--- tools/build/v2/tools/builtin.jam
+++ tools/build/v2/tools/builtin.jam
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 feature runtime-debugging : on off : propagated ;
 
 
-feature optimization : off speed space : propagated ;
+feature optimization : off speed space rpm : propagated ;
 feature profiling : off on : propagated ;
 feature inlining : off on full : propagated ;
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 feature asynch-exceptions : off on : propagated ;  
 # Whether all extern "C" functions are considered nothrow by default
 feature extern-c-nothrow : off on : propagated ;
-feature debug-symbols : on off : propagated ;
+feature debug-symbols : on off rpm : propagated ;
 feature define : : free ;
 feature undef : : free ;
 feature "include" : : free path ; #order-sensitive ;
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@
 variant release : <optimization>speed <debug-symbols>off <inlining>full 
                   <runtime-debugging>off <define>NDEBUG ;
 variant profile : release : <profiling>on <debug-symbols>on ;
+variant rpm : <optimization>rpm <debug-symbols>rpm <inlining>full <runtime-debugging>off ;
 
 class searched-lib-target : abstract-file-target
 {
--- tools/build/v2/tools/gcc.jam
+++ tools/build/v2/tools/gcc.jam
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@
 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 ;