On Sep 15, 2010, at 8:10 AM, Satish Balay wrote: > On Wed, 15 Sep 2010, Barry Smith wrote: > >> >> On Sep 14, 2010, at 11:03 PM, Satish Balay wrote: >> >>> I don't remember previous conversation regarding it. However wrt >>> python I strongly felt the python used by configure should be used by >>> 'full path' in generated scripts. [for eg check: reconfigure.py] >>> >>> I'm fine with using full paths for default searches done by configure >>> [cc,mpicc etc from PATH]. However if user provides 'cc=gcc' - this >>> should not be expanded to full PATH automatically by configure.. >> >> How come? > > Primarily because user should be free to choose what he/she wants > > CC=gcc vs CC=/usr/bin/gcc > > Perhaps this doesn't matter.
I sort of understand but even if we use the full path we are using what they wanted. But it is always what they wanted at configure time. I vote for trying to hard path everything and see how it goes. Barry > > Satish
