1*d874e919Schristos --no-info 2*d874e919Schristos 3*d874e919Schristos [name] 4*d874e919Schristos config.guess \- guess the build system triplet 5*d874e919Schristos 6*d874e919Schristos [Environment variables] 7*d874e919Schristos config.guess might need to compile and run C code, hence it needs a 8*d874e919Schristos compiler for the `build' machine: use the environment variable 9*d874e919Schristos `CC_FOR_BUILD' to specify the compiler for the build machine. If 10*d874e919Schristos `CC_FOR_BUILD' is not specified, `CC' will be used. Be sure to 11*d874e919Schristos specify `CC_FOR_BUILD' is `CC' is a cross-compiler to the `host' 12*d874e919Schristos machine. 13*d874e919Schristos 14*d874e919Schristos CC_FOR_BUILD a native C compiler, defaults to `cc' 15*d874e919Schristos CC a native C compiler, the previous variable is preferred 16*d874e919Schristos 17*d874e919Schristos [description] 18*d874e919Schristos The GNU build system distinguishes three types of machines, the 19*d874e919Schristos `build' machine on which the compilers are run, the `host' machine 20*d874e919Schristos on which the package being built will run, and, exclusively when you 21*d874e919Schristos build a compiler, assembler etc., the `target' machine, for which the 22*d874e919Schristos compiler being built will produce code. 23*d874e919Schristos 24*d874e919Schristos This script will guess the type of the `build' machine. 25