diff --git a/compilers/mpicc-trace-bgp-V1R4.in b/compilers/mpicc-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
index e7c414e9f35991a87c51bcf5541ce29cd0c77482..464cf4b6f8fdaf49731795d67fc3596e5834a5f3 100755
--- a/compilers/mpicc-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
+++ b/compilers/mpicc-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
@@ -251,7 +251,19 @@ if [ "$linking" = yes ] ; then
 	# prepend the path for the shared libraries to the library list
 	mpilibs="$C_LINKPATH_SHL$libdir $mpilibs"
     fi
-    $Show $CC "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $mpilibs $MPI_OTHERLIBS
+    # check to see if the command line refers to any profilers that might
+    # use PMPI.
+    profiler_check=`echo "${allargs[@]}" | ${DARSHAN_BIN_PATH}/darshan-pmpi-filter.sh`
+    if [ "$profiler_check" = "" ] ; then
+        $Show $CC "${allargs[@]}" -L${DARSHAN_LIB_PATH} \
+         ${CP_ZLIB_LINK_FLAGS} -ldarshan-mpi-io -lz -I$includedir $CFLAGS \
+         ${CP_WRAPPERS} $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $mpilibs \
+         $MPI_OTHERLIBS -L${DARSHAN_LIB_PATH} -ldarshan-posix
+    else
+        # it looks like the user wants to use another tool with PMPI; don't
+        # link in Darshan PMPI wrappers (disables Darshan)
+        $Show $CC "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $mpilibs $MPI_OTHERLIBS
+    fi
     rc=$?
 else
     $Show $CC "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CFLAGS
diff --git a/compilers/mpicxx-trace-bgp-V1R4.in b/compilers/mpicxx-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
index a6ee769c30a327326555bc42127cad7fc661a4a6..e1d11998910fde8317af49896e6b8e893f3fee6c 100755
--- a/compilers/mpicxx-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
+++ b/compilers/mpicxx-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
@@ -251,7 +251,19 @@ if [ "$linking" = yes ] ; then
         # Prepend the path for the shared libraries to the library list
         shllibpath="$CXX_LINKPATH_SHL$libdir"
     fi
-    $Show $CXX "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $shllibpath $cxxlibs $mpilibs $MPI_OTHERLIBS
+    # check to see if the command line refers to any profilers that might
+    # use PMPI.
+    profiler_check=`echo "${allargs[@]}" | ${DARSHAN_BIN_PATH}/darshan-pmpi-filter.sh`
+    if [ "$profiler_check" = "" ] ; then
+        $Show $CXX "${allargs[@]}" -L${DARSHAN_LIB_PATH} \
+         ${CP_ZLIB_LINK_FLAGS} -ldarshan-mpi-io -lz -I$includedir $CXXFLAGS \
+         ${CP_WRAPPERS} $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $shllibpath $cxxlibs $mpilibs \
+         $MPI_OTHERLIBS -L${DARSHAN_LIB_PATH} -ldarshan-posix
+    else
+        # it looks like the user wants to use another tool with PMPI; don't
+        # link in Darshan PMPI wrappers (disables Darshan)
+        $Show $CXX "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $shllibpath $cxxlibs $mpilibs $MPI_OTHERLIBS
+    fi
     rc=$?
 else
     $Show $CXX "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CXXFLAGS
diff --git a/compilers/mpixlc-trace-bgp-V1R4.in b/compilers/mpixlc-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
index c66dd390c4767ef47479029af527d76ae4779d12..406810e44184be783fd678c836a55ef8f68abb1c 100755
--- a/compilers/mpixlc-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
+++ b/compilers/mpixlc-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
@@ -251,7 +251,19 @@ if [ "$linking" = yes ] ; then
 	# prepend the path for the shared libraries to the library list
 	mpilibs="$C_LINKPATH_SHL$libdir $mpilibs"
     fi
-    $Show $CC "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $mpilibs $MPI_OTHERLIBS
+    # check to see if the command line refers to any profilers that might
+    # use PMPI.
+    profiler_check=`echo "${allargs[@]}" | ${DARSHAN_BIN_PATH}/darshan-pmpi-filter.sh`
+    if [ "$profiler_check" = "" ] ; then
+        $Show $CC "${allargs[@]}" -L${DARSHAN_LIB_PATH} \
+         ${CP_ZLIB_LINK_FLAGS} -ldarshan-mpi-io -lz -I$includedir $CFLAGS \
+         ${CP_WRAPPERS} $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $mpilibs \
+         $MPI_OTHERLIBS -L${DARSHAN_LIB_PATH} -ldarshan-posix
+    else
+        # it looks like the user wants to use another tool with PMPI; don't
+        # link in Darshan PMPI wrappers (disables Darshan)
+        $Show $CC "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $mpilibs $MPI_OTHERLIBS
+    fi
     rc=$?
 else
     $Show $CC "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CFLAGS
diff --git a/compilers/mpixlc_r-trace-bgp-V1R4.in b/compilers/mpixlc_r-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
index a78e6682c2c786a31b30959eab614ebdeef754dd..bce83147abcc74b82a9b8542fd33abbc9596d560 100755
--- a/compilers/mpixlc_r-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
+++ b/compilers/mpixlc_r-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
@@ -251,7 +251,19 @@ if [ "$linking" = yes ] ; then
 	# prepend the path for the shared libraries to the library list
 	mpilibs="$C_LINKPATH_SHL$libdir $mpilibs"
     fi
-    $Show $CC "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $mpilibs $MPI_OTHERLIBS
+    # check to see if the command line refers to any profilers that might
+    # use PMPI.
+    profiler_check=`echo "${allargs[@]}" | ${DARSHAN_BIN_PATH}/darshan-pmpi-filter.sh`
+    if [ "$profiler_check" = "" ] ; then
+        $Show $CC "${allargs[@]}" -L${DARSHAN_LIB_PATH} \
+         ${CP_ZLIB_LINK_FLAGS} -ldarshan-mpi-io -lz -I$includedir $CFLAGS \
+         ${CP_WRAPPERS} $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $mpilibs \
+         $MPI_OTHERLIBS -L${DARSHAN_LIB_PATH} -ldarshan-posix
+    else
+        # it looks like the user wants to use another tool with PMPI; don't
+        # link in Darshan PMPI wrappers (disables Darshan)
+        $Show $CC "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $mpilibs $MPI_OTHERLIBS
+    fi
     rc=$?
 else
     $Show $CC "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CFLAGS
diff --git a/compilers/mpixlcxx-trace-bgp-V1R4.in b/compilers/mpixlcxx-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
index 1d0a7ba04d8b0bcea19175a948f4aadcfb31d68a..7aebf82e0db1a9f28032434b34cb75bd0a8677bc 100755
--- a/compilers/mpixlcxx-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
+++ b/compilers/mpixlcxx-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
@@ -251,7 +251,19 @@ if [ "$linking" = yes ] ; then
         # Prepend the path for the shared libraries to the library list
         shllibpath="$CXX_LINKPATH_SHL$libdir"
     fi
-    $Show $CXX "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $shllibpath $cxxlibs $mpilibs $MPI_OTHERLIBS
+    # check to see if the command line refers to any profilers that might
+    # use PMPI.
+    profiler_check=`echo "${allargs[@]}" | ${DARSHAN_BIN_PATH}/darshan-pmpi-filter.sh`
+    if [ "$profiler_check" = "" ] ; then
+        $Show $CXX "${allargs[@]}" -L${DARSHAN_LIB_PATH} \
+         ${CP_ZLIB_LINK_FLAGS} -ldarshan-mpi-io -lz -I$includedir $CXXFLAGS \
+         ${CP_WRAPPERS} $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $shllibpath $cxxlibs $mpilibs \
+         $MPI_OTHERLIBS -L${DARSHAN_LIB_PATH} -ldarshan-posix
+    else
+        # it looks like the user wants to use another tool with PMPI; don't
+        # link in Darshan PMPI wrappers (disables Darshan)
+        $Show $CXX "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $shllibpath $cxxlibs $mpilibs $MPI_OTHERLIBS
+    fi
     rc=$?
 else
     $Show $CXX "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CXXFLAGS
diff --git a/compilers/mpixlcxx_r-trace-bgp-V1R4.in b/compilers/mpixlcxx_r-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
index 319d7e21f1bcf81044933f1e563614de69e58bd2..5ea0b2d17ac3aa7656f038747116eb8e052cbdf7 100755
--- a/compilers/mpixlcxx_r-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
+++ b/compilers/mpixlcxx_r-trace-bgp-V1R4.in
@@ -251,7 +251,19 @@ if [ "$linking" = yes ] ; then
         # Prepend the path for the shared libraries to the library list
         shllibpath="$CXX_LINKPATH_SHL$libdir"
     fi
-    $Show $CXX "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $shllibpath $cxxlibs $mpilibs $MPI_OTHERLIBS
+    # check to see if the command line refers to any profilers that might
+    # use PMPI.
+    profiler_check=`echo "${allargs[@]}" | ${DARSHAN_BIN_PATH}/darshan-pmpi-filter.sh`
+    if [ "$profiler_check" = "" ] ; then
+        $Show $CXX "${allargs[@]}" -L${DARSHAN_LIB_PATH} \
+         ${CP_ZLIB_LINK_FLAGS} -ldarshan-mpi-io -lz -I$includedir $CXXFLAGS \
+         ${CP_WRAPPERS} $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $shllibpath $cxxlibs $mpilibs \
+         $MPI_OTHERLIBS -L${DARSHAN_LIB_PATH} -ldarshan-posix
+    else
+        # it looks like the user wants to use another tool with PMPI; don't
+        # link in Darshan PMPI wrappers (disables Darshan)
+        $Show $CXX "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS -L$libdir -L$opalibdir $shllibpath $cxxlibs $mpilibs $MPI_OTHERLIBS
+    fi
     rc=$?
 else
     $Show $CXX "${allargs[@]}" -I$includedir $CXXFLAGS