On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 10:38 AM, Matias Fonzo <s...@dragora.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Nov 2017 10:30:14 -0800
> Max Filippov <jcmvb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm trying to build a canadian cross compiler with build ==
>> x86_64-linux, host == xtensa-linux and target == xtensa-linux. I need
>> to specify an xtensa-specific flag in CFLAGS that will be applied to
>> the host binary.
>>
>> I put this flag into CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS. The first question: is that
>> the right place for it?
>>
>> The build process tries to build libcpp for the build system and it
>> runs x86_64 gcc with that xtensa-specific option. That's where the
>> build breaks for me, because the option is not recognized by the
>> build gcc. Is it supposed to work?
>>
>> If CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS is the right place for the option, how can the
>> build tell whether it's intended for the build or for the host?
>
> GCC has $CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD and $CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET.

Right, but as far as I can see CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET are not applied
when a binary for the host is built. And CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD are applied
when a binary for the build system is built. I don't see what I'd call
CFLAGS_FOR_HOST.

-- 
Thanks.
-- Max

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