*_FOR_TARGET Makefile macros

[Alexandre Oliva]

On Aug  5, 1999, Eric Lemings <eric.b.lemings@lmco.com> wrote:

> What is the difference between * macros (e.g., CFLAGS) and *_FOR_TARGET
> macros (e.g., CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET) in the top-level Makefile?

AFAIK, _FOR_TARGET will be used when running a compiler that generates
code for the target platform, the others are used when running a
native compiler.

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