gencc(1M)              UNIX System V(C Development Set)               gencc(1M)


NAME
      gencc - create a front-end to the cc command

SYNOPSIS
      gencc

DESCRIPTION
      The gencc command is an interactive command designed to aid in the
      creation of a front-end to the cc command.  Since hard-coded pathnames
      have been eliminated from the C Compilation System (CCS), it is possible
      to move pieces of the CCS to new locations without recompilation.  The
      new locations of moved pieces can be specified through the -Y option to
      the cc command.  However, it is inconvenient to supply the proper -Y
      options with every invocation of the cc command.  Further, if a system
      administrator moves pieces of the CCS, such movement should be invisible
      to users.

      The front-end to the cc command that gencc generates is a one-line shell
      script that calls the cc command with the proper -Y options specified.
      The front-end to the cc command will also pass all user-supplied options
      to the cc command.

      gencc prompts for the location of each tool and directory that can be
      respecified by a -Y option to the cc command.  If no location is
      specified, it assumes that that piece of the CCS has not been relocated.
      After all the locations have been prompted for, gencc will create the
      front-end to the cc command.

      gencc creates the front-end to the cc command in the current working
      directory and gives the file the same name as the cc command.  Thus,
      gencc can not be run in the same directory containing the actual cc
      command.  Further, if a system administrator has redistributed the CCS,
      the actual cc command should be placed in a location that is not
      typically in a user's path (e.g., /usr/lib).  Such placement will prevent
      users from accidentally invoking the cc command without using the front-
      end.

NOTES
      gencc does not produce any warnings if a tool or directory does not exist
      at the specified location.  Also, gencc does not actually move any files
      to new locations.  The gencc command is obsolete.

FILES
      ./cc           front-end to cc

SEE ALSO
      cc(1)







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