Re: [boost] [clang] How to use CLang for Windows?

Subject: Re: [boost] [clang] How to use CLang for Windows?
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-09-29 13:01:49

On 9/29/2013 11:13 AM, Jonathan Wakely wrote:
> On 28 September 2013 21:50, Edward Diener wrote:
>>
>> I still do not see a roadmap for using clang with Boost Build under Windows
>> to build/test Boost libraries.
>>
>> Am I supposed to download a Windows snapshot from http://llvm.org/builds/ ?
>>
>> Am I supposed to get the latest llvm/clang from
>> http://clang.llvm.org/get_started.html and build it for Visual Studio ( this
>> never worked properly in the past and there is no mention of VS2012 on that
>> page ).
>>
>> Am I supposed to use a 'clang' toolset on Windows with Boost Build ?
>>
>> As usual, with no doubt all the "good" intentions in the world to allow
>> clang to be used under Windows, the documentation, explanation, and support
>> for clnag under Windows is lacking/minimal.
>
> Sounds like you're expecting someone to have already made this work.
> That's not how the bleeding edge of open source works, *especially*
> when combining things from different projects on a new platform!
>
> Someone has to figure all that stuff out bit by bit and fix the things
> that don't work.  If you just expect to download a complete, working
> environment then you should wait until someone else has done the hard
> work.

See my OP in another thread.