Re: Fix order of -I and -L flags

[David Bremner <david@tethera.net>]

Tomi Ollila <tomi.ollila@iki.fi> writes:

> On Fri, Dec 17 2021, David Bremner wrote:
>>
>> Although I don't consider GNU standards normative for notmuch, there is
>> some value in doing things a standard way. In particular the way notmuch
>> uses {C,CPP,LD,CXX}FLAGS follows e.g. [1].
>
> Does it ?
>
> I initially thought CFLAGS should be first so that user can modify
> anything, but then I thought that CFLAGS should be last just so that
> the "project internal" includes are taken first. 

> "Put CFLAGS last in the compilation command, after other variables
>  containing compiler options, so the user can use CFLAGS to override the
>  others. "

That's a good point. I was thinking about CPPFLAGS, because of Ryan's
original question(s).

>
> ^^ that would also say mean that the -I's and -L's given in ${CFLAGS}
> would be effective after the -I's and -L' configured...
>
>>
>> I guess on the Linux / BSD side we expect the configure script to do the
>> heavy lifting so that manual setting of CPPFLAGS / LDFLAGS at build time
>> is not needed in general. So one question is why isn't this the case for
>> macports?
>>
>> I think there is value in letting individual end-users use these
>> variables to override things (we just saw a case the other day where
>> that fixed someone's unique build problem). 
>
> What was the case ?
>

using LDFLAGS

      id:87lf0thhft.fsf@tethera.net

I have to admit I'm a bit fuzzy on how LDFLAGS work. I would imagine
that -L works left to right like -I, but I'm too lazy to check right
now.

>> I'm open to ideas for how we can make things easier for macports without
>> taking away existing functionality for other users.
>
> Would putting CFLAGS last break someone's workflow? Did I understand 
> correctly what [1] mean for use of CFLAGS ?
>

I think you're right, but I think it won't help Ryan.

>>
>> [1]: https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Command-Variables.html.
>
>
> Tomi