diff --git a/Makefile.moddir_rules b/Makefile.moddir_rules
index 8e9c082fe8..0963cedfca 100644
--- a/Makefile.moddir_rules
+++ b/Makefile.moddir_rules
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ ifneq ($(findstring MALLOC_DEBUG,$(MENUSELECT_CFLAGS)),)
   CFLAGS+=-include $(ASTTOPDIR)/include/asterisk/astmm.h
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(findstring LOADABLE_MODULES,$(MENUSELECT_CFLAGS)),)
+  CFLAGS+=${GC_CFLAGS}
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(findstring STATIC_BUILD,$(MENUSELECT_CFLAGS)),)
   STATIC_BUILD=-static
 endif
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 727d7f1d13..6d297c3647 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.ac Revision: 41119 .
+# From configure.ac Revision: 41133 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.60.
 #
@@ -795,6 +795,8 @@ ALLOCA
 EGREP
 LIBOBJS
 POW_LIB
+GC_CFLAGS
+GC_LDFLAGS
 GSM_INTERNAL
 KDEINIT
 KDEDIR
@@ -13614,31 +13616,32 @@ fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
       conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for res_ninit" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for res_ninit... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for compiler 'attribute pure' support" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for compiler 'attribute pure' support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <resolv.h>
+static int __attribute__((pure)) test(void) {}
 int
 main ()
 {
-int foo = res_ninit(NULL);
+
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
 case "(($ac_try" in
   *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
   *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
 esac
 eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
   ac_status=$?
   grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
   rm -f conftest.er1
@@ -13655,7 +13658,7 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
   ac_status=$?
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
+	 { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
   { (case "(($ac_try" in
   *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
   *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
@@ -13668,8 +13671,8 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_RES_NINIT 1
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_pure 1
 _ACEOF
 
 else
@@ -13678,37 +13681,36 @@ sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
 	{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
-
 fi
 
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for RTLD_NOLOAD" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for RTLD_NOLOAD... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for compiler 'attribute malloc' support" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for compiler 'attribute malloc' support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <dlfcn.h>
+static int __attribute__((malloc)) test(void) {}
 int
 main ()
 {
-int foo = RTLD_NOLOAD;
+
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
 case "(($ac_try" in
   *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
   *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
 esac
 eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
   ac_status=$?
   grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
   rm -f conftest.er1
@@ -13725,7 +13727,7 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
   ac_status=$?
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
+	 { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
   { (case "(($ac_try" in
   *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
   *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
@@ -13738,8 +13740,8 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_RTLD_NOLOAD 1
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_malloc 1
 _ACEOF
 
 else
@@ -13748,22 +13750,20 @@ sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
 	{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
-
 fi
 
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 
 
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for compiler 'attribute pure' support" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for compiler 'attribute pure' support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for compiler 'attribute const' support" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for compiler 'attribute const' support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-static int __attribute__((pure)) test(void) {}
+static int __attribute__((const)) test(void) {}
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -13810,7 +13810,7 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_pure 1
+#define HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_const 1
 _ACEOF
 
 else
@@ -13824,15 +13824,15 @@ fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 
 
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for compiler 'attribute malloc' support" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for compiler 'attribute malloc' support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for compiler 'attribute unused' support" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for compiler 'attribute unused' support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-static int __attribute__((malloc)) test(void) {}
+static int __attribute__((unused)) test(void) {}
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -13879,7 +13879,7 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_malloc 1
+#define HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_unused 1
 _ACEOF
 
 else
@@ -13893,15 +13893,15 @@ fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 
 
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for compiler 'attribute const' support" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for compiler 'attribute const' support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for compiler 'attribute always_inline' support" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for compiler 'attribute always_inline' support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-static int __attribute__((const)) test(void) {}
+static int __attribute__((always_inline)) test(void) {}
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -13948,7 +13948,7 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_const 1
+#define HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_always_inline 1
 _ACEOF
 
 else
@@ -13962,19 +13962,21 @@ fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 
 
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for compiler 'attribute unused' support" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for compiler 'attribute unused' support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for -ffunction-sections support" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for -ffunction-sections support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+saved_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -ffunction-sections"
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-static int __attribute__((unused)) test(void) {}
+
 int
 main ()
 {
-
+int x = 1;
   ;
   return 0;
 }
@@ -14015,47 +14017,114 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
+	saved_LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
+	LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -Wl,--gc-sections"
+	{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for --gc-sections support" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for --gc-sections support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+	cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
 
-cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_unused 1
+int
+main ()
+{
+int x = 1;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
 _ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" || test ! -s conftest.err'
+  { (case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
+		GC_CFLAGS="-ffunction-sections"
+		GC_LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections"
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
+
+fi
 
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+	LDFLAGS="${saved_LDFLAGS}"
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
 	{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
+
 fi
 
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+CFLAGS="${saved_CFLAGS}"
 
 
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for compiler 'attribute always_inline' support" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for compiler 'attribute always_inline' support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for res_ninit" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for res_ninit... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-static int __attribute__((always_inline)) test(void) {}
+#include <resolv.h>
 int
 main ()
 {
-
+int foo = res_ninit(NULL);
   ;
   return 0;
 }
 _ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
 case "(($ac_try" in
   *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
   *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
 esac
 eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
   ac_status=$?
   grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
   rm -f conftest.er1
@@ -14072,7 +14141,7 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
   ac_status=$?
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
   { (case "(($ac_try" in
   *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
   *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
@@ -14085,8 +14154,8 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 
-cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_ATTRIBUTE_always_inline 1
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_RES_NINIT 1
 _ACEOF
 
 else
@@ -14095,10 +14164,81 @@ sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
 	{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
+
 fi
 
