[cfe-dev] C++ AMP

[Hal Finkel]

On Mon, 14 May 2012 23:47:03 +0100
John Bytheway <jbytheway+llvm at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 14/05/12 21:50, Chandler Carruth wrote:
> > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Rahul Garg
> > <rahulgarg44 at gmail.com
> > <mailto:rahulgarg44 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > 
> >     Hi.
> > 
> >     New here. Tried searching for any discussions about C++ AMP but
> > did not find anything.
> >     I am wondering if there are any plans or projects by anyone to
> > support C++ AMP extensions through Clang?
> > 
> > 
> > Not currently. There is much work to be done outside of AMP on
> > Windows, so until we make headway there, it doesn't make much sense
> > to look at AMP specifically.
> 
> I see no particular reason to aim to support AMP only on Windows.
> Personally, I would be more interested in a Linux implementation.

Out of curiosity, what does 'supporting AMP' mean in this context.
Aside from the tile_static storage-class specifier and the
restrict(amp) clause, is the rest of it just a template library, or
would other frontend modifications be necessary?

 -Hal

> 
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Hal Finkel
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