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diff --git a/unix/configure.ac b/unix/configure.ac
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--- a/unix/configure.ac
+++ b/unix/configure.ac
@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ SC_MISSING_POSIX_HEADERS
AC_EXEEXT
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# If we're using GCC, see if the compiler understands -fshort-wchar. If so, use it.
+# It makes sure you can use the wchar_t type interchangable with Tcl_UniChar
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if test -z "$no_short_wchar" && test -n "$GCC"; then
+ AC_CACHE_CHECK([if the compiler understands -fshort-wchar],
+ tcl_cv_cc_short_wchar, [
+ hold_cflags=$CFLAGS; CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fshort-wchar"
+ AC_TRY_COMPILE(,, tcl_cv_cc_short_wchar=yes, tcl_cv_cc_short_wchar=no)
+ CFLAGS=$hold_cflags])
+ if test $tcl_cv_cc_short_wchar = yes; then
+ CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fshort-wchar"
+ fi
+fi
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
# If we're using GCC, see if the compiler understands -pipe. If so, use it.
# It makes compiling go faster. (This is only a performance feature.)
#------------------------------------------------------------------------