Index: BaseTools/Conf/build_rule.template
===================================================================
--- BaseTools/Conf/build_rule.template	(revision 16254)
+++ BaseTools/Conf/build_rule.template	(working copy)
@@ -131,12 +131,34 @@
     <Command.GCC, Command.RVCT>
         # For RVCTCYGWIN CC_FLAGS must be first to work around pathing issues
         "$(CC)" $(CC_FLAGS) -o ${dst} $(INC) ${src}
-        "$(SYMRENAME)" $(SYMRENAME_FLAGS) ${dst}
 
     <Command.ARMGCC, Command.ARMLINUXGCC, command.XCODE>
         "$(CC)" $(CC_FLAGS) -o ${dst} $(INC) ${src}
 
+[C-Code-File.COMMON.IPF]
+    <InputFile>
+        ?.c
+        ?.C
+        ?.cc
+        ?.CC
+        ?.cpp
+        ?.Cpp
+        ?.CPP
 
+    <ExtraDependency>
+        $(MAKE_FILE)
+
+    <OutputFile>
+        $(OUTPUT_DIR)(+)${s_dir}(+)${s_base}.obj
+
+    <Command.MSFT, Command.INTEL>
+        "$(CC)" /Fo${dst} $(CC_FLAGS) $(INC) ${src}
+
+    <Command.GCC, Command.RVCT>
+        # For RVCTCYGWIN CC_FLAGS must be first to work around pathing issues
+        "$(CC)" $(CC_FLAGS) -o ${dst} $(INC) ${src}
+        "$(SYMRENAME)" $(SYMRENAME_FLAGS) ${dst}
+
 [C-Header-File]
     <InputFile>
         *.h, *.H
Index: BaseTools/Conf/tools_def.template
===================================================================
--- BaseTools/Conf/tools_def.template	(revision 16254)
+++ BaseTools/Conf/tools_def.template	(working copy)
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@
 DEFINE GCC47_IA32_PREFIX       = /usr/bin/
 DEFINE GCC47_X64_PREFIX        = /usr/bin/
 
-DEFINE GCC48_IA32_PREFIX       = /usr/bin/
-DEFINE GCC48_X64_PREFIX        = /usr/bin/
+DEFINE GCC48_IA32_PREFIX       = ENV(GCC48_BIN)
+DEFINE GCC48_X64_PREFIX        = ENV(GCC48_BIN)
 
-DEFINE GCC49_IA32_PREFIX       = /usr/bin/
-DEFINE GCC49_X64_PREFIX        = /usr/bin/
+DEFINE GCC49_IA32_PREFIX       = ENV(GCC49_BIN)
+DEFINE GCC49_X64_PREFIX        = ENV(GCC49_BIN)
 
 DEFINE UNIX_IASL_BIN           = ENV(IASL_PREFIX)iasl
 DEFINE WIN_ASL_BIN_DIR         = C:\ASL
@@ -333,14 +333,14 @@
 #                             Required to build platforms or ACPI tables:
 #                               Intel(r) ACPI Compiler v20101013 from
 #                               http://www.acpica.org/downloads/previous_releases.php
-#   GCC48       -Linux-  Requires:
-#                             GCC 4.8
+#   GCC48  -Linux,Windows-  Requires:
+#                             GCC 4.8 targeting x86_64-linux-gnu
 #                        Optional:
 #                             Required to build platforms or ACPI tables:
 #                               Intel(r) ACPI Compiler v20101013 from
 #                               http://www.acpica.org/downloads/previous_releases.php
-#   GCC49       -Linux-  Requires:
-#                             GCC 4.9
+#   GCC49  -Linux,Windows-  Requires:
+#                             GCC 4.9 targeting x86_64-linux-gnu
 #                        Optional:
 #                             Required to build platforms or ACPI tables:
 #                               Intel(r) ACPI Compiler v20101013 from
@@ -4367,7 +4367,8 @@
 ####################################################################################
 *_GCC48_*_*_FAMILY               = GCC
 
-*_GCC48_*_MAKE_PATH                    = make
+*_GCC48_*_MAKE_PATH                    = DEF(GCC48_IA32_PREFIX)make
+*_GCC48_*_*_DLL                        = ENV(GCC48_DLL)
 *_GCC48_*_ASL_PATH                     = DEF(UNIX_IASL_BIN)
 
 *_GCC48_*_PP_FLAGS                     = DEF(GCC_PP_FLAGS)
@@ -4489,7 +4490,8 @@
 ####################################################################################
 *_GCC49_*_*_FAMILY               = GCC
 
-*_GCC49_*_MAKE_PATH                    = make
+*_GCC49_*_MAKE_PATH                    = DEF(GCC49_IA32_PREFIX)make
+*_GCC49_*_*_DLL                        = ENV(GCC49_DLL)
 *_GCC49_*_ASL_PATH                     = DEF(UNIX_IASL_BIN)
 
 *_GCC49_*_PP_FLAGS                     = DEF(GCC_PP_FLAGS)
Index: BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenMake.py
===================================================================
--- BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenMake.py	(revision 16254)
+++ BaseTools/Source/Python/AutoGen/GenMake.py	(working copy)
@@ -679,7 +679,11 @@
                     NewFile = self.PlaceMacro(str(F), self.Macros)
                     # In order to use file list macro as dependency
                     if T.GenListFile:
-                        self.ListFileMacros[T.ListFileMacro].append(str(F))
+                        # gnu tools need forward slash path separater, even on Windows
+                        if self.PlatformInfo.ToolChainFamily in ('GCC'):
+                            self.ListFileMacros[T.ListFileMacro].append(str(F).replace ('\\', '/'))
+                        else:
+                            self.ListFileMacros[T.ListFileMacro].append(str(F))
                         self.FileListMacros[T.FileListMacro].append(NewFile)
                     elif T.GenFileListMacro:
                         self.FileListMacros[T.FileListMacro].append(NewFile)