Re: How can I simply test building a package with a different compiler version?

[Thomas Girard <thomas.g.girard@free.fr>]

[sorry Eddy, resending this to the ml]

Eddy Petrişor wrote:
> On 5/5/06, Fabian Guter <fabian@guternet.de> wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > > So to summarize, using `make CXX=g++-4.1' should do.
> >
> > OK, that looks simple! But how about passing parameters to make when 
> > using
> > svn-buildpackage. I looked into the documentation (also of 
> > dpkg-buildbackage)
> > but didn't find anything helpful.
> > Do I have to build 'by hand' using make or is it possible to 'tunnel'
> > parameters to make through *-buildpackage?
>
> Export that variable before running svn-buildpackage, or set it for that 
> command
>
> CXX=g++-4.1 svn-buildpackage
>
> or (will polute you environment)
>
> export CXX=g++-4.1
> svn-buildpackage

I think this does not work, as he reported yesterday. His makefile
inconditionally sets CXX.

Using this should work:
MAKEFLAGS="CXX=g++-4.1" svn-buildpackage

make will behave as if it has been called using `make CXX=g++-4.1'

Thomas