[cfe-dev] libc++ on Windows (Rationale)

[Fernando Pelliccioni]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Michael Spencer <bigcheesegs at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Michael Spencer <bigcheesegs at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 8:03 AM, Fernando Pelliccioni
> > <fpelliccioni at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am trying to compile LibC++ on WinXP (32) using MinGW (GCC 4.6).
> >>
> >> I've seen some extensions are used, as the "xlocale.h", which makes it
> >> difficult to compile in Windows using MinGW. No way to use MSVC.
> >>
> >> I wonder..., What is the goal of the creators of Clang and LibC++ in
> terms
> >> of portability? Is there any reason why Windows should not be supported?
> Or
> >> just a matter of time, is started by the Unix-Like operating systems?
> >>
> >> I would like to contribute to the project, to make Clang and LibC++, in
> the
> >> future, the default compiler C++ for almost any platform.
> >>
> >> Thanks and greetings.
> >> Fernando.
> >
> > I too support this. There is currently no decent c++ stdlib for
> > windows (sorry MinGW, but you don't count for me).
> >
> > - Michael Spencer
> >
>
> Sorry for the double post, but I just realized I needed to clarify
> something.
>
> I do not think that libc++ should attempt to be compatible with MSVC
> where MSVC does not implement C++0x or makes things difficult. My main
> concern is Clang+Windows compatibility when Clang gets C++0x support.
>
>
Admittedly, I did not take into account C++0x.
I support your opinion. The ideal option would be Clang+LibCxx in Windows as
the default compiler.
It would be a great goal.

Regards,
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