AFLAGS := -D__ASSEMBLY__ $(CPPFLAGS)
check_gcc = $(shell if $(CC) $(1) -S -o /dev/null -xc /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1; then echo "$(1)"; else echo "$(2)"; fi)
+if_gcc4 = $(shell if echo __GNUC__ | $(CC) -E -xc - | grep -q '^4$$' > /dev/null 2>&1; then echo "$(1)"; else echo "$(2)"; fi)
# disable pointer signedness warnings in gcc 4.0
CFLAGS += $(call check_gcc,-Wno-pointer-sign,)