--- misc/icu/source/common/putil.c	2008-07-01 03:41:12.000000000 +0200
+++ misc/build/icu/source/common/putil.c	2008-09-02 07:01:29.335795765 +0200
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 Poorly upgraded Solaris machines can't have this defined.
 Cleanly installed Solaris can use this #define.
 */
-#if !defined(_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED) && (!defined(__STDC_VERSION__) || __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L)
+#if !defined(_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED) && (!defined(__STDC_VERSION__) || __STDC_VERSION__ < 199901L)
 #define _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED 1
 #endif
 
--- misc/icu/source/config/mh-linux	2007-12-12 19:57:36.000000000 +0100
+++ misc/build/icu/source/config/mh-linux	2008-05-21 18:59:13.000000000 +0200
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 LD_RPATH=	
 LD_RPATH_PRE = -Wl,-rpath,
 
+## Force RPATH=$ORIGIN to locate own dependencies w/o need for LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+## (incl. the C++ runtime libs potentially found in the URE lib dir):
+ENABLE_RPATH=YES
+RPATHLDFLAGS=${LD_RPATH_PRE}'$$ORIGIN:$$ORIGIN/../ure-link/lib'
+
+#SH#  ENABLE_RPATH=YES
+#SH#  RPATHLDFLAGS="${LD_RPATH_PRE}'$$ORIGIN:$$ORIGIN/../ure-link/lib'"
+
 ## These are the library specific LDFLAGS
 LDFLAGSICUDT=-nodefaultlibs -nostdlib
 
--- misc/icu/source/config/mh-solaris	2007-12-12 19:57:36.000000000 +0100
+++ misc/build/icu/source/config/mh-solaris	2008-05-21 19:02:45.000000000 +0200
@@ -18,17 +18,24 @@
 
 ## Commands to link
 ## For Sun Workshop, use CC to link to bring in C++ runtime
-LINK.c=		$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
-LINK.cc=	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
+LINK.c=     $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -norunpath
+LINK.cc=    $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -norunpath
 
 ## Commands to make a shared library
 SHLIB.c=	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -G
-SHLIB.cc=	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -G
+SHLIB.cc=   $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -G -norunpath
 
 ## Compiler switch to embed a runtime search path
 LD_RPATH=	-R
 LD_RPATH_PRE=	
 
+## Force RPATH=$ORIGIN to locate own dependencies w/o need for LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+ENABLE_RPATH=YES
+RPATHLDFLAGS=${LD_RPATH}'$$ORIGIN'
+
+#SH#  ENABLE_RPATH=YES
+#SH#  RPATHLDFLAGS="${LD_RPATH}'$$ORIGIN'"
+
 #LIBRARY_PATH_PREFIX=/usr/lib/lwp:
 
 ## Compiler switch to embed a library name