diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1f1561475..5df510547 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ Examples/ocaml/**/swigp4.ml
 # Octave
 swigexample*.oct
 Examples/test-suite/octave/*.oct
+Examples/test-suite/octave/octheaders.hpp
+Examples/test-suite/octave/octheaders.hpp.gch
 
 # Perl5
 Examples/test-suite/perl5/*.pm
diff --git a/Examples/Makefile.in b/Examples/Makefile.in
index 6fbca29db..87386f7eb 100644
--- a/Examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/Makefile.in
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ INTERFACE  =
 INTERFACEDIR  =
 INTERFACEPATH = $(SRCDIR)$(INTERFACEDIR)$(INTERFACE)
 SWIGOPT    =
+PCHSUPPORT = @PCHSUPPORT@
 
 # SWIG_LIB_DIR and SWIGEXE must be explicitly set by Makefiles using this Makefile
 SWIG_LIB_DIR = ./Lib
@@ -438,14 +439,37 @@ OCTAVE_SO     = @OCTAVE_SO@
 
 OCTAVE_SCRIPT = $(SRCDIR)$(RUNME).m
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------
+# Pre-compile Octave headers, if supported
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ifeq (yes,$(PCHSUPPORT))
+
+octave_precompile_headers:
+	echo "precompiling $(OCTHEADERS)"
+	cp -f $(OCTHEADERSSRC) $(OCTHEADERS)
+	if $(CXX) -c $(CCSHARED) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(OCTAVE_CXX) $(OCTHEADERS); then \
+		: ; \
+	else \
+		rm -f $(OCTHEADERSGCH); \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+
+else
+
+octave_precompile_headers:
+	echo "precompiling Octave headers not supported"; exit 1
+
+endif
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build a C dynamically loadable module
 # Note: Octave requires C++ compiler when compiling C wrappers
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 octave: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
-	$(SWIG) -octave $(SWIGOPT) -o $(ICXXSRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)
-	$(CXX) -g -c $(CCSHARED) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(ICXXSRCS) $(INCLUDES) $(OCTAVE_CXX)
+	$(SWIG) -octave $(SWIGOCTHDROPT) $(SWIGOPT) -o $(ICXXSRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)
+	$(CXX) -g -c $(IOCTHEADERS) $(CCSHARED) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(ICXXSRCS) $(INCLUDES) $(OCTAVE_CXX)
 	$(CC) -g -c $(CCSHARED) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(SRCDIR_SRCS) $(SRCDIR_CSRCS) $(INCLUDES)
 	$(LDSHARED) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(IOBJS) $(OCTAVE_DLNK) $(LIBS) -o $(LIBPREFIX)$(TARGET)$(OCTAVE_SO)
 
@@ -454,8 +478,8 @@ octave: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 octave_cpp: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
-	$(SWIG) -c++ -octave $(SWIGOPT) -o $(ICXXSRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)
-	$(CXX) -g -c $(CCSHARED) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(ICXXSRCS) $(SRCDIR_SRCS) $(SRCDIR_CXXSRCS) $(INCLUDES) $(OCTAVE_CXX)
+	$(SWIG) -c++ -octave $(SWIGOCTHDROPT) $(SWIGOPT) -o $(ICXXSRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)
+	$(CXX) -g -c $(IOCTHEADERS) $(CCSHARED) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(ICXXSRCS) $(SRCDIR_SRCS) $(SRCDIR_CXXSRCS) $(INCLUDES) $(OCTAVE_CXX)
 	$(CXXSHARED) -g $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(IOBJS) $(OCTAVE_DLNK) $(LIBS) $(CPP_DLLIBS) -o $(LIBPREFIX)$(TARGET)$(OCTAVE_SO)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -481,6 +505,7 @@ octave_clean:
 	rm -f *_wrap* *~ .~* myoctave@EXEEXT@ *.pyc
 	rm -f core @EXTRA_CLEAN@
 	rm -f *.@OBJEXT@ *@SO@ *$(OCTAVE_SO)
+	rm -f $(OCTHEADERS) $(OCTHEADERSGCH)
 
