http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=47368
--- Comment #3 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-01-20 10:43:20 UTC --- (In reply to comment #1) > Supposedly because libstdc++-v3 is written in C++ and therefore uses > CXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET etc. instead? Yes, the libstdc++ sources are compiled with CXXCOMPILE which includes CXXFLAGS but not CFLAGS. Using CXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET works. So, not a bug?