diff -up icu/source/configure.in~ icu/source/configure.in --- icu/source/configure.in~ 2014-03-07 21:55:33.000000000 +0000 +++ icu/source/configure.in 2014-03-07 21:56:30.000000000 +0000 @@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ if test "x$AR" = "x"; then AC_MSG_ERROR(Archiver ar not found. Set AR= or fix PATH) fi +AC_LANG_PUSH([C++]) +AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM()]) +AC_LANG_POP([C++]) AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to enable renaming of symbols]) enabled=yes