-# I'm not sure I can find a generic scheme to check the location
-# of an error, so we keep this for GCC only.
-AT_CHECK([test "$GCC" = yes || exit 77])
-
-AT_DATA([[input.y]],
-[$2])
-
+# It seems impossible to find a generic scheme to check the location
+# of an error. Even requiring GCC is not sufficient, since for instance
+# the version modified by Apple:
+#
+# | Reading specs from /usr/libexec/gcc/darwin/ppc/2.95.2/specs
+# | Apple Computer, Inc. version gcc-934.3, based on gcc version 2.95.2
+# | 19991024 (release) configure:2124: $? = 0
+#
+# instead of:
+#
+# | input.y:2: #error "2"
+#
+# it reports:
+#
+# | input.y:2: "2"
+# | cpp-precomp: warning: errors during smart preprocessing, retrying in basic mode
+
+AT_DATA([syncline.c],
+[[#error "1"
+]])
+
+AT_SYNCLINES_COMPILE([syncline.c])
+AT_CHECK([[test "`cat stdout`" = 'syncline.c:1: @%:@error "1"' || exit 77]])
+
+AT_DATA([[input.y]], [$2])