diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index df69348652..744dd3696c 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
    2008-12-31 13:59 UTC+0100 Foo Bar <foo.bar@foobar.org>
 */
 
+2008-06-22 10:58 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar hu)
+   * contrib/mtpl_b32.mak
+   * contrib/mtpl_gcc.mak
+   * contrib/mtpl_vc.mak
+     + Added HB envvar harbour.exe override. This is currently 
+       useful in VC only to create cross-platform builds.
+       [1.0.0RC1]
+
 2008-06-22 10:24 UTC+0200 Viktor Szakats (harbour.01 syenar hu)
    * ChangeLog
      + Marked changes merged with 1.0.0RC1.
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/mtpl_b32.mak b/harbour/contrib/mtpl_b32.mak
index 274b190201..476643d09b 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/mtpl_b32.mak
+++ b/harbour/contrib/mtpl_b32.mak
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ INCLUDE_DIR = $(HB_ROOT)\include
 # Macros to access Harbour executable and other goodies
 #**********************************************************
 
-HARBOUR_EXE = $(BIN_DIR)harbour.exe
+!ifndef HB
+HB = $(BIN_DIR)harbour.exe
+!endif
 
 #**********************************************************
 # C compiler definition and C flags. These should never have to change.
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ $(OBJ_DIR);\
 #**********************************************************
 # General *.prg --> *.obj COMPILE rule for STATIC Libraries
 {$(ALL_LIB_SRC_DIRS)}.prg{$(OBJ_DIR)}$(OBJEXT):
-    $(HARBOUR_EXE) $(HARBOURFLAGS) -o$(OBJ_DIR)\ $**
+    $(HB) $(HARBOURFLAGS) -o$(OBJ_DIR)\ $**
     $(CC) $(CLIBFLAGS) -o$@ $(OBJ_DIR)\$&.c
 #**********************************************************
 
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/mtpl_gcc.mak b/harbour/contrib/mtpl_gcc.mak
index 78e04a819e..92c48611b4 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/mtpl_gcc.mak
+++ b/harbour/contrib/mtpl_gcc.mak
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ INCLUDE_DIR = $(HB_ROOT)/include
 # Macros to access Harbour executable and other goodies
 #**********************************************************
 
-HARBOUR_EXE = $(BIN_DIR)harbour
+!ifndef HB
+HB = $(BIN_DIR)harbour
+!endif
 
 #**********************************************************
 # C compiler definition and C flags. These should never have to change.
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ $(OBJ_DIR)%$(OBJEXT) : %.cpp
 #**********************************************************
 # General *.prg --> *.obj COMPILE rule for STATIC Libraries
 $(OBJ_DIR)%$(OBJEXT) : %.prg
-	$(HARBOUR_EXE) $(HARBOURFLAGS) -o$(OBJ_DIR)/ $<
+	$(HB) $(HARBOURFLAGS) -o$(OBJ_DIR)/ $<
 	$(CC) $(CLIBFLAGS) -o$@ $(OBJ_DIR)/$(<F:.prg=.c)
 #**********************************************************
 
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/mtpl_vc.mak b/harbour/contrib/mtpl_vc.mak
index 78794dfaff..289107d9a0 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/mtpl_vc.mak
+++ b/harbour/contrib/mtpl_vc.mak
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ INCLUDE_DIR = $(HB_ROOT)\include
 # Macros to access Harbour executable and other goodies
 #**********************************************************
 
-HARBOUR_EXE = $(BIN_DIR)harbour.exe
+!ifndef HB
+HB = $(BIN_DIR)harbour.exe
+!endif
 
 #**********************************************************
 # C compiler definition and C flags. These should never have to change.
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ LDFLAGS        =  $(LDFLAGS)
 #**********************************************************
 # General *.prg --> *.obj COMPILE rule for STATIC Libraries
 {.}.prg{$(OBJ_DIR)}$(OBJEXT):
-    $(HARBOUR_EXE) $(HARBOURFLAGS) -o$(OBJ_DIR)\ $<
+    $(HB) $(HARBOURFLAGS) -o$(OBJ_DIR)\ $<
     $(CC) $(CLIBFLAGS) -Fo$(OBJ_DIR)\ $(OBJ_DIR)\$(*B).c
 #**********************************************************