gdb build using different compiler

[Andreas Schwab]

Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org> writes:

>> Hi Manoj,
>> 
>>>> How do I build gdb 6.1 using a compiler in /opt/tools/gcc instead of
>>>> /usr/bin/gcc?
>> Put /opt/tools/gcc/bin in your $PATH variable in front of /usr/bin.
>>   PATH=/opt/tools/gcc/bin:$PATH
>>   export PATH
>
> FYI, a possibly better way is:
>
> ( CC=/opt/tools/gcc/bin/gcc ; export CC ; CXX=/opt/tools/gcc/bin/c++ ;
> export CXX ; ..../configure )

Even better:

CC=/opt/tools/gcc/bin/gcc CXX=/opt/tools/gcc/bin/c++ ..../configure

(althought I'm not sure whether the OP not actually wants
CC=/opt/tools/gcc.)

Andreas.

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