diff --git a/Tools/AGSHtml.m b/Tools/AGSHtml.m
index 83fdb44a7..336ff8b15 100644
--- a/Tools/AGSHtml.m
+++ b/Tools/AGSHtml.m
@@ -438,7 +438,9 @@ static NSMutableSet	*textNodes = nil;
 
 - (void) outputNode: (GSXMLNode*)node to: (NSMutableString*)buf
 {
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
   CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
+#endif
   GSXMLNode	*children = [node firstChild];
 
   if ([node type] == XML_ELEMENT_NODE)
diff --git a/Tools/AGSOutput.m b/Tools/AGSOutput.m
index 394d42670..125fc1eae 100644
--- a/Tools/AGSOutput.m
+++ b/Tools/AGSOutput.m
@@ -1268,7 +1268,9 @@ static BOOL snuggleStart(NSString *t)
 	   withIndent: (unsigned)ind
 		   to: (NSMutableString*)buf
 {
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
   CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
+#endif
   unsigned	l = [str length];
   NSRange	r = NSMakeRange(0, l);
   unsigned	i = 0;
diff --git a/Tools/AGSParser.m b/Tools/AGSParser.m
index 869b36b7f..6ac4e0c25 100644
--- a/Tools/AGSParser.m
+++ b/Tools/AGSParser.m
@@ -331,8 +331,10 @@
 
 - (NSMutableDictionary*) parseDeclaration
 {
-  NSMutableDictionary	*d = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
   CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
+#endif
+  NSMutableDictionary	*d = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
   static NSSet		*qualifiers = nil;
   static NSSet		*keep = nil;
   NSMutableString	*t = nil;
@@ -918,7 +920,6 @@ fail:
 
 - (NSMutableDictionary*) parseImplementation
 {
-  CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
   NSString		*tmp = nil;
   NSString		*name;
   NSString		*base = nil;
@@ -926,6 +927,7 @@ fail:
   NSDictionary		*methods = nil;
   NSMutableDictionary	*d;
   NSMutableDictionary	*dict = nil;
+  CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
 
   /*
    * Record any class documentation for this class
@@ -1042,13 +1044,13 @@ fail:
 
 - (NSMutableDictionary*) parseInterface
 {
-  CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
   NSString		*name;
   NSString		*base = nil;
   NSString		*category = nil;
   NSDictionary		*methods = nil;
   NSMutableDictionary	*d;
   NSMutableDictionary	*dict;
+  CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
 
   dict = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithCapacity: 8];
 
@@ -1319,7 +1321,9 @@ fail:
 
 - (NSMutableDictionary*) parseMethodIsDeclaration: (BOOL)flag
 {
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
   CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
+#endif
   NSMutableDictionary	*method;
   NSMutableString	*mname;
   NSString		*token;
@@ -1850,11 +1854,11 @@ fail:
 
 - (NSMutableDictionary*) parseProtocol
 {
-  CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
   NSString		*name;
   NSDictionary		*methods = nil;
   NSMutableDictionary	*dict;
   NSMutableDictionary	*d;
+  CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
 
   dict = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithCapacity: 8];
 
@@ -2086,13 +2090,13 @@ fail:
  */
 - (void) setupBuffer
 {
-  CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
   NSString		*contents;
   NSMutableData		*data;
   unichar		*end;
   unichar		*inptr;
   unichar		*outptr;
   NSMutableArray	*a;
+  CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
 
   contents = [NSString stringWithContentsOfFile: fileName];
   length = [contents length];
diff --git a/Tools/HTMLLinker.m b/Tools/HTMLLinker.m
index db6f43382..349f43242 100644
--- a/Tools/HTMLLinker.m
+++ b/Tools/HTMLLinker.m
@@ -1106,7 +1106,6 @@ static void print_version_and_exit ()
 
 int main (int argc, char** argv, char** env)
 {
-  CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(pool);
   NSUserDefaults *userDefs;
   NSArray *args;
   NSMutableArray *inputFiles;
@@ -1114,6 +1113,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv, char** env)
   BOOL warn, fixupAllLinks;
   NSString *linksMarker;
   HTMLLinker *linker;
+  CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(pool);
 
 #ifdef GS_PASS_ARGUMENTS
   [NSProcessInfo initializeWithArguments:argv count:argc environment:env];
diff --git a/Tools/autogsdoc.m b/Tools/autogsdoc.m
index d3ada5ff2..495588de2 100644
--- a/Tools/autogsdoc.m
+++ b/Tools/autogsdoc.m
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@
 #include "AGSIndex.h"
 #include "AGSHtml.h"
 
-
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 {
@@ -537,7 +536,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 
       up = [defs stringForKey: @"Up"];
 
