diff --git a/sim/Makefile.am b/sim/Makefile.am
index 7cdcc60..7197590 100644
--- a/sim/Makefile.am
+++ b/sim/Makefile.am
@@ -198,29 +198,25 @@
 install-data-local: installdirs $(SIM_INSTALL_DATA_LOCAL_DEPS)
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	lib=`echo sim | sed '$(program_transform_name)'`; \
-	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do \
-		if [ -e $$d/run$(EXEEXT) ]; then \
-			n="$$lib"; \
-			[ "$(SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET)" = "$$d" ] || n="$$n-$$d"; \
-			n="lib$$n.a"; \
-			$(INSTALL_DATA) $$d/libsim.a $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$$n || exit 1; \
-		fi; \
+	for d in $(SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES); do \
+		n="$$lib"; \
+		[ "$(SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET)" = "$$d" ] || n="$$n-$$d"; \
+		n="lib$$n.a"; \
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) $$d/libsim.a $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$$n || exit 1; \
 	done
 
 install-exec-local: installdirs $(SIM_INSTALL_EXEC_LOCAL_DEPS)
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	run=`echo run | sed '$(program_transform_name)'`; \
-	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do \
-		if [ -e $$d/run$(EXEEXT) ]; then \
-			n="$$run"; \
-			[ "$(SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET)" = "$$d" ] || n="$$n-$$d"; \
-			$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install \
-				$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$d/run$(EXEEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$n$(EXEEXT) || exit 1; \
-		fi; \
+	for d in $(SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES); do \
+		n="$$run"; \
+		[ "$(SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET)" = "$$d" ] || n="$$n-$$d"; \
+		$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install \
+			$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$d/run$(EXEEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$n$(EXEEXT) || exit 1; \
 	done
 
 uninstall-local: $(SIM_UNINSTALL_LOCAL_DEPS)
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/run $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libsim.a
-	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do \
+	for d in $(SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES); do \
 		rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/run-$$d $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libsim-$$d.a; \
 	done
diff --git a/sim/Makefile.in b/sim/Makefile.in
index 34df0f8..b50993a 100644
--- a/sim/Makefile.in
+++ b/sim/Makefile.in
@@ -1084,6 +1084,7 @@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
 SIM_COMMON_BUILD_FALSE = @SIM_COMMON_BUILD_FALSE@
 SIM_COMMON_BUILD_TRUE = @SIM_COMMON_BUILD_TRUE@
+SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES = @SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES@
 SIM_FRV_TRAPDUMP_FLAGS = @SIM_FRV_TRAPDUMP_FLAGS@
 SIM_HW_CFLAGS = @SIM_HW_CFLAGS@
 SIM_HW_SOCKSER = @SIM_HW_SOCKSER@
@@ -3514,30 +3515,26 @@
 install-data-local: installdirs $(SIM_INSTALL_DATA_LOCAL_DEPS)
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	lib=`echo sim | sed '$(program_transform_name)'`; \
-	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do \
-		if [ -e $$d/run$(EXEEXT) ]; then \
-			n="$$lib"; \
-			[ "$(SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET)" = "$$d" ] || n="$$n-$$d"; \
-			n="lib$$n.a"; \
-			$(INSTALL_DATA) $$d/libsim.a $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$$n || exit 1; \
-		fi; \
+	for d in $(SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES); do \
+		n="$$lib"; \
+		[ "$(SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET)" = "$$d" ] || n="$$n-$$d"; \
+		n="lib$$n.a"; \
+		$(INSTALL_DATA) $$d/libsim.a $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$$n || exit 1; \
 	done
 
 install-exec-local: installdirs $(SIM_INSTALL_EXEC_LOCAL_DEPS)
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	run=`echo run | sed '$(program_transform_name)'`; \
-	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do \
-		if [ -e $$d/run$(EXEEXT) ]; then \
-			n="$$run"; \
-			[ "$(SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET)" = "$$d" ] || n="$$n-$$d"; \
-			$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install \
-				$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$d/run$(EXEEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$n$(EXEEXT) || exit 1; \
-		fi; \
+	for d in $(SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES); do \
+		n="$$run"; \
+		[ "$(SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET)" = "$$d" ] || n="$$n-$$d"; \
+		$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install \
+			$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $$d/run$(EXEEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$n$(EXEEXT) || exit 1; \
 	done
 
