diff --git a/new/borland.jam b/new/borland.jam
index 4f2347143..4e43afa6a 100644
--- a/new/borland.jam
+++ b/new/borland.jam
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ toolset.flags borland.link FINDLIBS-SA <find-shared-library> ;
 toolset.flags borland.link LIBRARIES <library-file> ;
 toolset.flags borland.link LIBRARIES <library> ;
 
+flags builtin.response-file LIBRARY_PATH_OPTION <toolset>borland : -L : unchecked ;
+flags builtin.response-file LIBRARY_OPTION <toolset>borland : -l : unchecked ;
+
 
 # bcc32 needs to have ilink32 in the path in order to invoke it, so explicitly
 # specifying $(BCC_TOOL_PATH)bcc32 doesn't help. You need to add
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ if [ os.name ] = NT
     actions link bind LIBRARIES
     {
         set PATH=$(.root);%PATH%
-        "$(.root)bcc32" -v -q $(OPTIONS) -L"$(LIBPATH)" -L"$(STDLIBPATH)" -e"$(<[1])" @"$(>)" $(FINDLIBS:S=.lib)
+        "$(.root)bcc32" -v -q $(OPTIONS) -L"$(LIBPATH)" -L"$(STDLIBPATH)" -e"$(<[1])" @"$(>)"
         $(NEED_IMPLIB)"$(.root)implib" $(NEED_IMPLIB)$(<[2]) $(NEED_IMPLIB)$(<[1])        
     }
 }
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ else
     actions link bind LIBRARIES
     {
         export PATH=$(.root):$PATH
-        "$(.root)bcc32" -v -q $(OPTIONS) -L"$(LIBPATH)" -L"$(STDLIBPATH)" -e"$(<[1])" @"$(>)" $(FINDLIBS:S=.lib)
+        "$(.root)bcc32" -v -q $(OPTIONS) -L"$(LIBPATH)" -L"$(STDLIBPATH)" -e"$(<[1])" @"$(>)"
         $(NEED_IMPLIB)"$(.root)implib" $(NEED_IMPLIB)$(<[2]) $(NEED_IMPLIB)$(<[1])                  
     }
 }
diff --git a/new/builtin.jam b/new/builtin.jam
index c23cf7f19..ff2a4619b 100644
--- a/new/builtin.jam
+++ b/new/builtin.jam
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ rule response-file ( target : sources * : properties * )
     print.output $(target) ;
     print.text [ on $(target)
                  return "$(LIBRARY_PATH_OPTION)$(LIBRARY_PATH)"
-                        "$(FINDLIBS_ST:S=.lib)"
-                        "$(FINDLIBS_SA:S=.lib)"
+                        "$(LIBRARY_OPTION)$(FINDLIBS_ST:S=.lib)"
+                        "$(LIBRARY_OPTION)$(FINDLIBS_SA:S=.lib)"
                ] ;
 }
 
@@ -653,7 +653,6 @@ IMPORT $(__name__) : register-linker : : generators.register-linker ;
 declare-type NT CYGWIN : RSP : rsp ;
 if [ os.name ] in NT CYGWIN # must be conditional; we'll error on other OSes
 {
-    flags builtin.response-file LIBRARY_PATH_OPTION : /LIBPATH: ;
     flags builtin.response-file FINDLIBS_ST <find-static-library> ;
     flags builtin.response-file FINDLIBS_SA <find-shared-library> ;
     flags builtin.response-file LIBRARY_PATH <library-path> ;
diff --git a/new/msvc.jam b/new/msvc.jam
index 330e0e467..632760695 100755
--- a/new/msvc.jam
+++ b/new/msvc.jam
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ toolset.flags msvc.link USER_LINKFLAGS <linkflags> ;
 toolset.flags msvc.link LINKPATH <library-path> ;
 toolset.flags msvc.link FINDLIBS <find-static-library> <find-shared-library> ;
 
+flags builtin.response-file LIBRARY_PATH_OPTION <toolset>msvc : /LIBPATH: : unchecked ;
+flags builtin.response-file LIBRARY_OPTION <toolset>msvc : "" : unchecked ;
+
+
 # incremental linking a DLL causes no end of problems: if the
 # actual exports don't change, the import .lib file is never
 # updated. Therefore, the .lib is always out-of-date and gets
diff --git a/new/toolset.jam b/new/toolset.jam
index d27041819..d05d231ee 100644
--- a/new/toolset.jam
+++ b/new/toolset.jam
@@ -69,11 +69,14 @@ rule flags ( rule-or-module   # If contains dot, should be a rule name.
                               #
                               # - empty. 'values' will be added to the variable 
                               #   unconditionally
-             values * )
+             values * :
+             unchecked ?      # If value 'unchecked' is passed, will not test
+                              # that flags are set for the calling module.
+          )
 {
     local module_ = [ MATCH "([^.]*).*" : $(rule-or-module) ] ;
     local caller = [ CALLER_MODULE ] ;
-    if $(module_) != $(caller)
+    if $(unchecked) != unchecked && $(module_) != $(caller)
     {
         errors.error "Module $(caller) attempted to set flags for module $(module_)" ;
     }
diff --git a/v2/borland.jam b/v2/borland.jam
index 4f2347143..4e43afa6a 100644
--- a/v2/borland.jam
+++ b/v2/borland.jam
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ toolset.flags borland.link FINDLIBS-SA <find-shared-library> ;
 toolset.flags borland.link LIBRARIES <library-file> ;
 toolset.flags borland.link LIBRARIES <library> ;
 
