diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineASMCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineASMCompiler.cmake
index 0a70d0a82..7da6ac04a 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineASMCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineASMCompiler.cmake
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 # determine the compiler to use for ASM programs
 
+INCLUDE(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompiler.cmake)
+
 IF(NOT CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER)
   # prefer the environment variable ASM
   IF($ENV{ASM${ASM_DIALECT}} MATCHES ".+")
@@ -22,42 +24,28 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER)
 
   # finally list compilers to try
   IF("ASM${ASM_DIALECT}" STREQUAL "ASM") # the generic assembler support
-
-    IF(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_INIT)
-      SET(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_LIST ${CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_INIT})
-    ELSE(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_INIT)
-
+    IF(NOT CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_INIT)
       IF(CMAKE_C_COMPILER)
         SET(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}" CACHE FILEPATH "The ASM compiler")
         SET(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_ID "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}")
       ELSEIF(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
         SET(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" CACHE FILEPATH "The ASM compiler")
         SET(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_ID "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}")
-      ELSE(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
+      ELSE()
         # List all default C and CXX compilers
-        SET(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER_LIST ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}gcc ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}cc cl bcc xlc
-                                                  ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}c++ ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}g++ CC aCC cl bcc xlC)
-      ENDIF(CMAKE_C_COMPILER)
-
-    ENDIF(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_INIT)
-
-
-  ELSE("ASM${ASM_DIALECT}" STREQUAL "ASM") # some specific assembler "dialect"
-
-    IF(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER_INIT)
-      SET(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER_LIST ${CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER_INIT})
-    ELSE(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER_INIT)
+        SET(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER_LIST
+             ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}cc  ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}gcc cl bcc xlc
+          CC ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}c++ ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}g++ aCC cl bcc xlC)
+      ENDIF()
+    ENDIF()
+  ELSE() # some specific assembler "dialect"
+    IF(NOT CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER_INIT)
       MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER_INIT must be preset !")
-    ENDIF(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER_INIT)
-
-  ENDIF("ASM${ASM_DIALECT}" STREQUAL "ASM")
-
+    ENDIF()
+  ENDIF()
 
   # Find the compiler.
-  IF (_CMAKE_USER_CXX_COMPILER_PATH OR _CMAKE_USER_C_COMPILER_PATH)
-    FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER NAMES ${CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER_LIST} PATHS ${_CMAKE_USER_C_COMPILER_PATH} ${_CMAKE_USER_CXX_COMPILER_PATH} DOC "Assembler" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
-  ENDIF (_CMAKE_USER_CXX_COMPILER_PATH OR _CMAKE_USER_C_COMPILER_PATH)
-  FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER NAMES ${CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER_LIST} PATHS ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_LOCATION} DOC "Assembler")
+  _cmake_find_compiler(ASM${ASM_DIALECT})
 
 ELSE(NOT CMAKE_ASM${ASM_DIALECT}_COMPILER)
 
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake
index 9028e8e06..3ce968c02 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@
 # If not already set before, it also sets
 #   _CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX
 
+INCLUDE(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompiler.cmake)
+
+# Load system-specific compiler preferences for this language.
+INCLUDE(Platform/${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}-C OPTIONAL)
+IF(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_NAMES)
+  SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_NAMES cc)
+ENDIF()
+
 IF(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER)
   SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_INIT NOTFOUND)
 
@@ -53,21 +61,12 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER)
   ENDIF(CMAKE_GENERATOR_CC)
 
   # finally list compilers to try
-  IF(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_INIT)
-    SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LIST ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_INIT})
-  ELSE(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_INIT)
-    SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LIST ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}gcc ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}cc cl bcc xlc)
-  ENDIF(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_INIT)
+  IF(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_INIT)
+    SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LIST ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}cc ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}gcc cl bcc xlc clang)
+  ENDIF()
 
-  # Find the compiler.
-  IF (_CMAKE_USER_CXX_COMPILER_PATH)
-    FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_C_COMPILER NAMES ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LIST} PATHS ${_CMAKE_USER_CXX_COMPILER_PATH} DOC "C compiler" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
-  ENDIF (_CMAKE_USER_CXX_COMPILER_PATH)
-  FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_C_COMPILER NAMES ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LIST} DOC "C compiler")
+  _cmake_find_compiler(C)
 
