diff --git a/Examples/Makefile.in b/Examples/Makefile.in
index 3aae80bdd..6a64520bf 100644
--- a/Examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/Makefile.in
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ PY2TO3 = 2to3 `2to3 -l | grep -v -E "Available|import$$" | awk '{print "-f "$$0}
 
 python_run: $(PYSCRIPT)
 ifneq (,$(PEP8))
-	$(PEP8) $(PEP8_FLAGS) $(PYSCRIPT)
+	$(COMPILETOOL) $(PEP8) $(PEP8_FLAGS) $(PYSCRIPT)
 endif
 	env PYTHONPATH=$$PWD $(RUNTOOL) $(PYTHON) $(PYSCRIPT) $(RUNPIPE)
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/javascript/Makefile.in b/Examples/test-suite/javascript/Makefile.in
index c68dd22b2..b430f236f 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/javascript/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/javascript/Makefile.in
@@ -66,18 +66,18 @@ ifeq (node,$(JSENGINE))
 		$(MAKE) -f $(top_builddir)/$(EXAMPLES)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' \
 		SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
 		SWIGOPT='-javascript $(SWIGOPT) -o $*_wrap.cxx $(srcdir)/../$*.i' swiginvoke && \
-		$(NODEGYP) --loglevel=silent --directory $* configure build 1>>/dev/null
+		$(COMPILETOOL) $(NODEGYP) --loglevel=silent --directory $* configure build 1>>/dev/null
 
 	swig_and_compile_cpp = \
 		$(setup_node) && \
 		$(MAKE) -f $(top_builddir)/$(EXAMPLES)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' \
 		SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
 		SWIGOPT='-c++ -javascript $(SWIGOPT) $(srcdir)/../$*.i' swiginvoke && \
-		$(NODEGYP) --loglevel=silent --directory $* configure build 1>>/dev/null
+		$(COMPILETOOL) $(NODEGYP) --loglevel=silent --directory $* configure build 1>>/dev/null
 
 	run_testcase = \
 		if [ -f $(srcdir)/$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX) ]; then \
-			env NODE_PATH=$$PWD:$(srcdir) $(NODEJS) $(srcdir)/$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX); \
+			env NODE_PATH=$$PWD:$(srcdir) $(RUNTOOL) $(NODEJS) $(srcdir)/$*$(SCRIPTSUFFIX); \
 		fi
 
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in b/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
index 0c47d19ce..a7993b0b8 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ py2_runme = $(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(PY2SCRIPTSUFFIX)
 py3_runme = $(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*$(PY3SCRIPTSUFFIX)
 
 ifneq (,$(PEP8))
-check_pep8 = $(PEP8) $(PEP8_FLAGS) $(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*.py
+check_pep8 = $(COMPILETOOL) $(PEP8) $(PEP8_FLAGS) $(SCRIPTPREFIX)$*.py
 
 check_pep8_multi_cpp = \
 	for f in `cat $(top_srcdir)/$(EXAMPLES)/$(TEST_SUITE)/$*.list` ; do \
-	  $(PEP8) $(PEP8_FLAGS) $$f.py; \
+	  $(COMPILETOOL) $(PEP8) $(PEP8_FLAGS) $$f.py; \
 	done
 endif