[LLVMdev] Why llvm-gcc? Another beginner's question.

Hendrik Boom
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:03:40 -0000

What is the reason for llvm-gcc?  Will regular gcc work (except for the
releases that are broken, of course)?  Does llvm in any way depend on
features of llvm-gcc instead of gcc?

Or is it optional?  Was it conceived to give llvm itself a through
shakedown?  Is it there just in case you really want llvm code in some
form from a C program?  Is such llvm code necessary for some kind of use
-- might it be that that a compiler that uses llvm can only link with
ofher llvm-generated code?

-- hendrik