Re: [jamboost] gcc-Archive-action

From: Rene Rivera (grafik666_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-23 14:00:25

[2003-08-23] Martin Wille wrote:

>Vaclav Vesely wrote:
>
>> gcc-Archive-action expects that "ar" is int the PATH. Shouldn't it use
the
>> GCC_BIN_DIRECTORY in the same way as gcc-C++-action does?
>
>I agree to the general intent but I don't like the patch.

I don't agree, and for a very simple reason: "ar" is _not_ part of GCC. It
is part of the binaray utilities of the operating system. That is, it's most
commonly a part of binutils (GNU). And for that reason should always be in
the PATH. If you have special need to use a different ar (cross-compiling)
you'll have a special set of PATHs in a special shell anyway.

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