diff --git a/configure/Makefile b/configure/Makefile
index 86c59048e..6c4faf688 100644
--- a/configure/Makefile
+++ b/configure/Makefile
@@ -23,5 +23,48 @@ CONFIGS += $(subst ../,,$(wildcard ../os/CONFIG*))
 CONFIGS += $(subst ../,,$(wildcard ../RELEASE*))
 CONFIGS += $(subst ../,,$(wildcard ../RULES*))
 
+ifdef T_A
+ifeq ($(BUILD_CLASS)$(POSIX),HOSTYES)
+
+FINAL_LOCATION ?= $(shell $(PERL) $(TOOLS)/fullPathName.pl $(INSTALL_LOCATION))
+
+INSTALL_PC ?= $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/lib/pkgconfig
+
+DIRECTORY_TARGETS += $(INSTALL_PC)
+
+C_CFLAGS += $(filter-out -g,$(filter-out -O%,$(filter-out -W%,$(CPPFLAGS))))
+C_CFLAGS += $(filter-out -g,$(filter-out -O%,$(filter-out -W%,$(CFLAGS))))
+
+MVARS += FINAL_LOCATION OS_CLASS CMPLR_CLASS C_CFLAGS LDFLAGS LDLIBS
+MVARS += EPICS_VERSION EPICS_REVISION EPICS_MODIFICATION EPICS_MODIFICATION
+
+EXPANDFLAGS += $(foreach var,$(MVARS),-D$(var)="$(strip $($(var)))")
+
+endif
+endif
+
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
 
+ifdef T_A
+ifeq ($(BUILD_CLASS)$(POSIX),HOSTYES)
+
+epics-base-$(T_A).pc: ../epics-base-arch.pc.in
+epics-base.pc: ../epics-base.pc.in
+
+epics-base-$(T_A).pc epics-base.pc:
+	$(ECHO) "Expanding $< to $@"
+	@$(RM) $@
+	@$(EXPAND_TOOL) $(EXPANDFLAGS) $($@_EXPANDFLAGS) $< $@
+
+$(INSTALL_PC)/%: %
+	$(ECHO) "Installing pkgconfig file $@"
+	@$(INSTALL) -d -m $(INSTALL_PERMISSIONS) $< $(@D)
+
+buildInstall: $(INSTALL_PC)/epics-base-$(T_A).pc
+
+ifeq ($(T_A),$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH))
+buildInstall: $(INSTALL_PC)/epics-base.pc
+endif
+
+endif
+endif
diff --git a/configure/epics-base-arch.pc.in b/configure/epics-base-arch.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5807abd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/epics-base-arch.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# non-standard variables
+top=@FINAL_LOCATION@
+arch=@ARCH@
+os_class=@OS_CLASS@
+cmplr_class=@CMPLR_CLASS@
+
+includedir_osi=${top}/include
+includedir_osd=${top}/include/os/@OS_CLASS@
+includedir_comp=${top}/include/compiler/@CMPLR_CLASS@
+
+includedirs=${includedir_osi} ${includedir_osd} ${includedir_comp}
+
+# standard variables
+prefix=@FINAL_LOCATION@
+exec_prefix=@FINAL_LOCATION@
+bindir=${top}/bin/@ARCH@
+libdir=${top}/lib/@ARCH@
+
+Name: epics-base-@ARCH@
+Version: @EPICS_VERSION@.@EPICS_REVISION@.@EPICS_MODIFICATION@.@EPICS_MODIFICATION@
+Description: EPICS Base for @ARCH@
+Cflags: -I${includedir_osi} -I${includedir_osd} -I${includedir_comp} @C_CFLAGS@
+Libs: -L${libdir} @LDFLAGS@
+Libs.private: @LDLIBS@
diff --git a/configure/epics-base.pc.in b/configure/epics-base.pc.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..274594a82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/epics-base.pc.in
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# non-standard variables
+top=@FINAL_LOCATION@
+arch=@ARCH@
+os_class=@OS_CLASS@
+cmplr_class=@CMPLR_CLASS@
+
+includedir_osi=${top}/include
+includedir_osd=${top}/include/os/@OS_CLASS@
+includedir_comp=${top}/include/os/@CMPLR_CLASS@
+
+includedirs=${includedir_osi} ${includedir_osd} ${includedir_comp}
+
+# standard variables
+prefix=@FINAL_LOCATION@
+exec_prefix=@FINAL_LOCATION@
+bindir=${top}/bin/@ARCH@
+libdir=${top}/lib/@ARCH@
+
+Name: epics-base
+Version: @EPICS_VERSION@.@EPICS_REVISION@.@EPICS_MODIFICATION@.@EPICS_MODIFICATION@
+Description: EPICS Base for the host arch
+Requires: epics-base-@ARCH@ = @EPICS_VERSION@.@EPICS_REVISION@.@EPICS_MODIFICATION@.@EPICS_MODIFICATION@