[Bug driver/17621] Add option to have GCC not search $(prefix)

["ericw at evcohs dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Additional Comments From ericw at evcohs dot com  2004-09-22 23:18 -------
Subject: Re:  Add option to have GCC not search $(prefix)

pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org wrote:

>------- Additional Comments From pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org  2004-09-22 22:50 -------
>yes but searching the prefix is always preferred to do, I still don't understand why you don't want it to 
>search prefix as if you don't then there is an error about something being missing is that what you want 
>instead of some wired error?
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Did you read the email thread that the original description referenced?:

<http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2004-09/msg01310.html>

That explains why.

Searching the prefix is not always desired when building and installing to --prefix=X but redistributing the binary toolset where it won't be installed at X, which is typically the case on Windows toolsets.




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