 ##################################################################
 #####                       GUILE                           ######
diff --git a/Examples/octave/example.mk b/Examples/octave/example.mk
index 1ab96f038..88608a12b 100644
--- a/Examples/octave/example.mk
+++ b/Examples/octave/example.mk
@@ -8,25 +8,25 @@ TARGET     = swigexample
 INTERFACE  = example.i
 
 check: build
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' octave_run
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile PCHSUPPORT=no SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' octave_run
 
 build:
 ifneq (,$(SRCS))
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' SRCS='$(SRCS)' \
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile PCHSUPPORT=no SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' SRCS='$(SRCS)' \
 	SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
 	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' octave
 else
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' \
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile PCHSUPPORT=no SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' \
 	SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
 	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' octave_cpp
 endif
 ifneq (,$(TARGET2)$(SWIGOPT2))
 ifneq (,$(SRCS))
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' SRCS='$(SRCS)' \
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile PCHSUPPORT=no SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' SRCS='$(SRCS)' \
 	SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
 	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT2)' TARGET='$(TARGET2)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' octave
 else
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' \
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile PCHSUPPORT=no SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' \
 	SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
 	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT2)' TARGET='$(TARGET2)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' octave_cpp
 endif
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ endif
 
 
 clean:
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' octave_clean
+	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile PCHSUPPORT=no SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' octave_clean
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in b/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in
index 3c8f3b165..1d54a47bb 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/octave/Makefile.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 LANGUAGE     = octave
 OCTAVE       = @OCTAVE@
 SCRIPTSUFFIX = _runme.m
+PCHSUPPORT   = @PCHSUPPORT@
 
 srcdir       = @srcdir@
 top_srcdir   = @top_srcdir@
@@ -61,6 +62,23 @@ CSRCS      = octave_empty.c
 	+$(swig_and_compile_multi_cpp)
 	$(run_testcase)
 
+# Pre-compile Octave headers, if supported
+
+ifeq (yes,$(PCHSUPPORT))
+
+export OCTHEADERSSRC = @top_srcdir@/Lib/octave/octheaders.hpp
+export OCTHEADERS    = @top_builddir@/Examples/test-suite/octave/octheaders.hpp
+export OCTHEADERSGCH = $(OCTHEADERS).gch
+export SWIGOCTHDROPT = -DSWIG_OCTAVE_EXTERNAL_OCTHEADERS
+export IOCTHEADERS   = -I@top_builddir@/Examples/test-suite/octave @PCHINCLUDEARG@ $(OCTHEADERS)@PCHINCLUDEEXT@
+
+$(OCTHEADERSGCH): $(OCTHEADERSSRC)
+	$(MAKE) -f $(top_builddir)/$(EXAMPLES)/Makefile octave_precompile_headers
+
+$(NOT_BROKEN_TEST_CASES) $(BROKEN_TEST_CASES): $(OCTHEADERSGCH)
+
+endif
+
 # Runs the testcase. A testcase is only run if
 # a file is found which has _runme.m appended after the testcase name.
 run_testcase = \
diff --git a/Lib/octave/director.swg b/Lib/octave/director.swg
index bf71d18e8..5b9cd86e0 100644
--- a/Lib/octave/director.swg
+++ b/Lib/octave/director.swg
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 # define SWIG_DIRECTOR_CAST(ARG) dynamic_cast<Swig::Director *>(ARG)
 
-#include <exception>
-
 namespace Swig {
 
   class Director {
diff --git a/Lib/octave/extra-install.list b/Lib/octave/extra-install.list
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41ef94778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/octave/extra-install.list
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# see top-level Makefile.in
+octheaders.hpp
diff --git a/Lib/octave/octcontainer.swg b/Lib/octave/octcontainer.swg
index 310a849d9..80d593f4f 100644
--- a/Lib/octave/octcontainer.swg
+++ b/Lib/octave/octcontainer.swg
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@
  * be the case.
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-%{
-#include <climits>
-#include <iostream>
-%}
-
-
 #if !defined(SWIG_NO_EXPORT_ITERATOR_METHODS)
 # if !defined(SWIG_EXPORT_ITERATOR_METHODS)
 #  define SWIG_EXPORT_ITERATOR_METHODS SWIG_EXPORT_ITERATOR_METHODS
@@ -64,7 +58,6 @@ namespace swig {
 
 %fragment("OctSequence_Base","header",fragment="<stddef.h>")
 {
-%#include <functional>
 
