Re: CC can be a program name *with arguments*

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Peter O'Gorman wrote on Wed, Mar 02, 2005 at 02:33:38PM CET:
> Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> >>I want, in a libtoolized project,
> >> ../configure CC='pgcc-78.9 -foo-option'
> >>to succeed in choosing Portland compiler options.  No multiple compilers
> >>involved here.
> >
> >Libtool also lives as a stand-alone utility, which may be installed!
> 
> I am going to stand up again (because I like being shot down) and ask if 
> the "stand alone utility" bit is really necessary. I think I asked this 
> before and was told to shut up :)
> 
> Libtool does not handle changes to compiler switches very well, -m to gcc 
> will confuse it, it certainly can not handle multiple compilers, why not 
> just stop pretending that it is useful as a stand alone utility?

Simply because there are "simple" systems out there with only one
compiler, one ABI, one libtool.

This used to be rather common.  Still, on most modern systems there
could easily be identified a "common" set of those, pertaining to the
default one.

> I'll go into hiding now,

Oh no, your criticism is ok.  We ought to improve documentation on this
matter.

Regards,
Ralf