Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 15:28:23 +0300 From: =?utf-8?B?QW5kcml1cyBNb3JrxatuYXM=?= <hinokind@gmail.com> To: "Kostik Belousov" <kostikbel@gmail.com>, "C. Bergstr??m" <cbergstrom@pathscale.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Dimitry Andric <dimitry@andric.com>, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, yuri@rawbw.com Subject: Re: GSoC: Making ports work with clang Message-ID: <op.vb4p9la143o42p@klevas> In-Reply-To: <20100503112752.GH50864@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> References: <op.vb0w1zrh43o42p@klevas> <4BDD28E2.8010201@rawbw.com> <op.vb3iwpzw43o42p@klevas> <20100503092213.GA1294@straylight.m.ringlet.net> <4BDEA78F.90303@pathscale.com> <4BDEA926.4030900@andric.com> <4BDEB154.8060104@pathscale.com> <20100503112752.GH50864@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua>
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On Mon, 03 May 2010 14:27:52 +0300, Kostik Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> wrote: > For me, the project that makes sense is exactly "making freebsd ports > work with clang", instead of what many have read "making applications > ported to freebsd and compiled with clang work". Please note the subtle > but very important difference. > > Even more, I do think that making our ports work with exactly clang does > not give us any useful bits, except putting the port _infrastructure_ > into shape where it can use non-base compilers, as easy as changing > two or three variables. Being able to decouple base and port compilers, > and give the port system the freedom to use whatever compiler the port > masters find suitable is very important. It is important both for ports, > to not need to make a rush run to fix after base changes, and it is > important for base to not hold on ports much to make a change. > > Other then that, I mostly share your refusal to drink the Kool-Aid. Finally, someone who understands the benefits of my project and what I'm trying to do! Of course it's my own fault for not explaining my goals clearly enough, but now I know where to point when I try to explain what I'm doing or why it's good for FreeBSD. -- Andrius
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