Package request: llvmPackages_git.libc

[theoparis]

Project description

I would love to see LLVM libc packaged in nix. Since it is still in development I think it should placed in llvmPackages_git for LLVM 19. See #296284 for llvmPackages_git.

At the moment, llvm's libc only supports static linking and may or may not work with libc++. I expect this to change in the future.

Packaging llvm libc would make testing llvm libc a lot easier with the ability to override the llvm gitRelease.

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• homepage URL: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project
• source URL: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/tree/main/libc
• license: apache 2 with llvm exceptions
• platforms: unix, linux, darwin (and windows?)

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[RossComputerGuy]

I can certainly work on this but it probably won't come until the LLVM 18 PR + LLVM git upgrade is merged. I plan on adding other LLVM packages to 18 and git, I could probably make it all in 1 PR for the additional packages or split up but it depends on what @RaitoBezarius prefers since he's the LLVM code owner.

[wegank]

I'd prefer that to be added in pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/common if possible, since the expression of LLVM 16-18 doesn't really differ much. Recently added subprojects like libclc and mlir are all implemented in this way.

[RossComputerGuy]

@wegank Alright, I'll keep that in mind.