Use gcc as the default C compiler if CC is not set. diff -ru gobject-introspection-1.58.1.orig/giscanner/__init__.py gobject-introspection-1.58.1/giscanner/__init__.py --- gobject-introspection-1.58.1.orig/giscanner/__init__.py 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100 +++ gobject-introspection-1.58.1/giscanner/__init__.py 2018-12-03 13:33:28.788971299 +0100 @@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ builddir = os.environ.get('UNINSTALLED_INTROSPECTION_BUILDDIR') if builddir is not None: __path__.append(os.path.join(builddir, 'giscanner')) +if not 'CC' in os.environ: + os.environ['CC'] = 'gcc' try: from ._version import __version__ except ImportError: