diff --git a/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon b/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
index ff1fab157..75b06defa 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
+++ b/configure/CONFIG.gnuCommon
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ OPT_CXXFLAGS_NO = -g
 
 CODE_LDFLAGS = $(PROF_CXXFLAGS_$(PROFILE)) $(GPROF_CXXFLAGS_$(GPROF))
 
+PIPE_CFLAGS_YES_YES = -pipe
+PIPE_CFLAGS = $(PIPE_CFLAGS_$(GCC_PIPE)_$(GNU))
+PIPE_CXXFLAGS = $(PIPE_CFLAGS)
+
 STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES = -static
 STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO =
 
diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
index 81ea2882e..93a8bc4f8 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
@@ -264,12 +264,12 @@ INCLUDES = -I. $(SRC_INCLUDES) $(INSTALL_INCLUDES) $(RELEASE_INCLUDES)\
  $(TARGET_INCLUDES) $(USR_INCLUDES) $(OP_SYS_INCLUDES) $($(BUILD_CLASS)_INCLUDES)
 
 CFLAGS = $(CONFORM_CFLAGS) $($(BUILD_CLASS)_CFLAGS) $(OPT_CFLAGS) $(DEBUG_CFLAGS)\
- $(WARN_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(USR_CFLAGS) $(ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS)\
+ $(PIPE_CFLAGS) $(WARN_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(USR_CFLAGS) $(ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS)\
  $(CODE_CFLAGS) $(STATIC_CFLAGS) $(OP_SYS_CFLAGS) $(LIBRARY_SRC_CFLAGS)
 
-CXXFLAGS = $(CONFORM_CXXFLAGS) $($(BUILD_CLASS)_CXXFLAGS) $(OPT_CXXFLAGS)\
- $(DEBUG_CXXFLAGS) $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) $(USR_CXXFLAGS)\
- $(ARCH_DEP_CXXFLAGS) $(CODE_CXXFLAGS) $(STATIC_CXXCFLAGS) $(OP_SYS_CXXFLAGS) $(LIBRARY_SRC_CFLAGS)
+CXXFLAGS = $(CONFORM_CXXFLAGS) $($(BUILD_CLASS)_CXXFLAGS) $(OPT_CXXFLAGS) $(DEBUG_CXXFLAGS)\
+ $(PIPE_CFLAGS) $(WARN_CXXFLAGS) $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) $(USR_CXXFLAGS) $(ARCH_DEP_CXXFLAGS)\
+ $(CODE_CXXFLAGS) $(STATIC_CXXCFLAGS) $(OP_SYS_CXXFLAGS) $(LIBRARY_SRC_CFLAGS)
 
 LDFLAGS = $(OPT_LDFLAGS) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(USR_LDFLAGS) \
  $(ARCH_DEP_LDFLAGS) $(DEBUG_LDFLAGS) $(OP_SYS_LDFLAGS) $($(BUILD_CLASS)_LDFLAGS)\
diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_SITE b/configure/CONFIG_SITE
index 6760a9ca4..048ba7ba2 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_SITE
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_SITE
@@ -174,3 +174,7 @@ USE_POSIX_THREAD_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING = NO
 #  EPICS version number string that is reported by many tools
 EPICS_SITE_VERSION =
 
+# For GNU compiler, use pipes rather than temporary files for communication 
+# between the various stages of compilation.
+GCC_PIPE = NO
+