configure.ac: Specify default language as C++

This is useful if we add more AC_CHECK_HEADER or similar configure tests including
C++ header files or required C++ features, since otherwise gcc is used
by default and test fail.

Change-Id: Iee757c78b72290c5d2a4c31339800a4e72b6be23
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e1cc121..daa8677 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PATH_PROG([RM_PROG], [rm])
+AC_LANG([C++])
 
 dnl check for pkg-config (explained in detail in libosmocore/configure.ac)
 AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG_INSTALLED, pkg-config, no)