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.. _BuildingLibcxx: |
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Building libc++ |
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.. _build instructions: |
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Getting Started |
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=============== |
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On Mac OS 10.7 (Lion) and later, the easiest way to get this library is to install |
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Xcode 4.2 or later. However if you want to install tip-of-trunk from here |
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(getting the bleeding edge), read on. |
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The basic steps needed to build libc++ are: |
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#. Checkout LLVM: |
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* ``cd where-you-want-llvm-to-live`` |
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* ``svn co http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk llvm`` |
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#. Checkout libc++: |
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* ``cd where-you-want-llvm-to-live`` |
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* ``cd llvm/projects`` |
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* ``svn co http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/libcxx/trunk libcxx`` |
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#. Checkout libc++abi: |
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* ``cd where-you-want-llvm-to-live`` |
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* ``cd llvm/projects`` |
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* ``svn co http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/libcxxabi/trunk libcxxabi`` |
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#. Configure and build libc++ with libc++abi: |
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CMake is the only supported configuration system. |
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Clang is the preferred compiler when building and using libc++. |
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* ``cd where you want to build llvm`` |
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* ``mkdir build`` |
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* ``cd build`` |
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* ``cmake -G <generator> [options] <path to llvm sources>`` |
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For more information about configuring libc++ see :ref:`CMake Options`. |
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* ``make cxx`` --- will build libc++ and libc++abi. |
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* ``make check-cxx check-cxxabi`` --- will run the test suites. |
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Shared libraries for libc++ and libc++ abi should now be present in llvm/build/lib. |
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See :ref:`using an alternate libc++ installation <alternate libcxx>` |
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#. **Optional**: Install libc++ and libc++abi |
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If your system already provides a libc++ installation it is important to be |
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careful not to replace it. Remember Use the CMake option ``CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX`` to |
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select a safe place to install libc++. |
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* ``make install-cxx install-cxxabi`` --- Will install the libraries and the headers |
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.. warning:: |
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* Replacing your systems libc++ installation could render the system non-functional. |
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* Mac OS X will not boot without a valid copy of ``libc++.1.dylib`` in ``/usr/lib``. |
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The instructions are for building libc++ on |
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FreeBSD, Linux, or Mac using `libc++abi`_ as the C++ ABI library. |
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On Linux, it is also possible to use :ref:`libsupc++ <libsupcxx>` or libcxxrt. |
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It is sometimes beneficial to build outside of the LLVM tree. An out-of-tree |
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build would look like this: |
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.. code-block:: bash |
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$ cd where-you-want-libcxx-to-live |
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$ # Check out llvm, libc++ and libc++abi. |
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$ ``svn co http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk llvm`` |
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$ ``svn co http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/libcxx/trunk libcxx`` |
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$ ``svn co http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/libcxxabi/trunk libcxxabi`` |
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$ cd where-you-want-to-build |
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$ mkdir build && cd build |
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$ export CC=clang CXX=clang++ |
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$ cmake -DLLVM_PATH=path/to/llvm \ |
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-DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI=libcxxabi \ |
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-DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI_INCLUDE_PATHS=path/to/libcxxabi/include \ |
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path/to/libcxx |
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$ make |
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$ make check-libcxx # optional |
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Experimental Support for Windows |
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The Windows support requires building with clang-cl as cl does not support one |
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required extension: `#include_next`. Furthermore, VS 2015 or newer (19.00) is |
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required. In the case of clang-cl, we need to specify the "MS Compatibility |
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Version" as it defaults to 2014 (18.00). |
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CMake + Visual Studio |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Building with Visual Studio currently does not permit running tests. However, |
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it is the simplest way to build. |
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.. code-block:: batch |
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> cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 2015" ^ |
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-T "LLVM-vs2014" ^ |
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-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_SHARED=YES ^ |
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-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_STATIC=NO ^ |
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-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_LIBRARY=NO ^ |
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\path\to\libcxx |
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> cmake --build . |
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CMake + ninja |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Building with ninja is required for development to enable tests. |
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Unfortunately, doing so requires additional configuration as we cannot |
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just specify a toolset. |
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.. code-block:: batch |
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> cmake -G Ninja ^ |
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-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=/path/to/ninja ^ |
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-DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Windows ^ |
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-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-cl ^ |
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-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-fms-compatibility-version=19.00 --target=i686--windows" ^ |
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-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang-c ^ |
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-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-fms-compatibility-version=19.00 --target=i686--windows" ^ |
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-DLLVM_PATH=/path/to/llvm/tree ^ |
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-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_SHARED=YES ^ |
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-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_STATIC=NO ^ |
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-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_LIBRARY=NO ^ |
