From 1d5569597b62a70c247f59cb60e68b2a719e7dc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philippe Massicotte <pmassicotte@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:43:05 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(Makefile): ensure CC is set to gcc only if not already
 defined (closes #606)

This change prevents overriding a user-defined CC variable.
---
 rnvimserver/Makefile | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/rnvimserver/Makefile b/rnvimserver/Makefile
index 887dd7d9..fc98c7aa 100644
--- a/rnvimserver/Makefile
+++ b/rnvimserver/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-CC ?= gcc
+ifeq ($(origin CC),default)
+CC = gcc
+endif
 SRCS = complete.c resolve.c hover.c definition.c signature.c rhelp.c chunk.c roxygen.c data_structures.c logging.c rnvimserver.c obbr.c tcp.c utilities.c ../nvimcom/src/common.c
 
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)