[cfe-dev] LLVM/Clang and getting rid of the system linker (GNU ld or MSVC link.exe)

[Dallman, John]

> I would not call depending on the system linker a problem. The system
> linker saves us from worrying about the nitty gritty details of how
> the system works.

It also means that you can build shared libraries/DLLs with Clang and
they can be linked into programs built with the system's standard
toolchain, and vice-versa. This is going to be crucial to my potential
adoption of Clang: I supply software components, not applications, and
not all of my customers will be able to switch to Clang at the same time
as me.

best,

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John Dallman
Parasolid Porting Engineer