[cfe-dev] Linking in clang on Windows

[Edward Diener]

On 10/11/2013 1:35 PM, Yaron Keren wrote:
>   MingW does not have a full runtime of its own. The MingW RTL is MSVC
> runtime + additions and replacements.

Thanks for the clarification.

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> 2013/10/11 Edward Diener <eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com
> <mailto:eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com>>
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>     On 10/11/2013 12:14 PM, Óscar Fuentes wrote:
>      > Edward Diener
>     <eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com
>     <mailto:eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com>>
>      > writes:
>      >
>      >> You are right, but if I want to build clang under Windows using a
>      >> Unix-like system do I not have to use this shell ( or cygwin
>     itself )
>      >> ?
>      >
>      > Why do you want to build Clang under Windows using a Unix-like
>     system?
>      >
>      > It is perfectly possible to build Clang with MinGW without MSYS. I'll
>      > say it is easier: just use CMake + Ninja from a Windows prompt.
>     The same
>      > method works for VS and most other (possibly all) OS/toolset
>      > combinations.
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>     OK, I will look into this on Windows also.
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>     What I am understanding is that I can build clang either to work with
>     the MingW RTL or the VC++ RTL on Windows. Up to now I have been
>     concentrating on using clang with the VC++ RTL.
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>     I am trying to use Boost with clang on Windows. This means using Boost
>     Build, which also means using a clang toolset which will work in at
>     least setting up clang to compile and link Boost libraries.