def has_flag(compiler, flagname):
    """Return a boolean indicating whether a flag name is supported on
    the specified compiler.
    """
    import tempfile
    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile('w', suffix='.cpp') as f:
        f.write('int main (int argc, char **argv) { return 0; }')
        try:
            compiler.compile([f.name], extra_postargs=[flagname])
        except setuptools.distutils.errors.CompileError:
            return False
    return True
Return a boolean indicating whether a flag name is supported on
    the specified compiler.
    
setup.py