Re: Compiler flags

[Guido Draheim]

This is an autoconf.at.gnu.org  question...

Michael Lemke wrote:
> Today I've been trying to learn automake&autoconf.  Something I can't
> figure out although it is the main reason I am investigating automake:
>
> How do I set compiler flags based on the compiler?  For example, g77 
> requires -fdollar-ok but Sun Fortran won't like that.  How can I handle
> that?  How much does automake know about such problems?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
> Michael


check at configure-time if the compiler supports the option.
Just try_compile and do not use if the test fails. That's it.

http://ac-archive.sf.net/guidod/ac_check_cc_opt.html