AC_DEFUN([AC_CXX_EXCEPTIONS],
[AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether the compiler supports exceptions,
ac_cv_cxx_exceptions,
[AC_LANG_SAVE
AC_LANG_CPLUSPLUS
AC_TRY_COMPILE(,[try { throw 1; } catch (int i) { return i; }],
ac_cv_cxx_exceptions=yes, ac_cv_cxx_exceptions=no)
AC_LANG_RESTORE
])
if test "$ac_cv_cxx_exceptions" = yes; then
AC_DEFINE(HAVE_EXCEPTIONS,,[define if the compiler supports exceptions])
fi
])