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-# $Id$
-
-# options for gcc/g++
-# remember to run ./autogen.sh after changing these values!
-
-# name of compiler binaries
-COMP="gcc-3.4"
-CXXCOMP="g++-3.4"
-
-# flags set in any case
-FLAGS=""
-
-# additional flags for debugging
-DEBUGFLAGS="-g -DDUNE_ISTL_WITH_CHECKING"
-
-# additional flags for optimization
-OPTIMFLAGS="-O3"
-