diff --git a/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityC.cmake b/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityC.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52639410e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityC.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Nothing here yet
+
+INCLUDE (${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckSizeOf.cmake)
+CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(int      CMAKE_SIZEOF_INT)
+CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(long     CMAKE_SIZEOF_LONG)
+CHECK_TYPE_SIZE("void*"  CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P)
+CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(char     CMAKE_SIZEOF_CHAR)
+CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(short    CMAKE_SIZEOF_SHORT)
+CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(float    CMAKE_SIZEOF_FLOAT)
+CHECK_TYPE_SIZE(double   CMAKE_SIZEOF_DOUBLE)
+
+INCLUDE (${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.cmake)
+CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(gethostbyname CMAKE_HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME)
+CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(connect       CMAKE_HAVE_CONNECT)
+CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(remove        CMAKE_HAVE_REMOVE)
+CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(shmat         CMAKE_HAVE_SHMAT)
+
+INCLUDE (${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/CheckIncludeFile.cmake)
+CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE("limits.h"       CMAKE_HAVE_LIMITS_H)
+CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE("unistd.h"       CMAKE_HAVE_UNISTD_H)
+CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE("sys/prctl.h"    CMAKE_HAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H)
+CHECK_INCLUDE_FILE("pthread.h"      CMAKE_HAVE_PTHREAD_H)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityCXX.cmake b/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityCXX.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ce99cf95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityCXX.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#
+INCLUDE(${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/TestForANSIStreamHeaders.cmake)
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx
index 5da658db5..9314d5feb 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator.cxx
@@ -54,14 +54,29 @@ void cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator::EnableLanguage(const char* lang,
         putenv(envCC);
 #endif
         }
-      std::string cmd = root;
-      cmd += "/Templates/cconfigure";
-      cmSystemTools::RunCommand(cmd.c_str(), output, 
-                                cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(mf->GetHomeOutputDirectory()).c_str());
+      if (!m_CMakeInstance->GetIsInTryCompile())
+        {
+        std::string cmd = root;
+        cmd += "/Templates/cconfigure";
+        cmSystemTools::RunCommand(cmd.c_str(), output, 
+                                  cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(
+                                    mf->GetHomeOutputDirectory()).c_str());
+        }
       std::string fpath = mf->GetHomeOutputDirectory();
       fpath += "/CCMakeSystemConfig.cmake";
       mf->ReadListFile(0,fpath.c_str());
       this->SetLanguageEnabled("C");
+      if (!m_CMakeInstance->GetIsInTryCompile())
+        {
+        // for old versions of CMake ListFiles
+        const char* versionValue
+          = mf->GetDefinition("CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION");
+        if (!versionValue || atof(versionValue) <= 1.4)
+          {
+          std::string fpath = root + "/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityC.cmake";
+          mf->ReadListFile(NULL,fpath.c_str());
+          }
+        }
       }
     // if CXX 
     if(!this->GetLanguageEnabled("CXX")  && strcmp(lang, "CXX") == 0)
@@ -85,26 +100,31 @@ void cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator::EnableLanguage(const char* lang,
 #endif
         }
       std::string cmd = root;
-      cmd += "/Templates/cxxconfigure";
-      cmSystemTools::RunCommand(cmd.c_str(), output, 
-                                cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(mf->GetHomeOutputDirectory()).c_str());
+      if (!m_CMakeInstance->GetIsInTryCompile())
+        {
+        cmd += "/Templates/cxxconfigure";
+        cmSystemTools::RunCommand(cmd.c_str(), output, 
+                                  cmSystemTools::ConvertToOutputPath(
+                                    mf->GetHomeOutputDirectory()).c_str());
+        }
       std::string fpath = mf->GetHomeOutputDirectory();
       fpath += "/CXXCMakeSystemConfig.cmake";
       mf->ReadListFile(0,fpath.c_str());
       this->SetLanguageEnabled("CXX");
       
-      // for old versions of CMake ListFiles
       if (!m_CMakeInstance->GetIsInTryCompile())
         {
+        // for old versions of CMake ListFiles
         const char* versionValue
           = mf->GetDefinition("CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION");
         if (!versionValue || atof(versionValue) <= 1.4)
           {
-          fpath = root + "/Modules/TestForANSIStreamHeaders.cmake";
+          fpath = root + "/Modules/CMakeBackwardCompatibilityCXX.cmake";
           mf->ReadListFile(NULL,fpath.c_str());
           }
         }
       }
+    
     // if we are from the top, always define this
     mf->AddDefinition("RUN_CONFIGURE", true);
     }