--- tools/build/v2/tools/builtin.jam
+++ tools/build/v2/tools/builtin.jam
@@ -83,17 +83,17 @@
 feature.set-default target-os : [ default-host-os ] ;
 
 
-feature.feature toolset            :                 : implicit propagated symmetric ;
-feature.feature stdlib             : native          : propagated composite ;
-feature.feature link               : shared static   : propagated ;
-feature.feature runtime-link       : shared static   : propagated ;
-feature.feature runtime-debugging  : on off          : propagated ;
-feature.feature optimization       : off speed space : propagated ;
-feature.feature profiling          : off on          : propagated ;
-feature.feature inlining           : off on full     : propagated ;
-feature.feature threading          : single multi    : propagated ;
-feature.feature rtti               : on off          : propagated ;
-feature.feature exception-handling : on off          : propagated ;
+feature.feature toolset            :                     : implicit propagated symmetric ;
+feature.feature stdlib             : native              : propagated composite ;
+feature.feature link               : shared static       : propagated ;
+feature.feature runtime-link       : shared static       : propagated ;
+feature.feature runtime-debugging  : on off              : propagated ;
+feature.feature optimization       : off speed space rpm : propagated ;
+feature.feature profiling          : off on              : propagated ;
+feature.feature inlining           : off on full         : propagated ;
+feature.feature threading          : single multi        : propagated ;
+feature.feature rtti               : on off              : propagated ;
+feature.feature exception-handling : on off              : propagated ;
 
 # Whether there is support for asynchronous EH (e.g. catching SEGVs).
 feature.feature asynch-exceptions  : off on          : propagated ;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 # Whether all extern "C" functions are considered nothrow by default.
 feature.feature extern-c-nothrow   : off on          : propagated ;
 
-feature.feature debug-symbols      : on off          : propagated ;
+feature.feature debug-symbols      : on off rpm      : propagated ;
 feature.feature define             :                 : free ;
 feature.feature undef              :                 : free ;
 feature.feature "include"          :                 : free path ; #order-sensitive ;
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
 
 variant debug   : <optimization>off <debug-symbols>on <inlining>off
                   <runtime-debugging>on ;
-variant release : <optimization>speed <debug-symbols>off <inlining>full
+variant release : <optimization>rpm <debug-symbols>rpm <inlining>full 
                   <runtime-debugging>off <define>NDEBUG ;
 variant profile : release : <profiling>on <debug-symbols>on ;
 
--- tools/build/v2/tools/gcc.jam
+++ tools/build/v2/tools/gcc.jam
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@
 flags gcc.compile OPTIONS <optimization>off   : -O0 ;
 flags gcc.compile OPTIONS <optimization>speed : -O3 ;
 flags gcc.compile OPTIONS <optimization>space : -Os ;
+flags gcc.compile OPTIONS <optimization>rpm : "$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" ;
 
 flags gcc.compile OPTIONS <inlining>off  : -fno-inline ;
 flags gcc.compile OPTIONS <inlining>on   : -Wno-inline ;