[PATCH] D134337: [clang] [Driver] More flexible rules for loading default configs

Michał Górny via Phabricator via cfe-commits cfe-commits at lists.llvm.org
Wed Sep 28 06:46:50 PDT 2022


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Comment at: clang/test/Driver/config-file3.c:27
 
-//--- Invocation qqq-clang-g++ tries to find config file qqq-clang-g++.cfg first.
+//--- Invocation x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-clang-g++ tries x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-clang++.cfg first.
 //
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arichardson wrote:
> sepavloff wrote:
> > mgorny wrote:
> > > sepavloff wrote:
> > > > mgorny wrote:
> > > > > sepavloff wrote:
> > > > > > mgorny wrote:
> > > > > > > sepavloff wrote:
> > > > > > > > mgorny wrote:
> > > > > > > > > arichardson wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > sepavloff wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > Tests must check the case when target prefix is not a real triple as in the original test (qqq-clang).
> > > > > > > > > > It would be quite important for me that this continues to work. I made use of that in the CheriBSD toolchain when creating [[ https://github.com/CTSRD-CHERI/cheribuild/blob/master/pycheribuild/projects/cross/llvm.py#L499 | symlinked binaries to easily build for different ABIs]] such as `cheribsd-riscv64-hybrid-clang++` and `cheribsd-riscv64-purecap-clang-cpp`. It appears this previously only worked if the prefix did not start with a valid triple (which is why I put the OS before the architecture). I think it would also be nice if the whole prefix was checked even if it starts with a valid triple, but this does not need to be changed in this patch (haven't looked at it in detail so this might actually work).
> > > > > > > > > If the prefix is not a valid triple, then clang ignores it and uses host triple instead. And now we're back to square one. If I check both variants, it's too complex. If I don't, it's bad too.
> > > > > > > > Our customers use this feature. Target prefix may designate, for example, debug build or build with specific framework.
> > > > > > > How are we supposed to avoid the "absurd" case where x86_64 configs are loaded for `-m32` invocation then?
> > > > > > In this case overloading target does not makes sense. You need to analyze `RealTriple` in `Driver::loadDefaultConfigFiles` and if it is wrong, use target prefix as if it is real target.
> > > > > What do you mean by "wrong"? The target triple is always a correct triple.
> > > > Not triple, sorry. Target prefix taken from `ClangNameParts.TargetPrefix`.
> > > Now I'm confused. Are you suggesting that we use prefix instead of target if it's… incorrect?
> > Basically yes.
> > 
> > We need to support arbitrary target prefixes, because they are used now. If `ClangNameParts.TargetPrefix` is not a valid triple, use it to build config file names.
> > 
> > We also need to use config files like `x86_64.cfg` where middle components are dropped, they are also used. They also need to support target overloading.
> I can replace my approach with simple shell scripts that invoke clang --config=..., but IMO it would be nice if the logic was something like the first check being
> `if "explicit --target empty" and "ClangNameParts.TargetPrefix non-empty" and "ClangNameParts.TargetPrefix not a valid triple" -> load ClangNameParts.TargetPrefix + ".cfg"` followed by the current logic.
> I don't mind either way whether the first check should also load a driver-specific config file or not. I'd also be happy if the logic was "try loading ClangNameParts.TargetPrefix if explicit --target empty" regardless of whether it is a valid triple or not.
> Does this approach sound reasonable?
Ok, so I guess that the logic would be: if name prefix's (non-normalized) triple does not have valid arch or valid os parts, we use that instead of real triple.


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Comment at: clang/test/Driver/config-file3.c:60
+//
+// RUN: %t/testdmode/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-clang-g++ --target=i386-unknown-linux-gnu --config-system-dir= --config-user-dir= -no-canonical-prefixes --version 2>&1 | FileCheck %s -check-prefix FULL1-I386
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sepavloff wrote:
> We also need a test that checks that in the case of `--target=i386-unknown-linux-gnu` and absence of `i386-unknown-linux-gnu-clang++.cfg` clang does not load `x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-clang-g++.cfg`.
Isn't this what `FULL2 + -m32` tests for?


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