diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dccc6e792d..d548d26a97 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,10 +78,23 @@ else( MSVC )
 	set( ZDOOM_OUTPUT_OLDSTYLE OFF )
 endif( MSVC )
 
+# Replacement variables for a possible long list of C/C++ compilers compatible with GCC
+if( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+	set( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE TRUE )
+else( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+	set( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE FALSE )
+endif( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+
 if( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
-	set( PROFILE 0 CACHE BOOL "Enable profiling with gprof for Debug and RelWithDebInfo build types." )
+	set( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE TRUE )
+else( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+	set( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE FALSE )
 endif( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
 
+if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
+	set( PROFILE 0 CACHE BOOL "Enable profiling with gprof for Debug and RelWithDebInfo build types." )
+endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
+
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
 find_package( BZip2 )
diff --git a/bzip2/CMakeLists.txt b/bzip2/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f35eb346f..05dab7ec2b 100644
--- a/bzip2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bzip2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.4 )
 
 make_release_only()
 
-if( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE )
 	set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -fomit-frame-pointer" )
-endif( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE )
 
 add_definitions( -DBZ_NO_STDIO )
 add_library( bz2
diff --git a/dumb/CMakeLists.txt b/dumb/CMakeLists.txt
index 178de53a91..2b70ee412d 100644
--- a/dumb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dumb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ endif( NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Release" )
 
 set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} -D_DEBUG -DDEBUGMODE=1" )
 
-if( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE )
 	set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wno-pointer-sign -Wno-uninitialized" )
-endif( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE )
 
 CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS( itoa ITOA_EXISTS )
 if( NOT ITOA_EXISTS )
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ add_library( dumb
     src/it/xmeffect.c )
 target_link_libraries( dumb )
 
-if( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 	set_source_files_properties( src/it/filter.cpp PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -msse )
-endif( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
diff --git a/game-music-emu/CMakeLists.txt b/game-music-emu/CMakeLists.txt
index d0cc7af5f7..79c528fa3a 100644
--- a/game-music-emu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/game-music-emu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if( NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Release" )
 	set( CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RelWithDebInfo" )
 endif( NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Release" )
 
-if( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 	set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra" )
 	if( NOT PROFILE )
 		set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fomit-frame-pointer" )
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STRE
 	if( HAVE_NO_ARRAY_BOUNDS )
 		set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-array-bounds" )
 	endif( HAVE_NO_ARRAY_BOUNDS )
-endif( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 
 
 
diff --git a/gdtoa/CMakeLists.txt b/gdtoa/CMakeLists.txt
index 72a365bbfb..7f394e1403 100644
--- a/gdtoa/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gdtoa/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ if( MSVC )
 	set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /wd4554 /wd4102" )
 endif( MSVC )
 
-if( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 	set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra" )
-endif( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 
 include_directories( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} )
 add_definitions( -DINFNAN_CHECK -DMULTIPLE_THREADS )
diff --git a/jpeg-6b/CMakeLists.txt b/jpeg-6b/CMakeLists.txt
index dd5055f9bb..c708927706 100644
--- a/jpeg-6b/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/jpeg-6b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.4 )
 
 make_release_only()
 
-if( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE )
 	set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -fomit-frame-pointer" )
-endif( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE )
 
 add_library( jpeg
     jcomapi.c
diff --git a/lzma/CMakeLists.txt b/lzma/CMakeLists.txt
index beebb0fde9..7cd330cc8a 100644
--- a/lzma/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lzma/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.4 )
 
 make_release_only()
 
-if( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE )
 	set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -fomit-frame-pointer" )
-endif( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE )
 
 set( LZMA_FILES
 	C/7zBuf.c
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 517b6bdbe8..9c53446c89 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ else( NOT APPLE )
 	# At the moment asm code doesn't work with OS X, so disable by default
 	option( NO_ASM "Disable assembly code" ON )
 endif( NOT APPLE )
-if( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 	option( NO_STRIP "Do not strip Release or MinSizeRel builds" )
 	# At least some versions of Xcode fail if you strip with the linker
 	# instead of the separate strip utility.
 	if( APPLE )
 		set( NO_STRIP ON )
 	endif( APPLE )
-endif( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 
 option( DYN_FLUIDSYNTH "Dynamically load fluidsynth" ON )
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ endif( SSE_MATTERS )
 
 # Set up flags for GCC
 
-if( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 	if( PROFILE )
 		set( CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG} -pg" )
 		set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -pg" )
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ if( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STRE
 		set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} -s" )
 		set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL} -s" )
 	endif( NOT NO_STRIP )
-endif( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 
 # Check for functions that may or may not exist.
 
@@ -575,15 +575,15 @@ if( WIN32 )
 	set( SYSTEM_SOURCES ${PLAT_WIN32_SOURCES} )
 	set( OTHER_SYSTEM_SOURCES ${PLAT_SDL_SOURCES} ${PLAT_MAC_SOURCES} )
 	
-	if( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+	if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 		# CMake is not set up to compile and link rc files with GCC. :(
 		add_custom_command( OUTPUT zdoom-rc.o
 			COMMAND windres -o zdoom-rc.o -i ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/win32/zdoom.rc
 			DEPENDS win32/zdoom.rc )
 		set( SYSTEM_SOURCES ${SYSTEM_SOURCES} zdoom-rc.o )
-	else( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+	else( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 		set( SYSTEM_SOURCES ${SYSTEM_SOURCES} win32/zdoom.rc )
-	endif( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+	endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 else( WIN32 )
 	set( SYSTEM_SOURCES_DIR sdl )
 	set( SYSTEM_SOURCES ${PLAT_SDL_SOURCES} )
@@ -1152,16 +1152,16 @@ if( NOT WIN32 )
 		COMMAND chmod +x ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/link-make
 		COMMAND /bin/sh -c ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/link-make )
 endif( NOT WIN32 )
-if( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" )
+if( CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX )
 	# GCC misoptimizes this file
 	set_source_files_properties( oplsynth/fmopl.cpp PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-fno-tree-dominator-opts -fno-tree-fre" )
-endif( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" )
-if( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+endif( CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX )
+if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 	# Need to enable intrinsics for this file.
 	if( SSE_MATTERS )
 		set_source_files_properties( x86.cpp PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-msse2 -mmmx" )
 	endif( SSE_MATTERS )
-endif( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 
 source_group("Assembly Files\\ia32" REGULAR_EXPRESSION "^${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/asm_ia32/.+")
 source_group("Assembly Files\\x86_64" REGULAR_EXPRESSION "^${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/asm_x86_64/.+")
diff --git a/tools/updaterevision/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/updaterevision/CMakeLists.txt
index 2500f64fb7..9e814a7d73 100644
--- a/tools/updaterevision/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/updaterevision/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.4 )
 
 if( WIN32 )
-	if( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+	if( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE OR ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 		add_custom_command( OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/trustinfo.o
 			COMMAND windres -o ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/trustinfo.o -i ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/trustinfo.rc
 			DEPENDS trustinfo.rc )
 		set( TRUSTINFO trustinfo.o )
-	else( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+	else( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE OR ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 		if( MSVC_VERSION GREATER 1399 )
 			# VC 8+ adds a manifest automatically to the executable. We need to
 			# merge ours with it.
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if( WIN32 )
 		else( MSVC_VERSION GREATER 1399 )
 			set( TRUSTINFO trustinfo.rc )
 		endif( MSVC_VERSION GREATER 1399 )
-	endif( "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" )
+	endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUC_COMPATIBLE OR ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 else( WIN32 )
 	set( TRUSTINFO "" )
 endif( WIN32 )