[Geany] Setting environment variables in a project file

Lex Trotman elextr at xxxxx
Wed May 25 01:50:37 UTC 2011


On 25 May 2011 11:34, Chris Sutcliffe <ir0nh34d at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 24 May 2011 21:23, Lex Trotman wrote:
>> Why not just use the absolute pathname of the executable?
>>
>> PS Thats so obvious I presume you have tried it and I guess I am
>> asking why doesn't it work, does it work on the command line?
>
> That`s not the issue (and that solution would work in most cases).
> The issue is I have a common Makefile for both architectures that I
> use (it calls gcc/g++), which works well because I set the path prior
> to calling make and the appropriate compiler is used.  I guess I could
> pass which compiler to use to make, which would resolve the issue.

I would always recommend an explicit parameter over hidden things like
setting PATH, makes it more maintainable and less fragile.

Cheers
Lex



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