[LLVMdev] [cfe-dev] getting even more started

[OvermindDL1]

Might help is sent to list...

On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Dave Yost <Dave at yost.com> wrote:
> I haven't gotten any response to the below.
>
> Attached is an improved version of my shell script that builds and installs from the trunk.
>
> It obsoletes the step-by-step Getting Started instructions and also serves as an easy way to keep up with the trunk.
>
> Dave
>
> At 9:11 PM -0500 2010-07-26, I wrote:
>>At 3:51 PM -0700 2010-07-26, Chris Lattner wrote:
>>>On Jul 25, 2010, at 8:40 PM, Dave Yost wrote:
>>>>Regarding downloading, building, and installing llvm and clang, these pages
>>>>   http://llvm.org/docs/GettingStarted.html#quickstart
>>>>   http://clang.llvm.org/get_started.html
>>>>have a lot of English text that a user has to translate correctly
>>>>into shell commands.
>>>>
>>>>I think a shell script is preferable to manual-labor instructions.
>>>>Like instructions for manual labor, a script can be human readable,
>>>>but a script is also unambiguous and clear, not to mention that it
>>>>is directly usable, without mistakes in translation from prose to
>>>>shell commands.
>>>>
>>>>For many users the script will be all they need, and if not, it
>>>>makes a great starting point for customization. The attached script
>>>>is what I used. I offer it to you.
>>>
>>>Great!  Please send it to cfe-dev :)
>>
>>...
>>
>>Some more notes about installation
>>
>>1. The instructions don't say to do
>>     gmake install
>>
>>2. For me, gmake install created these with restrictive permissions:
>>     /usr/local/docs
>>     /usr/local/include/llvm*
>>     /usr/local/include/clang*
>>
>>3. gmake uninstall did not remove [updated since originally posted]
>>     /usr/local/bin/llvm-config
>>     /usr/local/include/clang/
>>     /usr/local/include/clang-c/
>>     /usr/local/include/llvm/
>>     /usr/local/include/llvm-c/
>>     /usr/local/lib/clang/
>>
>>Dave

Slight issue, LLVM/Clang/Etc... use CMake.  The scripts you post do
not include Windows support (which you could handle as windows
bat/batch files).  It should support the full LLVM CMake so it
supports multiple platforms.