[llvm-dev] RFC, compiler-rt: Switching x86 linux default compiler-support library from libgcc to compiler-rt

[Tim Northover via llvm-dev]

On Mon, 6 Aug 2018 at 19:56, Sterling Augustine via llvm-dev
<llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> Would there be any objections to switching the default runtime library for linux-x86 to compiler-rt?

Do you mean link LLVM itself against compiler-rt by default, or change
the default Clang chooses when compiling something?

Either way, what would the compatibility story be for distributions
that routinely use GCC? It seems like it would be very easy to break
exception and new/delete ABI compatibility on that route.

Cheers.

Tim.