diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-arm b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-arm
index e2cf36a52..63bd5d8be 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-arm
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-arm
@@ -11,19 +11,14 @@ GNU_TARGET = arm-linux
 CMPLR_SUFFIX =
 CMPLR_PREFIX = $(addsuffix -,$(GNU_TARGET))
 
-# Provide a link-time path for shared libraries
-SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES += $(SHRLIB_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath-link,%)
-SHRLIBDIR_LDFLAGS += $(SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
-
-# Provide a link-time path for products
-PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES += $(PROD_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath-link,%)
-PRODDIR_LDFLAGS += $(PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
-
-# Provide a link-time path for readline 
-RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_YES = -Wl,-rpath-link,$(GNU_DIR)/lib
-RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE = $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
-RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_CURSES = $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
-RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_NCURSES = $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
+# Provide a link-time path for readline if needed
+OP_SYS_INCLUDES += $(READLINE_DIR:%=-I%/include)
+READLINE_LDFLAGS = $(READLINE_DIR:%=-L%/lib)
+RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_YES_NO = $(READLINE_DIR:%=-Wl,-rpath,%/lib)
+RUNTIME_LDFLAGS += \
+    $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH)_$(STATIC_BUILD))
+SHRLIBDIR_LDFLAGS += $(READLINE_LDFLAGS)
+PRODDIR_LDFLAGS += $(READLINE_LDFLAGS)
 
 # Library flags
 STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-Bstatic
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm
index 1500c4526..a1edb423d 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm
@@ -7,8 +7,25 @@
 GNU_TARGET = arm-xilinx-linux-gnueabi
 
 # Set GNU tools install path
-# This is the install path at APS:
+# Examples are installations at the APS:
 GNU_DIR = /usr/local/vw/zynq-2011.09
+#GNU_DIR = /usr/local/Xilinx/SDK/2016.3/gnu/arm/lin
+#GNU_DIR = /APSshare/XilinxSDK/2015.4/gnu/arm/lin
+
+# If cross-building shared libraries and the paths on the target machine are
+# different than on the build host, you should uncomment the lines below to
+# disable putting runtime library paths in products and shared libraries.
+# You will also need to provide another way for programs to find their shared
+# libraries at runtime, such as by setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH or by using
+# mechanisms related to /etc/ld.so.conf
+#SHRLIBDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES_NO =
+#PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES_NO =
+# Note: It may be simpler to just set STATIC_BUILD=YES here and not
+# try to use shared libraries at all in these circumstances.
+
+# To use libreadline, point this to its install prefix
+#READLINE_DIR = $(GNU_DIR)
+#READLINE_DIR = /tools/cross/linux-x86.linux-arm/readline
+# See CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-arm for other COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY values
+#COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = READLINE
 
-# With a Xilinx SDK, it'll be something like
-#GNU_DIR = /usr/local/zynq/Xilinx/SDK/2015.4/gnu/arm/lin