diff --git a/mysql-test/r/bdb_notembedded.result b/mysql-test/r/bdb_notembedded.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14cb5fad915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/r/bdb_notembedded.result
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+set autocommit=1;
+reset master;
+create table bug16206 (a int);
+insert into bug16206 values(1);
+start transaction;
+insert into bug16206 values(2);
+commit;
+show binlog events;
+Log_name	Pos	Event_type	Server_id	End_log_pos	Info
+f	n	Format_desc	1	n	Server ver: VERSION, Binlog ver: 4
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; create table bug16206 (a int)
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; insert into bug16206 values(1)
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; insert into bug16206 values(2)
+drop table bug16206;
+reset master;
+create table bug16206 (a int) engine=         bdb;
+insert into bug16206 values(0);
+insert into bug16206 values(1);
+start transaction;
+insert into bug16206 values(2);
+commit;
+insert into bug16206 values(3);
+show binlog events;
+Log_name	Pos	Event_type	Server_id	End_log_pos	Info
+f	n	Format_desc	1	n	Server ver: VERSION, Binlog ver: 4
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; create table bug16206 (a int) engine=         bdb
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; insert into bug16206 values(0)
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; insert into bug16206 values(1)
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; BEGIN
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; insert into bug16206 values(2)
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; COMMIT
+f	n	Query	1	n	use `test`; insert into bug16206 values(3)
+drop table bug16206;
+set autocommit=0;
+End of 5.0 tests
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/bdb_notembedded.test b/mysql-test/t/bdb_notembedded.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24e64ebbfb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/t/bdb_notembedded.test
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+-- source include/not_embedded.inc
+-- source include/have_bdb.inc
+
+#
+# Bug #16206: Superfluous COMMIT event in binlog when updating BDB in autocommit mode
+#
+set autocommit=1;
+
+let $VERSION=`select version()`;
+
+reset master;
+create table bug16206 (a int);
+insert into bug16206 values(1);
+start transaction;
+insert into bug16206 values(2);
+commit;
+--replace_result $VERSION VERSION
+--replace_column 1 f 2 n 5 n
+show binlog events;
+drop table bug16206;
+
+reset master;
+create table bug16206 (a int) engine=         bdb;
+insert into bug16206 values(0);
+insert into bug16206 values(1);
+start transaction;
+insert into bug16206 values(2);
+commit;
+insert into bug16206 values(3);
+--replace_result $VERSION VERSION
+--replace_column 1 f 2 n 5 n
+show binlog events;
+drop table bug16206;
+
+set autocommit=0;
+
+
+--echo End of 5.0 tests
diff --git a/scripts/make_binary_distribution.sh b/scripts/make_binary_distribution.sh
index 8d3e2133a45..1e9ec362d76 100644
--- a/scripts/make_binary_distribution.sh
+++ b/scripts/make_binary_distribution.sh
@@ -218,11 +218,13 @@ if [ x"$BASE_SYSTEM" != x"netware" ] ; then
   # If we compiled with gcc, copy libgcc.a to the dist as libmygcc.a
   # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   if [ x"@GXX@" = x"yes" ] ; then
-    gcclib=`@CC@ @CFLAGS@ --print-libgcc-file`
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
-      echo "Warning: Couldn't find libgcc.a!"
+    gcclib=`@CC@ @CFLAGS@ --print-libgcc-file 2>/dev/null` || true
+    if [ -z "$gcclib" ] ; then
+      echo "Warning: Compiler doesn't tell libgcc.a!"
+    elif [ -f "$gcclib" ] ; then
+      $CP $gcclib $BASE/lib/libmygcc.a
     else
-      $CP $gcclib $DEST/lib/libmygcc.a
+      echo "Warning: Compiler result '$gcclib' not found / no file!"
     fi
   fi