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diff --git a/docs/markdown/howtox.md b/docs/markdown/howtox.md index ee7fc9c..8231d3d 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/howtox.md +++ b/docs/markdown/howtox.md @@ -12,16 +12,15 @@ When first running Meson, set it in an environment variable. $ CC=mycc meson <options> ``` -Note that environment variables like `CC` only refer to the host platform in -cross builds. That is, the `CC` refers compiler used to compile programs that -run on the machine we will eventually install the project on. The compiler used -to build things that run on the machine we do the building can be specified -with `CC_FOR_BUILD`. You can always used `CC_FOR_BUILD`, but for native builds -it is less well known because Meson (and Autotools) will default `CC_FOR_BUILD` -with `CC`. +Note that environment variables like `CC` only works in native builds. The `CC` +refers to the compiler for the host platform, that is the compiler used to +compile programs that run on the machine we will eventually install the project +on. The compiler used to build things that run on the machine we do the +building can be specified with `CC_FOR_BUILD`. You can use it in cross builds. Note that environment variables are never the idiomatic way to do anything with -Meson, however. It is better to use the native and cross files. +Meson, however. It is better to use the native and cross files. And the tools +for the host platform in cross builds can only be specified with a cross file. There is a table of all environment variables supported [Here](Reference-tables.md#compiler-and-linker-selection-variables) |