break;
-	
+
 	case 6:
 		/* apple MACH */
 		va = 4096;
@@ -766,6 +766,20 @@ datblk(int32 s, int32 n)
 				l++;
 			}
 			break;
+
+		case D_SBIG:
+			if(debug['a'] && i == 0) {
+				Bprint(&bso, pcstr, l+s+INITDAT);
+				for(j=0; j<c; j++)
+					Bprint(&bso, "%.2ux", p->to.scon[j] & 0xff);
+				Bprint(&bso, "\t%P\n", curp);
+			}
+			for(; i<c; i++) {
+				buf.dbuf[l] = p->to.sbig[i];
+				l++;
+			}
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			fl = p->to.offset;
 			if(p->to.type == D_ADDR) {
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/go.c b/src/cmd/8l/go.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a295fa5b4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/go.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "l.h"
+enum
+{
+	PtrSize = 4
+};
+#include "../ld/go.c"
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/l.h b/src/cmd/8l/l.h
index 9afd78faa2a..d06d050de3b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/l.h
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/l.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ EXTERN	int32	INITDAT;
 EXTERN	int32	INITRND;
 EXTERN	int32	INITTEXT;
 EXTERN	char*	INITENTRY;		/* entry point */
+EXTERN	char*	LIBDIR;
 EXTERN	Biobuf	bso;
 EXTERN	int32	bsssize;
 EXTERN	int32	casepc;
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/obj.c b/src/cmd/8l/obj.c
index a14f52d6f72..14dba3e159e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/obj.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/obj.c
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ isobjfile(char *f)
 	return v;
 }
 
+void
+usage(void)
+{
+	fprint(2, "usage: 8l [-options] [-E entry] [-H head] [-L dir] [-T text] [-R rnd] [-o out] files...\n");
+	exits("usage");
+}
+
 void
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -95,32 +102,26 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			debug[c]++;
 		break;
 	case 'o': /* output to (next arg) */
-		outfile = ARGF();
+		outfile = EARGF(usage());
 		break;
 	case 'E':
-		a = ARGF();
-		if(a)
-			INITENTRY = a;
+		INITENTRY = EARGF(usage());
 		break;
 	case 'H':
-		a = ARGF();
-		if(a)
-			HEADTYPE = atolwhex(a);
+		HEADTYPE = atolwhex(EARGF(usage()));
+		break;
+	case 'L':
+		LIBDIR = EARGF(usage());
 		break;
 	case 'T':
-		a = ARGF();
-		if(a)
-			INITTEXT = atolwhex(a);
+		INITTEXT = atolwhex(EARGF(usage()));
 		break;
 	case 'D':
-		a = ARGF();
-		if(a)
-			INITDAT = atolwhex(a);
+		INITDAT = atolwhex(EARGF(usage()));
 		break;
 	case 'R':
-		a = ARGF();
-		if(a)
-			INITRND = atolwhex(a);
+		INITRND = atolwhex(EARGF(usage()));
+		break;
 		break;
 	case 'x':	/* produce export table */
 		doexp = 1;
@@ -135,10 +136,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		break;
 	} ARGEND
 	USED(argc);
-	if(*argv == 0) {
-		diag("usage: 8l [-options] objects");
-		errorexit();
-	}
+	if(*argv == 0)
+		usage();
 
 	whatsys();	// get goroot, goarch, goos
 	if(strcmp(goarch, thestring) != 0)
@@ -602,12 +601,13 @@ zaddr(Biobuf *f, Adr *a, Sym *h[])
 void
 addlib(char *src, char *obj)
 {
-	char name[1024], comp[256], *p, *q;
-	int i;
+	char name[1024], pname[1024], comp[256], *p, *q;
+	int i, search;
 
 	if(histfrogp <= 0)
 		return;
 
+	search = 0;
 	if(histfrog[0]->name[1] == '/') {
 		sprint(name, "");
 		i = 1;
@@ -616,11 +616,9 @@ addlib(char *src, char *obj)
 		sprint(name, ".");
 		i = 0;
 	} else {
-		if(debug['9'])
-			sprint(name, "/%s/lib", thestring);
-		else
-			sprint(name, "/usr/%clib", thechar);
+		sprint(name, "");
 		i = 0;
+		search = 1;
 	}
 
 	for(; i<histfrogp; i++) {
@@ -650,6 +648,16 @@ addlib(char *src, char *obj)
 		strcat(name, "/");
 		strcat(name, comp);
 	}
+
+	if(search) {
+		// try dot, -L "libdir", and then goroot.
+		snprint(pname, sizeof pname, "./%s", name);
+		if(access(pname, AEXIST) < 0 && LIBDIR != nil)
+			snprint(pname, sizeof pname, "%s/%s", LIBDIR, name);
+		if(access(pname, AEXIST) < 0)
+			snprint(pname, sizeof pname, "%s/pkg/%s", goroot, name);
+		strcpy(name, pname);
+	}
 	if(debug['v'])
 		Bprint(&bso, "%5.2f addlib: %s %s pulls in %s\n", cputime(), obj, src, name);
 
@@ -976,6 +984,8 @@ loop:
 		}
 		if(p->to.offset > s->value)
 			s->value = p->to.offset;
+		if(p->from.scale & DUPOK)
+			s->dupok = 1;
 		goto loop;
 
 	case ADYNT:
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/go.c b/src/cmd/ld/go.c
index d10d89b1228..8ba7d12ce34 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/go.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/go.c
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ definetypesigs(void)
 	qsort(all, n, sizeof all[0], symcmp);
 
 	// emit array as sequence of references.
-	enum { PtrSize = 8 };
 	for(i=0; i<n; i++) {
 		prog = newdata(s, PtrSize*i, PtrSize, D_EXTERN);
 		prog->to.type = D_ADDR;