--- SConstruct.orig	2022-05-01 15:31:54 UTC
+++ SConstruct
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ elif "icx" in env.subst("$CC"):
 elif "clang" in env.subst("$CC"):
     config.select("clang")
 
+elif "cc" in env.subst("$CC"):
+    config.select("clang")
+
 else:
     print(f"WARNING: Unrecognized C compiler '{env['CC']}'")
 
@@ -869,10 +872,10 @@ if "sdist" in COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS:
     logger.info("'sdist' target was specified. Setting 'use_pch' to False.")
     env["use_pch"] = False
 
-for arg in ARGUMENTS:
-    if arg not in config:
-        logger.error(f"Encountered unexpected command line option: '{arg}'")
-        sys.exit(1)
+#for arg in ARGUMENTS:
+#    if arg not in config:
+#        logger.error(f"Encountered unexpected command line option: '{arg}'")
+#        sys.exit(1)
 
 env["cantera_version"] = "2.6.0"
 # For use where pre-release tags are not permitted (MSI, sonames)
@@ -1673,11 +1676,11 @@ if env["matlab_toolbox"] == "y":
             "SUNDIALS libraries and skip building the Matlab toolbox.")
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    if not (os.path.isdir(matlab_path) and
-            os.path.isdir(pjoin(matlab_path, "extern"))):
-        logger.error(
-            f"Path set for 'matlab_path' is not correct. Path was '{matlab_path}'")
-        sys.exit(1)
+    #if not (os.path.isdir(matlab_path) and
+    #        os.path.isdir(pjoin(matlab_path, "extern"))):
+    #    logger.error(
+    #        f"Path set for 'matlab_path' is not correct. Path was '{matlab_path}'")
+    #    sys.exit(1)
 
 
 # **********************************************