 uninstall-local: $(SIM_UNINSTALL_LOCAL_DEPS)
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/run $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libsim.a
-	for d in $(SUBDIRS); do \
+	for d in $(SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES); do \
 		rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/run-$$d $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libsim-$$d.a; \
 	done
 
diff --git a/sim/configure b/sim/configure
index 0a0eb6d..e780772 100755
--- a/sim/configure
+++ b/sim/configure
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@
 CC_FOR_TARGET
 SIM_COMMON_BUILD_FALSE
 SIM_COMMON_BUILD_TRUE
+SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES
 SIM_SUBDIRS
 SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET
 AM_BACKSLASH
@@ -12428,7 +12429,7 @@
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 12431 "configure"
+#line 12432 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -12534,7 +12535,7 @@
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 12537 "configure"
+#line 12538 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -14216,6 +14217,9 @@
 SIM_SUBDIRS=
 
 
+SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES=
+
+
 SIM_COMMON_BUILD_TRUE=
 SIM_COMMON_BUILD_FALSE='#'
 
@@ -14236,7 +14240,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=aarch64
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files aarch64/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " aarch64"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files aarch64/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files aarch64/Makefile.sim:aarch64/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14406,7 +14411,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=arm
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files arm/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " arm"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files arm/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files arm/Makefile.sim:arm/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14449,7 +14455,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=avr
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files avr/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " avr"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files avr/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files avr/Makefile.sim:avr/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14492,7 +14499,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=bfin
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files bfin/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " bfin"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files bfin/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files bfin/Makefile.sim:bfin/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14535,6 +14543,7 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=bpf
       fi
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " bpf"
 
 
 subdirs="$subdirs bpf"
@@ -14575,7 +14584,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=cr16
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files cr16/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " cr16"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files cr16/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files cr16/Makefile.sim:cr16/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14618,7 +14628,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=cris
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files cris/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " cris"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files cris/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files cris/Makefile.sim:cris/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14661,7 +14672,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=d10v
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files d10v/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " d10v"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files d10v/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files d10v/Makefile.sim:d10v/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14704,7 +14716,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=frv
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files frv/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " frv"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files frv/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files frv/Makefile.sim:frv/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14747,7 +14760,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=ft32
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files ft32/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " ft32"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files ft32/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files ft32/Makefile.sim:ft32/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14790,7 +14804,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=h8300
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files h8300/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " h8300"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files h8300/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files h8300/Makefile.sim:h8300/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14833,7 +14848,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=iq2000
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files iq2000/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " iq2000"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files iq2000/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files iq2000/Makefile.sim:iq2000/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14876,7 +14892,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=lm32
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files lm32/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " lm32"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files lm32/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files lm32/Makefile.sim:lm32/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14919,7 +14936,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=m32c
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files m32c/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " m32c"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files m32c/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files m32c/Makefile.sim:m32c/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -14962,7 +14980,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=m32r
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files m32r/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " m32r"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files m32r/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files m32r/Makefile.sim:m32r/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -15005,7 +15024,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=m68hc11
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files m68hc11/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " m68hc11"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files m68hc11/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files m68hc11/Makefile.sim:m68hc11/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -15048,7 +15068,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=mcore
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files mcore/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " mcore"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files mcore/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files mcore/Makefile.sim:mcore/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -15091,7 +15112,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=microblaze
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files microblaze/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " microblaze"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files microblaze/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files microblaze/Makefile.sim:microblaze/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -15134,7 +15156,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=mips
       fi
-            subdirs="$subdirs mips"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " mips"
+      subdirs="$subdirs mips"
 
