[cfe-dev] Configuration files

Hubert Tong via cfe-dev cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org
Mon Sep 19 06:25:08 PDT 2016


On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 6:05 AM, Renato Golin via cfe-dev <
cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:

> On 19 September 2016 at 09:06, Serge Pavlov via cfe-dev
> <cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> > Content of configuration file
> > is treated as a part of command line of each tool invocation preceding
> any
> > arguments specified in command line.
>
> This has been discussed before, but it died out a bit. I am personally
> in favour of this proposal, but I think this could be expanded just a
> bit and do much more.
>
> One big problem we have is that GNU cross-compilation toolchains are
> created in different ways, with different options, paths, libraries,
> support by different distributions, so it's practically impossible for
> the Clang driver to keep up with all of them. The end result is that
> users have to fiddle with --sysroot, -L, -I, -l, triple names, etc.
> This gets even more complicated when adding compiler-rt, libc++ and
> especially libunwind. Also bad is the choices between GNU and LLVM
> tools for native and cross compilation, which drives the number of
> possibilities times the number of distribution-specific configurations
> through the roof.
>
> So, I'd like to extend your proposal...
>
> You said:
>  * If no config file is found, do nothing
>  * If the default config is found, pre-pend (not append, because of
> last-seen effect) all the options to the user's command line
>
> I'd add:
>  * If there's a system default (/etc/llvm/default.cfg), silently use that
>  * If there's a user default (~/.llvm/default.cfg), silently *replace*
> the system config
>  * If Clang uses the option "--config foo.cfg", *replace* any other,
> with reverse search patch (first local dir, then ~/.llvm, then
> /etc/llvm)
>  * Allow the user to omit the ".cfg" extension, or not even create it
> in the first place (I prefer it that way, see below)
>  * Clang -v and -### to show which configuration it's using (full path)
>
I believe that if the replacement behaviour is the default, then there
ought to be an "inherit" behaviour (like include/include-next).


> This would allow one to create a number of configurations to help
> users get what they want, for example:
>  * Use Compiler-RT and libc++ installed on the system by choosing
> "--config rt-libcxx", hiding all distro-specific choices (-L, -I) form
> the user
>  * Cross-compile to ARM based on the distro's multi-arch config with
> "--config cross-armv7l-linux-gnueabihf"
>  * Only enable "-Werror" on a final build, not development ones by
> making the "--config werror" optional in CMake/Make files (ex. based
> on -DDEBUG flags)
>
> It would also help developers reproduce bug reports, if the user
> provides their config file (when you don't have a crash script).
>
> Finally, it would give us time to refactor the Clang driver for
> cross-compilation by hiding the complexity behind the config file
> while it's too ugly and also allow it to move without upsetting too
> many users.
>
> cheers,
> --renato
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