+++ Elliott Mitchell [2015-01-11 19:02 -0800]: > Package: src:cross-gcc-defaults > Version: 0.4 > > The SSIA pretty much. > > In addition to providing /usr/bin/<arch-triplet>-gcc, the GCC > cross-compiler packages should be providing a > /usr/bin/<arch-triplet>-cc alternative. This is similar to a native > compiler's /usr/bin/cc alternative, but for cross-compilers. I haven't > yet heard plans to get CLANG/LLVM doing cross-compilation, but I imagine > it will happen in the future and better to attack this issue before the > pattern of using <arch-triplet>-gcc becomes entrenched and makes the > transition harder.
You bring up an interesting point. Which is related to the issues described on https://wiki.debian.org/ReleaseGoals/honorCCandCXX Currently native gcc (from the gcc-defaults package) adds a 'cc' alternative (in its postint using the standard alternatives mechanism) (and c89-gcc c99-gcc) Clang adds cc, c++, c89, c99 alternatives via the same route (llvm-defaults source package, clang binary package). (notice that the c89/gcc-c89 c99/gcc-c99 alternatives do not match. Is that a mistake?) The obvious thing to do is do the same for the cross packages. And for putative cross-llvm packages when someone makes some. That would leave a gap with nothing supplying <native-triplet>-cc (to correspond with the <native-triplet>-gcc, which gcc does already provide) but I guess that's a simple addition to gcc-defaults. Nothing makes alternatives change in sync, right? So one can change 'cc' to point to clang, but have 'c89' still point to gcc? And similarly 'cc' be clang but 'mips-linux-gnu-cc' be gcc? Is that OK? It's flexible. Does anyone see any value in providing <triplet>-c89 and <triplet>-c99 links? I've never seen them used. Copying to debian-toolchain in case anyone thinks this is not the right thing to do? Wookey -- Principal hats: Linaro, Debian, Wookware, ARM http://wookware.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
