# Force specific compiler (gradle native)

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/force-specific-compiler-gradle-native/28010>\
**Category:** Help/Discuss\
**Created:** [August 4, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/force-specific-compiler-gradle-native/28010 "2018-08-04T23:53:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 4, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/force-specific-compiler-gradle-native/28010/1 "2018-08-04T23:53:15Z")

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Is there a way to force gradle to use a specific compiler?

For example I exported the environment variable `CXX=gcc-7`, but it still uses the default `gcc` compiler.

Googling and similar yielded nothing