fix #1568: [Linux] use CC compiler env var if defined

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 04a41d99..99818ad5 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ elif LINUX:
         output_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         try:
             compiler = UnixCCompiler()
+            # https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil/pull/1568
+            if os.getenv('CC'):
+                compiler.set_executable('compiler_so', os.getenv('CC'))
             with silenced_output('stderr'):
                 with silenced_output('stdout'):
                     compiler.compile([f.name], output_dir=output_dir)