Re: CF: Error in imake/configure settings?

[philb@csua.berkeley.edu (Philip Brown)]

>>>>[From Darren Benham]

    I have the following error report from someone who's trying to compile
    the crossfire client for Linux running on an Alpha.  Here's what he has
    to say:
    ...
    -----Begin-----
      Hi - Client.tmpl sets CC and CFLAGS as appropriate for Digital Unix
    when it's compiling on any alpha architecture. Needless to say, this
    is unfortunate for linux/alpha. Setting ForceCC to gcc in the
    Imakefile was the obvious fix, but it probably isn't the best
    one. Perhaps a check for Linux or gcc before the arch-specific checks
    in Client.tmpl?
    ------End------


Looking at the included patch, (not at the original source) I notice that
the Imakefile is doing completely the wrong thing.  

You should NEVER EVER OVERRIDE CC in an Imakefile!!  CC should be defined
by the SITE, not by an application writer.

If you feel the need to suggest a compiler, then do it as follows:

# For some architectures, you might want to override your normal compiler
# and use gcc, if available
# CC = gcc
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