-  IF(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_INIT AND NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER)
-    SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_INIT}" CACHE FILEPATH "C compiler" FORCE)
-  ENDIF(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_INIT AND NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER)
 ELSE(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER)
 
   # we only get here if CMAKE_C_COMPILER was specified using -D or a pre-made CMakeCache.txt
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
index 7f8f3ec8b..0116d341a 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@
 # If not already set before, it also sets
 #   _CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX
 
+INCLUDE(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompiler.cmake)
+
+# Load system-specific compiler preferences for this language.
+INCLUDE(Platform/${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}-CXX OPTIONAL)
+IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES)
+  SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES CC)
+ENDIF()
+
 IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_INIT NOTFOUND)
 
@@ -52,21 +60,11 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
   ENDIF(CMAKE_GENERATOR_CXX)
 
   # finally list compilers to try
-  IF(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_INIT)
-    SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LIST ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_INIT})
-  ELSE(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_INIT)
-    SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LIST ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}c++ ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}g++ CC aCC cl bcc xlC)
-  ENDIF(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_INIT)
+  IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_INIT)
+    SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LIST CC ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}c++ ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}g++ aCC cl bcc xlC clang++)
+  ENDIF()
 
-  # Find the compiler.
-  IF (_CMAKE_USER_C_COMPILER_PATH)
-    FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER NAMES ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LIST} PATHS ${_CMAKE_USER_C_COMPILER_PATH} DOC "C++ compiler" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
-  ENDIF (_CMAKE_USER_C_COMPILER_PATH)
-  FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER NAMES ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LIST} DOC "C++ compiler")
-
-  IF(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_INIT AND NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
-    SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_INIT}" CACHE FILEPATH "C++ compiler" FORCE)
-  ENDIF(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_INIT AND NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
+  _cmake_find_compiler(CXX)
 ELSE(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
 
 # we only get here if CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER was specified using -D or a pre-made CMakeCache.txt
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompiler.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d12c0757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompiler.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+
+#=============================================================================
+# Copyright 2004-2012 Kitware, Inc.
+#
+# Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
+# see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
+#
+# This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
+# implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+# See the License for more information.
+#=============================================================================
+# (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
+#  License text for the above reference.)
+
+macro(_cmake_find_compiler lang)
+  # Use already-enabled languages for reference.
+  get_property(_languages GLOBAL PROPERTY ENABLED_LANGUAGES)
+  list(REMOVE_ITEM _languages "${lang}")
+
+  if(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_INIT)
+    # Search only for the specified compiler.
+    set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_INIT}")
+  else()
+    # Re-order the compiler list with preferred vendors first.
+    set(_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST}")
+    set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST "")
+    # Prefer vendors of compilers from reference languages.
+    foreach(l ${_languages})
+      list(APPEND CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST
+        ${_${lang}_COMPILER_NAMES_${CMAKE_${l}_COMPILER_ID}})
+    endforeach()
+    # Prefer vendors based on the platform.
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST ${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_NAMES})
+    # Append the rest of the list and remove duplicates.
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST ${_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST})
+    unset(_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST)
+    list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST)
+    if(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_EXCLUDE)
+      list(REMOVE_ITEM CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST
+        ${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_EXCLUDE})
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
+  # Look for directories containing compilers of reference languages.
+  set(_${lang}_COMPILER_HINTS)
+  foreach(l ${_languages})
+    if(CMAKE_${l}_COMPILER AND IS_ABSOLUTE "${CMAKE_${l}_COMPILER}")
+      get_filename_component(_hint "${CMAKE_${l}_COMPILER}" PATH)
+      if(IS_DIRECTORY "${_hint}")
+        list(APPEND _${lang}_COMPILER_HINTS "${_hint}")
+      endif()
+      unset(_hint)
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+
+  # Find the compiler.
+  if(_${lang}_COMPILER_HINTS)
+    # Prefer directories containing compilers of reference languages.
+    list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES _${lang}_COMPILER_HINTS)
+    find_program(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER
+      NAMES ${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST}
+      PATHS ${_${lang}_COMPILER_HINTS}
+      NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+      DOC "${lang} compiler")
+  endif()
+  find_program(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER NAMES ${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_LIST} DOC "${lang} compiler")
+  if(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_INIT AND NOT CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER)
+    set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_INIT}" CACHE FILEPATH "${lang} compiler" FORCE)
+  endif()
+  unset(_${lang}_COMPILER_HINTS)
+  unset(_languages)
+endmacro()
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler.cmake
index ade6d586c..45033c2a3 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler.cmake
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
 # the cmake variable CMAKE_GENERATOR_FC which can be defined by a generator
 # as a default compiler
 
