diff --git a/build/jam/HaikuCD b/build/jam/HaikuCD
index 30b9afb461..d37d00035b 100644
--- a/build/jam/HaikuCD
+++ b/build/jam/HaikuCD
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ HAIKU_CD = $(HAIKU_CD_NAME) ;
 HAIKU_CD_LABEL ?= $(HAIKU_DEFAULT_CD_LABEL) ;
 MakeLocate $(HAIKU_CD) : $(HAIKU_CD_DIR) ;
 
+# Detect a hybrid GCC2/GCC4 image.
+local isHybridBuild ;
+if $(HAIKU_ADD_ALTERNATIVE_GCC_LIBS) = 1
+		&& $(HAIKU_ALTERNATIVE_GCC_OUTPUT_DIR) {
+	isHybridBuild = 1 ;
+}
+
 # prepare the script that initializes the shell variables
 HAIKU_CD_INIT_VARIABLES_SCRIPT = <HaikuCD>haiku.cd-init-vars ;
 local script = $(HAIKU_CD_INIT_VARIABLES_SCRIPT) ;
@@ -18,6 +25,8 @@ AddVariableToScript $(script) : sourceDir : $(HAIKU_TOP) ;
 AddVariableToScript $(script) : outputDir : $(HAIKU_OUTPUT_DIR) ;
 AddVariableToScript $(script) : tmpDir : $(HAIKU_TMP_DIR) ;
 AddVariableToScript $(script) : isCD : 1 ;
+AddVariableToScript $(script) : gccVersion : $(HAIKU_GCC_VERSION[1]) ;
+AddVariableToScript $(script) : isHybridBuild : $(isHybridBuild) ;
 AddVariableToScript $(script) : cdLabel : $(HAIKU_CD_LABEL) ;
 AddVariableToScript $(script) : addBuildCompatibilityLibDir
 	: $(HOST_ADD_BUILD_COMPATIBILITY_LIB_DIR) ;
diff --git a/build/jam/HaikuImage b/build/jam/HaikuImage
index cc09d4a137..3989decae7 100644
--- a/build/jam/HaikuImage
+++ b/build/jam/HaikuImage
@@ -723,6 +723,13 @@ HAIKU_INSTALL_DIR ?= $(HAIKU_DEFAULT_INSTALL_DIR) ;
 # the pseudo target all image contents is attached to
 NotFile $(HAIKU_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME) ;
 
+# Detect a hybrid GCC2/GCC4 image.
+local isHybridBuild ;
+if $(HAIKU_ADD_ALTERNATIVE_GCC_LIBS) = 1
+		&& $(HAIKU_ALTERNATIVE_GCC_OUTPUT_DIR) {
+	isHybridBuild = 1 ;
+}
+
 # prepare the script that initializes the shell variables
 HAIKU_IMAGE_INIT_VARIABLES_SCRIPT = <HaikuImage>haiku.image-init-vars ;
 local script = $(HAIKU_IMAGE_INIT_VARIABLES_SCRIPT) ;
@@ -734,6 +741,8 @@ AddVariableToScript $(script) : outputDir : $(HAIKU_OUTPUT_DIR) ;
 AddVariableToScript $(script) : tmpDir : $(HAIKU_TMP_DIR) ;
 AddVariableToScript $(script) : installDir : $(HAIKU_INSTALL_DIR) ;
 #AddVariableToScript $(script) : isImage : 1 ;
+AddVariableToScript $(script) : gccVersion : $(HAIKU_GCC_VERSION[1]) ;
+AddVariableToScript $(script) : isHybridBuild : $(isHybridBuild) ;
 AddVariableToScript $(script) : imageSize : $(HAIKU_IMAGE_SIZE) ;
 AddVariableToScript $(script) : imageLabel : $(HAIKU_IMAGE_LABEL) ;
 AddVariableToScript $(script) : addBuildCompatibilityLibDir
diff --git a/build/jam/ImageRules b/build/jam/ImageRules
index 8e27d5606c..d7a48a7bc6 100644
--- a/build/jam/ImageRules
+++ b/build/jam/ImageRules
@@ -283,16 +283,17 @@ rule CopyDirectoryToContainer container : directoryTokens : sourceDirectory
 }
 
 rule ExtractArchiveToContainer container : directoryTokens : archiveFile
-	: extractedSubDir
+	: extractedSubDir : isGCCAgnostic
 {
 	# ExtractArchiveToContainer <container> : <directory> : <archiveFile>
-	#	: <extractedSubDir> ;
+	#	: <extractedSubDir> : <isGCCAgnostic> ;
 
 	local directory = [ AddDirectoryToContainer $(container)
 		: $(directoryTokens) ] ;
 
