diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-arm-debug b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-arm-debug
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-arm-debug
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# CONFIG.Common.linux-arm-debug
+#
+# $Revision-Id$
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for linux-arm with debug compiler flags
+# Override these settings in CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-arm-debug
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include definitions common to all linux-arm target archs
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-arm
+
+HOST_OPT=NO
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-arm-debug.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-arm-debug.Common
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-arm-debug.Common
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# CONFIG.linux-arm-debug.Common
+#
+# $Revision-Id$
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for linux-arm-debug host builds
+# Override these settings in CONFIG_SITE.linux-arm-debug.Common
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+#Include definitions common to linux-arm hosts
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.linux-arm.Common
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-arm-debug.linux-arm-debug b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-arm-debug.linux-arm-debug
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index 000000000..2567008aa
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-arm-debug.linux-arm-debug
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# CONFIG.linux-arm-debug.linux-arm-debug
+#
+# $Revision-Id$
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for linux-arm-debug host and target build
+# Override these settings in CONFIG_SITE.linux-arm-debug.linux-arm-debug
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.linux-arm.linux-arm
+
+# Removes -O optimization and adds -g compile option
+HOST_OPT=NO
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-arm.linux-arm-debug b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-arm.linux-arm-debug
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index 000000000..d6e86be18
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-arm.linux-arm-debug
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# CONFIG.linux-arm.linux-arm-debug
+#
+# $Revision-Id$
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for linux-arm host - linux-arm-debug target build
+# Override these settings in CONFIG_SITE.linux-arm.linux-arm-debug
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+-include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.linux-arm.linux-arm
+-include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-arm
+-include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-arm.linux-arm
+
+BUILD_CLASS=HOST
+HOST_OPT=NO
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-arm-debug.linux-arm-debug b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-arm-debug.linux-arm-debug
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index 000000000..fc4a9f2a9
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-arm-debug.linux-arm-debug
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# CONFIG_SITE.linux-arm-debug.linux-arm-debug
+#
+# $Revision-Id$
+#
+# Site specific overrides for linux-arm-debug host and target builds
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+#Prepares the object code to collect data for profiling with prof. 
+#PROFILE=YES
+
+#Compiles for profiling with the gprof profiler.
+#GPROF=YES
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm-debug b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm-debug
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index 000000000..461c44290
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm-debug
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm-debug
+#
+# $Revision-Id$
+#
+# Site specific settings for linux-x86 host - linux-arm-debug target builds
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Inherit settings from linux-arm
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64.linux-arm-debug b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64.linux-arm-debug
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index 000000000..98e644671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64.linux-arm-debug
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64.linux-arm-debug
+#
+# $Revision-Id$
+#
+# Site specific settings for linux-x86_64 host - linux-arm-debug target builds
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Inherit settings from linux-arm
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm