12 files changed, 3 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/AppleClang-C.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/AppleClang-C.cmake
index 26a4bbd33..2794f52bb 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/AppleClang-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/AppleClang-C.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 include(Compiler/Clang)
 __compiler_clang(C)
 
-set(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_EXPLICIT_LANGUAGE -x c)
-
 if(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 4.0)
   set(CMAKE_C90_STANDARD_COMPILE_OPTION "-std=c90")
   set(CMAKE_C90_EXTENSION_COMPILE_OPTION "-std=gnu90")
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/AppleClang-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/AppleClang-CXX.cmake
index 611c67457..15edc21e9 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/AppleClang-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/AppleClang-CXX.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 include(Compiler/Clang)
 __compiler_clang(CXX)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_EXPLICIT_LANGUAGE -x c++)
-
 if(NOT "x${CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN "-fvisibility-inlines-hidden")
 endif()
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/Clang-C.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/Clang-C.cmake
index fb6ffa7b0..7c4a263f6 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/Clang-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/Clang-C.cmake
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ endif()
 
 if("x${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_FRONTEND_VARIANT}" STREQUAL "xMSVC")
   set(CMAKE_C_CLANG_TIDY_DRIVER_MODE "cl")
-elseif("x${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_FRONTEND_VARIANT}" STREQUAL "xGNU")
-  set(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_EXPLICIT_LANGUAGE -x c)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.4)
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/Clang-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/Clang-CXX.cmake
index 311d2b07f..789e99159 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/Clang-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/Clang-CXX.cmake
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ include(Compiler/Clang)
 __compiler_clang(CXX)
 __compiler_clang_cxx_standards(CXX)
 
-
 if("x${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_FRONTEND_VARIANT}" STREQUAL "xGNU")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_EXPLICIT_LANGUAGE -x c++)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN "-fvisibility-inlines-hidden")
 endif()
 
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/GNU-C.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/GNU-C.cmake
index 8105a77f6..ca286b397 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/GNU-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/GNU-C.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 include(Compiler/GNU)
 __compiler_gnu(C)
 
-set(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_EXPLICIT_LANGUAGE -x c)
-
 if (NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 4.5)
   set(CMAKE_C90_STANDARD_COMPILE_OPTION "-std=c90")
   set(CMAKE_C90_EXTENSION_COMPILE_OPTION "-std=gnu90")
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/GNU-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/GNU-CXX.cmake
index 59ec05691..fcaaeab43 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/GNU-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/GNU-CXX.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 include(Compiler/GNU)
 __compiler_gnu(CXX)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_EXPLICIT_LANGUAGE -x c++)
-
 if (WIN32)
   if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 4.6)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN "-fno-keep-inline-dllexport")
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/Intel-C.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/Intel-C.cmake
index 322f63d0d..ec3bfd88f 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/Intel-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/Intel-C.cmake
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ if("x${CMAKE_C_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC")
 
 else()
 
-  set(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_EXPLICIT_LANGUAGE -x c)
-
   if (NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 15.0.0)
     set(CMAKE_C11_STANDARD_COMPILE_OPTION "-std=c11")
     set(CMAKE_C11_EXTENSION_COMPILE_OPTION "-std=gnu11")
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/Intel-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/Intel-CXX.cmake
index 42adfd10c..b71b946e9 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/Intel-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/Intel-CXX.cmake
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ if("x${CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC")
 
 else()
 
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_EXPLICIT_LANGUAGE -x c++)
-
   if (NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 19.0.0)
     set(CMAKE_CXX20_STANDARD_COMPILE_OPTION "-std=c++20")
     set(CMAKE_CXX20_EXTENSION_COMPILE_OPTION "-std=gnu++20")
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/XL-C.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/XL-C.cmake
index 78c44d5d7..2077bdabd 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/XL-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/XL-C.cmake
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT " -DNDEBUG")
 # -qthreaded = Ensures that all optimizations will be thread-safe
 string(APPEND CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT " -qthreaded")
 
-set(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_EXPLICIT_LANGUAGE -qsourcetype=c)
-
 if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 10.1)
   set(CMAKE_C90_STANDARD_COMPILE_OPTION "-qlanglvl=stdc89")
   set(CMAKE_C90_EXTENSION_COMPILE_OPTION "-qlanglvl=extc89")
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/XL-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/XL-CXX.cmake
index 3b911f3d6..41e3e1119 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/XL-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/XL-CXX.cmake
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT " -DNDEBUG")
 # -qthreaded = Ensures that all optimizations will be thread-safe
 string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT " -qthreaded")
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_EXPLICIT_LANGUAGE -+)
-
 if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 10.1)
   if(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "Linux")
     set(CMAKE_CXX98_STANDARD_COMPILE_OPTION "")
@@ -34,3 +32,6 @@ if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 10.1)
 endif ()
 
 __compiler_check_default_language_standard(CXX 10.1 98)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OBJECT
+  "<CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER> -+ <DEFINES> <INCLUDES> <FLAGS> -o <OBJECT> -c <SOURCE>")
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/XLClang-C.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/XLClang-C.cmake
index 1668a4d0f..54c18a668 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/XLClang-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/XLClang-C.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 include(Compiler/XLClang)
 __compiler_xlclang(C)
 
-set(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_EXPLICIT_LANGUAGE -x c)
-
 if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 13.1.1)
   set(CMAKE_C90_STANDARD_COMPILE_OPTION  "-std=c89")
   set(CMAKE_C90_EXTENSION_COMPILE_OPTION "-std=gnu89")
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/XLClang-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/XLClang-CXX.cmake
index 02638c791..9ea3d7cac 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/XLClang-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/XLClang-CXX.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 include(Compiler/XLClang)
 __compiler_xlclang(CXX)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_EXPLICIT_LANGUAGE -x c++)
-
 if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 13.1.1)
   set(CMAKE_CXX98_STANDARD_COMPILE_OPTION  "")
   set(CMAKE_CXX98_EXTENSION_COMPILE_OPTION "")