diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 25bd64ed..67ca7446 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+2009-02-23  Nicola Pero  <nicola.pero@meta-innovation.com>
+
+	* configure.ac (GNUSTEP_MAKE_PARALLEL_BUILDING): Enable parallel
+	building support by default.  From now on, you only need to use
+	eg 'make -j 2' to build something using parallel building.  Updated
+	documentation.
+	* configure: Regenerated.
+
+	* Instance/application.make (.PHONY): Added
+	internal-app-run-compile-submake and internal-app-compile.
+	* Instance/bundle.make (.PHONY): Similar change.
+	* Instance/ctool.make (.PHONY): Similar change.
+	* Instance/framework.make (.PHONY): Similar change.
+	* Instance/library.make (.PHONY): Similar change.
+	* Instance/objc.make (.PHONY): Similar change.
+	* Instance/palette.make (.PHONY): Same change.
+	* Instance/service.make (.PHONY): Same change.
+	* Instance/subproject.make (.PHONY): Same change.
+	* Instance/tool.make (.PHONY): Same change.
+	
 2009-02-16  Nicola Pero  <nicola.pero@meta-innovation.com>
 
 	Extended experimental parallel building support to most project
diff --git a/Instance/application.make b/Instance/application.make
index 54567471..6a2ee3b0 100644
--- a/Instance/application.make
+++ b/Instance/application.make
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ endif
         internal-app-install_ \
         internal-app-uninstall_ \
         internal-app-copy_into_dir \
-        internal-application-build-template
+        internal-application-build-template \
+        internal-app-run-compile-submake \
+        internal-app-compile
 
 #
 # Determine where to install.  By default, install into GNUSTEP_APPS.
diff --git a/Instance/bundle.make b/Instance/bundle.make
index 6efac741..ea38df46 100644
--- a/Instance/bundle.make
+++ b/Instance/bundle.make
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ include $(GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES)/Instance/Shared/headers.make
         internal-bundle-install_ \
         internal-bundle-uninstall_ \
         internal-bundle-copy_into_dir \
-        build-bundle
+        build-bundle \
+        internal-bundle-run-compile-submake \
+        internal-bundle-compile
 
 # In some cases, a bundle without any object file in it is useful - to
 # just store some resources which can be loaded comfortably using the 
diff --git a/Instance/ctool.make b/Instance/ctool.make
index f70d14d0..6787eaca 100644
--- a/Instance/ctool.make
+++ b/Instance/ctool.make
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: internal-ctool-all_ \
         internal-ctool-install_ \
-        internal-ctool-uninstall_
+        internal-ctool-uninstall_ \
+	internal-ctool-compile
 
 # Override the default with just the minimal C libs required to link
 ALL_LIBS =							\
diff --git a/Instance/framework.make b/Instance/framework.make
index f73da669..d6bc8c3a 100644
--- a/Instance/framework.make
+++ b/Instance/framework.make
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ endif
         internal-framework-install_ \
         internal-framework-distclean \
         internal-framework-clean \
-        internal-framework-uninstall_
+        internal-framework-uninstall_ \
+        internal-framework-run-compile-submake \
+        internal-framework-compile
 
 # The name of the framework is in the FRAMEWORK_NAME variable.
 # The list of framework resource files are in xxx_RESOURCE_FILES
diff --git a/Instance/library.make b/Instance/library.make
index 98176916..b331c847 100644
--- a/Instance/library.make
+++ b/Instance/library.make
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ include $(GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES)/Instance/Shared/headers.make
         internal-library-install_ \
         internal-library-uninstall_ \
         internal-install-lib \
-        internal-install-dirs
+        internal-install-dirs \
+	internal-library-compile
 
 # This is the directory where the libs get installed.  This should *not*
 # include the target arch, os directory or library_combo.
diff --git a/Instance/objc.make b/Instance/objc.make
index b5833712..3b379495 100644
--- a/Instance/objc.make
+++ b/Instance/objc.make
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: internal-objc_program-all_ \
         internal-objc_program-install_ \
-        internal-objc_program-uninstall_
+        internal-objc_program-uninstall_ \
+	internal-objc_program-compile
 
 # This is the directory where the objc programs get installed. If you
 # don't specify a directory they will get installed in the Tools
diff --git a/Instance/palette.make b/Instance/palette.make
index fbd49e42..5f942a4d 100644
--- a/Instance/palette.make
+++ b/Instance/palette.make
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ endif
 .PHONY: internal-palette-all_ \
         internal-palette-install_ \
         internal-palette-uninstall_ \
-        internal-palette-copy_into_dir
+        internal-palette-copy_into_dir \
+        internal-palette-run-compile-submake \
+        internal-palette-compile
 
