--- autoconf.texi.~1.782.~	2003-11-30 09:48:25.000000000 +1000
+++ autoconf.texi	2003-11-30 09:58:02.000000000 +1000
@@ -10772,6 +10772,11 @@
 assemble.  @samp{cc -c foo.S} will appear to succeed, but in fact does
 nothing.
 
address@hidden -c foo.c} produces a @file{foo.o} object file.  Most compilers
+allow a @samp{-o} option to direct the output to a different file, but
+POSIX doesn't require this.  @code{AC_PROG_CC_C_O} can be used to see if
+it works (@pxref{C Compiler}).
+
 The default executable, produced by @samp{cc foo.c}, can be
 
 @itemize