Re: Possible bug in configure script

[Bruno Haible]

Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> Placing flags in CC breaks other scripts. For example, this no longer works:
> 
>     if [[ ! $(command -v "${CC}") ]]; then
>         echo "The compiler is not valid. Please install a compiler."
>         exit 1
>     fi

Such scripts are not supported. Some flags, like '-m32' or '-m64', MUST be
put in $CC. [1]

Bruno

[1] 
https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.70/html_node/Preset-Output-Variables.html