Re: [PATCH 1/6] gnu: gobject-introspection: look for 'gcc' when no compiler seems available.

[Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com>]

On 11/30/2013 10:59 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Thanks for looking into this!
>
> Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com> skribis:
>
>> @@ -192,8 +193,8 @@ dynamic loading, and an object system.")
>>            'configure
>>            (lambda* (#:key #:allow-other-keys #:rest args)
>>             (let ((configure (assoc-ref %standard-phases 'configure)))
>> -           ;; giscanner/sourcescanner.py looks for 'CC', let's set it here.
>> -           (setenv "CC" "gcc")
>> +           (substitute* "giscanner/sourcescanner.py"
>> +             (("GUIX_GCC_PATH") (which "gcc")))
>>              (apply configure args)))
>>            %standard-phases)))
>>       (home-page "https://wiki.gnome.org/GObjectIntrospection")
>> diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/gobject-introspection-cc.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/gobject-introspection-cc.patch
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..280c5d3
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/gnu/packages/patches/gobject-introspection-cc.patch
>> @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
>> +Try $CC, 'cc', and finally 'gcc'.
>> +--- a/giscanner/sourcescanner.py.orig	2013-10-16 03:41:25.381719000 +0200
>> ++++ b/giscanner/sourcescanner.py	2013-10-16 03:43:35.533719000 +0200
>> +@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@
>> +         defines = ['__GI_SCANNER__']
>> +         undefs = []
>> +         cpp_args = os.environ.get('CC', 'cc').split()  # support CC="ccache gcc"
>> ++        if (cpp_args == ['cc'] and
>> ++            not any(map(lambda x: os.access(os.path.join(x, 'cc'), os.X_OK),
>> ++                        os.environ.get('PATH')))):
>> ++            cpp_args = ['GUIX_GCC_PATH']
>
> Wouldn’t it work to just do:
>
>    (substitute* "giscanner/sourcescanner.py"
>      (("'cc'") (which "gcc")))
>
> That way the patch wouldn’t even be needed.
>
> WDYT?
>

As I was saying in 
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2013-10/msg00167.html , 
I'd rather stick to what the program is supposed to do before trying 
alternatives. I first try to use $CC, then 'cc', and finally (which "gcc").

Cyril.