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+dnl as-compiler-flag.m4 0.1.0
+
+dnl autostars m4 macro for detection of compiler flags
+
+dnl David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
+
+dnl $Id: as-compiler-flag.m4,v 1.1 2005/06/18 18:02:46 burgerman Exp $
+
+dnl AS_COMPILER_FLAG(CFLAGS, ACTION-IF-ACCEPTED, [ACTION-IF-NOT-ACCEPTED])
+dnl Tries to compile with the given CFLAGS.
+dnl Runs ACTION-IF-ACCEPTED if the compiler can compile with the flags,
+dnl and ACTION-IF-NOT-ACCEPTED otherwise.
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_COMPILER_FLAG],
+[
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([to see if compiler understands $1])
+
+  save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $1"
+
+  AC_TRY_COMPILE([ ], [], [flag_ok=yes], [flag_ok=no])
+  CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
+
+  if test "X$flag_ok" = Xyes ; then
+    $2
+    true
+  else
+    $3
+    true
+  fi
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$flag_ok])
+])
+