Re:Chromium Windows builds now use Clang by default
by zmodem on Friday July 28, 2017 @08:13PM
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> So what is Chromium gaining from switching to clang-cl?
There are lots of good reasons, but my favourite point -- besides considering clang to be a superiour c++ compiler in general -- is that using an open-source compiler allows us to fix things.
When a developer runs into a miscompile or compiler crash, finds an inefficiency in the generated code or has an idea for a new warning, we can fix it and push a new compiler out within days. And in addition to the work we put in ourselves, we benefit from the huge amount of work put in by the wider llvm/clang community.
It leads to a better developer experience, and in the end a better product.
There are lots of good reasons, but my favourite point -- besides considering clang to be a superiour c++ compiler in general -- is that using an open-source compiler allows us to fix things.
When a developer runs into a miscompile or compiler crash, finds an inefficiency in the generated code or has an idea for a new warning, we can fix it and push a new compiler out within days. And in addition to the work we put in ourselves, we benefit from the huge amount of work put in by the wider llvm/clang community.
It leads to a better developer experience, and in the end a better product.