[llvm-dev] Build libclang.dll exporting C APIs for both Clang and LLVM

[Chris Bieneman via llvm-dev]

> On Jun 20, 2019, at 2:00 AM, Cosmin Apreutesei via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to use both LLVM and Clang C APIs via the runtime ffi of
> a scripting language.
> 
> Is it possible to build a libclang.dll that embeds both llvm and clang
> and exports the Clang and LLVM C APIs (and no C++ symbols) using
> mingw64?

Possible? Sure. Is this supported in the current build system? No. 

> 
> Did anyone tried that before?

Not that I'm aware of.

To do it you would basically need to grab the LLVM C export list that llvm/tools/llvm-shlib generates, and add that the the clang exports list that clang/tools/libclang contains. That would give you LLVM + libClang. If you need other Clang CAPIs you'd also need to build a mechanism for generating those export lists.

Totally possible, but not supported.

-Chris

> 
> Thanks!
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