[PATCH] fix linker variable The linker variable LD was always set to 'ld' instead of the value from the environment. This breaks any linking, especially when dealing with a cross-compiler toolchain. The fix takes the CC variable and changes the 'gcc' extension to 'ld'. Signed-off-by: Roeland Van Praet --- diff -ruN a/autoconf/make/vars.mk b/autoconf/make/vars.mk --- a/autoconf/make/vars.mk 2010-03-11 00:43:19.000000000 +0100 +++ b/autoconf/make/vars.mk 2011-10-06 15:47:18.000000000 +0200 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ @SET_MAKE@ SHELL = /bin/sh CC = @CC@ -LD = ld +LD = $(CC:gcc=ld) DO_GZIP = @DO_GZIP@ INSTALL = @INSTALL@ INSTALL_DATA = @INSTALL_DATA@