Index: mono-debugger-2.4.2/backend/arch/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- mono-debugger-2.4.2.orig/backend/arch/Makefile.am
+++ mono-debugger-2.4.2/backend/arch/Makefile.am
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
+if !SYSTEM_LIBBFD
 SUBDIRS = libiberty bfd opcodes
 
+libbfd_libs = opcodes/libopcodes.la bfd/libbfd.la
+libbfd_includes = -I$(srcdir)/bfd -I$(srcdir)/bfd/include -I$(srcdir)/opcodes
+else
+libbfd_libs = -lopcodes -lbfd
+libbfd_includes = 
+endif
+
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libmonodebuggerbfdglue.la
 
 libmonodebuggerbfdglue_la_SOURCES = \
 	bfdglue.c		\
 	bfdglue.h
 
-libmonodebuggerbfdglue_la_LIBADD = opcodes/libopcodes.la bfd/libbfd.la @BASE_DEPENDENCIES_LIBS@
+libmonodebuggerbfdglue_la_LIBADD = $(libbfd_libs) @BASE_DEPENDENCIES_LIBS@
 libmonodebuggerbfdglue_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -module -export-dynamic -shared
 
-INCLUDES = -I$(srcdir)/bfd -I$(srcdir)/bfd/include -I$(srcdir)/opcodes @BASE_DEPENDENCIES_CFLAGS@
+INCLUDES = $(libbfd_includes) @BASE_DEPENDENCIES_CFLAGS@
 
 CLEANFILES = lib*.a lib*.dll
 
Index: mono-debugger-2.4.2/configure.in
===================================================================
--- mono-debugger-2.4.2.orig/configure.in
+++ mono-debugger-2.4.2/configure.in
@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@ case "$host" in
 esac
 AC_MSG_RESULT(ok)
 
+AC_ARG_WITH([system-libbfd],
+	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-system-libbfd], [Use the system copy of libbfd and libopcodes.]))
+
+AS_IF([test "x$with_system_libbfd" = "xyes"],
+  [
+     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([bfd.h], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Missing bfd.h header])])
+     AC_CHECK_LIB([bfd], [bfd_init], [:], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Missing libbfd library])])
+     AC_CHECK_LIB([opcodes], [init_disassemble_info], [:], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Missing libopcodes library])], [-liberty])
+     AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([asection.rawsize], [], [], [[#include <bfd.h>]])
+  ])
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL([SYSTEM_LIBBFD], [test "x$with_system_libbfd" = "xyes"])
+
 AC_ARG_WITH(bfd-target,
 [  --with-bfd-target       Manually override the BFD target],
 	if test x$with_bfd_target != "x"; then
Index: mono-debugger-2.4.2/backend/arch/bfdglue.c
===================================================================
--- mono-debugger-2.4.2.orig/backend/arch/bfdglue.c
+++ mono-debugger-2.4.2/backend/arch/bfdglue.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <config.h>
+
 #include <bfdglue.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -227,7 +229,11 @@ bfd_glue_get_errormsg (void)
 guint32
 bfd_glue_get_section_size (asection *p)
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_ASECTION_RAWSIZE
+	return p->rawsize ? p->rawsize : p->size;
+#else
 	return p->_raw_size;
+#endif
 }
 
 BfdGlueSectionFlags