tenfourfox/build/unix/build-clang

build-clang.py
==============

A script to build clang from source.

```
usage: build-clang.py [-h] -c CONFIG [--clean]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG
                        Clang configuration file
  --clean               Clean the build directory
```

Config file format
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build-clang.py accepts a JSON config format with the following fields:

* llvm_revision: The LLVM SVN revision to build.
* stages: Use 1, 2, or 3 to select different compiler stages.  The default is 3.
* llvm_repo: SVN path to the LLVM repo.
* clang_repo: SVN path to the Clang repo.
* compiler_repo: SVN path to the compiler-rt repo.
* libcxx_repo: SVN path to the libcxx repo.
* python_path: Path to the Python 2.7 installation on the machine building clang.
* gcc_dir: Path to the gcc toolchain installation, only required on Linux.
* cc: Path to the bootsraping C Compiler.
* cxx: Path to the bootsraping C++ Compiler.
* patches: Optional list of patches to apply per platform.  Supported platforms: macosx64, linux32, linux64.  The default is Release.
* build_type: The type of build to make.  Supported types: Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo or MinSizeRel.
* build_libcxx: Whether to build with libcxx.  The default is false.
* assertions: Whether to enable LLVM assertions.  The default is false.