Re: [f2py] Override f2py compiler settings

Justin M Wozniak <wozniak-zhzY/AYb9nBYTrM/[email protected]> wrote:
> Now, I would really like to use the IBM XL compilers.  I used 
> --fcompiler=ibm .

It seems to be supported:

https://github.com/numpy/numpy/blob/master/numpy/distutils/fcompiler/ibm.py

>> Normally you should use the same C compiler as was used to build Python,
>> which is nearly always the system cc. Trying to control which C compiler to
>> use is usually inherently bad on Linux.
> 
> This system is kind of complicated- it has many compilers and settings.  
> It's a cross-compiled system.

Same rule applies to cross-compilation: Point CC to whatever C compiler you
want to use. There is just one C compiler class for Unix/Linux in
distutils. 

--compiler is for choosing between Microsoft Visual C++, Borland C++
Builder, MinGW GCC and Cygwin GCC on Windows. You cannot use it for
anything on Linux.

Sturla