diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
index e882697ee..4ef5102e1 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ ARCMD = $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $(USR_ARFLAGS) $@  $(LIBRARY_LD_OBJS)
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # 'Munch' link-edit
-MUNCH_CMD = $(LD) -o $@ $^
+MUNCH_CMD = $(LD) $(MUNCH_LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # LEX default options
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
index 4c0816d85..42c26a0a0 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.vxWorksCommon
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ NM_DIR = $(firstword $(NM_DIR_$(VXWORKS_VERSION)) $(GNU_BIN))
 
 NM = $(NM_DIR)/$(CMPLR_PREFIX)nm$(CMPLR_SUFFIX)$(HOSTEXE)
 
+#--------------------------------------------------
+# A linker script is essential for munching from vxWorks 6.6 onwards
+# (i.e. with versions that use gcc 4.1.2 or later).  It can be used
+# with any vxWorks 5 or 6 version, but apparently should not be used
+# when compiling for 68K (which isn't supported in vxWorks 6 anyway)
+MUNCH_LDFLAGS_6 = -T $(VX_DIR)/target/h/tool/gnu/ldscripts/link.OUT
+MUNCH_LDFLAGS = $(MUNCH_LDFLAGS_$(VXWORKS_MAJOR_VERSION))
+
 #--------------------------------------------------
 # The follow 2 exports prevent gnu cross-compiler
 # from finding wrong assembler (as).
diff --git a/src/tools/munch.pl b/src/tools/munch.pl
index 83702f37a..5b962f86d 100755
--- a/src/tools/munch.pl
+++ b/src/tools/munch.pl
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@ eval 'exec perl -S $0 ${1+"$@"}'  # -*- Mode: perl -*-
 # Creates a ctdt.c file of C++ static constructors and destructors,
 # as required for all vxWorks binaries containing C++ code.
 
+# Is exception handler frame info required?
+my $need_eh_frame = 0;
+
 @ctors = ();	%ctors = ();
 @dtors = ();	%dtors = ();
 
 while (my $line = <STDIN>)
 {
     chomp $line;
+    $need_eh_frame++ if m/__?gxx_personality_v[0-9]/;
     next if ($line =~ m/__?GLOBAL_.F.+/);
     next if ($line =~ m/__?GLOBAL_.I._GLOBAL_.D.+/);
     if ($line =~ m/__?GLOBAL_.D.+/) {
@@ -39,6 +43,11 @@ print join "\n",
     "#include <vxWorks.h>",
     "\n/* Declarations */",
     (map cDecl($_), @ctors, @dtors),
+    '';
+
+exceptionHandlerFrame() if $need_eh_frame;
+
+print join "\n",
     "\n/* Constructors */",
     "void (*_ctors[])() = {",
     (join ",\n", (map "    " . cName($_), @ctors), "    NULL"),
@@ -49,6 +58,35 @@ print join "\n",
     "};",
     "\n";
 
+# Outputs the C code for registering exception handler frame info
+sub exceptionHandlerFrame {
+    my $eh_ctor = 'eh_ctor';
+    my $eh_dtor = 'eh_dtor';
+
+    # Add EH ctor/dtor to _start_ of arrays
+    unshift @ctors, $eh_ctor;
+    unshift @dtors, $eh_dtor;
+
+    print join "\n",
+        '/* Exception handler frame */',
+        'extern const unsigned __EH_FRAME_BEGIN__[];',
+        '',
+        "static void $eh_ctor(void) {",
+        '    extern void __register_frame_info (const void *, void *);',
+        '    static struct { unsigned pad[8]; } object;',
+        '',
+        '    __register_frame_info(__EH_FRAME_BEGIN__, &object);',
+        '}',
+        '',
+        "static void $eh_dtor(void) {",
+        '    extern void *__deregister_frame_info (const void *);',
+        '',
+        '    __deregister_frame_info(__EH_FRAME_BEGIN__);',
+        '}',
+        '';
+    return;
+}
+
 sub cName {
     my ($name) = @_;
     $name =~ s/^__/_/;