 # On windows, this is unfortunately required.
 ifeq ($(BUILD_DLL), yes)
diff --git a/Instance/service.make b/Instance/service.make
index b401e3ae..937f357d 100644
--- a/Instance/service.make
+++ b/Instance/service.make
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ endif
         internal-service-install_ \
         internal-service-uninstall_ \
         internal-service-copy_into_dir \
-        service-resource-files
+        service-resource-files \
+        internal-service-run-compile-submake \
+        internal-service-compile
 
 # Libraries that go before the GUI libraries
 ALL_SERVICE_LIBS =							\
diff --git a/Instance/subproject.make b/Instance/subproject.make
index 206f38fc..4779cf08 100644
--- a/Instance/subproject.make
+++ b/Instance/subproject.make
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: internal-subproject-all_       \
         internal-subproject-install_   \
-        internal-subproject-uninstall_
+        internal-subproject-uninstall_ \
+	internal-subproject-compile
 
 #
 # Compilation targets
diff --git a/Instance/tool.make b/Instance/tool.make
index ad5ef4e0..aa5c5d01 100644
--- a/Instance/tool.make
+++ b/Instance/tool.make
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ endif
 .PHONY: internal-tool-all_       \
         internal-tool-install_   \
         internal-tool-uninstall_ \
-        internal-tool-copy_into_dir
+        internal-tool-copy_into_dir \
+	internal-tool-compile
 
 # This is the directory where the tools get installed. If you don't specify a
 # directory they will get installed in the GNUstep Local Root.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9f09c6b3..be3ddd66 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1430,14 +1430,15 @@ Optional Features:
    gain is quite small, so you probably don't want to strip makefiles.
 
 
---enable-parallel-building
-  Enable experimental support for parallel building.  You can request
-  parallel building of a project by using the '-j N' flag for make
-  (where N is a number, eg, '-j 4').  This is normally ignored by
-  gnustep-make which by default does not support parallel building.
-  If you enable support for parallel building here, gnustep-make
-  will parallelize the compilation step.  This feature is
-  experimental.  Please only use it for testing it.
+--disable-parallel-building
+  Disable support for parallel building.  Normally this is enabled
+  and you can request parallel building of a project by using the '-j N'
+  flag for make (where N is a number, eg, '-j 4').  If you know that
+  you are never going to be using parallel building, you can disable
+  parallel building here - which will ignore all '-j N' flags, and
+  also avoid executing a 'compile' submake invocation - resulting
+  in slightly faster non-parallel builds, but making it impossible
+  to do parallel builds.
 
 
 Optional Packages:
@@ -6277,7 +6278,7 @@ echo $ECHO_N "checking if we should enable support for parallel building... $ECH
 if test "${enable_parallel_building+set}" = set; then
   enableval=$enable_parallel_building; ac_cv_parallel_building=$enableval
 else
-  ac_cv_parallel_building="no"
+  ac_cv_parallel_building="yes"
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ed6f5567..3989bd85 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1531,17 +1531,18 @@ AC_SUBST(GNUSTEP_STRIP_MAKEFILES)
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([if we should enable support for parallel building])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(parallel-building, [
---enable-parallel-building
-  Enable experimental support for parallel building.  You can request
-  parallel building of a project by using the '-j N' flag for make
-  (where N is a number, eg, '-j 4').  This is normally ignored by
-  gnustep-make which by default does not support parallel building.
-  If you enable support for parallel building here, gnustep-make
-  will parallelize the compilation step.  This feature is
-  experimental.  Please only use it for testing it.
-], 
+--disable-parallel-building
+  Disable support for parallel building.  Normally this is enabled
+  and you can request parallel building of a project by using the '-j N' 
+  flag for make (where N is a number, eg, '-j 4').  If you know that 
+  you are never going to be using parallel building, you can disable 
+  parallel building here - which will ignore all '-j N' flags, and
+  also avoid executing a 'compile' submake invocation - resulting
+  in slightly faster non-parallel builds, but making it impossible
+  to do parallel builds.
+],
   ac_cv_parallel_building=$enableval,
-  ac_cv_parallel_building="no")
+  ac_cv_parallel_building="yes")
 
 if test "$ac_cv_parallel_building" = "yes"; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes);