This is the mail archive of the
gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org
mailing list for the GCC project.
[Bug testsuite/36443] [4.3/4.4 Regression]: HOSTCC doesn't work with installed gcc
- From: "mark at codesourcery dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 10 Jun 2008 05:02:40 -0000
- Subject: [Bug testsuite/36443] [4.3/4.4 Regression]: HOSTCC doesn't work with installed gcc
- References: <bug-36443-682@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/>
- Reply-to: gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org
------- Comment #21 from mark at codesourcery dot com 2008-06-10 05:02 -------
Subject: Re: [4.3/4.4 Regression]: HOSTCC doesn't work
with installed gcc
hjl dot tools at gmail dot com wrote:
>>> --syroot supports libraries and headers. Does it support
>>> assembler and linker?
>> Not as far as I know; --sysroot is about the target, not the host.
>
> So setting GCC_EXEC_PREFIX is to support "make check" using
> non-system assembler and linker with gcc for a target which
> probably isn't a GNU target/OS. Am I correct?
Or which *is* a GNU target/OS, but isn't using an in-tree build of all
the components -- like, for example, if you already have good versions
of the cross tools around.
--
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=36443