From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 28 Dec 2000 20:57:51 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 28 Dec 2000 20:57:41 -0500 Received: from jalon.able.es ([212.97.163.2]:15611 "EHLO jalon.able.es") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 28 Dec 2000 20:57:36 -0500 Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 02:27:03 +0100 From: "J . A . Magallon" To: Keith Owens Cc: linux-kernel Subject: Re: CCFOUND and more Message-ID: <20001229022703.A3038@werewolf.able.es> In-Reply-To: <20001226211114.A1511@werewolf.able.es> <8203.977977379@ocs3.ocs-net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT In-Reply-To: <8203.977977379@ocs3.ocs-net>; from kaos@ocs.com.au on Thu, Dec 28, 2000 at 05:22:59 +0100 X-Mailer: Balsa 1.0.1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 2000.12.28 Keith Owens wrote: > > Yes. Some arch files change CROSS_COMPILE after CC has been set and > expect the change to flow into the definition of CC. This "feature" > only works because '=' stores the value as text and reevaluates the > text each time, automatically picking up any changes to CROSS_COMPILE. > Using CC := might break m68k and mips. The makefile redesign for 2.5 > will fix this problem once and for all. > OK, understrood. Anyway, I know there is not too much impact of this issue, but you could always convert-to-fast-version the more critical vars with something like: CC = ......... CPP = $(CC) -E .. include arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile # Eval them once forever CC:=$(CC) CPP:=$(CPP) -- J.A. Magallon $> cd pub mailto:jamagallon@able.es $> more beer Linux werewolf 2.2.19-pre3-aa3 #3 SMP Wed Dec 27 10:25:32 CET 2000 i686 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/