+# get major and minor product version (e.g. '10' and '6' for Snow Leopard)
+DARWIN_MAJOR_VERSION = $(shell sw_vers -productVersion | cut -f 1 -d '.')
+DARWIN_MINOR_VERSION = $(shell sw_vers -productVersion | cut -f 2 -d '.')
+
+os_x_before = $(shell if [ $(DARWIN_MAJOR_VERSION) -le $(1) -a \
+ $(DARWIN_MINOR_VERSION) -le $(2) ] ; then echo "$(3)"; else echo "$(4)"; fi ;)
+
+# Snow Leopards build environment has no longer restrictions as described above
+HOSTCC = $(call os_x_before, 10, 5, "cc", "gcc")
+HOSTCFLAGS += $(call os_x_before, 10, 4, "-traditional-cpp")
+HOSTLDFLAGS += $(call os_x_before, 10, 5, "-multiply_defined suppress")