On Apr  4, 2000, Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> For example, if a compiler needs the option "-Olimit 2000" for some
> reason, then you should write a test case that exposes the need for
> this option, have configure try to compile the test case, and have
> it append the "-Olimit 2000" option only if the compilation fails
> without the option and succeeds with the option.

Which means we could have a macro to encapsulate all this
functionality :-)

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