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@@ -749,6 +749,17 @@ Compiler flags
extensions. Use it when a compiler flag should *not* be part of the
distutils :envvar:`CFLAGS` once Python is installed (:issue:`21121`).
+ In particular, :envvar:`CFLAGS` should not contain:
+
+ * the compiler flag `-I` (for setting the search path for include files).
+ The `-I` flags are processed from left to right, and any flags in
+ :envvar:`CFLAGS` would take precedence over user- and package-supplied `-I`
+ flags.
+
+ * hardening flags such as `-Werror` because distributions cannot control
+ whether packages installed by users conform to such heightened
+ standards.
+
.. versionadded:: 3.5
.. envvar:: EXTRA_CFLAGS
@@ -861,6 +872,13 @@ Linker flags
:envvar:`CFLAGS_NODIST`. Use it when a linker flag should *not* be part of
the distutils :envvar:`LDFLAGS` once Python is installed (:issue:`35257`).
+ In particular, :envvar:`LDFLAGS` should not contain:
+
+ * the compiler flag `-L` (for setting the search path for libraries).
+ The `-L` flags are processed from left to right, and any flags in
+ :envvar:`LDFLAGS` would take precedence over user- and package-supplied `-L`
+ flags.
+
.. envvar:: CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS_NODIST
Value of :envvar:`LDFLAGS_NODIST` variable passed to the ``./configure``