[cfe-dev] Clang on Windows targeting gcc requirements

[Edward Diener]

On 7/3/2015 10:59 AM, Yaron Keren wrote:
> You only need to have the bin directory in your PATH. clang will find
> the include and library directory based on the bin directory. There are
> no fixed paths, you can put in c:\mingw or wherever.

Everything is working fine so far. I was able to build the latest clang 
from source successfully using mingw-64/gcc-5.1 and I have been invoking 
clang successfully so far with the mingw-64/gcc-5.1 implementation in my 
PATH. Great job you did getting the patch into the official clang 
source, and I really appreciate it ! Being able to use clang with 
mingw-64 RTL as well as the mingw RTL is a real plus for using clang on 
Windows.

I have also noticed a monumental speedup in the clang compilation 
process using mingw-64 as opposed to mingw. Whatever the reason it is 
most welcome.

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> 2015-07-03 16:13 GMT+03:00 Edward Diener
> <eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com
> <mailto:eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com>>:
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>     On 6/25/2015 2:13 PM, Yaron Keren wrote:
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>         See http://reviews.llvm.org/D5268
>         <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__reviews.llvm.org_D5268&d=AwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=CnzuN65ENJ1H9py9XLiRvC_UQz6u3oG6GUNn7_wosSM&m=ecMMp1TUmHLfiiZ_MlnPwTgmGQGZqkJoByqz4GWmOJ8&s=GyhTLhjqmvS-L0bXc8ytxxjhk6AnpKowj6eW2JYk9i4&e=>
>         <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__reviews.llvm.org_D5268&d=AwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=CnzuN65ENJ1H9py9XLiRvC_UQz6u3oG6GUNn7_wosSM&m=YgSrUuiAhPt76cF_h_LXb8Mg84W8p9nMvUiL3koHKP4&s=aW_6t6KDGfo5hO6NiTn5Hy9afNhzwfkX-BZHT9PtXmk&e=>
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>     I can see that the patch has been applied officially to the latest
>     clang source. It's in the latest code when I update llvm/clang.
>     Thanks very much !
>
>     But how do I use it ?
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>     Am I supposed to be able to build clang using a mingw-64 distro in
>     my PATH ?
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>     When I compile with clang how do I tell it to use the mingw-64
>     headers and RTL ? Does it matter whether the mingw-64 distro is 32
>     bit or 64 bit ?
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>     Do I need to have the mingw-64 distro at c:\mingw ?
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>     I am willing to test this for clang and report back results here,
>     since I can easily switch between mingw-64 distros ( 4.8.4, 4.9.2,
>     5.1 ) and I test a number of Boost libraries including my own with
>     clang, but I need a little information on how to do it.
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>         2015-06-25 10:46 GMT+03:00 Edward Diener
>         <eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com
>         <mailto:eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com>
>         <mailto:eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com
>         <mailto:eldlistmailingz at tropicsoft.com>>>:
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>              For either the latest clang built from souce on Windows or
>         a binary
>              distribution of clang on Windows it appears that clang
>         expects the
>              supporting gcc include files and lib files to be in the
>         hardcoded
>              directory:
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>              c:\mingw
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>              and follow the mingw directory structure.
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>              1) Can this please be changed in the future so that some
>         environment
>              variable ( maybe CLANG_GCC ) can be set to the gcc installation
>              rather than use a hardcoded path ?
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>              2) Can clang be updated to support the mingw-64 directory
>         structure
>              and not just the mingw directory structure ? The mingw-64
>         distros
>              seem now to be the preferred gcc distributions on Windows and
>              support the latest versions of gcc.
>
>              Do I need to make these suggestions on the clang bug
>         tracker for the
>              suggestions to be seriously considered ?u