--enable-validators     use wxValidator and derived classes
   --enable-busyinfo       use wxBusyInfo
   --enable-joystick       use wxJoystick
-  --enable-metafiles      use wxMetaFile (Windows only)
+  --enable-metafiles      use wxMetaFile (Win32 only)
   --enable-dragimage      use wxDragImage
   --enable-accessibility  enable accessibility support
+  --enable-dccache        cache temporary wxDC objects (Win32 only)
   --enable-palette        use wxPalette class
   --enable-image          use wxImage class
   --enable-gif            use gif images (GIF file format)
           fi
 
 
+if test "$wxUSE_MSW" = "1"; then
+
+         enablestring=
+          echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for --${enablestring:-enable}-dccache" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for --${enablestring:-enable}-dccache... $ECHO_C" >&6
+          no_cache=0
+          # Check whether --enable-dccache or --disable-dccache was given.
+if test "${enable_dccache+set}" = set; then
+  enableval="$enable_dccache"
+
+                          if test "$enableval" = yes; then
+                            ac_cv_use_dccache='wxUSE_DC_CACHEING=yes'
+                          else
+                            ac_cv_use_dccache='wxUSE_DC_CACHEING=no'
+                          fi
+
+else
+
+                          LINE=`grep "wxUSE_DC_CACHEING" ${wx_arg_cache_file}`
+                          if test "x$LINE" != x ; then
+                            eval "DEFAULT_$LINE"
+                          else
+                            no_cache=1
+                          fi
+
+                          ac_cv_use_dccache='wxUSE_DC_CACHEING='$DEFAULT_wxUSE_DC_CACHEING
+
+fi;
+
+          eval "$ac_cv_use_dccache"
+          if test "$no_cache" != 1; then
+            echo $ac_cv_use_dccache >> ${wx_arg_cache_file}.tmp
+          fi
+
+          if test "$wxUSE_DC_CACHEING" = yes; then
+            echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6
+          else
+            echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6
+          fi
+
+fi
+
 
 
          enablestring=
     SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS access"
 fi
 
+if test "$wxUSE_DC_CACHEING" = "yes"; then
+    cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define wxUSE_DC_CACHEING 1
+_ACEOF
+
+fi
+
 if test "$wxUSE_DRAGIMAGE" = "yes"; then
     cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 #define wxUSE_DRAGIMAGE 1
 
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(validators,  [  --enable-validators     use wxValidator and derived classes], wxUSE_VALIDATORS)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(busyinfo,    [  --enable-busyinfo       use wxBusyInfo], wxUSE_BUSYINFO)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(joystick,    [  --enable-joystick       use wxJoystick], wxUSE_JOYSTICK)
-WX_ARG_ENABLE(metafile,    [  --enable-metafiles      use wxMetaFile (Windows only)], wxUSE_METAFILE)
+WX_ARG_ENABLE(metafile,    [  --enable-metafiles      use wxMetaFile (Win32 only)], wxUSE_METAFILE)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(dragimage,   [  --enable-dragimage      use wxDragImage], wxUSE_DRAGIMAGE)
 WX_ARG_ENABLE(accessibility,[  --enable-accessibility  enable accessibility support], wxUSE_ACCESSIBILITY)
 
+if test "$wxUSE_MSW" = "1"; then
+    WX_ARG_ENABLE(dccache, [  --enable-dccache        cache temporary wxDC objects (Win32 only)], wxUSE_DC_CACHEING)
+fi
+
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl support for image formats that do not rely on external library
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS access"
 fi
 
+if test "$wxUSE_DC_CACHEING" = "yes"; then
+    AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_DC_CACHEING)
+fi
+
 if test "$wxUSE_DRAGIMAGE" = "yes"; then
     AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_DRAGIMAGE)
     SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS dragimag"