[gentoo-user] Re: How to build kernel with old binutils?

[Grant Edwards]

On 2022-10-10, <flzdjhmtax@××××××××.uk> (Alan J. Wylie) <flzdjhmtax@××××××××.uk> wrote:
> Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@×××××.com> writes:
>
>> Can somebody give a clue how to specify the binutils to be used when
>> building a Linux kernel?
>
> $ man binutils-config
>
> The binutils-config script allows you to switch between different
> versions of binutils when you have installed multiple copies (see
> USE=multislot).  It also allows you to manage multiple cross-compiling
> targets simultaneously.

AFAICT, that changes the binutils configuraiton for the entire
system. That's not what I want to do. I want to use specific binutils
versions for specific make invocations. [Similar to the way can for
gcc with "make GCC=/usr/bin/gcc-whatever".] Is there an option I
missed that just changes the configuration only for the current shell
session?

-- 
Grant