--- configure	2004-02-05 10:34:07.000000000 +0100
+++ configure.fix	2016-09-09 14:55:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -19096,58 +19096,7 @@
 	esac
     fi
 
-    case "$optimize" in
-	-O|"-O "*)
-	    optimize="-O"
-	    optimize="$optimize -fforce-mem"
-	    optimize="$optimize -fforce-addr"
-	    : #x optimize="$optimize -finline-functions"
-	    : #- optimize="$optimize -fstrength-reduce"
-	    optimize="$optimize -fthread-jumps"
-	    optimize="$optimize -fcse-follow-jumps"
-	    optimize="$optimize -fcse-skip-blocks"
-	    : #x optimize="$optimize -frerun-cse-after-loop"
-	    : #x optimize="$optimize -frerun-loop-opt"
-	    : #x optimize="$optimize -fgcse"
-	    optimize="$optimize -fexpensive-optimizations"
-	    optimize="$optimize -fregmove"
-	    : #* optimize="$optimize -fdelayed-branch"
-	    : #x optimize="$optimize -fschedule-insns"
-	    optimize="$optimize -fschedule-insns2"
-	    : #? optimize="$optimize -ffunction-sections"
-	    : #? optimize="$optimize -fcaller-saves"
-	    : #> optimize="$optimize -funroll-loops"
-	    : #> optimize="$optimize -funroll-all-loops"
-	    : #x optimize="$optimize -fmove-all-movables"
-	    : #x optimize="$optimize -freduce-all-givs"
-	    : #? optimize="$optimize -fstrict-aliasing"
-	    : #* optimize="$optimize -fstructure-noalias"
-
-	    case "$host" in
-		arm*-*)
-		    optimize="$optimize -fstrength-reduce"
-		    ;;
-		mips*-*)
-		    optimize="$optimize -fstrength-reduce"
-		    optimize="$optimize -finline-functions"
-		    ;;
-		i?86-*)
-		    optimize="$optimize -fstrength-reduce"
-		    ;;
-		powerpc-apple-*)
-		    # this triggers an internal compiler error with gcc2
-		    : #optimize="$optimize -fstrength-reduce"
-
-		    # this is really only beneficial with gcc3
-		    : #optimize="$optimize -finline-functions"
-		    ;;
-		*)
-		    # this sometimes provokes bugs in gcc 2.95.2
-		    : #optimize="$optimize -fstrength-reduce"
-		    ;;
-	    esac
-	    ;;
-    esac
+    optimize="-O2"
 fi
 
 case "$host" in
