[LLVMdev] 2.4 Pre-release (v1) Available for Testing

[Villmow, Micah]

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From: llvmdev-bounces at cs.uiuc.edu [mailto:llvmdev-bounces at cs.uiuc.edu]
On Behalf Of Sherief N. Farouk
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 3:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [LLVMdev] 2.4 Pre-release (v1) Available for Testing

> I could add that to my CMake build system TODO, but so far I'm a bit
> skeptic about LLVM relevance on the non-Unix world. The Windows build
> can be broken for a long period before anyone notices. The VS2003
> support is broken since a long time ago and, apart from myself, no
> other
> user cares. Seems that LLVM penetration on Windows, for instance, is
> almost nil. Is it really worth the trouble to support things like
> testing on systems that almost nobody (wants to) use?.
> 
> --
> Oscar

I, for one, hugely appreciate your effort and the CMake build files. My
primary target is the Windows platform, and I'd *LOVE* to see LLVM
working
on windows. I think this is a "build it and they will come" argument,
but
LLVM is hugely useful for the kind of work I'm doing, and ATM I'm
resorting
to using LLVM on a *nix system while preparing (hoping?) for a win32
build
to work. The near nil penetration is a side effect of the lack of
availability IMO: How can I use it when it's not working in the first
place?..

I'd be willing to help test and, if I'm at a point where I actually know
what I'm doing ;), possibly contribute to make The Fully Working LLVM
Win32
Build a reality.

- Sherief

I have a working VS2K5 solution/proj file that builds everything
correctly I could pass on if anyone is interested. 
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