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| author |   Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> | 2021-08-01 03:28:43 +0100 |
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| committer | Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> | 2021-08-14 02:42:58 +0100 |
| commit | d0bced7586bcab1a00a8db11baae895bd4f0a646 (patch) | |
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ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building: don't call CC directly
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/243502
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/726034
Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
Closes: https://github.com/gentoo/devmanual/pull/243
Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'ebuild-writing')
| -rw-r--r-- | ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building/text.xml | 9 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building/text.xml b/ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building/text.xml index f78c482..e1887ab 100644 --- a/ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building/text.xml +++ b/ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building/text.xml @@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ Other similar functions are available <d/> these are documented in <c>man toolchain-funcs.eclass</c>. </p> +<p> +Note that packages should always respect the user's <c>CC</c> preference +and must not rely on convenience symlinks such as <c>/usr/bin/cc</c> +or <c>/usr/bin/gcc</c>. A tracker <uri link="https://bugs.gentoo.org/243502"> +bug</uri> exists to document such issues. Additional documentation exists on the +<uri link="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Toolchain/use_native_symlinks"> +wiki</uri>. +</p> + <note> It is <e>not</e> correct to use the <c>${CC}</c> variable for this purpose. </note> |