diff --git a/CASCADE/Makefile b/CASCADE/Makefile
index 2c089e2abf18b898a8fe8d076b6e67914412ff89..e35b175f1b4d5ec24a8c69e725fe805688a657cf 100644
--- a/CASCADE/Makefile
+++ b/CASCADE/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ distclean: objclean
 more-output:
 	@echo "--"
 	@echo "compiler output from `pwd`"
-	@if test -e $(COMPILE_OUT) ; then more $(COMPILE_OUT) ; fi
+	@if test -e $(COMPILE_OUT) ; then ${PAGER} $(COMPILE_OUT) ; fi
 	@echo "--"
 	@echo "$(AR) output from `pwd`"
-	@if test -e $(LIBFILE).ar ; then more $(LIBFILE).ar ; fi
+	@if test -e $(LIBFILE).ar ; then ${PAGER} $(LIBFILE).ar ; fi
diff --git a/Makefile.mahone b/Makefile.mahone
index dc03918cabedd1b97e78eee034ef5066d8601adb..bb02cbcb8a7ce3ca6405fc0f40013bd1cac5e344 100644
--- a/Makefile.mahone
+++ b/Makefile.mahone
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ F90    = /usr/local/mpich.pgi.64/bin/mpif90
 F77    = /usr/local/mpich.pgi.64/bin/mpif77
 CC     = /usr/local/mpich.pgi.64/bin/mpicc
 
+# The Makefiles look at compile output with this
+PAGER=less
+
 # wsmp lives here.
 #
 WSMP_DIR   = /home/dguptill/software/wsmp/wsmp-Linux/lib/X86_64/PGI
diff --git a/Makefile.p690 b/Makefile.p690
index 9464a3604d2c5ebad4a2fc03a7c4246a20c6a699..f7111d8b5c054d4bdff0dfec23827805f956c3c0 100644
--- a/Makefile.p690
+++ b/Makefile.p690
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ F90    = mpxlf90_r
 F77    = mpxlf_r
 CC     = mpcc_r
 
+# The Makefiles look at compile output with this
+PAGER=more
+
 # wsmp lives here.
 #
 WSMP_DIR   = /home/beaumnt1/software/wsmp/lib/Power4
diff --git a/NN/Makefile b/NN/Makefile
index ee708304f34ddcea5c02a529e2c60423180ae46b..d181f05137fbb759352a3983e589f49e031c4573 100644
--- a/NN/Makefile
+++ b/NN/Makefile
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ distclean: objclean
 more-output:
 	@echo "--"
 	@echo "compiler output from `pwd`"
-	@if test -e $(COMPILE_OUT)_f ; then more $(COMPILE_OUT)_f ; fi
-	@if test -e $(COMPILE_OUT)_c ; then more $(COMPILE_OUT)_c ; fi
+	@if test -e $(COMPILE_OUT)_f ; then ${PAGER} $(COMPILE_OUT)_f ; fi
+	@if test -e $(COMPILE_OUT)_c ; then ${PAGER} $(COMPILE_OUT)_c ; fi
 	@echo "--"
 	@echo "$(AR) output from `pwd`"
-	@if test -e $(LIBFILE_f).ar ; then more $(LIBFILE_f).ar ; fi
-	@if test -e $(LIBFILE_c).ar ; then more $(LIBFILE_c).ar ; fi
+	@if test -e $(LIBFILE_f).ar ; then ${PAGER} $(LIBFILE_f).ar ; fi
+	@if test -e $(LIBFILE_c).ar ; then ${PAGER} $(LIBFILE_c).ar ; fi
diff --git a/OCTREE/Makefile b/OCTREE/Makefile
index 2791774cc4adbdd208d9de6916106a08857f9f3b..49aa4396b49634e5cc427aa4d79ce6bb8dc8e17f 100644
--- a/OCTREE/Makefile
+++ b/OCTREE/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ distclean: objclean
 more-output:
 	@echo "--"
 	@echo "compiler output from `pwd`"
-	@if test -e $(COMPILE_OUT) ; then more $(COMPILE_OUT) ; fi
+	@if test -e $(COMPILE_OUT) ; then ${PAGER} $(COMPILE_OUT) ; fi
 	@echo "--"
 	@echo "$(AR) output from `pwd`"
-	@if test -e $(LIBFILE).ar ; then more $(LIBFILE).ar ; fi
+	@if test -e $(LIBFILE).ar ; then ${PAGER} $(LIBFILE).ar ; fi
diff --git a/RESAMPLE/Makefile b/RESAMPLE/Makefile
index 61853869792117305688c4a735846b5d9916a4b3..d5c38b224b5bdb406c5ed71a1e51c1813d8c1ede 100644
--- a/RESAMPLE/Makefile
+++ b/RESAMPLE/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ distclean: objclean
 more-output:
 	@echo "--"
 	@echo "compiler output from `pwd`"
-	@if test -e $(COMPILE_OUT) ; then more $(COMPILE_OUT) ; fi
+	@if test -e $(COMPILE_OUT) ; then ${PAGER} $(COMPILE_OUT) ; fi
 	@echo "--"
 	@echo "$(AR) output from `pwd`"
-	@if test -e $(LIBFILE).ar ; then more $(LIBFILE).ar ; fi
+	@if test -e $(LIBFILE).ar ; then ${PAGER} $(LIBFILE).ar ; fi