[LLVMdev] Is there room for another build system?

Chris Lattner
2008-07-30T20:03:49Z

On Jul 30, 2008, at 12:59 PM, George Russell wrote:

>>
>>
>> 2. VC++ users: Are you interested on a tool that generates project
>> files or makefiles for your IDE or your free VC++ compiler, and
>> with a
>> simpler maintenance?
>>
>
> Yes!
>
> Already with a feature request - can it test for the required tools
> (bison/flex) are present and usable?

I don't think flex is required.  Bison is currently needed for one
file (llvmAsmParser.y) AFAIK, which really needs to be rewritten anyway.

-Chris