graphics/png - CC

[[LoN]Kamikaze]

Gábor Kövesdán wrote:
> [LoN]Kamikaze wrote:
>> Andrey Chernov wrote:
>>  
>>> On Sat, Jul 29, 2006 at 02:59:19PM -0500, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
>>>    
>>>> On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:27:08 -0500, [LoN]Kamikaze
>>>> <LoN_Kamikaze at gmx.de>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>> Andrey Chernov wrote:
>>>>>        
>>>>>> On Sat, Jul 29, 2006 at 01:16:47PM -0500, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
>>>>>>          
>>>>>>> On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:35:14 -0500, Andrey Chernov
>>>>>>> <ache at FreeBSD.ORG>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>            
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 11:40:10AM +0200, [LoN]Kamikaze wrote:
>>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>>> The port graphics/png does not honour the CC Variable.
>>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>>>>> I can't reproduce that, it honors CC for me.
>>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>> I can, CC=gcc will not change the CC when it compiles.
>>>>>>>             
>>>>>> It is hard to imagine how it is ever possible. There is standard BSD
>>>>>> makefile.freebsd which not owervrites CC as you can see in the file.
>>>>>>           
>>>> No idea, I don't know png's build system so that cc must be come
>>>> from  somewhere.
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>> Is it possible that make.conf is read again?
>>>>>         
>>>> I think, add "CC=${CC}" in graphics/png/Makefile's MAKE_ENV at 31
>>>> line  should do.
>>>>       
>>> It will be hack for reason unknown, I prefer to avoid that.
>>> I normally set CC to anything and it honors.
>>> I never heard from somebody other than you about that problem.
>>> You should inspect your build path step by step to find real reason
>>> of that bag, only after that we can find the real fix.
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> The problem is there, without doubt. Normally bsd.port.mk only
>> forwards CC to the configure script (look for the do-configure
>> target). Since the configure target is omitted the port will not
>> receive CC. This is why it has to be included into the make
>> environment. I.e. with
>>
>> MAKE_ENV+= CC="${CC}"
>>
>> This is not a hack, but a necessity, due to the lack of a configure step.
>>
>>   
> Then tell me why it works for me and for Andrey.
> 

Because your make.conf settings are not location sensitive. Remove the setting from your make.conf and or environment. Then try:

# make CC=/usr/local/bin/gcc42

You will see, it will not have an effect.