diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-configure-cross.inc b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-configure-cross.inc
index 8a47a45bc9..569d4b7a82 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-configure-cross.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-configure-cross.inc
@@ -19,33 +19,4 @@ do_compile_prepend () {
 LIBGCCS_VAR = "-lgcc_s"
 LIBGCCS_VAR_avr32 = ""
 
-do_stage_append () {
-	for d in info man share/doc share/locale ; do
-		rm -rf ${CROSS_DIR}/$d
-	done
-
-	# We use libiberty from binutils
-	rm -f ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/libiberty.a
-
-	# We probably don't need these
-	rmdir ${CROSS_DIR}/include || :
-	
-	# Move libssp into staging
-	install -d ${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}${target_base_libdir}/
-	mv ${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/lib/libssp* ${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}${target_base_libdir}/ || true
-
-	# We don't really need to keep this around
-	# rm -rf ${CROSS_DIR}/share but leave java there
-	for d in share/man share/info;
-	do
-		rm -rf ${CROSS_DIR}/$d
-	done
-
-	#fix up libsupc++ and libstdc++ la files
-	for d in lib lib/nof; do
-		sed -i "s|dependency_libs\s*=\s*.*|dependency_libs='-L${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/$d ${LIBGCCS_VAR} -lc -lm '|" ${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/$d/libsupc++.la || true
-		sed -i "s|dependency_libs\s*=\s*.*|dependency_libs='-L${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/$d ${LIBGCCS_VAR} -lc -lm '|" ${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/$d/libstdc++.la || true
-	done
-}
-
 do_package_write_ipk[depends] += "virtual/libc:do_package"
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial.inc b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial.inc
index a2c4445578..8da7d7968f 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial.inc
@@ -17,7 +17,3 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-local-prefix=${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}${target_prefix} \
 		--with-sysroot=${STAGING_DIR_TARGET} \
 		--with-build-sysroot=${STAGING_DIR_TARGET} \
 		${@get_gcc_fpu_setting(bb, d)}"
-
-do_install () {
-	:
-}
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.1.bb b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.1.bb
index 1543f72c9a..2cd2adc486 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.1.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.1.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += " --disable-libmudflap \
 		  --disable-libssp"
 
 # Hack till we fix *libc properly
-do_stage_append() {
-        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
+do_install_append() {
+        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.2.bb b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.2.bb
index 1543f72c9a..2cd2adc486 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.2.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.2.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += " --disable-libmudflap \
 		  --disable-libssp"
 
 # Hack till we fix *libc properly
-do_stage_append() {
-        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
+do_install_append() {
+        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.3.bb b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.3.bb
index 1543f72c9a..2cd2adc486 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.3.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_4.3.3.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += " --disable-libmudflap \
 		  --disable-libssp"
 
 # Hack till we fix *libc properly
-do_stage_append() {
-        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
+do_install_append() {
+        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_csl-arm-2007q3.bb b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_csl-arm-2007q3.bb
index 99656dbe83..1a921d2d9c 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_csl-arm-2007q3.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_csl-arm-2007q3.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/gcc-4.2"
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--disable-libssp --disable-bootstrap --disable-libgomp --disable-libmudflap "
 
 # Hack till we fix *libc properly
-do_stage_append() {
-	ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
+do_install_append() {
+	ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_csl-arm-2008q1.bb b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_csl-arm-2008q1.bb
index 99656dbe83..1a921d2d9c 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_csl-arm-2008q1.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-initial_csl-arm-2008q1.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/gcc-4.2"
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--disable-libssp --disable-bootstrap --disable-libgomp --disable-libmudflap "
 
 # Hack till we fix *libc properly
-do_stage_append() {
-	ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
+do_install_append() {
+	ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate.inc b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate.inc
index 57fa949485..7cc822fb76 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate.inc
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-local-prefix=${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}${target_prefix} \
 		${@get_gcc_fpu_setting(bb, d)}"
 
 do_install () {
-	:
+	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install
 }
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.1.bb b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.1.bb
index b0932f520d..854911552e 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.1.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.1.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += " --disable-libmudflap \
 		  --disable-libssp"
 
