Fixed #2698 - now reads the compiler option when creating the compiler
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4103a25..094043d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #2698: The --compiler ignored was ignored for distutils' build_ext.
+
 - Issue #4961: Inconsistent/wrong result of askyesno function in tkMessageBox
   with Tcl/Tk-8.5.