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

[Ian Lance Taylor]

   From: Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
   Date: 21 Apr 2000 15:33:24 +0200

   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.

HOST_CC is a name used in the gcc Makefile.  It is the same thing as
CC_FOR_BUILD.  The gcc Makefile used the name HOST_CC long before we
sorted out the meanings of build, host, and target.

The gcc maintainers might accept a patch to fix this.

Ian