endef
_ge_attempt = $(if $(get-executable),$(get-executable),$(call _gea_err,$(2)))
_gea_err = $(if $(1),$(error Please set '$(1)' appropriately))
+
+# try-run
+# Usage: option = $(call try-run, $(CC)...-o "$$TMP",option-ok,otherwise)
+# Exit code chooses option. "$$TMP" is can be used as temporary file and
+# is automatically cleaned up.
+try-run = $(shell set -e; \
+ TMP="$(TMPOUT).$$$$.tmp"; \
+ TMPO="$(TMPOUT).$$$$.o"; \
+ if ($(1)) >/dev/null 2>&1; \
+ then echo "$(2)"; \
+ else echo "$(3)"; \
+ fi; \
+ rm -f "$$TMP" "$$TMPO")
+
+# cc-option
+# Usage: cflags-y += $(call cc-option,-march=winchip-c6,-march=i586)
+
+cc-option = $(call try-run,\
+ $(CC) $(KBUILD_CPPFLAGS) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(1) -c -x c /dev/null -o "$$TMP",$(1),$(2))