Hi Iain,
yes a configure option is a possible way around a conflict.
I was thinking more along making it a run-time option. This is an option which will only be used by a developer, who should know what the source code contains and what the tool chain supports (and who can try out an underscore if nothing else works). So, something along the lines of -fdebug-aux-vars=: would be equivalent to -fdebug-aux-vars, -fdebug-aux-vars=_ should work on any system, with the (small) risk of colliding with user code. How does that sound? Best regards Thomas