Document --with-cxx.

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@@ -666,6 +666,15 @@ Modules/getpath.o.
 --with-libs='libs': Add 'libs' to the LIBS that the python interpreter
        is linked against.
 
+--with-cxx=<compiler>: Some C++ compilers require that main() is
+        compiled with the C++ if there is any C++ code in the application.
+        Specifically, g++ on a.out systems may require that to support
+        construction of global objects. With this option, the main() function
+        of Python will be compiled with <compiler>; use that only if you
+        plan to use C++ extension modules, and if your compiler requires
+        compilation of main() as a C++ program.
+
+
 --with-pydebug:  Enable additional debugging code to help track down
        memory management problems.  This allows printing a list of all
        live objects when the interpreter terminates.