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Counterpoint: We compile more than one entire linux distribution (one is gentoo based, others vary) with llvm with essentially no issues (the number of local pa
by DannyBee 9y ago
Counterpoint: We compile more than one entire linux distribution (one is gentoo based, others vary) with llvm with essentially no issues (the number of local patches is incredibly small, and most is actually just buggy code that clang happens to detect, and we are waiting for upstream to accept).
Is it work? Sure.
But it's not like "years of real work".
It's about 5-10 people for a quarter or two.
- cyphar 9y agoIt is definitely possible, but I was saying that switching to LLVM would take a while, and that even GCC updates are painful. 5-10 people for 6 months is a fairly serious time investment for a community project (especially since we have a lot of other things on our plate).