Re: LLVM 2.6 Released / Can it be used with Xcode?
Re: LLVM 2.6 Released / Can it be used with Xcode?
- Subject: Re: LLVM 2.6 Released / Can it be used with Xcode?
- From: "Sean McBride" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:31:00 -0400
- Organization: Rogue Research Inc.
On 10/30/09 8:39 AM, Jens Alfke said:
>I don't think so. Part of Apple's impetus for developing Clang is to
>replace GCC over time. GCC has always been problematic for Apple due
>to its GPL license, which means it can't be integrated into Xcode
>itself (only run as a tool.)
To be pedantic: gcc could certainly be integrated into Xcode itself, but
Apple is not willing/able to release Xcode under GPL. That's their
choice. There's no technical problem, it's a legal problem. As you
say, I'm sure that's a big part of why Apple is moving to clang.
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Mac Software Developer Montréal, Québec, Canada
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