--- setup.py	2010-06-26 03:29:30.000000000 +0200
+++ setup.py	2010-06-26 03:30:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         filename = "%d.c" % i
         file(path + filename, "w").write(src % ('_' * i))
         
-        cmd = ["cc", "-c", "-o", "/dev/null", "%s" % path + filename]
+        cmd = [os.environ.get("CC", "cc"), "-c", "-o", "/dev/null", "%s" % path + filename]
 
         po = popen2.Popen4(cmd)
         if not po.wait(): underscores[i] = True
