macro(check_link_flag variable flag)
    message (STATUS "checking linker flag ${flag}")

    set (__check_linker_flag_old "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}" INTERNAL)
    set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${flag}")

    try_compile (test_check_linker_flag
        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeTmp"
        SOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test_link_flag.cpp")
    if (test_check_linker_flag)
        message (STATUS "checking linker flag ${flag} - found")
        set (${variable} 1)
    else(test_check_linker_flag)
        message (STATUS "checking linker flag ${flag} - not found")
        set (${variable} 0)
    endif(test_check_linker_flag)
endmacro()


macro(append_link_flag flag)
    check_link_flag (__test_link_flag_${flag} ${flag})
    if (__test_link_flag_${flag})
        set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${__append_link_flag_old}")
    endif()
endmacro()