# Build Variables

Setup target-specific variables for the compiler and linkers:

    export CC="${CLFS_TARGET}-gcc"
    export CXX="${CLFS_TARGET}-g++"
    export AR="${CLFS_TARGET}-ar"
    export AS="${CLFS_TARGET}-as"
    export RANLIB="${CLFS_TARGET}-ranlib"
    export LD="${CLFS_TARGET}-ld"
    export STRIP="${CLFS_TARGET}-strip"

Then add the build variables to `~/.bashrc` to prevent issues if you stop and come back later:

    echo export CC=\""${CC}\"" >> ~/.bashrc
    echo export CXX=\""${CXX}\"" >> ~/.bashrc
    echo export AR=\""${AR}\"" >> ~/.bashrc
    echo export AS=\""${AS}\"" >> ~/.bashrc
    echo export RANLIB=\""${RANLIB}\"" >> ~/.bashrc
    echo export LD=\""${LD}\"" >> ~/.bashrc
    echo export STRIP=\""${STRIP}\"" >> ~/.bashrc