Chris Quenelle <Chris.Quenelle at sun.com> writes:
> Dale Ghent wrote:
> > It's just an idea for the issue of choosing compilers, use it (or not!)
> > FWIW :)
>
> I'm always happy to get constructive advice, so thanks!
> In this case, my judgment of the cost/benefit trade off
> tells me it's not worth the added complication. I'd be happy
Not only that, but it's an uncommon additional variable which adds into the
question which compiler is used, which can make debugging compile problems
harder. Using $PATH is well-known and understood on every platform, such a
new variable is not. That's the reason the GCC developers adamantly refuse
to have environment variables influence the compilation, and I think they
are right in this regards.
Rainer
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