+INCLUDE(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompiler.cmake)
+INCLUDE(Platform/${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}-Fortran OPTIONAL)
+IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_NAMES)
+  SET(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_NAMES f95)
+ENDIF()
+
 IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER)
   # prefer the environment variable CC
   IF($ENV{FC} MATCHES ".+")
@@ -40,9 +46,7 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER)
   ENDIF(CMAKE_GENERATOR_FC)
 
   # finally list compilers to try
-  IF(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_INIT)
-    SET(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_LIST ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_INIT})
-  ELSE(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_INIT)
+  IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_INIT)
     # Known compilers:
     #  f77/f90/f95: generic compiler names
     #  g77: GNU Fortran 77 compiler
@@ -77,41 +81,10 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER)
     SET(_Fortran_COMPILER_NAMES_PathScale pathf2003 pathf95 pathf90)
     SET(_Fortran_COMPILER_NAMES_XL        xlf)
     SET(_Fortran_COMPILER_NAMES_VisualAge xlf95 xlf90 xlf)
-
-    # Prefer vendors matching the C and C++ compilers.
-    SET(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_LIST
-      ${_Fortran_COMPILER_NAMES_${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}}
-      ${_Fortran_COMPILER_NAMES_${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}}
-      ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_LIST})
-    LIST(REMOVE_DUPLICATES CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_LIST)
-  ENDIF(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_INIT)
-
-  # Look for directories containing the C and C++ compilers.
-  SET(_Fortran_COMPILER_HINTS)
-  FOREACH(lang C CXX)
-    IF(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER AND IS_ABSOLUTE "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER}")
-      GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(_hint "${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER}" PATH)
-      IF(IS_DIRECTORY "${_hint}")
-        LIST(APPEND _Fortran_COMPILER_HINTS "${_hint}")
-      ENDIF()
-      SET(_hint)
-    ENDIF()
-  ENDFOREACH()
-
-  # Find the compiler.
-  IF(_Fortran_COMPILER_HINTS)
-    # Prefer directories containing C and C++ compilers.
-    LIST(REMOVE_DUPLICATES _Fortran_COMPILER_HINTS)
-    FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER
-      NAMES ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_LIST}
-      PATHS ${_Fortran_COMPILER_HINTS}
-      NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-      DOC "Fortran compiler")
   ENDIF()
-  FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER NAMES ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_LIST} DOC "Fortran compiler")
-  IF(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_INIT AND NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER)
-    SET(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER "${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_INIT}" CACHE FILEPATH "Fortran compiler" FORCE)
-  ENDIF(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_INIT AND NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER)
+
+  _cmake_find_compiler(Fortran)
+
 ELSE(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER)
    # we only get here if CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER was specified using -D or a pre-made CMakeCache.txt
   # (e.g. via ctest) or set in CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-CXX.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf37f7903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-CXX.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES c++)
+endif()
+
+# Exclude C++ compilers differing from C compiler only by case
+# because this platform may have a case-insensitive filesystem.
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_EXCLUDE CC aCC xlC)
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Darwin-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Darwin-CXX.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf37f7903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Darwin-CXX.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES c++)
+endif()
+
+# Exclude C++ compilers differing from C compiler only by case
+# because this platform may have a case-insensitive filesystem.
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_EXCLUDE CC aCC xlC)
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-CXX.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b594daeb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-CXX.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES c++)
+endif()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-CXX.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf37f7903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-CXX.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES c++)
+endif()
+
+# Exclude C++ compilers differing from C compiler only by case
+# because this platform may have a case-insensitive filesystem.
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_EXCLUDE CC aCC xlC)