# Note that these are overridden by GNU make-specific code below if
# GNU make is used. The overrides implement dependency tracking.
-COMPILE.pre = $(CXX) $(CXX_DIALECT)
+COMPILE.pre = $(CXX) -x c++ $(CXX_DIALECT)
COMPILE.post = -c -o $@
COMPILE = $(COMPILE.pre) $(INTERNAL_CFLAGS) $(COMPILE.post)
POSTCOMPILE = @true