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\path\to\libcxx |
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> /path/to/ninja cxx |
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> /path/to/ninja check-cxx |
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Note that the paths specified with backward slashes must use the `\\` as the |
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directory separator as clang-cl may otherwise parse the path as an argument. |
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.. _`libc++abi`: http://libcxxabi.llvm.org/ |
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.. _CMake Options: |
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CMake Options |
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============= |
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Here are some of the CMake variables that are used often, along with a |
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brief explanation and LLVM-specific notes. For full documentation, check the |
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CMake docs or execute ``cmake --help-variable VARIABLE_NAME``. |
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**CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE**:STRING |
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Sets the build type for ``make`` based generators. Possible values are |
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Release, Debug, RelWithDebInfo and MinSizeRel. On systems like Visual Studio |
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the user sets the build type with the IDE settings. |
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**CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX**:PATH |
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Path where LLVM will be installed if "make install" is invoked or the |
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"INSTALL" target is built. |
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**CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER**:STRING |
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The C++ compiler to use when building and testing libc++. |
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.. _libcxx-specific options: |
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libc++ specific options |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_INSTALL_LIBRARY:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``ON`` |
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Toggle the installation of the library portion of libc++. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_INSTALL_HEADERS:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``ON`` |
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Toggle the installation of the libc++ headers. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``ON`` |
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Build libc++ with assertions enabled. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_BUILD_32_BITS:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``OFF`` |
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Build libc++ as a 32 bit library. Also see `LLVM_BUILD_32_BITS`. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_ENABLE_SHARED:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``ON`` |
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Build libc++ as a shared library. Either `LIBCXX_ENABLE_SHARED` or |
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`LIBCXX_ENABLE_STATIC` has to be enabled. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_ENABLE_STATIC:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``ON`` |
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Build libc++ as a static library. Either `LIBCXX_ENABLE_SHARED` or |
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`LIBCXX_ENABLE_STATIC` has to be enabled. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_LIBDIR_SUFFIX:STRING |
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Extra suffix to append to the directory where libraries are to be installed. |
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This option overrides `LLVM_LIBDIR_SUFFIX`. |
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.. _libc++experimental options: |
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libc++experimental Specific Options |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_LIBRARY:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``ON`` |
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Build and test libc++experimental.a. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_INSTALL_EXPERIMENTAL_LIBRARY:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``LIBCXX_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_LIBRARY AND LIBCXX_INSTALL_LIBRARY`` |
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Install libc++experimental.a alongside libc++. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_ENABLE_FILESYSTEM:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``LIBCXX_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_LIBRARY`` |
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Build filesystem as part of libc++experimental.a. This allows filesystem |
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to be disabled without turning off the entire experimental library. |
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.. _ABI Library Specific Options: |
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ABI Library Specific Options |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_CXX_ABI:STRING |
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**Values**: ``none``, ``libcxxabi``, ``libcxxrt``, ``libstdc++``, ``libsupc++``. |
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Select the ABI library to build libc++ against. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_CXX_ABI_INCLUDE_PATHS:PATHS |
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Provide additional search paths for the ABI library headers. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_CXX_ABI_LIBRARY_PATH:PATH |
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Provide the path to the ABI library that libc++ should link against. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_ENABLE_STATIC_ABI_LIBRARY:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``OFF`` |
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If this option is enabled, libc++ will try and link the selected ABI library |
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statically. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_ENABLE_ABI_LINKER_SCRIPT:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``ON`` by default on UNIX platforms other than Apple unless |
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'LIBCXX_ENABLE_STATIC_ABI_LIBRARY' is ON. Otherwise the default value is ``OFF``. |
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This option generate and installs a linker script as ``libc++.so`` which |
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links the correct ABI library. |
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.. option:: LIBCXXABI_USE_LLVM_UNWINDER:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``OFF`` |
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Build and use the LLVM unwinder. Note: This option can only be used when |
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libc++abi is the C++ ABI library used. |
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libc++ Feature Options |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``ON`` |
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Build libc++ with exception support. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_ENABLE_RTTI:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``ON`` |
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Build libc++ with run time type information. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_INCLUDE_BENCHMARKS:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``ON`` |
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Build the libc++ benchmark tests and the Google Benchmark library needed |
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to support them. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_BENCHMARK_NATIVE_STDLIB:STRING |
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**Default**:: ``""`` |
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**Values**:: ``libc++``, ``libstdc++`` |
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Build the libc++ benchmark tests and Google Benchmark library against the |
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specified standard library on the platform. On linux this can be used to |
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compare libc++ to libstdc++ by building the benchmark tests against both |
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standard libraries. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_BENCHMARK_NATIVE_GCC_TOOLCHAIN:STRING |
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Use the specified GCC toolchain and standard library when building the native |
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stdlib benchmark tests. |
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libc++ ABI Feature Options |
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The following options allow building libc++ for a different ABI version. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_ABI_VERSION:STRING |
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**Default**: ``1`` |