 	ARCHIVE_FILES_TO_INSTALL on $(directory) += $(archiveFile) ;
 	ARCHIVE_SUBDIR_TO_INSTALL_FROM on $(archiveFile) = $(extractedSubDir) ;
+	ARCHIVE_IS_GCC_AGNOSTIC on $(archiveFile) = $(isGCCAgnostic) ;
 }
 
 rule AddDriversToContainer container : relativeDirectoryTokens : targets
@@ -604,7 +605,13 @@ rule CreateContainerExtractFilesScript container : script
 
 			local extractedSubDir = [ on $(archiveFile)
 				return $(ARCHIVE_SUBDIR_TO_INSTALL_FROM) ] ;
-			NotFile $(extractedSubDir) ;
+			ARCHIVE_SUBDIR_TO_INSTALL_FROM on $(dummyTarget) =
+				$(extractedSubDir:E=.) ;
+
+			local isGCCAgnostic = [ on $(archiveFile)
+				return $(ARCHIVE_IS_GCC_AGNOSTIC) ] ;
+			ARCHIVE_IS_GCC_AGNOSTIC on $(dummyTarget) =
+				$(isGCCAgnostic:E=false) ;
 
 			Depends $(dummyTarget) : $(initScript) $(archiveFile)
 				$(serializationDependency) ;
@@ -612,7 +619,7 @@ rule CreateContainerExtractFilesScript container : script
 			serializationDependency = $(dummyTarget) ;
 
 			AddExtractFileToContainerExtractFilesScript $(dummyTarget)
-				: $(initScript) $(archiveFile) $(extractedSubDir) ;
+				: $(initScript) $(archiveFile) ;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -620,7 +627,9 @@ rule CreateContainerExtractFilesScript container : script
 
 actions AddExtractFileToContainerExtractFilesScript
 {
-	echo extractFile "\"$(2[2])\"" "\"$(TARGET_DIR)\"" "\"$(2[3])\"" >> $(2[1])
+	echo extractFile "\"$(2[2])\"" "\"$(TARGET_DIR)\"" \
+		"\"$(ARCHIVE_SUBDIR_TO_INSTALL_FROM)\"" \
+		"\"$(ARCHIVE_IS_GCC_AGNOSTIC)\"" >> $(2[1])
 }
 
 
@@ -725,16 +734,16 @@ rule AddWifiFirmwareToHaikuImage driver : package : archive : extract
 }
 
 rule ExtractArchiveToHaikuImage dirTokens : archiveFile : alwaysUpdate
-	: extractedSubDir
+	: extractedSubDir : isGCCAgnostic
 {
 	# ExtractArchiveToHaikuImage <dirTokens> : <archiveFile> : <alwaysUpdate>
-	#	: <extractedSubDir> ;
+	#	: <extractedSubDir> : <isGCCAgnostic> ;
 
 	# If the image shall only be updated, we extract only, if explicitely
 	# requested.
 	if ! [ IsUpdateHaikuImageOnly ] || $(alwaysUpdate) {
 		ExtractArchiveToContainer $(HAIKU_IMAGE_CONTAINER_NAME) : $(dirTokens)
-			: $(archiveFile) : $(extractedSubDir) ;
+			: $(archiveFile) : $(extractedSubDir) : $(isGCCAgnostic) ;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -810,6 +819,7 @@ rule InstallSourceArchive file : url
 }
 
