Hi Paul,

Paul Eggert <egg...@cs.ucla.edu> skribis:

> A 'configure' script is supposed to check for behavior, not identity.
> If the compiler supports the features needed, then generally speaking
> a 'configure' script shouldn't care whether the compiler is truly GCC.

Right.  But how would you write feature tests that would check (1)
whether the GNU C language is supported, and (2) whether GCC plug-ins
are supported?

That’s the problem I’m trying to solve.

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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