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Clang is adpoted by ARM

techguyz over 11 years ago

Hi Experts,

I could find that the recent compiler versions uses the Clang instead of GCC in the ARM compiler.

Can I get few key points in using the Clang and getting much more benefit from it ?

Regards,

Techguyz

0 Stefano Cadario over 11 years ago
Hi,
ARM Compiler 6 is based on LLVM and uses Clang as a front end. Although you can use GNU GCC to compile code for ARM platforms, ARM Compiler 5 is based on a proprietary code base and it has never been based on GNU GCC.
Using ARM Compiler 6 has many advantages, a few keypoints are:
Support for ARMv8 architecture
Early support for new C++ language features (Clang - C++1z, C++14, C++11 and C++98 Status)
Better diagnostic/error messages (Comparison of errors, warnings and diagnostics in ARM Compiler 6)
Link Time Optimization (ARM Information Center)
Faster build time
You can find ARM Compiler 6 in DS-5. You can download a 30-day evaluation version from DS-5 Downloads | ARM DS-5 Development Studio.
Hope this helps!
Best Regards,
Stefano
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