[cfe-dev] anyone knows the current state of libc++ on windows?

[Dennis Luehring]

>I routinely compile libc++ & libcxxabi with clang as
>compiler and link with MinGW 4.8.2 (gcc calling ld)
>as an replacement for libstdc++.

did you ever checked linking with "Microsoft Visual C Run-Time Library" (MSVCRTxyz)
so that the dependencies are only libc++ & libcxxabi & MSVCRT - is that possible
or are there still compile/link problems with microsoft stuff


Am 08.05.2014 11:30, schrieb Yaron Keren:
> Hi Dennis,
>
> I routinely compile libc++ & libcxxabi with clang as compiler and link with
> MinGW 4.8.2 (gcc calling ld) as an replacement for libstdc++. It builds and
> overall works. I have run the tests some while ago, most passed but there
> were failures, have not looked in depth.
>
> libc++ compiled with gcc - gcc 4.7 could not handle some of the "advanced"
> C++ code in libcxx. Have not tested with 4.8 or the just released 4.9.
>
> libc++ with Visual C++ - there were multiple C++ compatibility problems
> even with VC 2013.
> Someone named "G M" had tried this for a while and some of his patches were
> comitted, search on the list for "G M".
> The latest Visual C++ is 2013 Update 2, MS are imporving VC C++ support
> every version, you can try building libcxx with it and see what fails now.
> The free express version is available here
>
>   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40787
>
> Yaron
>
>
>
> 2014-05-08 10:04 GMT+03:00 Dennis Luehring <dl.soluz at gmx.net>:
>
> > but not using Visual C++.
> >>
> >
> > sorry for my unprecise question
> >
> > libc++ & MingW
> >   compiles (as you wrote) - and all tests run fine?
> >
> > libc++ & MSVC
> >   does not compile - what parts, any building/test stats available?
> >
> > libc++ & Clang under Windows
> >   ???
> >
> > Am 08.05.2014 07:29, schrieb Yaron Keren:
> >
> >  Hi Dennis,
> >>
> >> You can build libcxx using MingW-w64
> >>
> >>
> >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/files/Toolchains%20targetting%
> >> 20Win32/Personal%20Builds/mingw-builds/
> >>
> >> but not using Visual C++.
> >>
> >> Yaron
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 2014-05-08 7:20 GMT+03:00 Dennis Luehring <dl.soluz at gmx.net>:
> >>
> >> > the information on http://libcxx.llvm.org/results.Windows.html seems to
> >> > be a little bit out-dated
> >> >
> >> > anyone still working on the port?
> >> >
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