>>>>> "Bo" == Bo Peng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>>> And are they well-docmented behaviors?
>> Yes.

Bo> At least I do not see them in ./configure --help. I am really
Bo> wondering how many people in this list know the difference between
Bo> CCFLAGS and CPPFLAGS.

You can read about conventions in the GNU make manual
http://www.sunsite.ualberta.ca/Documentation/Gnu/GNUinfo/html_node/standards_46.html
http://www.sunsite.ualberta.ca/Documentation/Gnu/GNUinfo/html_node/standards_47.html

Many unix administrator rely on these variable having kept this
meaning for the last 30 years, I guess. You can decide to scrap that,
of course :)

JMarc

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