Re: [boost] Clang: Open-source C/C++ front end under development

From: Douglas Gregor (doug.gregor_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-01 10:51:54

On Sat, 2007-09-01 at 10:27 -0400, David Abrahams wrote:
> > That said, Clang needs our help. Collectively, Boost developers have  
> > more knowledge about and a deeper understanding of C++ than any other  
> > community within C++. We have the C++ expertise to help implement the  
> > language well, and the library-design savvy to help build powerful,  
> > accessible interfaces that simplify the task of building new and  
> > improved tools for C++. The Clang team is asking for help  
> > implementing C and C++ features and are very open to new contributors.
> 
> Is there a list of tasks somewhere? If someone wants to help, where
> can they find something to do?

The best place to get these answers is on the Clang mailing list at:

        http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/cfe-dev

> I note the LLVM website says "a GCC-based C & C++ front-end."  I
> assume that is *not* what we're talking about here?

No, that is not what we're talking about. LLVM can be used as a back-end
for GCC's C and C++ parsers, but that involves a lot of cruft from GCC.
Clang is a new, from-scratch, all-C++ parser that will be an alternative
LLVM front end for C and C++.

        - Doug