On Thu, Aug 05, 2021 at 08:47:54AM -0500, Bill Schmidt wrote: > Hi Segher, > > On 8/4/21 5:29 PM, Segher Boessenkool wrote: > >On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 08:30:48AM -0500, Bill Schmidt wrote: > >+rs6000-gen-builtins: rs6000-gen-builtins.o rbtree.o > >>+ $(LINKER_FOR_BUILD) $(BUILD_LINKERFLAGS) $(BUILD_LDFLAGS) -o $@ \ > >>+ $(filter-out $(BUILD_LIBDEPS), $^) $(BUILD_LIBS) > >I wonder what the difference is between BUILD_LINKERFLAGS and > >BUILD_LDFLAGS? Do you have any idea? > > > I couldn't find evidence that BUILD_LINKERFLAGS ever has anything that > BUILD_LDFLAGS doesn't, but I put that down to my ignorance of the > cobwebbed corners of the build system. There is probably some configure > magic that can set it, and I suspect it has something to do with cross > builds; but it might also just be a leftover artifact. I decided I > should use the same build rule as the other gen- programs to make sure > cross builds work as expected. Certainly open to better ideas if you > have them!
Oh no, the patch is fine as is, I approved it... I'm just terminally nosy :-) It isn't clear what (if any) difference there is between the two vars. I do know you are just copying exising practice here. Segher