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking checking for RTLD_NOLOAD" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking checking for RTLD_NOLOAD... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+int foo = RTLD_NOLOAD;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" || test ! -s conftest.err'
+  { (case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_RTLD_NOLOAD 1
+_ACEOF
+
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
+
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 
 if test "${ac_cv_header_libkern_OSAtomic_h+set}" = set; then
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for libkern/OSAtomic.h" >&5
@@ -30337,7 +30477,7 @@ ALLOCA!$ALLOCA$ac_delim
 EGREP!$EGREP$ac_delim
 LIBOBJS!$LIBOBJS$ac_delim
 POW_LIB!$POW_LIB$ac_delim
-GSM_INTERNAL!$GSM_INTERNAL$ac_delim
+GC_CFLAGS!$GC_CFLAGS$ac_delim
 _ACEOF
 
   if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 97; then
@@ -30379,6 +30519,8 @@ _ACEOF
 ac_delim='%!_!# '
 for ac_last_try in false false false false false :; do
   cat >conf$$subs.sed <<_ACEOF
+GC_LDFLAGS!$GC_LDFLAGS$ac_delim
+GSM_INTERNAL!$GSM_INTERNAL$ac_delim
 KDEINIT!$KDEINIT$ac_delim
 KDEDIR!$KDEDIR$ac_delim
 NETSNMP_CONFIG!$NETSNMP_CONFIG$ac_delim
@@ -30398,7 +30540,7 @@ CURL_LIB!$CURL_LIB$ac_delim
 LTLIBOBJS!$LTLIBOBJS$ac_delim
 _ACEOF
 
-  if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 17; then
+  if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 19; then
     break
   elif $ac_last_try; then
     { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: could not make $CONFIG_STATUS" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 46e5ad7346..a62d24380f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -251,6 +251,35 @@ AC_DEFINE([HAVE_GCC_ATOMICS], 1, [Define to 1 if your GCC C compiler provides at
 AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 )
 
+AST_GCC_ATTRIBUTE(pure)
+AST_GCC_ATTRIBUTE(malloc)
+AST_GCC_ATTRIBUTE(const)
+AST_GCC_ATTRIBUTE(unused)
+AST_GCC_ATTRIBUTE(always_inline)
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(checking for -ffunction-sections support)
+saved_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -ffunction-sections"
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
+	AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [int x = 1;]),
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+	[saved_LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"]
+	[LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -Wl,--gc-sections"]
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING(checking for --gc-sections support)
+	AC_LINK_IFELSE(
+		AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [int x = 1;]),
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		[GC_CFLAGS="-ffunction-sections"]
+		[[GC_LDFLAGS="-Wl,--gc-sections"]],
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	)
+	[LDFLAGS="${saved_LDFLAGS}"],
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+)
+CFLAGS="${saved_CFLAGS}"
+AC_SUBST(GC_CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(GC_LDFLAGS)
+
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(checking for res_ninit)
 AC_LINK_IFELSE(
 	AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <resolv.h>],
@@ -269,12 +298,6 @@ AC_LINK_IFELSE(
 	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 )
 
-AST_GCC_ATTRIBUTE(pure)
-AST_GCC_ATTRIBUTE(malloc)
-AST_GCC_ATTRIBUTE(const)
-AST_GCC_ATTRIBUTE(unused)
-AST_GCC_ATTRIBUTE(always_inline)
-
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([libkern/OSAtomic.h],
                 [AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HAVE_OSX_ATOMICS], 1, [Define to 1 if OSX atomic operations are supported.])])
 
diff --git a/main/Makefile b/main/Makefile
index 850af5f4df..f9c40592a1 100644
--- a/main/Makefile
+++ b/main/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ endif
 
 ifneq ($(findstring darwin,$(OSARCH)),)
   AST_LIBS+=-lresolv
-  ASTLINK=-Wl,-dynamic
+  ifneq ($(findstring LOADABLE_MODULES,$(MENUSELECT_CFLAGS)),)
+    ASTLINK=-Wl,-dynamic
+  endif
   # Mac on Intel CoreDuo does not need poll compatibility layer
   ifneq ($(PROC),i386)
     OBJS+=poll.o
@@ -70,7 +72,11 @@ ifneq ($(findstring darwin,$(OSARCH)),)
   endif
 else
 # These are used for all but Darwin
-  ASTLINK=-Wl,-E 
+  ifneq ($(findstring LOADABLE_MODULES,$(MENUSELECT_CFLAGS)),)
+    ASTLINK+=-Wl,--export-dynamic
+  else
+    ASTLINK+=${GC_LDFLAGS}
+  endif
   ifneq ($(findstring BSD,$(OSARCH)),)
     LDFLAGS+=-L/usr/local/lib
   endif
diff --git a/makeopts.in b/makeopts.in
index da986d33c1..b3d07a0e42 100644
--- a/makeopts.in
+++ b/makeopts.in
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ PROC=@HOST_CPU@
 OSARCH=@HOST_OS@
 OSREV=@PBX_OSREV@
 
+GC_CFLAGS=@GC_CFLAGS@
+GC_LDFLAGS=@GC_LDFLAGS@
+
 prefix = @prefix@
 exec_prefix = @exec_prefix@