>>> -a "$CC" = "gcc"
>>
>> Not worth it; they should upgrade the local gcc too.
>> If anything, they are getting a reminder that they need.
>
> The local gcc has no bearing on the compiler. The local
> compiler might not even be gcc - eg if they are cross
> building off non Linux systems
I know, and it still doesn't matter. So we test Solaris cc.
If it happens to have the same bug as gcc 2.96, then it is
broken and ought to be replaced.
I wouldn't want "menuconfig" messed up by a broken compiler,
even if I'm cross-compiling from HP-UX to sh4 Linux.
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