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
       pool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
+#endif
 
       parser = [AGSParser new];
       [parser setWordMap: [defs dictionaryForKey: @"WordMap"]];
@@ -564,11 +565,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 	  NSDate		*gDate = nil;
 	  unsigned		j;
 
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
 	  if (pool != nil)
 	    {
 	      RELEASE(pool);
 	      pool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
 	    }
+#endif
 
 	  /*
 	   * Note the name of the header file without path or extension.
@@ -775,7 +778,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 	      [gFiles addObject: [hfile lastPathComponent]];
 	    }
 	}
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
       DESTROY(pool);
+#endif
       DESTROY(parser);
       DESTROY(output);
     }
@@ -794,11 +799,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 	  NSDictionary	*attrs;
 	  NSDate	*gDate = nil;
 
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
 	  if (arp != nil)
 	    {
 	      RELEASE(arp);
 	      arp = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
 	    }
+#endif
 	  file = [[arg lastPathComponent] stringByDeletingPathExtension];
 
 	  gsdocfile = [documentationDirectory
@@ -870,7 +877,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 		}
 	    }
 	}
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
       DESTROY(arp);
+#endif
 
       /*
        * Save project references if they have been modified.
@@ -898,8 +907,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
       NSMutableDictionary	*projects;
       NSString			*systemProjects;
       NSString			*localProjects;
-
-      pool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
+      CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL (pool);
 
       localProjects = [defs stringForKey: @"LocalProjects"];
       if (localProjects == nil)
@@ -1047,7 +1055,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
        */
       [globalRefs mergeRefs: [projectRefs refs] override: YES];
 
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
       RELEASE(pool);
+#endif
     }
 
   /*
@@ -1056,7 +1066,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
   count = [gFiles count];
   if (generateHtml == YES && count > 0)
     {
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
       pool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
+#endif
 
       for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 	{
@@ -1069,11 +1081,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 	  NSDate	*gDate = nil;
 	  NSDate	*hDate = nil;
 
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
 	  if (pool != nil)
 	    {
 	      RELEASE(pool);
 	      pool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
 	    }
+#endif
 	  file = [[arg lastPathComponent] stringByDeletingPathExtension];
 
 	  gsdocfile = [documentationDirectory
@@ -1160,7 +1174,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 		gsdocfile);
 	    }
 	}
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
       RELEASE(pool);
+#endif
     }
 
   /*
@@ -1170,7 +1186,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
   count = [hFiles count];
   if (count > 0)
     {
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
       pool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
+#endif
 
       for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 	{
@@ -1178,11 +1196,14 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 	  NSString	*src;
 	  NSString	*dst;
 
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
 	  if (pool != nil)
 	    {
 	      RELEASE(pool);
 	      pool = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
 	    }
+#endif
+
 	  file = [file lastPathComponent];
 
 	  src = file;
@@ -1351,7 +1372,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 	      NSLog(@"No readable documentation at '%@' ... skipping", src);
 	    }
 	}
+#if GS_WITH_GCC == 0
       RELEASE(pool);
+#endif
     }
 
   RELEASE(outer);
diff --git a/Tools/gdnc.m b/Tools/gdnc.m
index 462458a78..01d167a0e 100644
--- a/Tools/gdnc.m
+++ b/Tools/gdnc.m
@@ -851,7 +851,9 @@ main(int argc, char** argv, char** env)
 #endif /* !MINGW */
 
   {
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
     CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(pool);
+#endif
     NSUserDefaults	*defs = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
 
     /*
diff --git a/Tools/gsdoc.m b/Tools/gsdoc.m
index dbc3f52b2..10921d274 100644
--- a/Tools/gsdoc.m
+++ b/Tools/gsdoc.m
@@ -756,7 +756,9 @@ loader(const char *url, const char *eid, xmlParserCtxtPtr *ctxt)
 - (NSString *) parseBody: (xmlNodePtr)node
 {
   NSMutableString	*text = [NSMutableString string];
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
   CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
+#endif
   BOOL			needContents = NO;
   NSMutableArray	*back = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity: 2];
   NSMutableArray	*body = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity: 4];
@@ -882,7 +884,9 @@ loader(const char *url, const char *eid, xmlParserCtxtPtr *ctxt)
 
 - (NSString *) parseChapter: (xmlNodePtr)node contents: (NSMutableArray *)array
 {
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
   CREATE_AUTORELEASE_POOL(arp);
+#endif
   NSMutableString	*text = [NSMutableString string];
   const char		*type = node->name;
   const char		*next;
@@ -4777,7 +4781,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv, char **env)
 		    }
 		  NS_ENDHANDLER
 		}
+#if GS_WITH_GC == 0
 	      DESTROY(arp);
+#endif
 	    }
 	}
     }