Subject: Re: cleaning up compiler.mk
To: Klaus Heinz <k.heinz.jul.vier@onlinehome.de>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 07/03/2004 18:48:24
On Sun, 4 Jul 2004, Klaus Heinz wrote:

> > (I forgot to include USE_PKGSRC_GCC which may not be needed since
> > PKGSRC_COMPILER defaults to gcc.)
>
> Why is USE_PKGSRC_GCC on this list?
>
> I do not see how I can force a package to use lang/gcc{,3} instead of
> the gcc supplied by the system without USE_PKGSRC_GCC. As I understand
> it, PKGSRC_COMPILER only looks for "gcc" and does not force lang/gcc{,3}.
>
> Compiler.mk sets _USE_PKGSRC_GCC=yes, but that is an internal variable
> my package (or mk.conf) should not use.

That probably explains why I purposely did not include it in my May
message about this.

Thanks for the reminder.

 Jeremy C. Reed

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