Index: test/lldbtest.py
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--- test/lldbtest.py
+++ test/lldbtest.py
@@ -1193,6 +1193,18 @@
         version = 'unknown'
 
         compiler = self.getCompiler()
+
+        # strip off leading spaces, prefixes (e.g. ccache, distcc, etc.) and 
+        # trailing complier options to create a single-word compiler name.
+        # otherwise, unit tests will fail if:
+        #     1) check-lldb is configured/built w/ ccache
+        #     2) they are built w/ ccache
+        compiler_split = compiler.split(" ")
+        for word in reversed(compiler_split) :
+            if which(word) != None :
+                compiler = word
+                break
+
         version_output = system([[which(compiler), "-v"]])[1]
         for line in version_output.split(os.linesep):
             m = re.search('version ([0-9\.]+)', line)