--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -34,43 +34,6 @@ dnl ====================================
 dnl Set some general compile options
 dnl ====================================
 
-if test -z "$GCC"; then
-        case $host in
-        *-*-irix*)
-                if test -z "$CC"; then
-                        CC=cc
-                fi
-                DEBUG="-g -signed"
-                CFLAGS="-O2 -w -signed"
-                PROFILE="-p -g3 -O2 -signed" ;;
-        sparc-sun-solaris*)
-                DEBUG="-v -g"
-                CFLAGS="-xO4 -fast -w -fsimple -native -xcg92"
-                PROFILE="-v -xpg -g -xO4 -fast -native -fsimple -xcg92 -Dsuncc" ;;
-        *)
-                DEBUG="-g"
-                CFLAGS="-O"
-                PROFILE="-g -p" ;;
-        esac
-else
-
-        case $host in
-        *-*-linux*)
-                DEBUG="-g -Wall -D_REENTRANT -D__NO_MATH_INLINES -fsigned-char"
-                CFLAGS="-O20 -ffast-math -D_REENTRANT -fsigned-char"
-                PROFILE="-pg -g -O20 -ffast-math -D_REENTRANT -fsigned-char";;
-        sparc-sun-*)
-                DEBUG="-g -Wall -D__NO_MATH_INLINES -fsigned-char -mv8"
-                CFLAGS="-O20 -ffast-math -D__NO_MATH_INLINES -fsigned-char -mv8"
-                PROFILE="-pg -g -O20 -D__NO_MATH_INLINES -fsigned-char -mv8" ;;
-        *)
-                DEBUG="-g -Wall -D__NO_MATH_INLINES -fsigned-char"
-                CFLAGS="-O20 -D__NO_MATH_INLINES -fsigned-char"
-                PROFILE="-O20 -g -pg -D__NO_MATH_INLINES -fsigned-char" ;;
-        esac
-fi
-
-
 AC_SUBST(DEBUG)
 AC_SUBST(PROFILE)