 
     ac_config_commands="$ac_config_commands depdir-mips"
@@ -15172,7 +15195,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=mn10300
       fi
-            subdirs="$subdirs mn10300"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " mn10300"
+      subdirs="$subdirs mn10300"
 
 
     ac_config_commands="$ac_config_commands depdir-mn10300"
@@ -15210,7 +15234,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=moxie
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files moxie/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " moxie"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files moxie/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files moxie/Makefile.sim:moxie/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -15253,7 +15278,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=msp430
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files msp430/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " msp430"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files msp430/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files msp430/Makefile.sim:msp430/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -15296,7 +15322,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=or1k
       fi
-            subdirs="$subdirs or1k"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " or1k"
+      subdirs="$subdirs or1k"
 
 
     ac_config_commands="$ac_config_commands depdir-or1k"
@@ -15334,7 +15361,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=ppc
       fi
-            subdirs="$subdirs ppc"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " ppc"
+      subdirs="$subdirs ppc"
 
 
     ac_config_commands="$ac_config_commands depdir-ppc"
@@ -15372,7 +15400,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=pru
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files pru/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " pru"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files pru/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files pru/Makefile.sim:pru/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -15415,7 +15444,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=riscv
       fi
-            subdirs="$subdirs riscv"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " riscv"
+      subdirs="$subdirs riscv"
 
 
     ac_config_commands="$ac_config_commands depdir-riscv"
@@ -15453,7 +15483,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=rl78
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files rl78/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " rl78"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files rl78/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files rl78/Makefile.sim:rl78/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -15496,7 +15527,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=rx
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files rx/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " rx"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files rx/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files rx/Makefile.sim:rx/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -15539,7 +15571,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=sh
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files sh/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " sh"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files sh/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files sh/Makefile.sim:sh/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -15582,7 +15615,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=erc32
       fi
-            ac_config_files="$ac_config_files erc32/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " erc32"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files erc32/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files erc32/Makefile.sim:erc32/Makefile.in"
 
@@ -15625,7 +15659,8 @@
       if test "${targ}" = "${target}"; then
         SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=v850
       fi
-            subdirs="$subdirs v850"
+        as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " v850"
+      subdirs="$subdirs v850"
 
 
     ac_config_commands="$ac_config_commands depdir-v850"
@@ -15670,7 +15705,8 @@
 
 as_fn_append SIM_TOOLCHAIN_VARS " AS_FOR_TARGET_EXAMPLE_SYNACOR LD_FOR_TARGET_EXAMPLE_SYNACOR CC_FOR_TARGET_EXAMPLE_SYNACOR"
 
-          ac_config_files="$ac_config_files example-synacor/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
+      as_fn_append SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES " example-synacor"
+      ac_config_files="$ac_config_files example-synacor/.gdbinit:common/gdbinit.in"
 
     ac_config_files="$ac_config_files example-synacor/Makefile.sim:example-synacor/Makefile.in"
 
diff --git a/sim/configure.ac b/sim/configure.ac
index 135aa21..3c37437 100644
--- a/sim/configure.ac
+++ b/sim/configure.ac
@@ -48,9 +48,14 @@
 SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET=
 AC_SUBST(SIM_PRIMARY_TARGET)
 
+dnl Directories that we need to recurse into (i.e. add to $SUBDIRS).
 SIM_SUBDIRS=
 AC_SUBST(SIM_SUBDIRS)
 
+dnl List of enabled arch backends.
+SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES=
+AC_SUBST(SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES)
+
 dnl Used by common/Make-common.in to see which configure script created it.
 SIM_COMMON_BUILD_TRUE=
 SIM_COMMON_BUILD_FALSE='#'
@@ -62,6 +67,7 @@
 dnl arg[1] is the arch subdir name.
 dnl arg[2] is whether the arch has a dedicated configure script.
 m4_define([SIM_BUILD_TARGET], [dnl
+  AS_VAR_APPEND([SIM_ENABLED_ARCHES], [" $1"])
   m4_if($2, [true], [dnl
     AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS($1)
   ], [dnl