diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f4faca0b1..e83abf7cb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ ENDMACRO (CMAKE_BUILD_UTILITIES)
 SET(CMake_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 SET(CMake_VERSION_MINOR 8)
 SET(CMake_VERSION_PATCH 1)
-SET(CMake_VERSION_RC 2)
+SET(CMake_VERSION_RC 3)
 
 # We use odd minor numbers for development versions.
 # Use a date for the development patch level.
diff --git a/ChangeLog.manual b/ChangeLog.manual
index 60b4b4312..a4dc089bd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.manual
+++ b/ChangeLog.manual
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in CMake 2.8.1 RC 3
+- Add CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_<attr> interface to set compiler (#9125)
+- Fix Eclipse files for targets in subdirectories (#9978)
+- Fix custom command rule hashes to avoid extra rebuilds
+- Print non-make generator name in initial compiler test
+
 Changes in CMake 2.8.1 RC 2
 - CPack: Avoid deleting long PATH values with NSIS (#10257)
 - CTest: Fix and test cost-based test scheduler
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
index 856a65b47..eeaff7d64 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@
 # (To distributed this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
+INCLUDE(CMakeTestCompilerCommon)
+
 # This file is used by EnableLanguage in cmGlobalGenerator to
 # determine that that selected C compiler can actually compile
 # and link the most basic of programs.   If not, a fatal error
 # is set and cmake stops processing commands and will not generate
 # any makefiles or projects.
 IF(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS)
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "Check for working C compiler: ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}")
+  PrintTestCompilerStatus("C" "")
   FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testCCompiler.c
     "#ifdef __cplusplus\n"
     "# error \"The CMAKE_C_COMPILER is set to a C++ compiler\"\n"
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS)
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS)
 
 IF(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS)
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "Check for working C compiler: ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -- broken")
+  PrintTestCompilerStatus("C" " -- broken")
   FILE(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeError.log
     "Determining if the C compiler works failed with "
     "the following output:\n${OUTPUT}\n\n")
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS)
     "CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project.")
 ELSE(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS)
   IF(C_TEST_WAS_RUN)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Check for working C compiler: ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -- works")
+    PrintTestCompilerStatus("C" " -- works")
     FILE(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeOutput.log
       "Determining if the C compiler works passed with "
       "the following output:\n${OUTPUT}\n\n") 
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake
index 81b848499..72bb8f2c9 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@
 # (To distributed this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
+INCLUDE(CMakeTestCompilerCommon)
+
 # This file is used by EnableLanguage in cmGlobalGenerator to
 # determine that that selected C++ compiler can actually compile
 # and link the most basic of programs.   If not, a fatal error
 # is set and cmake stops processing commands and will not generate
 # any makefiles or projects.
 IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "Check for working CXX compiler: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}")
+  PrintTestCompilerStatus("CXX" "")
   FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testCXXCompiler.cxx 
     "#ifndef __cplusplus\n"
     "# error \"The CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER is set to a C compiler\"\n"
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
 
 IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "Check for working CXX compiler: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} -- broken")
+  PrintTestCompilerStatus("CXX" " -- broken")
   # if the compiler is broken make sure to remove the platform file
   # since Windows-cl configures both c/cxx files both need to be removed
   # when c or c++ fails
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
     "CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project.")
 ELSE(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS)
   IF(CXX_TEST_WAS_RUN)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Check for working CXX compiler: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} -- works")
+    PrintTestCompilerStatus("CXX" " -- works")
     FILE(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeOutput.log
       "Determining if the CXX compiler works passed with "
       "the following output:\n${OUTPUT}\n\n")
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestCompilerCommon.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestCompilerCommon.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4307627d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestCompilerCommon.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+#=============================================================================
+# Copyright 2010 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 distributed this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
+#  License text for the above reference.)
+
+function(PrintTestCompilerStatus LANG MSG)
+  IF(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES Make)
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Check for working ${LANG} compiler: ${CMAKE_${LANG}_COMPILER}${MSG}")
+  ELSE()
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Check for working ${LANG} compiler using: ${CMAKE_GENERATOR}${MSG}")
+  ENDIF()
+endfunction()
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeTestFortranCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeTestFortranCompiler.cmake
index 31857b117..6f419c28b 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeTestFortranCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeTestFortranCompiler.cmake
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@
 # (To distributed this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
+INCLUDE(CMakeTestCompilerCommon)
+
 # This file is used by EnableLanguage in cmGlobalGenerator to
 # determine that that selected Fortran compiler can actually compile
 # and link the most basic of programs.   If not, a fatal error
 # is set and cmake stops processing commands and will not generate
 # any makefiles or projects.
 IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS)
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "Check for working Fortran compiler: ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER}")
+  PrintTestCompilerStatus("Fortran" "")
   FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/testFortranCompiler.f "
         PROGRAM TESTFortran
         PRINT *, 'Hello'
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS)
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS)
 
 IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS)
-  MESSAGE(STATUS "Check for working Fortran compiler: ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} -- broken")
+  PrintTestCompilerStatus("Fortran" "  -- broken")
   FILE(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeError.log
     "Determining if the Fortran compiler works failed with "
     "the following output:\n${OUTPUT}\n\n")
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS)
     "CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project.")
 ELSE(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_WORKS)
   IF(FORTRAN_TEST_WAS_RUN)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Check for working Fortran compiler: ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} -- works")
+    PrintTestCompilerStatus("Fortran" "  -- works")
     FILE(APPEND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeOutput.log
       "Determining if the Fortran compiler works passed with "
       "the following output:\n${OUTPUT}\n\n")
diff --git a/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.cxx b/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.cxx
index 43c8b21d0..fe914fd23 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.cxx
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ void cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator
   entry.Name = this->GetName();
   entry.Brief = "Generates Eclipse CDT 4.0 project files.";
   entry.Full =
-    "Project files for Eclipse will be created in the top directory "
-    "and will have a linked resource to every subdirectory which "
-    "features a CMakeLists.txt file containing a PROJECT() call."
+    "Project files for Eclipse will be created in the top directory. "
+    "In out of source builds, a linked resource to the top level source "
+    "directory will be created."
     "Additionally a hierarchy of makefiles is generated into the "
     "build tree. The appropriate make program can build the project through "
     "the default make target. A \"make install\" target is also provided.";
@@ -392,24 +392,24 @@ void cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator::CreateProjectFile()
   if (this->IsOutOfSourceBuild)
     {
     fout << "\t<linkedResources>\n";
-    // for each sub project create a linked resource to the source dir
-    // - only if it is an out-of-source build
-    for (std::map<cmStdString, std::vector<cmLocalGenerator*> >::const_iterator
-          it = this->GlobalGenerator->GetProjectMap().begin();
-         it != this->GlobalGenerator->GetProjectMap().end();
-         ++it)
-      {
-      std::string linkSourceDirectory = this->GetEclipsePath(
-                            it->second[0]->GetMakefile()->GetStartDirectory());
-      // .project dir can't be subdir of a linked resource dir
-      if (!cmSystemTools::IsSubDirectory(this->HomeOutputDirectory.c_str(),
+    // create a linked resource to CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR
+    // (this is not done anymore for each project because of 
+    // http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=9978 and because I found it 
+    // actually quite confusing in bigger projects with many directories and 
+    // projects, Alex
+
+    std::string sourceLinkedResourceName = "[Source directory]";
+    std::string linkSourceDirectory = this->GetEclipsePath(
+                                                      mf->GetStartDirectory());
+    // .project dir can't be subdir of a linked resource dir
+    if (!cmSystemTools::IsSubDirectory(this->HomeOutputDirectory.c_str(),
                                          linkSourceDirectory.c_str()))
-        {
-        this->AppendLinkedResource(fout, it->first,
-                                   this->GetEclipsePath(linkSourceDirectory));
-        this->SrcLinkedResources.push_back(it->first);
-        }
+      {
+      this->AppendLinkedResource(fout, sourceLinkedResourceName,
+                                 this->GetEclipsePath(linkSourceDirectory));
+      this->SrcLinkedResources.push_back(sourceLinkedResourceName);
       }
+
     // for EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH when not in binary dir
     this->AppendOutLinkedResource(fout,
       mf->GetSafeDefinition("CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY"),
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
index 05c684895..0d6e389ec 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
@@ -2758,6 +2758,22 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator
                                 this->CreateString(deploymentTarget));
     }
 
+  // Put this last so it can override existing settings
+  // Convert "CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_*" variables directly.
+  {
+    std::vector<std::string> vars = this->CurrentMakefile->GetDefinitions();
+    for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator i = vars.begin();
+        i != vars.end(); ++i)
+    {
+      if(i->find("CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_") == 0)
+      {
+        buildSettings->AddAttribute(i->substr(22).c_str(),
+          this->CreateString(
+            this->CurrentMakefile->GetDefinition(i->c_str())));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   std::string symroot = root->GetMakefile()->GetCurrentOutputDirectory();
   symroot += "/build";
   buildSettings->AddAttribute("SYMROOT", this->CreateString(symroot.c_str()));
diff --git a/Source/kwsys/kwsysPlatformTests.cmake b/Source/kwsys/kwsysPlatformTests.cmake
index 994b7e73e..d042450ee 100644
--- a/Source/kwsys/kwsysPlatformTests.cmake
+++ b/Source/kwsys/kwsysPlatformTests.cmake
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ MACRO(KWSYS_PLATFORM_INFO_TEST lang var description)
       ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/${var}.bin)
 
     # Compile the test binary.
-    IF(NOT DEFINED ${var}_COMPILED)
+    IF(NOT EXISTS ${KWSYS_PLATFORM_INFO_FILE})
       MESSAGE(STATUS "${description}")
       TRY_COMPILE(${var}_COMPILED
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}