diff --git a/lib/spack/env/cc b/lib/spack/env/cc
index 75a63f6fac..0966277a91 100755
--- a/lib/spack/env/cc
+++ b/lib/spack/env/cc
@@ -86,22 +86,22 @@ done
 #
 command=$(basename "$0")
 case "$command" in
-    cc|gcc|c89|c99|clang|xlc)
+    cc|c89|c99|gcc|clang|icc|pgcc|xlc)
         command="$SPACK_CC"
         language="C"
         ;;
-    c++|CC|g++|clang++|xlC)
+    c++|CC|g++|clang++|icpc|pgCC|xlc++)
         command="$SPACK_CXX"
         language="C++"
         ;;
-    f77|xlf)
-        command="$SPACK_F77"
-        language="Fortran 77"
-        ;;
-    fc|f90|f95|xlf90)
+    f90|fc|f95|gfortran|ifort|pgf90|xlf90)
         command="$SPACK_FC"
         language="Fortran 90"
         ;;
+    f77|gfortran|ifort|pgf77|xlf)
+        command="$SPACK_F77"
+        language="Fortran 77"
+        ;;
     cpp)
         mode=cpp
         ;;
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/clang/clang b/lib/spack/env/clang/clang
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/clang/clang
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/clang/clang++ b/lib/spack/env/clang/clang++
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/clang/clang++
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/gcc/g++ b/lib/spack/env/gcc/g++
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/gcc/g++
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/gcc/gcc b/lib/spack/env/gcc/gcc
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/gcc/gcc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/gcc/gfortran b/lib/spack/env/gcc/gfortran
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/gcc/gfortran
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/intel/icc b/lib/spack/env/intel/icc
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/intel/icc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/intel/icpc b/lib/spack/env/intel/icpc
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/intel/icpc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/intel/ifort b/lib/spack/env/intel/ifort
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/intel/ifort
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/pgi/case-insensitive/pgCC b/lib/spack/env/pgi/case-insensitive/pgCC
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e2deb67f3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/pgi/case-insensitive/pgCC
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/pgi/pgcc b/lib/spack/env/pgi/pgcc
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/pgi/pgcc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/pgi/pgf77 b/lib/spack/env/pgi/pgf77
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/pgi/pgf77
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/pgi/pgf90 b/lib/spack/env/pgi/pgf90
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/pgi/pgf90
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/xl/xlc b/lib/spack/env/xl/xlc
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/xl/xlc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/xl/xlc++ b/lib/spack/env/xl/xlc++
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/xl/xlc++
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/xl/xlf b/lib/spack/env/xl/xlf
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/xl/xlf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/env/xl/xlf90 b/lib/spack/env/xl/xlf90
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..82c2b8e90a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spack/env/xl/xlf90
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../cc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/build_environment.py b/lib/spack/spack/build_environment.py
index dac25d9940..20154a55b3 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/build_environment.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/build_environment.py
@@ -88,10 +88,14 @@ def set_compiler_environment_variables(pkg):
     compiler = pkg.compiler
 
     # Set compiler variables used by CMake and autotools
-    os.environ['CC']  = join_path(spack.build_env_path, 'cc')
-    os.environ['CXX'] = join_path(spack.build_env_path, 'c++')
-    os.environ['F77'] = join_path(spack.build_env_path, 'f77')
-    os.environ['FC']  = join_path(spack.build_env_path, 'f90')
+    assert all(key in pkg.compiler.link_paths
+               for key in ('cc', 'cxx', 'f77', 'fc'))
+
+    link_dir = spack.build_env_path
+    os.environ['CC']  = join_path(link_dir, pkg.compiler.link_paths['cc'])
+    os.environ['CXX'] = join_path(link_dir, pkg.compiler.link_paths['cxx'])
+    os.environ['F77'] = join_path(link_dir, pkg.compiler.link_paths['f77'])
+    os.environ['FC']  = join_path(link_dir, pkg.compiler.link_paths['fc'])
 
