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# From 31fc452b68e429c029f00b5fcc54292a303be0c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
# From: Georgy Yakovlev <168902+gyakovlev@users.noreply.github.com>
# Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 15:07:36 -0800
# Subject: [PATCH] respect CC variable (#26480)
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--- src/python/grpcio/commands.py
+++ src/python/grpcio/commands.py
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ def compiler_ok_with_extra_std():
             """
             try:
                 # TODO(lidiz) Remove the generated a.out for success tests.
-                cc_test = subprocess.Popen(['cc', '-x', 'c', '-std=c++14', '-'],
+                cc = os.environ.get('CC', 'cc')
+                cc_test = subprocess.Popen([cc, '-x', 'c', '-std=c++14', '-'],
                                            stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
                                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                            stderr=subprocess.PIPE)