bug#25350: Automake does not override CC.

[Mathieu Lirzin]

tags 25350 notabug
close 25350
thanks

Hello William,

"william estrada" <address@hidden> writes:

> I have a Makefile.am that creates a Makefile that does 3 compiles, one for
> each target CPU.
>  # src/event/Makefile.am
> AM_LDLAGS  = --Pedantic -Wall -Std=C99 -O2
> bin_PROGRAMS =
> include x64.am
> include arm.am
> include i686.am
> ---------------------------------------
> # src/event/x64.am
> bin_PROGRAMS      += event_x64
> event_x64_SOURCES  =  event.c
> event_x64_CFLAGS   = -m64
> ---------------------------------------
> # src/event/i686.am
> bin_PROGRAMS       += event_i686
> event_i686_SOURCES  =  event.c
> event_i686_CFLAGS   = -m32
> ---------------------------------------
> # src/event/arm.am
> bin_PROGRAMS      += event_arm
> event_arm_SOURCES  =  event.c
> event_arm_CFLAGS   = -DARM
> event_arm_CC       =  arm-linux-gnu-gcc
> AM_CC              =  arm-linux-gnu-gcc
>
> My problem is my gcc on my Fedora 23 does not support the '-marm', so I
> need to change the CC flag.
> Using event_arm_CC or AM_CC does not work.
>
> How to change the compiler?

I don't any experience with cross compilation, but AIUI what you try
to achieve doesn't fit in the Autotools model.

What you have to do is to provide a generic build instruction:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
bin_PROGRAMS = event
event_SOURCES = event.c
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Then when running './configure' you have to define the "--build",
"--host", and "--target" options according to the architecture you want
compile [1][2].  If you want to automate this process for multiple
architectures, you have to create a script running './configure ... &&
make' multiples times

I am closing this bug.  If you have questions regarding cross
compilation with Automake feel free to ask them on <address@hidden>.

Thanks.

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Mathieu Lirzin
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[1] 
https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Cross_002dCompilation
[2] https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf.html#Specifying-Names