+flags builtin.response-file LIBRARY_PATH_OPTION <toolset>borland : -L : unchecked ;
+flags builtin.response-file LIBRARY_OPTION <toolset>borland : -l : unchecked ;
+
 
 # bcc32 needs to have ilink32 in the path in order to invoke it, so explicitly
 # specifying $(BCC_TOOL_PATH)bcc32 doesn't help. You need to add
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ if [ os.name ] = NT
     actions link bind LIBRARIES
     {
         set PATH=$(.root);%PATH%
-        "$(.root)bcc32" -v -q $(OPTIONS) -L"$(LIBPATH)" -L"$(STDLIBPATH)" -e"$(<[1])" @"$(>)" $(FINDLIBS:S=.lib)
+        "$(.root)bcc32" -v -q $(OPTIONS) -L"$(LIBPATH)" -L"$(STDLIBPATH)" -e"$(<[1])" @"$(>)"
         $(NEED_IMPLIB)"$(.root)implib" $(NEED_IMPLIB)$(<[2]) $(NEED_IMPLIB)$(<[1])        
     }
 }
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ else
     actions link bind LIBRARIES
     {
         export PATH=$(.root):$PATH
-        "$(.root)bcc32" -v -q $(OPTIONS) -L"$(LIBPATH)" -L"$(STDLIBPATH)" -e"$(<[1])" @"$(>)" $(FINDLIBS:S=.lib)
+        "$(.root)bcc32" -v -q $(OPTIONS) -L"$(LIBPATH)" -L"$(STDLIBPATH)" -e"$(<[1])" @"$(>)"
         $(NEED_IMPLIB)"$(.root)implib" $(NEED_IMPLIB)$(<[2]) $(NEED_IMPLIB)$(<[1])                  
     }
 }
diff --git a/v2/build/toolset.jam b/v2/build/toolset.jam
index d27041819..d05d231ee 100644
--- a/v2/build/toolset.jam
+++ b/v2/build/toolset.jam
@@ -69,11 +69,14 @@ rule flags ( rule-or-module   # If contains dot, should be a rule name.
                               #
                               # - empty. 'values' will be added to the variable 
                               #   unconditionally
-             values * )
+             values * :
+             unchecked ?      # If value 'unchecked' is passed, will not test
+                              # that flags are set for the calling module.
+          )
 {
     local module_ = [ MATCH "([^.]*).*" : $(rule-or-module) ] ;
     local caller = [ CALLER_MODULE ] ;
-    if $(module_) != $(caller)
+    if $(unchecked) != unchecked && $(module_) != $(caller)
     {
         errors.error "Module $(caller) attempted to set flags for module $(module_)" ;
     }
diff --git a/v2/msvc.jam b/v2/msvc.jam
index 330e0e467..632760695 100755
--- a/v2/msvc.jam
+++ b/v2/msvc.jam
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ toolset.flags msvc.link USER_LINKFLAGS <linkflags> ;
 toolset.flags msvc.link LINKPATH <library-path> ;
 toolset.flags msvc.link FINDLIBS <find-static-library> <find-shared-library> ;
 
+flags builtin.response-file LIBRARY_PATH_OPTION <toolset>msvc : /LIBPATH: : unchecked ;
+flags builtin.response-file LIBRARY_OPTION <toolset>msvc : "" : unchecked ;
+
+
 # incremental linking a DLL causes no end of problems: if the
 # actual exports don't change, the import .lib file is never
 # updated. Therefore, the .lib is always out-of-date and gets
diff --git a/v2/tools/builtin.jam b/v2/tools/builtin.jam
index c23cf7f19..ff2a4619b 100644
--- a/v2/tools/builtin.jam
+++ b/v2/tools/builtin.jam
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ rule response-file ( target : sources * : properties * )
     print.output $(target) ;
     print.text [ on $(target)
                  return "$(LIBRARY_PATH_OPTION)$(LIBRARY_PATH)"
-                        "$(FINDLIBS_ST:S=.lib)"
-                        "$(FINDLIBS_SA:S=.lib)"
+                        "$(LIBRARY_OPTION)$(FINDLIBS_ST:S=.lib)"
+                        "$(LIBRARY_OPTION)$(FINDLIBS_SA:S=.lib)"
                ] ;
 }
 
@@ -653,7 +653,6 @@ IMPORT $(__name__) : register-linker : : generators.register-linker ;
 declare-type NT CYGWIN : RSP : rsp ;
 if [ os.name ] in NT CYGWIN # must be conditional; we'll error on other OSes
 {
-    flags builtin.response-file LIBRARY_PATH_OPTION : /LIBPATH: ;
     flags builtin.response-file FINDLIBS_ST <find-static-library> ;
     flags builtin.response-file FINDLIBS_SA <find-shared-library> ;
     flags builtin.response-file LIBRARY_PATH <library-path> ;