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Subject: [gentoo-commits] proj/devmanual:master commit in: ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building/
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commit: d0bced7586bcab1a00a8db11baae895bd4f0a646
Author: Sam James gentoo org>
AuthorDate: Sun Aug 1 02:28:43 2021 +0000
Commit: Sam James gentoo org>
CommitDate: Sat Aug 14 01:42:58 2021 +0000
URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=d0bced75
ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building: don't call CC directly
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/243502
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/726034
Signed-off-by: Sam James gentoo.org>
Closes: https://github.com/gentoo/devmanual/pull/243
Signed-off-by: Sam James gentoo.org>
ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building/text.xml | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building/text.xml b/ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building/text.xml
index f78c482..e1887ab 100644
--- a/ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building/text.xml
+++ b/ebuild-writing/functions/src_compile/building/text.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ Other similar functions are available these are documented in
man toolchain-funcs.eclass.
+
+Note that packages should always respect the user's CC preference
+and must not rely on convenience symlinks such as /usr/bin/cc
+or /usr/bin/gcc. A tracker
+bug exists to document such issues. Additional documentation exists on the
+
+wiki.
+
+
It is not correct to use the ${CC} variable for this purpose.