[llvm-dev] [RFC] Adding LLVM Support for AIX

[Hubert Tong via llvm-dev]

A first patch to adjust compiler flags, etc. for an AIX build has been
posted at https://reviews.llvm.org/D58250. Thank you, Xing!

-- HT

On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 12:32 PM Chris Bowler via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:

> As part of IBM's ongoing efforts to improve the AIX ecosystem, we are
> working on adding support for the AIX platform to LLVM and Clang. Our goal
> is to have a viable C and C++ LLVM compiler that runs and generates Power
> code on AIX. The tentative plan is to initially support 32/64 bit mode in
> AIX 7.1/7.2.
>
>
>
> Our initial patches will focus on C support for AIX. In particular, we
> will be focusing on:
>
>   1. Adding initial XCOFF object file support.
>
>   2. Emitting assembly compatible with the AIX system assembler.
>
> We are also working on setting up AIX build bots and will update the list
> when we have them ready to go.
>
>
> Any feedback or comments are welcome.
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