[llvm-dev] [RFC] Strategies for Bootstrapping Compiler-RT builtins

[C Bergström via llvm-dev]

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 12:12 AM, Steve King via llvm-dev
<llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 6:33 AM, Martell Malone <martellmalone at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just as a point for building the builtins shouldn't we just need llvm-ar ?
>
> Thanks for pointing this out and I hope llvm-ar is up to the task.
> Even if targets must still port binutils, each step toward LLVM
> self-reliance is a step in the right direction.
>
> Without getting too far ahead of ourselves, refactoring built-ins into
> a distinct library is a great place to start.

Before anyone starts refactoring binutils - if you're really zealous
or have some strong logical reason against it - there is the BSD elf
tools project

http://sourceforge.net/p/elftoolchain/wiki/Home/