 # Hack till we fix *libc properly
-do_stage_append() {
-        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
+do_install_append() {
+        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.2.bb b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.2.bb
index b0932f520d..854911552e 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.2.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.2.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += " --disable-libmudflap \
 		  --disable-libssp"
 
 # Hack till we fix *libc properly
-do_stage_append() {
-        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
+do_install_append() {
+        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.3.bb b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.3.bb
index b0932f520d..854911552e 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.3.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_4.3.3.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += " --disable-libmudflap \
 		  --disable-libssp"
 
 # Hack till we fix *libc properly
-do_stage_append() {
-        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
+do_install_append() {
+        ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_csl-arm-2007q3.bb b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_csl-arm-2007q3.bb
index 114d9831c6..0dabd0b8db 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_csl-arm-2007q3.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_csl-arm-2007q3.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/gcc-4.2"
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--disable-libssp --disable-bootstrap --disable-libgomp --disable-libmudflap "
 
 # Hack till we fix *libc properly
-do_stage_append() {
-	ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
+do_install_append() {
+	ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_csl-arm-2008q1.bb b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_csl-arm-2008q1.bb
index 114d9831c6..0dabd0b8db 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_csl-arm-2008q1.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-intermediate_csl-arm-2008q1.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/gcc-4.2"
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--disable-libssp --disable-bootstrap --disable-libgomp --disable-libmudflap "
 
 # Hack till we fix *libc properly
-do_stage_append() {
-	ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
+do_install_append() {
+	ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include-fixed/* ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/lib/gcc/${TARGET_SYS}/${BINV}/include/
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-kernel.inc b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-kernel.inc
index fe6539b808..c602d72514 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-kernel.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-kernel.inc
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 PROVIDES = "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc-${PV}"
 
 do_install () {
-	:
+	cd gcc
+	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install-common install-headers install-libgcc
+	install -m 0755 xgcc ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/bin/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc-${PV}
 }
 
 do_stage () {
-	cd gcc
-	oe_runmake install-common install-headers install-libgcc
-	install -m 0755 xgcc ${CROSS_DIR}/bin/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc-${PV}
-}
+    use_do_install_for_stage
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross.inc b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross.inc
index 3485824b8a..2ba47fef5b 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross.inc
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-# Path mangling needed by the cross packaging
-# Note that we use := here, and require that this is included at the correct 
-# point (before inheriting cross) to ensure that libdir and includedir are
-# target paths, not CROSS_DIR paths.
-target_libdir := "${libdir}"
-target_includedir := "${includedir}"
-target_base_libdir := "${base_libdir}"
-target_prefix := "${prefix}"
-
 inherit cross
 
 DEPENDS = "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}binutils virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}libc-for-gcc"
 PROVIDES = "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}g++"
+
+do_stage () {
+    use_do_install_for_stage
+}
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-package-cross.inc b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-package-cross.inc
index 9e54af8564..cb23b23f22 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-package-cross.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-package-cross.inc
@@ -18,55 +18,41 @@ FILES_libstdc++ = "${target_libdir}/libstdc++.so.*"
 do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install
 
-	# Move libgcc_s into /lib
-        mkdir -p ${D}${target_base_libdir}
-        if [ -f ${D}${target_base_libdir}/libgcc_s.so.? ]; then
-                # Already in the right location
-                :
-        elif [ -f ${D}${prefix}/lib/libgcc_s.so.? ]; then
-                mv -f ${D}${prefix}/lib/libgcc_s.so* ${D}${target_base_libdir} || true
-        elif [  -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib/nof/libgcc_s.so.? ]; then
-                mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib/nof/libgcc_s.so* ${D}${target_base_libdir}
-        elif [  -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib64/libgcc_s.so.? ]; then
-                mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib64/libgcc_s.so* ${D}${target_base_libdir} || true 
-        else
-                mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib/libgcc_s.so* ${D}${target_base_libdir} || true 
-        fi
+	install -d ${D}${target_base_libdir}
+	install -d ${D}${target_libdir}
 
+	for d in ${TARGET_SYS}/lib/nof ${TARGET_SYS}/lib64 ${TARGET_SYS}/lib; do
+		if [ -d ${D}${prefix}/$d/ ]; then
+			mv -f ${D}${prefix}/$d/libgcc* ${D}${target_base_libdir} || true
+			mv -f ${D}${prefix}/$d/* ${D}${target_libdir} || true
+		fi
+	done
 
