- (dtucker) [configure.ac] Try to get the gcc version number in a way that
   doesn't change between versions, and use a safer default.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a7b8e80..aee3871 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: configure.ac,v 1.304 2005/11/10 03:46:49 dtucker Exp $
+# $Id: configure.ac,v 1.305 2005/11/10 10:30:36 dtucker Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Damien Miller
 #
@@ -85,13 +85,14 @@
 
 if test "$GCC" = "yes" || test "$GCC" = "egcs"; then
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wuninitialized"
-	GCC_VER=`$CC --version`
+	GCC_VER=`$CC -v 2>&1 | awk '/gcc version /{print $3}'`
 	case $GCC_VER in
 		1.*) ;;
 		2.8* | 2.9*) CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wsign-compare" ;;
 		2.*) ;;
 		3.*) CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wsign-compare" ;;
-		*) CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wsign-compare -Wno-pointer-sign" ;;
+		4.*) CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wsign-compare -Wno-pointer-sign" ;;
+		*) ;;
 	esac
 
 	if test -z "$have_llong_max"; then