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Defines the target ABI version of libc++. |
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.. option:: LIBCXX_ABI_UNSTABLE:BOOL |
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**Default**: ``OFF`` |
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Build the "unstable" ABI version of libc++. Includes all ABI changing features |
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on top of the current stable version. |
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.. _LLVM-specific variables: |
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LLVM-specific options |
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.. option:: LLVM_LIBDIR_SUFFIX:STRING |
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Extra suffix to append to the directory where libraries are to be |
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installed. On a 64-bit architecture, one could use ``-DLLVM_LIBDIR_SUFFIX=64`` |
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to install libraries to ``/usr/lib64``. |
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.. option:: LLVM_BUILD_32_BITS:BOOL |
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Build 32-bits executables and libraries on 64-bits systems. This option is |
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available only on some 64-bits unix systems. Defaults to OFF. |
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.. option:: LLVM_LIT_ARGS:STRING |
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Arguments given to lit. ``make check`` and ``make clang-test`` are affected. |
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By default, ``'-sv --no-progress-bar'`` on Visual C++ and Xcode, ``'-sv'`` on |
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others. |
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Using Alternate ABI libraries |
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.. _libsupcxx: |
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Using libsupc++ on Linux |
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You will need libstdc++ in order to provide libsupc++. |
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Figure out where the libsupc++ headers are on your system. On Ubuntu this |
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is ``/usr/include/c++/<version>`` and ``/usr/include/c++/<version>/<target-triple>`` |
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You can also figure this out by running |
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$ echo | g++ -Wp,-v -x c++ - -fsyntax-only |
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ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/local/include/x86_64-linux-gnu" |
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ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.7/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/include" |
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#include "..." search starts here: |
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#include <...> search starts here: |
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/usr/include/c++/4.7/x86_64-linux-gnu |
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/usr/include/c++/4.7/backward |
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/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.7/include |
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/usr/local/include |
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/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.7/include-fixed |
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Note that the first two entries happen to be what we are looking for. This |
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may not be correct on other platforms. |
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We can now run CMake: |
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$ CC=clang CXX=clang++ cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" \ |
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-DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI_INCLUDE_PATHS="/usr/include/c++/4.7/;/usr/include/c++/4.7/x86_64-linux-gnu/" \ |
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-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \ |
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<libc++-source-dir> |
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You can also substitute ``-DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI=libsupc++`` |
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above, which will cause the library to be linked to libsupc++ instead |
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of libstdc++, but this is only recommended if you know that you will |
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never need to link against libstdc++ in the same executable as libc++. |
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GCC ships libsupc++ separately but only as a static library. If a |
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program also needs to link against libstdc++, it will provide its |
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own copy of libsupc++ and this can lead to subtle problems. |
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$ make cxx |
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$ make install |
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You can now run clang with -stdlib=libc++. |
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.. _libcxxrt_ref: |
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Using libcxxrt on Linux |
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You will need to keep the source tree of `libcxxrt`_ available |
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on your build machine and your copy of the libcxxrt shared library must |
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be placed where your linker will find it. |
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We can now run CMake like: |
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$ CC=clang CXX=clang++ cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" \ |
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-DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI_INCLUDE_PATHS=path/to/libcxxrt-sources/src \ |
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-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \ |
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<libc++-source-directory> |
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$ make cxx |
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$ make install |
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Unfortunately you can't simply run clang with "-stdlib=libc++" at this point, as |
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clang is set up to link for libc++ linked to libsupc++. To get around this |
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you'll have to set up your linker yourself (or patch clang). For example, |
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$ clang++ -stdlib=libc++ helloworld.cpp \ |
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-nodefaultlibs -lc++ -lcxxrt -lm -lc -lgcc_s -lgcc |
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Alternately, you could just add libcxxrt to your libraries list, which in most |
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situations will give the same result: |
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.. code-block:: bash |
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$ clang++ -stdlib=libc++ helloworld.cpp -lcxxrt |
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.. _`libcxxrt`: https://github.com/pathscale/libcxxrt/ |
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Using a local ABI library installation |
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.. warning:: |
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This is not recommended in almost all cases. |
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These instructions should only be used when you can't install your ABI library. |
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Normally you must link libc++ against a ABI shared library that the |
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linker can find. If you want to build and test libc++ against an ABI |
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library not in the linker's path you needq to set |
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``-DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI_LIBRARY_PATH=/path/to/abi/lib`` when configuring CMake. |
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An example build using libc++abi would look like: |
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$ CC=clang CXX=clang++ cmake \ |
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-DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI=libc++abi \ |
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-DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI_INCLUDE_PATHS="/path/to/libcxxabi/include" \ |
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-DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI_LIBRARY_PATH="/path/to/libcxxabi-build/lib" \ |
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path/to/libcxx |
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$ make |
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When testing libc++ LIT will automatically link against the proper ABI |
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library.
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