[csw-maintainers] compiler vs compiler

[Geoff Davis]

In most cases, the compilers are also installed by the sysadmin. Therefore, the sysadmin is going to have to intervene no matter what. I don't see the need to jump through a bunch of hoops for an edge case of an edge case - the alternatives mechanism looks perfectly serviceable.

On Mar 16, 2011, at 9:51 AM, Philip Brown wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Ben Walton <bwalton at opencsw.org> wrote:
>> Excerpts from Philip Brown's message of Wed Mar 16 12:28:44 -0400 2011:
>> 
>>> How is "I dont have to think; the tool will do it for me", a "pita
>>> for the user" ??
>> 
>> The do have to think.  They need to ensure CC is set properly in the
>> environment.
> 
> That is standard practice for practically all software build sysems.
> If it isnt defined, it usually gets defined. So still pretty much on
> the "dont have to think" level.
> 
> 
>>> Err, no... *users* cannot toggle the preference. only sysadmins can.
>>> Thats why its not the best solution.
>> 
>> Users in the sense of site admins.  Admins control what compilers are
>> available,
> 
> and often, they choose to have both sun cc and gcc available to their users.
> That's why the auto-adapt methodology serves our customers better.
> Yes, its more work for maintainers.
> But that is why our customers value CSW maintainers. They do more
> work, so CSW *users* do less work.
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