+### ISO C only guarantees 512-char strings, we have tables which load faster
+### when constructed using "big" strings.
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(if big-strings option selected)
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(big-strings,
+ [ --disable-big-strings assume compiler has only standard-size strings],
+ [with_big_strings=no],
+ [with_big_strings=yes])
+AC_MSG_RESULT($with_big_strings)
+
+USE_BIG_STRINGS=0
+test "$with_big_strings" = "yes" && USE_BIG_STRINGS=1
+AC_SUBST(USE_BIG_STRINGS)
+