Diego Novillo wrote on 09 October 2008 14:27:
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 05:26, Hugh Leather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> I think the env var solution is easier for people to use and
>> immediately understand. There would be nothing to stop those people who
>> don't like env vars from using the shell wrapper approach. Why not
>> allow both?
>
> Environment variables have hidden side-effects that are often hard to
> debug. It is easy to forget that you set them.
And they presumably break ccache's determinism.
> I also agree that we
> should not allow environment variables to control plugins.
I think it's best if the compiler's generated output is solely determined by
the command line and the pre-processed source, so I'm with this side of the
argument.
cheers,
DaveK
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