Re: [boost] [clang] Using clang in Windows

Subject: Re: [boost] [clang] Using clang in Windows
From: Eric Niebler (eniebler_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-07-15 13:13:34

On 07/15/2014 09:51 AM, Edward Diener wrote:
> On 7/15/2014 10:53 AM, Eric Niebler wrote:
>> On 7/14/2014 12:06 AM, Edward Diener wrote:
>>> Just a note to everybody about using clang in Windows. I upgraded the
>>> latest clang-linux.jam file in Boost Build on the 'develop' branch so
>>> that clang in Windows using gcc should now work for the purposes of
>>> testing Boost libraries.
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> How is this better than building clang with gcc under cygwin or mingw on
>> Windows?
> 
> That is what I was describing ! Evidently I was not clear enough. The
> change to clang-linux.jam in the Boost Build develop branch sets the
> threading model for clang with gcc on Windows to -pthread rather than
> the previous -mthreads, which was causing problems. Its a small change
> but then again I will never claim credit for being a bjam programmer
> <g>. Testing this build of clang on Windows targeting mingw/gcc with
> various Boost libraries seems to work very well for me. If all this is
> already known I apologize for the redundancy but I am very happy about
> having another excellent compiler under Windows with which I can test.

Certainly! I've been using clang on Windows this way for a very long
time. I do remember hitting the -mthreads problem at one point (and
complaining about it on the Boost.Build mailing list to no avail). I
don't remember how I worked around the problem. :P

Kind of sad that we have a build system that few people understand, and
whose bits are rotting. Thanks for patching it up!

Eric