 namespace std {
   template <>
diff --git a/Lib/octave/octheaders.hpp b/Lib/octave/octheaders.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abf6428e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/octave/octheaders.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+//
+// This header includes all C++ headers required for generated Octave wrapper code.
+// Using a single header file allows pre-compilation of Octave headers, as follows:
+// * Check out this header file:
+//     swig -octave -co octheaders.hpp
+// * Pre-compile header file into octheaders.hpp.gch:
+//     g++ -c ... octheaders.hpp
+// * Use pre-compiled header file:
+//     g++ -c -include octheaders.hpp ...
+//
+
+#if !defined(_SWIG_OCTAVE_OCTHEADERS_HPP)
+#define _SWIG_OCTAVE_OCTHEADERS_HPP
+
+// Required C++ headers
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <climits>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <exception>
+#include <functional>
+#include <complex>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+
+// Minimal headers to define Octave version
+#include <octave/oct.h>
+#include <octave/version.h>
+
+// Macro for enabling features which require Octave version >= major.minor.patch
+// - Use (OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION + 0) to handle both '<digit>' (released) and '<digit>+' (in development) patch numbers
+#define SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(major, minor, patch) \
+  ( (OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION<<16) + (OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION<<8) + (OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION + 0) >= ((major)<<16) + ((minor)<<8) + (patch) )
+
+// Reconstruct Octave major, minor, and patch versions for releases prior to 3.8.1
+#if !defined(OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION)
+
+# if !defined(OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER)
+
+// Hack to distinguish between Octave 3.8.0, which removed OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER but did not yet
+// introduce OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION, and Octave <= 3.2, which did not define OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER
+#  include <octave/ov.h>
+#  if defined(octave_ov_h)
+#   define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
+#   define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 8
+#   define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 0
+#  else
+
+// Hack to distinguish between Octave 3.2 and earlier versions, before OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER existed
+#   define ComplexLU __ignore
+#   include <octave/CmplxLU.h>
+#   undef ComplexLU
+#   if defined(octave_Complex_LU_h)
+
+// We know only that this version is prior to Octave 3.2, i.e. OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER < 37
+#    define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
+#    define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 1
+#    define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 99
+
+#   else
+
+// OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER == 37
+#    define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
+#    define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 2
+#    define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 0
+
+#   endif // defined(octave_Complex_LU_h)
+
+#  endif // defined(octave_ov_h)
+
+// Correlation between Octave API and version numbers extracted from Octave's
+// ChangeLogs; version is the *earliest* released Octave with that API number
+# elif OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER >= 48
+#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
+#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 6
+#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 0
+
+# elif OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER >= 45
+#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
+#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 4
+#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 1
+
+# elif OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER >= 42
+#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
+#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 3
+#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 54
+
+# elif OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER >= 41
+#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
+#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 3
+#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 53
+
+# elif OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER >= 40
+#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
+#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 3
+#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 52
+
+# elif OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER >= 39
+#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
+#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 3
+#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 51
+
+# else // OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER == 38
+#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
+#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 3
+#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 50
+
+# endif // !defined(OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER)
+
+#endif // !defined(OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION)
+
+// Required Octave headers
+#include <octave/Cell.h>
+#include <octave/dynamic-ld.h>
+#include <octave/oct-env.h>
+#include <octave/oct-map.h>
+#include <octave/ov-scalar.h>
+#include <octave/ov-fcn-handle.h>
+#include <octave/parse.h>
+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,2,0)
+#include <octave/interpreter.h>
+#else
+#include <octave/toplev.h>
+#endif
+#include <octave/unwind-prot.h>
+#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,2,0)
+#include <octave/call-stack.h>
+#endif
+
+#endif // !defined(_SWIG_OCTAVE_OCTHEADERS_HPP)
diff --git a/Lib/octave/octrun.swg b/Lib/octave/octrun.swg
index 162772d98..944b72a63 100644
--- a/Lib/octave/octrun.swg
+++ b/Lib/octave/octrun.swg
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ SWIGRUNTIME void SWIG_Octave_SetModule(void *clientdata, swig_module_info *point
 
 // Runtime API implementation
 
-#include <map>
-#include <vector>
-#include <string>
-
 typedef octave_value_list(*octave_func) (const octave_value_list &, int);
 class octave_swig_type;
 
