--- a/tools/Makefile	Tue Nov 11 14:04:02 2014 -0800
+++ b/tools/Makefile	Wed Nov 12 07:47:08 2014 -0800
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 # with the correct compiler variables from the common makefiles because
 # some things reset the environment which causes lovely infinite
 # loops
-#
-# currently, parfait doesn't support gcc4.7+, so we force the use
-# of gcc3 in both sets of wrappers.
 links:
 	@$(MKDIR) $(PARFAIT_TOOLS)
 	@for i in cc CC gcc g++ ld ; do \
@@ -41,8 +38,8 @@
 		echo "IFS=" >> $(PARFAIT_TOOLS)/$$i ; \
 		echo "export PARFAIT_NATIVESUNCC=$(SPRO_VROOT)/bin/cc" >> $(PARFAIT_TOOLS)/$$i ; \
 		echo "export PARFAIT_NATIVESUNCXX=$(SPRO_VROOT)/bin/CC" >> $(PARFAIT_TOOLS)/$$i ; \
-		echo "export PARFAIT_NATIVEGCC=$(GCC3_ROOT)/bin/gcc" >> $(PARFAIT_TOOLS)/$$i ; \
-		echo "export PARFAIT_NATIVEGXX=$(GCC3_ROOT)/bin/g++" >> $(PARFAIT_TOOLS)/$$i ; \
+		echo "export PARFAIT_NATIVEGCC=$(GCC_ROOT)/bin/gcc" >> $(PARFAIT_TOOLS)/$$i ; \
+		echo "export PARFAIT_NATIVEGXX=$(GCC_ROOT)/bin/g++" >> $(PARFAIT_TOOLS)/$$i ; \
 		echo "export PARFAIT_NATIVELD=/usr/bin/ld" >> $(PARFAIT_TOOLS)/$$i ; \
 		echo "exec" $(PARFAIT_ROOT)/$(MACH)/parfait-$$i '$$*' >> $(PARFAIT_TOOLS)/$$i ; \
 		chmod +x $(PARFAIT_TOOLS)/$$i ; \