llvmenv 0.3.1

Manage LLVM/Clang builds
Documentation

:sos: This project is only somewhat active due to the low number of active maintainers. If you wish to participate, see #72.

llvmenv

crate docs.rs

Manage multiple LLVM/Clang build

Install

  1. Install cmake, builder (make/ninja), and C++ compiler (g++/clang++)
  2. Install Rust using rustup
  3. cargo install llvmenv

zsh integration

You can swtich LLVM/Clang builds automatically using zsh precmd-hook. Please add a line into your .zshrc:

source <(llvmenv zsh)

If $LLVMENV_RUST_BINDING environmental value is non-zero, llvmenv exports LLVM_SYS_60_PREFIX=$(llvmenv prefix) in addition to $PATH.

export LLVMENV_RUST_BINDING=1
source <(llvmenv zsh)

This is useful for llvm-sys.rs users. Be sure that this env value will not be unset by llvmenv, only overwrite.

Concepts

entry

  • entry describes how to compile LLVM/Clang
  • Two types of entries
    • Remote: Download LLVM from Git/SVN repository or Tar archive, and then build
    • Local: Build locally cloned LLVM source
  • See the module document for detail

build

  • build is a directory where compiled executables (e.g. clang) and libraries are installed.
  • They are compiled by llvmenv build-entry, and placed at $XDG_DATA_HOME/llvmenv (usually $HOME/.local/share/llvmenv).
  • There is a special build, "system", which uses system's executables.

global/local prefix

  • llvmenv prefix returns the path of the current build (e.g. $XDG_DATA_HOME/llvmenv/llvm-dev, or /usr for system build).
  • llvmenv global [name] sets default build, and llvmenv local [name] sets directory-local build by creating .llvmenv text file.
  • You can confirm which .llvmenv sets the current prefix by llvmenv prefix -v.