diff --git a/Lib/octave/octruntime.swg b/Lib/octave/octruntime.swg
index 2f0cf58aa..a397fb7c1 100644
--- a/Lib/octave/octruntime.swg
+++ b/Lib/octave/octruntime.swg
@@ -1,111 +1,10 @@
+#ifdef SWIG_OCTAVE_EXTERNAL_OCTHEADERS
 %insert(runtime) %{
-
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <iostream>
-
-#include <octave/oct.h>
-#include <octave/version.h>
-
-// Macro for enabling features which require Octave version >= major.minor.patch
-// - Use (OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION + 0) to handle both '<digit>' (released) and '<digit>+' (in development) patch numbers
-#define SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(major, minor, patch) \
-  ( (OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION<<16) + (OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION<<8) + (OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION + 0) >= ((major)<<16) + ((minor)<<8) + (patch) )
-
-// Reconstruct Octave major, minor, and patch versions for releases prior to 3.8.1
-#if !defined(OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION)
-
-# if !defined(OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER)
-
-// Hack to distinguish between Octave 3.8.0, which removed OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER but did not yet
-// introduce OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION, and Octave <= 3.2, which did not define OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER
-#  include <octave/ov.h>
-#  if defined(octave_ov_h)
-#   define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#   define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 8
-#   define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 0
-#  else
-
-// Hack to distinguish between Octave 3.2 and earlier versions, before OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER existed
-#   define ComplexLU __ignore
-#   include <octave/CmplxLU.h>
-#   undef ComplexLU
-#   if defined(octave_Complex_LU_h)
-
-// We know only that this version is prior to Octave 3.2, i.e. OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER < 37
-#    define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#    define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 1
-#    define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 99
-
-#   else
-
-// OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER == 37
-#    define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#    define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 2
-#    define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 0
-
-#   endif // defined(octave_Complex_LU_h)
-
-#  endif // defined(octave_ov_h)
-
-// Correlation between Octave API and version numbers extracted from Octave's
-// ChangeLogs; version is the *earliest* released Octave with that API number
-# elif OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER >= 48
-#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 6
-#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 0
-
-# elif OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER >= 45
-#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 4
-#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 1
-
-# elif OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER >= 42
-#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 3
-#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 54
-
-# elif OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER >= 41
-#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 3
-#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 53
-
-# elif OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER >= 40
-#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 3
-#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 52
-
-# elif OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER >= 39
-#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 3
-#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 51
-
-# else // OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER == 38
-#  define OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
-#  define OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION 3
-#  define OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION 50
-
-# endif // !defined(OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER)
-
-#endif // !defined(OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION)
-
-#include <octave/Cell.h>
-#include <octave/dynamic-ld.h>
-#include <octave/oct-env.h>
-#include <octave/oct-map.h>
-#include <octave/ov-scalar.h>
-#include <octave/ov-fcn-handle.h>
-#include <octave/parse.h>
-#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,2,0)
-#include <octave/interpreter.h>
-#else
-#include <octave/toplev.h>
-#endif
-#include <octave/unwind-prot.h>
-#if SWIG_OCTAVE_PREREQ(4,2,0)
-#include <octave/call-stack.h>
-#endif
-
+#include "octheaders.hpp"
 %}
+#else
+%insert(runtime) "octheaders.hpp";
+#endif
 
 %insert(runtime) "swigrun.swg";
 %insert(runtime) "swigerrors.swg";
diff --git a/Lib/octave/std_complex.i b/Lib/octave/std_complex.i
index 30c188244..461e2fdfc 100644
--- a/Lib/octave/std_complex.i
+++ b/Lib/octave/std_complex.i
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 
 %include <octcomplex.swg>
 
-%{
-#include <complex> 
-%}
-
 namespace std {
   %naturalvar complex;
   template<typename T> class complex;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 91c74b8ec..336460889 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -333,6 +333,39 @@ case $host in
   *) ;;
 esac
 
+# Check for compiler pre-compiled header support
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([if compiler supports pre-compiled headers])
+PCHSUPPORT=no
+if test "$CLANGXX" = "yes"; then
+   PCHINCLUDEARG="-include-pch"
+   PCHINCLUDEEXT=".gch"
+else
+   PCHINCLUDEARG="-include"
+   PCHINCLUDEEXT=""
+fi
+AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
+echo '#include <cstdlib>' > conftest.hpp
+echo '#include "conftest.hpp"' > conftest.cpp
+$CXX -c conftest.hpp 2>/dev/null
+if test $? -eq 0; then
+   if test -f conftest.hpp.gch; then
+      $CXX -H -c -I. ${PCHINCLUDEARG} ./conftest.hpp${PCHINCLUDEEXT} -o conftest.o conftest.cpp >conftest.out 2>&1
+      if test $? -eq 0; then
+         if test "$CLANGXX" = "yes"; then
+            PCHSUPPORT=yes
+         elif grep -q '^!.*conftest.hpp.gch$' conftest.out; then
+            PCHSUPPORT=yes
+         fi
+      fi
+   fi
+fi
+rm -f conftest.hpp conftest.cpp conftest.out
+AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$PCHSUPPORT])
+AC_SUBST(PCHSUPPORT)
+AC_SUBST(PCHINCLUDEARG)
+AC_SUBST(PCHINCLUDEEXT)
+
 # Set info about shared libraries.
 AC_SUBST(SO)
 AC_SUBST(LDSHARED)