Re: Howto set kernel makefile to use particular gcc

[Marc Giger <gigerstyle@gmx.ch>]

Keith, your domain seems not to be resolvable...

On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 22:18:27 +1100
Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> wrote:

> Marc Giger (on Sun, 1 Jan 2006 12:13:03 +0100) wrote:
> >Why would you "hardwire" it?
> >#export CC="distcc"
> >should do it.
> 
> Doubt it.  From 'info make', Node: Environment.
> 
>    Variables in `make' can come from the environment in which `make'
>    is
>   run.  Every environment variable that `make' sees when it starts up
>   is transformed into a `make' variable with the same name and value.
>   But an explicit assignment in the makefile, or with a command
>   argument, overrides the environment.  (If the `-e' flag is
>   specified, then values from the environment override assignments in
>   the makefile.  *Note Summary of Options: Options Summary.  But this
>   is not recommended practice.)
> 
> The kernel Makefile explicitly sets CC which overrides the environment
> value, but does not override a command line definition of CC.  IOW, do
> not reply on environment variables always working with make.

You are absolutely right. Because I never used it in this way, I wrote
"should":-) I specify it always on the make command line.

So if Kalin would like to hardwire it, he has to change the CC variable
in the Makefile...

Thank you

Marc