Re: Is this a bug in autoconf? (patch included)

[Pavel Roskin]

Hello!

> Nevertheless, what I don't really understand is the default to
> "$HOST_CC".  Why should BUILD_CC default to HOST_CC?  How could using
> a HOST_CC, which I understand as a compiler for the HOST we target,
> helps understanding the nature of the build system.

Because I assumed it's a long-standing tradition to name the compiler for
the build system HOST_CC.

It was my proposal to check for HOST_CC. It's fine with me if you change
this name provided that the change is properly documented.

Since the forthcoming Autoconf 2.15 (or should it be 2.50?) will be very
different from 2.13 the idea of using BUILD_CC seems to be justified.

Regards,
Pavel Roskin