[m-dev.] compiler/Mmakefile and Mmake.params

[David Jeffery]

Hi y'all,

When I want to redefine Mmake variables for compiling the compiler, I
typically put the new values in Mmake.params. For example, if I want to 
compile a bunch of modules with debugging turned on, I put:

--------------------------------------------------------------------
MCFLAGS-polymorphism = --trace deep
[etc.]
MCFLAGS-term = --trace shallow
MCFLAGS-map = --trace shallow
MCFLAGS-list = --trace shallow

EXTRA_MLFLAGS = --trace

C2INITFLAGS=-t
--------------------------------------------------------------------

This has worked fine until recently... but I now find that compiler/Mmakefile
redefines C2INITFLAGS, so I now have to edit the Mmakefile directly.

Perhaps the definition of C2INITFLAGS in compiler/Mmakefile should be
changed to C2INITFLAGS+=<whatever> rather than C2INITFLAGS=<whatever>.
Is this the best approach (and should this be our policy for all such
variables in the compiler's Mmakefiles)? Or should I be using 
EXTRA_C2INITFLAGS?

Just trying to work out what the best approach is in the long term...


dgj
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