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Re: Unreviewed patch needed for vax ultrix build


> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 18:02:59 -0500 (EST)
> From: "John David Anglin" <dave@hiauly1.hia.nrc.ca>
> Cc: gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org
> 
> > > Could somebody review this patch?  I realize it is a hack but I couldn't
> > > see any other simple way to reduce the size of the environment used by
> > > gcc.  It needed for build under ultrix.
> > > 
> > > <http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2000-10/msg00620.html>
> > 
> > Why not just not put these variables in the environment in the first place?
> 
> The patch patch is removing variables from the environment.  These are
> unnecessary variables passed from make.

So, why not prevent make from putting them there?

-- 
- Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org>

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