> But I still have to edit it to change the compiler to use egcc.
> Would it be possible to define a single variable to choose the
> compiler, so that I can pass a value on the command line?
It's possible to reduce it to two variables, but not one.
The host compiler and the target compiler must be kept separate
so that cross-compiling works. Consider someone on an i386 who is
building a kernel for an alpha machine. They need HOSTCC to
compile helper programs like scripts/mkdep.c, and CC to compile
the main body of the code.
Try something like this:
HOSTCC =egcc
HOSTCFLAGS =-Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer
TARGETCC =egcc
TARGETCFLAGS =-D__KERNEL__ -I$(HPATH)
CROSS_COMPILE =
AS =$(CROSS_COMPILE)as
LD =$(CROSS_COMPILE)ld
CC =$(CROSS_COMPILE)$(TARGETCC) $(TARGETCFLAGS)
CPP =$(CC) -E
If that works for you, mail me a patch, and I'll test it myself
and submit it to Alan Cox.
Michael Elizabeth Chastain
<mailto:mec@shout.net>
"love without fear"
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