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List:       gentoo-alt
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-alt] GSoC idea: clang as a supported toolchain on OSX prefix
From:       Fabian Groffen <grobian () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2014-02-22 13:33:44
Message-ID: 20140222133344.GE46947 () gentoo ! org
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On 21-02-2014 21:20:39 -0500, Yuchen Ying wrote:
> Since GCC changed its license to GPLv3, Apple have stopped supporting its
> own flavor of GCC[1]. The current sys-devel/gcc-apple version may work in
> the next few years but eventually it will be replaced by clang.
> 
> Now that we are refactoring the bootstrap.sh script, should we re-consider
> the idea to make clang a supported toolchain on OSX prefix? I think I
> mentioned this idea to Fabian on bugs.gentoo.org several months ago.
> 
> I really want to be part of this project but since I'll be graduate this
> summer and start my job, I don't have the time to do it. But I'll be glad to
> test and report bugs.
> 
> Any comments?

Problem here is that you need a recent version of binutils-apple, which
only compiles using clang.  So the best first shot here would most
probably be to get the latest binutils compilable with gcc-apple, or
invest in getting a clang that can be compiled with less recent
binutils.

See also bug #493934.  https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493934

Fabian


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