--- brickos/include/sys/bitops.h.orig	2003-07-04 19:26:38.000000000 +0100
+++ brickos/include/sys/bitops.h	2003-07-04 22:04:06.000000000 +0100
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 // g++ warns about __asm__ const. we define the problem away.
 // the CXX symbol is predefined in the Makefile
 //
-#ifdef CXX
+#if defined(CXX) || __GNUC__ >= 3
 # define ASMCONST
 #else
 # define ASMCONST const