diff --git a/editors/cooledit/patches/patch-ltconfig b/editors/cooledit/patches/patch-ltconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9690ede4d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/cooledit/patches/patch-ltconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+--- ltconfig.orig	Mon Sep  4 11:51:05 2000
++++ ltconfig	Sun Feb 18 12:31:02 2001
+@@ -1030,6 +1030,9 @@
+ freebsd2* | sunos4*)
+   exclude_expsyms="_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_"
+   ;;
++openbsd*)
++  with_gnu_ld=no
++  ;;
+ 
+ esac
+ 
+@@ -1262,10 +1265,21 @@
+     ;;
+ 
+   openbsd*)
+-    archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $linkopts'
+-    hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
+     hardcode_direct=yes
+     hardcode_shlibpath_var=no
++    case "$host_os" in
++      openbsd[01].* | openbsd2.[0-7] | openbsd2.[0-7].*)
++	archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $linkopts'
++	hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
++      ;;
++      *)
++	archive_cmds='$CC -shared $pic_flag -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $linkopts'
++	hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath,$libdir'
++	if [ "`/usr/bin/file /usr/lib/libc.so.* | grep ELF`" != "" ]; then
++	  export_dynamic_flag_spec='${wl}-E'
++	fi
++      ;;
++    esac
+     ;;
+ 
+   os2*)
+@@ -1789,13 +1803,10 @@
+ 
+ openbsd*)
+   version_type=sunos
+-  if test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
+-    need_lib_prefix=no
+-    need_version=no
+-  fi
+   library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so$versuffix ${libname}.so$versuffix'
+   finish_cmds='PATH="\$PATH:/sbin" ldconfig -m $libdir'
+   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
++  deplibs_check_method='pass_all'
+   ;;
+ 
+ os2*)
diff --git a/editors/cooledit/patches/patch-ltmain.sh b/editors/cooledit/patches/patch-ltmain.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3f8ac784f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/cooledit/patches/patch-ltmain.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+--- ltmain.sh.orig	Mon Sep  4 11:51:05 2000
++++ ltmain.sh	Sun Feb 18 12:42:49 2001
+@@ -1010,6 +1010,25 @@
+ 	;;
+ 
+       -l*)
++	if test "$arg" = "-lc"; then
++	  case "$host" in
++	  *-*-openbsd*)
++	    # Do not include libc due to us having libc/libc_r.
++	    continue
++	    ;;
++	  esac
++	elif test "$arg" = "-lc_r"; then
++	  case "$host" in
++	  *-*-openbsd*)
++	    # Do not include libc_r directly, use -pthread flag.
++	    continue
++	    ;;
++	  esac
++	fi
++	deplibs="$deplibs $arg"
++	;;
++
++      -?thread)
+ 	deplibs="$deplibs $arg"
+ 	;;
+ 
+@@ -1702,6 +1721,9 @@
+ 	*-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw* | *-*-os2*)
+ 	  # these systems don't actually have a c library (as such)!
+ 	  ;;
++	*-*-openbsd*)
++	  # Do not include libc due to us having libc/libc_r.
++	  ;;
+ 	*)
+ 	  # Add libc to deplibs on all other systems.
+ 	  deplibs="$deplibs -lc"
+@@ -3326,40 +3348,6 @@
+     # Exit here if they wanted silent mode.
+     test "$show" = : && exit 0
+ 
+-    echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+-    echo "Libraries have been installed in:"
+-    for libdir in $libdirs; do
+-      echo "   $libdir"
+-    done
+-    echo
+-    echo "If you ever happen to want to link against installed libraries"
+-    echo "in a given directory, LIBDIR, you must either use libtool, and"
+-    echo "specify the full pathname of the library, or use \`-LLIBDIR'"
+-    echo "flag during linking and do at least one of the following:"
+-    if test -n "$shlibpath_var"; then
+-      echo "   - add LIBDIR to the \`$shlibpath_var' environment variable"
+-      echo "     during execution"
+-    fi
+-    if test -n "$runpath_var"; then
+-      echo "   - add LIBDIR to the \`$runpath_var' environment variable"
+-      echo "     during linking"
+-    fi
+-    if test -n "$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec"; then
+-      libdir=LIBDIR
+-      eval flag=\"$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec\"
+-
+-      echo "   - use the \`$flag' linker flag"
+-    fi
+-    if test -n "$admincmds"; then
+-      echo "   - have your system administrator run these commands:$admincmds"
+-    fi
+-    if test -f /etc/ld.so.conf; then
+-      echo "   - have your system administrator add LIBDIR to \`/etc/ld.so.conf'"
+-    fi
+-    echo
+-    echo "See any operating system documentation about shared libraries for"
+-    echo "more information, such as the ld(1) and ld.so(8) manual pages."
+-    echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+     exit 0
+     ;;
+