diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/plugin.properties b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/plugin.properties
index 01a486842f2..19c5089a1a5 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/plugin.properties
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/plugin.properties
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ AutomakeEditor.name = AutomakeEditor
 Automake.name = automake
 ConfigureScript.name=Configure Script
 AutogenScript.name=Autogen Script
+LibtoolGCCBuildOutputParser.name = CDT Libtool GCC Build Output Parser
 
 AutotoolsProblemMarker.name=Configure Problem
 AutotoolsErrorParser.name=Autotools Error Parser
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/plugin.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/plugin.xml
index fbf5b63700a..fb62142df3b 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/plugin.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/plugin.xml
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
                   archList="all"
                   configurationEnvironmentSupplier="org.eclipse.cdt.internal.autotools.core.AutotoolsEnvironmentVariableSupplier"
                   id="org.eclipse.linuxtools.cdt.autotools.core.toolChain"
-                  languageSettingsProviders="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.GCCBuildCommandParser;org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.GCCBuiltinSpecsDetector"
+                  languageSettingsProviders="org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core.LibtoolGCCBuildCommandParser;org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.GCCBuiltinSpecsDetector"
                   name="%Autotools.gnu.toolchain.name"
                   supportsManagedBuild="false"
                   targetTool="org.eclipse.linuxtools.cdt.autotools.core.tool.configure">
@@ -567,4 +567,14 @@
              name="%AutoconfErrorParser.name">
        </errorparser>
     </extension>
+    <extension
+         point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.LanguageSettingsProvider">
+      <provider
+            class="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.language.settings.providers.GCCBuildCommandParser"
+            id="org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core.LibtoolGCCBuildCommandParser"
+            name="%LibtoolGCCBuildOutputParser.name"
+            parameter="(libtool:\s+compile:\s+)?((gcc)|([gc]\+\+)|(clang))"
+            prefer-non-shared="true">
+      </provider>
+   </extension>
 </plugin>
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 8afc5f63fec..2d419f51a30 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.ui,
  org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui,
  org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor,
  org.eclipse.cdt.core,
- org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui;bundle-version="1.0.0"
+ org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.ui;bundle-version="1.0.0",
+ org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests,
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/autotools/tests/LibtoolGCCBuildCommandParserTest.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/autotools/tests/LibtoolGCCBuildCommandParserTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7263c52892c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/autotools/tests/LibtoolGCCBuildCommandParserTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 2015 IBM 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:
+ *     Marc-Andre Laperle (Ericsson) - initial API and implementation adapted from GCCBuildCommandParserTest
+ *******************************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.tests;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.language.settings.providers.LanguageSettingsManager;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.CoreModel;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model.CIncludePathEntry;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model.ICConfigurationDescription;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model.ICLanguageSetting;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model.ICLanguageSettingEntry;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model.ICProjectDescription;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model.ICProjectDescriptionManager;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.testplugin.ResourceHelper;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.testplugin.util.BaseTestCase;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.language.settings.providers.GCCBuildCommandParser;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
+
+/**
+ * Test cases to test libtool build command parser.
+ */
+public class LibtoolGCCBuildCommandParserTest extends BaseTestCase {
+	// ID of the parser taken from the extension point
+	private static final String BUILD_COMMAND_PARSER_EXT = "org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core.LibtoolGCCBuildCommandParser"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+	/**
+	 * Helper method to fetch configuration descriptions.
+	 */
+	private ICConfigurationDescription[] getConfigurationDescriptions(IProject project) {
+		CoreModel coreModel = CoreModel.getDefault();
+		ICProjectDescriptionManager mngr = coreModel.getProjectDescriptionManager();
+		// project description
+		ICProjectDescription projectDescription = mngr.getProjectDescription(project, false);
+		assertNotNull(projectDescription);
+		assertEquals(1, projectDescription.getConfigurations().length);
+		// configuration description
+		ICConfigurationDescription[] cfgDescriptions = projectDescription.getConfigurations();
+		return cfgDescriptions;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test possible variations of libtool/compiler command.
+	 */
+	public void testProcessLine() throws Exception {
+		// Create model project and accompanied descriptions
+		String projectName = getName();
+		IProject project = ResourceHelper.createCDTProjectWithConfig(projectName);
+		ICConfigurationDescription[] cfgDescriptions = getConfigurationDescriptions(project);
+		ICConfigurationDescription cfgDescription = cfgDescriptions[0];
+
+		IFile file1=ResourceHelper.createFile(project, "file1.cpp");
+		IFile file2=ResourceHelper.createFile(project, "file2.cpp");
+		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+		ICLanguageSetting ls = cfgDescription.getLanguageSettingForFile(file1.getProjectRelativePath(), true);
+		String languageId = ls.getLanguageId();
+
+		// create GCCBuildCommandParser
+		GCCBuildCommandParser parser = (GCCBuildCommandParser) LanguageSettingsManager.getExtensionProviderCopy(BUILD_COMMAND_PARSER_EXT, true);
+
+		// parse line
+		parser.startup(cfgDescription, null);
+		parser.processLine("libtool: compile:  gcc -I/path0 file1.cpp");
+		parser.processLine("libtool: compile:  g++ -I/path0 file2.cpp");
+		parser.shutdown();
+		{
+			List<ICLanguageSettingEntry> entries = parser.getSettingEntries(cfgDescription, file1, languageId);
+			assertEquals(new CIncludePathEntry("/path0", 0), entries.get(0));
+		}
+		{
+			List<ICLanguageSettingEntry> entries = parser.getSettingEntries(cfgDescription, file2, languageId);
+			assertEquals(new CIncludePathEntry("/path0", 0), entries.get(0));
+		}
+	}
+
+}
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