-
-	# Move libstdc++ and libg2c into libdir (resetting our prefix to /usr
-        mkdir -p ${D}${target_libdir}
-
-        if [ -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib/nof/libstdc++.so ]; then
-
-           mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib/nof/libstdc++.so* ${D}${target_libdir} || true
-           mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib/nof/libg2c.so* ${D}${target_libdir} || true
-           mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib/nof/libgfortran*.so* ${D}${target_libdir} || true
-           mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib/nof/libssp*.so* ${D}${target_libdir} || true 	
-        elif [ -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib64/libstdc++.so ]; then
-           mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib64/libstdc++.so* ${D}${target_libdir} || true
-           mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib64/libg2c.so* ${D}${target_libdir} || true
-           mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib64/libgfortran*.so* ${D}${target_libdir} || true
-           mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib64/libssp*.so* ${D}${target_libdir} || true
-        else
-           mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib/libstdc++.so* ${D}${target_libdir} || true
-           mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib/libg2c.so* ${D}${target_libdir} || true
-           mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib/libgfortran*.so* ${D}${target_libdir} || true
-           mv -f ${D}${prefix}/*/lib/libssp*.so* ${D}${target_libdir} || true
-        fi
-
-       # Manually run the target stripper since we won't get it run by
-       # the packaging.
-       if [ "x${OLD_INHIBIT_PACKAGE_STRIP}" != "x1" ]; then
-               ${TARGET_PREFIX}strip ${D}${target_libdir}/libstdc++.so.*
-               ${TARGET_PREFIX}strip ${D}${target_libdir}/libg2c.so.* || true
-               ${TARGET_PREFIX}strip ${D}${target_base_libdir}/libgcc_s.so.* || true
-               ${TARGET_PREFIX}strip ${D}${target_libdir}/libgfortran*.so* || true
+	# Manually run the target stripper since we won't get it run by
+	# the packaging.
+	if [ "x${OLD_INHIBIT_PACKAGE_STRIP}" != "x1" ]; then
+		${TARGET_PREFIX}strip ${D}${target_libdir}/libstdc++.so.* || true
+		${TARGET_PREFIX}strip ${D}${target_libdir}/libg2c.so.* || true
+		${TARGET_PREFIX}strip ${D}${target_base_libdir}/libgcc_s.so.* || true
+		${TARGET_PREFIX}strip ${D}${target_libdir}/libgfortran*.so* || true
 	fi
      
-       # Link gfortran to g77 to satisfy not-so-smart configure or hard coded g77
-       # gfortran is fully backwards compatible. This is a safe and practical solution. 
-       ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/bin/${TARGET_PREFIX}gfortran ${CROSS_DIR}/bin/${TARGET_PREFIX}g77 || true
-       ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/bin/gfortran ${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/bin/g77 || true
+	# Link gfortran to g77 to satisfy not-so-smart configure or hard coded g77
+	# gfortran is fully backwards compatible. This is a safe and practical solution. 
+	ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/bin/${TARGET_PREFIX}gfortran ${CROSS_DIR}/bin/${TARGET_PREFIX}g77 || true
+	ln -sf ${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/bin/gfortran ${CROSS_DIR}/${TARGET_SYS}/bin/g77 || true
+
+	# Remove things we don't need but keep share/java
+	for d in info man share/doc share/locale share/man share/info; do
+		rm -rf ${D}${CROSS_DIR}/$d
+	done
+
+	#fix up libsupc++ and libstdc++ la files
+	for f in libssp.la libssp_nonshared.la libsupc++.la libstdc++.la ; do
+		# Remove any -L options from dependency_libs - we should never need them as the 
+		# files are in the sysroot
+		sed -i "s|\(dependency_libs\s*=.*\)-L\s*[^ ]*\(.*\)|\1\2|g" ${D}${target_libdir}/$f || true
+		# Set libdir correctly 
+		sed -i "s|libdir\s*=.*|libdir='${target_libdir}'|g" ${D}${target_libdir}/$f || true
+	done
 }