 rule InstallOptionalHaikuImagePackage package : url : dirTokens : isCDPackage
+	: isGCCAgnostic
 {
 	# download archive file
 	local archiveFile = [ DownloadFile $(package) : $(url) ] ;
@@ -819,9 +829,16 @@ rule InstallOptionalHaikuImagePackage package : url : dirTokens : isCDPackage
 		# image!
 		# copy onto image
 		AddFilesToHaikuImage _packages_ : $(archiveFile) ;
+		#if $(isGCCAgnostic) {
+		# 	TODO: The archives would need to be marked whether they are
+		#	gcc-agnostic (e.g. via attribute). Installer's UnzipEngine would
+		#	also need to be updated, to read this attribute and create the
+		#	alt gcc dir and symlinks as needed.
+		#}
 	} else {
 		# extract onto image
-		ExtractArchiveToHaikuImage $(dirTokens) : $(archiveFile) ;
+		ExtractArchiveToHaikuImage $(dirTokens) : $(archiveFile) : : 
+			: $(isGCCAgnostic) ;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/build/scripts/build_haiku_image b/build/scripts/build_haiku_image
index 81cbab7ace..a81d926bf8 100755
--- a/build/scripts/build_haiku_image
+++ b/build/scripts/build_haiku_image
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ set -o errexit
 # outputDir
 # tmpDir
 # addBuildCompatibilityLibDir
+# gccVersion
+# isHybridBuild
 # The following are only for image types:
 # installDir
 # isImage
@@ -94,20 +96,20 @@ else
 	mkindex=mkindex
 fi
 
-
 extractFile()
 {
 	# extractFile <archive> <directory>
 	archiveFile=$1
 	targetExtractedDir=$2
 	extractedSubDir=$3
+	isGCCAgnostic=$4
 
 	echo "Extracting $archiveFile ..."
 
 	extractDir=$tmpDir/extract
 	$rmAttrs -rf "$extractDir"
 	mkdir -p "$extractDir"
-	
+
 	case "$archiveFile" in
 		*.zip)
 			$unzip -q -d "$extractDir" "$archiveFile"
@@ -120,19 +122,68 @@ extractFile()
 			exit 1
 			;;
 	esac
-		
+
 	if [ -f $extractDir/.OptionalPackageDescription ]; then
 		cat $extractDir/.OptionalPackageDescription >> $copyrightsFile
 		echo >> $copyrightsFile
 		rm $extractDir/.OptionalPackageDescription
 	fi
 
+	if [ "$isGCCAgnostic" == "true" ] && [ $isHybridBuild ] ; then
+	#if [ $isGCCAgnostic -eq 1 ] && [ $isHybridBuild ] ; then
+		extractedLibs=`find "$extractDir/$extractedSubDir/" -name "*.so"`
+		moreExtractedLibs=`find "$extractDir/$extractedSubDir/" -name "*.so.*"`
+		createSymlinksForHybrid $extractedLibs $moreExtractedLibs
+	fi
+
 	$cp -r "${sPrefix}$extractDir/$extractedSubDir/." "${tPrefix}$targetExtractedDir"
 
 	$rmAttrs -rf "$extractDir"
 }
 
 
+createSymlinksForHybrid()
+{
+	# createSymlinksForHybrid <libraries>
+
+	# Determine the alternative gcc subdir.
+	if [ $gccVersion -eq 2 ]; then
+		gccAltDir=gcc4
+	else
+		gccAltDir=gcc2
+	fi
+	
+	# Iterate over the library file paths that were passed in.
+	for srcPathLib in $@; do
+		# determine the relative path of the library
+		relPathLib=`echo $srcPathLib | \
+			sed -e "s:${extractDir}/${extractedSubDir}/::"`
+		relPath=`dirname $relPathLib`
+
+		# check if that relative path is one of the standard library paths
+		standardLibPaths="system/lib common/lib home/config/lib"
+		isStandardPath=
+		for stdLibPath in $standardLibPaths; do
+			if [ "$relPath" == "$stdLibPath" ]; then
+				isStandardPath=true
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+
+		# create alt gcc symlinks for libs inside standard paths
+		if [ $isStandardPath ]; then
+			srcPath=`dirname $srcPathLib`
+			srcLib=`basename $srcPathLib`
+			destLinkDir="${srcPath}/${gccAltDir}"
+			destLinkTarget="../$srcLib"
+
+			mkdir -p $destLinkDir
+			ln -sf -t $destLinkDir $destLinkTarget
+		fi
+	done
+}
+
+
 mkdir -p $tmpDir
 copyrightsFile=$tmpDir/copyrights
 $rmAttrs -f $copyrightsFile