Issue 5706: setuptools doesn't honor standard compiler variables (original) (raw)

I realize that cross-compilation isn't supported yet, but setuptools needs to be modified such that standard compilation variables are supported, e.g. CC, CFLAGS, CPPFLAGS, LD, LDFLAGS, LDLIBS.

The -i, -l, and -L flags with setup.py with build_ext provide a basic level of support, but unfortunately it doesn't match what these environment variables provide.