[Nix-dev] Re: overriding gcc in dependencies.

[roconnor at theorem.ca]

On Mon, 4 Oct 2010, Yury G. Kudryashov wrote:

> roconnor at theorem.ca wrote:
>
>> openjade requires gcc33 to build.
>> openjade also requires opensp to build.
>>
>> opensp doesn't require gcc33 to build.
>>
>> How do I get openjade to use a version of opensp that uses gcc33?
> opensp = opensp.override { stdenv = ... };

So does the following derivation look reasonable now?

   openjade = callPackage ../tools/text/sgml/openjade {
     stdenv = overrideGCC stdenv gcc33;
     opensp = opensp.override { stdenv = overrideGCC stdenv gcc33; };
   };

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