[Libclc-dev] Can't compile Libclc anylonger with current git LLVM since 16. Mai

[Dieter Nützel via Libclc-dev]

Am 29.05.2016 00:55, schrieb Jan Vesely:
> This failure is not caused by libclc, but rather change in clang
> (r269670). The revision changed the way clc extensions are handled and
> did not allow any extensions for nvptx.
> 
> compilation fails because libclc configure sets -Dcl_khr_fp64, but
> clang refuses to enable the extension.
> Possible fixes/workarounds:
> 1.) Don't compile nvptx libclc target. amd targets have relied on clang
> providing device information for some time, and should be fine (the bug
> in current clang should not be fatal).
> 
> 2.) Remove -Dcl_khr_fp64 from nvptx targets in configure. We'll
> probably need to that anyway. This might lead to miscompiled libclc for
> nvptx and you'll see a ton of warnings.
> 
> 3.) Apply patches [0,1,2,3] to your clang and recompile. Patch [3]
> should be enough, but I haven't tested them individually.
> 
> regards,
> Jan
> 
> [0] http://reviews.llvm.org/D20447
> [1] http://reviews.llvm.org/D20744
> [2] http://reviews.llvm.org/D20388
> [3] http://reviews.llvm.org/D20389
> 
> On Sun, 2016-05-29 at 00:29 +0200, Dieter Nützel via Libclc-dev wrote:
>> Hello to the list,
>> 
>> my last and running Libclc was compiled with git LLVM taken from the 
>> same day:

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Thank you very much Jan!

I've taken route 2.) and libclc is running as before, e.g. on AMD 
Ni/Turks XT.
Awaiting route 3.), next.
Let me know when clang patches are landed.

Cheers,
   Dieter