diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/plugin.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/plugin.xml
index efada1f6908..990c6dcb294 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -204,6 +204,22 @@
 			  		value="true"/>
 			  </enablement>
 		 </outputType>
+         <option
+               applicabilityCalculator="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui.GprofAppCalculator"
+               command="-pg"
+               defaultValue="false"
+               id="gnu.c.link.option.debugging.gprof"
+               name="%Option.Posix.Debug.gprof"
+               valueType="boolean">
+         </option>
+         <option
+               applicabilityCalculator="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui.ProfAppCalculator"
+               command="-p"
+               defaultValue="false"
+               id="gnu.c.link.option.debugging.prof"
+               name="%Option.Posix.Debug.prof"
+               valueType="boolean">
+         </option>
       </tool>
       <tool
             natureFilter="ccnature"
@@ -389,6 +405,22 @@
 			  		value="true"/>
 			  </enablement>
          </outputType>
+         <option
+               applicabilityCalculator="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui.GprofAppCalculator"
+               command="-pg"
+               defaultValue="false"
+               id="gnu.cpp.link.option.debugging.gprof"
+               name="%Option.Posix.Debug.gprof"
+               valueType="boolean">
+         </option>
+         <option
+               applicabilityCalculator="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui.ProfAppCalculator"
+               command="-p"
+               defaultValue="false"
+               id="gnu.cpp.link.option.debugging.prof"
+               name="%Option.Posix.Debug.prof"
+               valueType="boolean">
+         </option>
       </tool>
       <tool
             natureFilter="both"
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/gnu/ui/GprofAppCalculator.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/gnu/ui/GprofAppCalculator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eee30fe56fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/gnu/ui/GprofAppCalculator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Intel Corporation and others.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Intel Corporation - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IOptionApplicability;
+
+public class GprofAppCalculator extends ProfAppCalculator implements IOptionApplicability {
+	protected String getOptionIdPattern() {
+		return ".compiler.option.debugging.gprof";
+	}
+}
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/gnu/ui/ProfAppCalculator.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/gnu/ui/ProfAppCalculator.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5d6e7dae646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/gnu/ui/ProfAppCalculator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Intel Corporation and others.
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Intel Corporation - initial API and implementation
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.gnu.ui;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.BuildException;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IBuildObject;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IConfiguration;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IHoldsOptions;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IOption;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.IOptionApplicability;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.ITool;
+
+public class ProfAppCalculator implements IOptionApplicability {
+
+	protected static final String COMPILER_PATTERN = ".compiler.";
+	
+	protected String getOptionIdPattern() {
+		return ".compiler.option.debugging.gprof";
+	}
+	
+	public boolean isOptionEnabled(IBuildObject configuration,
+			IHoldsOptions holder, IOption option) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isOptionUsedInCommandLine(IBuildObject configuration,
+			IHoldsOptions holder, IOption option) {
+
+		if (! (configuration instanceof IConfiguration))
+			return false; // not probable.
+		
+		IConfiguration cfg = (IConfiguration)configuration;
+	outer:	
+		for (ITool t : cfg.getFilteredTools()){
+			if (t.getId().indexOf(COMPILER_PATTERN) < 0)
+				continue;
+			for (IOption op : t.getOptions()) {
+				if (op.getId().indexOf(getOptionIdPattern()) < 0)
+					continue;
+				try {
+					if (op.getBooleanValue() != option.getBooleanValue())
+						cfg.setOption(holder, option, op.getBooleanValue());
+				} catch (BuildException e) {}
+				break outer;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isOptionVisible(IBuildObject configuration,
+			IHoldsOptions holder, IOption option) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+}