1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a2caa42..7211137 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class BuildLibpythonize(Command):
         cmdlist.append("--tag=CXX")
         
         # Find the compiler and flags
-        cxx = sysconfig.get_config_var("CXX") or os.environ.get("CXX") or "c++"
+        cxx = sysconfig.get_config_var("CXX").split() or os.environ.get("CXX").split() or ["c++"]
         cxxflags = []
         # Use python's CFLAGS
         cflags = (sysconfig.get_config_var("CFLAGS"))
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class BuildLibpythonize(Command):
         if os.environ.get("CXXFLAGS"):
             cxxflags.extend(os.environ["CXXFLAGS"].split())
 
-        cmdlist.append(cxx)
+        cmdlist.extend(cxx)
         # cc_flags
         cmdlist.append("-c")