GNU bug report logs - #28629
Add cc as a symlink to gcc

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Mohammed Sadiq <sadiq <at> sadiqpk.org>

Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 04:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: wontfix

Done: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 28629 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>
To: Mohammed Sadiq <sadiq <at> sadiqpk.org>
Cc: 28629 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#28629: Add cc as a symlink to gcc
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 03:19:27 -0400

Mohammed Sadiq <sadiq <at> sadiqpk.org> writes:
> Some packages seems to rely on cc as the C compiler. So within some environment,
> let cc be symlinked to the default gcc of the environment.

This has been discussed before, and it was decided that in such cases,
we should do what's needed to make the build system use gcc.  Usually
that simply entails adding "CC=gcc" to #:make-flags.  If you search for
"=gcc" in gnu/packages/*.scm, you'll find many such examples.

      Mark
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