--- hints/darwin.sh.orig
+++ hints/darwin.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ esac
 
 # Avoid Apple's cpp precompiler, better for extensions
 if [ "X`echo | ${cc} -no-cpp-precomp -E - 2>&1 >/dev/null`" = "X" ]; then
-    cppflags="${cppflags} -no-cpp-precomp"
+
 
     # This is necessary because perl's build system doesn't
     # apply cppflags to cc compile lines as it should.