     # Set SPACK compiler variables so that our wrapper knows what to call
     if compiler.cc:
@@ -110,11 +114,23 @@ def set_build_environment_variables(pkg):
     """This ensures a clean install environment when we build packages.
     """
     # Add spack build environment path with compiler wrappers first in
-    # the path.  We handle case sensitivity conflicts like "CC" and
-    # "cc" by putting one in the <build_env_path>/case-insensitive
+    # the path. We add both spack.env_path, which includes default
+    # wrappers (cc, c++, f77, f90), AND a subdirectory containing
+    # compiler-specific symlinks.  The latter ensures that builds that
+    # are sensitive to the *name* of the compiler see the right name
+    # when we're building wtih the wrappers.
+    #
+    # Conflicts on case-insensitive systems (like "CC" and "cc") are
+    # handled by putting one in the <build_env_path>/case-insensitive
     # directory.  Add that to the path too.
-    env_paths = [spack.build_env_path,
-                 join_path(spack.build_env_path, 'case-insensitive')]
+    env_paths = []
+    def add_env_path(path):
+        env_paths.append(path)
+        ci = join_path(path, 'case-insensitive')
+        if os.path.isdir(ci): env_paths.append(ci)
+    add_env_path(spack.build_env_path)
+    add_env_path(join_path(spack.build_env_path, pkg.compiler.name))
+
     path_put_first("PATH", env_paths)
     path_set(SPACK_ENV_PATH, env_paths)
 
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/clang.py b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/clang.py
index b34d1f2f9c..340051019c 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/clang.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/clang.py
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ class Clang(Compiler):
     # Subclasses use possible names of Fortran 90 compiler
     fc_names = []
 
+    # Named wrapper links within spack.build_env_path
+    link_paths = { 'cc'  : 'clang/clang',
+                   'cxx' : 'clang/clang++',
+                   # Use default wrappers for fortran, in case provided in compilers.yaml
+                   'f77' : 'f77',
+                   'fc'  : 'f90' }
 
     @classmethod
     def default_version(self, comp):
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/gcc.py b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/gcc.py
index 2886888d57..495b638a3a 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/gcc.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/gcc.py
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ class Gcc(Compiler):
     # MacPorts builds gcc versions with prefixes and -mp-X.Y suffixes.
     suffixes = [r'-mp-\d\.\d']
 
+    # Named wrapper links within spack.build_env_path
+    link_paths = {'cc'  : 'gcc/gcc',
+                  'cxx' : 'gcc/g++',
+                  'f77' : 'gcc/gfortran',
+                  'fc'  : 'gcc/gfortran' }
+
     @property
     def cxx11_flag(self):
         if self.version < ver('4.3'):
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/intel.py b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/intel.py
index 1298429974..69e9764790 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/intel.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/intel.py
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ class Intel(Compiler):
     # Subclasses use possible names of Fortran 90 compiler
     fc_names = ['ifort']
 
+    # Named wrapper links within spack.build_env_path
+    link_paths = { 'cc'  : 'intel/icc',
+                   'cxx' : 'intel/icpc',
+                   'f77' : 'intel/ifort',
+                   'fc'  : 'intel/ifort' }
+
     @property
     def cxx11_flag(self):
         if self.version < ver('11.1'):
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/pgi.py b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/pgi.py
index 6999eb50de..9ac74cfbdb 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/pgi.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/pgi.py
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ class Pgi(Compiler):
     # Subclasses use possible names of Fortran 90 compiler
     fc_names = ['pgf95', 'pgf90']
 
+    # Named wrapper links within spack.build_env_path
+    link_paths = { 'cc'  : 'pgi/pgcc',
+                   'cxx' : 'pgi/case-insensitive/pgCC',
+                   'f77' : 'pgi/pgf77',
+                   'fc'  : 'pgi/pgf90' }
+
     @classmethod
     def default_version(cls, comp):
         """The '-V' option works for all the PGI compilers.
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/xl.py b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/xl.py
index 308f811eb4..c1d55109a3 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/xl.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/xl.py
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ class Xl(Compiler):
     # Subclasses use possible names of Fortran 90 compiler
     fc_names = ['xlf90','xlf90_r','xlf95','xlf95_r','xlf2003','xlf2003_r','xlf2008','xlf2008_r']
 
+    # Named wrapper links within spack.build_env_path
+    link_paths = { 'cc'  : 'xl/xlc',
+                   'cxx' : 'xl/xlc++',
+                   'f77' : 'xl/xlf',
+                   'fc'  : 'xl/xlf90' }
+
     @property
     def cxx11_flag(self):
         if self.version < ver('13.1'):