On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 12:32:32AM +0200, Gerhard R. wrote:
> Hi.
>
> My other reply to Andy Dougherty is probably still awaiting moderation.
>
> However, I did misunderstand his problem with 'mknoisy' when
> specifying a compiler.
>
> The issue he encountered is due to the fact that compilers are
> associated with default toolchains, so switching to gcc on Solaris
> will generate a Makefile for GNU make.
Ah, I see.
> You can work around that by providing an explicit override via --toolchain.
Well, yes, but there wasn't a 'generic unix' toolchain to fall back
on. Next time I give it a go, perhaps I'll write one.
> Alternatively, you can use --cc instead of --compiler, which does not
> affect other settings.
Yes, but that does not include various other compiler-specific
settings, such as warning flags, and there doesn't seem to be any way
to override them.
I'll take a fresh look again later next week.
Thanks for the quick turnaround!
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Andy Dougherty dough...@lafayette.edu
