Re: changing the default compilers for autoconf

[Benoit SIGOURE]

On Sep 7, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:

> Hello Sanjay,
>
> * Sanjay Gianchandani wrote on Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 02:55:16PM CEST:
> > I have been working on Solaris, and have been trying to increase the
> > efficiency of autoconf built softwares on the system.
> > The main issue here is that autoconf by default, and as a rule,  
> > uses the GNU
> > based compilers to make the software, while
> > on Solaris, Sun Studio compilers prove to be much more efficient.
>
> For yourself, just get in the habit of using
>   .../configure -C CC=cc CXX=CC F77=f77 FC=f95
>
> or write a config.site file that sets these as defaults once and for
> all, for your system; see
> <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/html_node/Site- 
> Defaults.html>
> for more information.

You can also change your system-wide config.site to select SUN's  
compiler.

Cheers,

--
Benoit Sigoure aka Tsuna
EPITA Research and Development Laboratory

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