[llvm-dev] [RFC] Move Virtual File System from clang to llvm

[Ben Langmuir via llvm-dev]

+1 from me.

> On Oct 2, 2018, at 8:24 AM, Jonas Devlieghere <jdevlieghere at apple.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi everybody,
> 
> I'm working on adding reproducers to LLDB [0] and I'd like to use clang's
> virtual file system (VFS), similar to how it is used today for reproducers in
> clang. I believe the functionality is generic enough that it warrants living in
> support, next to the "real" file system. I can imagine that other tools might
> benefit from this functionality as well.
> 
> I created a patch [1] to show what this would look like. Most of the changes
> are the result of the vfs now living in the llvm namespace.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> [0] http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/lldb-dev/2018-September/014184.html
> [1] https://reviews.llvm.org/D52783