de>cxxflags=</code><i>string&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </i>
  Custom options to pass to the C++ compiler.</p>
  <p><code>define=</code><i>string</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  Additional macro definitions for C and C++ compilers. <i>string</i> should be
  either <code class="computeroutput">SYMBOL</code> or
  <code class="computeroutput">SYMBOL=VALUE</code></p>
</blockquote>
<h3><a name="Rationale">Rationale</a></h3>
<p>Here is the request list again, with rationale added:</p>
<ol>
  <li>A simple t