Remove config.cache files when reconfiguring at top level

Andreas Schwab schwab@linux-m68k.org
Mon Feb 15 19:37:00 GMT 2010


"Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org> writes:

>    >> This should be optional, as it also erases any manual changes
>    >> added to the cache file.
>    >
>    > Ah - I did not know that users would ever modify the cache files.
>
>    That's the only way to override cross-compile defaults in target
>    libraries.
>
> Can't you pass the variables on the command line?  I.e.
>
> .../configure ac_cv_foo=123

That would also pass it to the host libraries, where it may be
inappropriate.

Andreas.

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