Message 146499 - Python tracker

> Would it be practical to have a trivial compilation test to see if we
> are capable of using GCC with -mno-cygwin and if so, use it, otherwise
> drop off? I think GNU autotools uses a similar strategy for detecting
> compiler capabilities.

The config command does such things, but the compiler classes don’t.  I’d prefer something more lightweight, like a version check (see msg141231).