# File lib/phusion_passenger/platform_info/compiler.rb, line 246
        def self.try_compile(description, language, source, flags = nil)
                extension = detect_language_extension(language)
                create_temp_file("passenger-compile-check.#{extension}") do |filename, f|
                        f.puts(source)
                        f.close
                        command = create_compiler_command(language,
                                "-c '#{filename}' -o '#{filename}.o'",
                                flags)
                        return run_compiler(description, command, filename, source)
                end
        end