Re: [gentoo-mips] On MIPS using the same CHOST for all multilib ABIs

["Anthony G. Basile" <basile@opensource.dyc.edu>]

On 01/16/2014 03:01 PM, Michał Górny wrote:
> Dnia 2013-12-28, o godz. 23:58:39
> Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> napisał(a):
>
>> In the multilib stuff, we're using CHOST for two purposes:
>>
>> 1. wrapped headers are put in /usr/include/$CHOST,
>>
>> 2. multilib executables are prefixed with $CHOST-.
>>
>> (...)
>>
>> I'd suggest that you changed the CHOST values to uniquely identify ABI
>> in use, at least in multilib profiles and preferably in all of them.
>
> Ping. The discussion seems stalled while we're hitting increasing
> number of packages that rely on CHOST to run *-config programs. My main
> is that AFAICS this is the only upstream-compatible way of handling
> this without hackery on our side.
>
> As far as I understand, if you changed the CHOSTs only for non-native
> ABIs (and therefore leaving the prefix used for toolchain unchanged)
> the risk should be minimal.
>

Mike suggested creating another variable which was a combination of 
CHOST and ABI for the multilib stuff.  Why can't you pursue that approach?

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