[TESTING]: ClangBSD branch needs testing before the import to HEAD

[Brooks Davis]

On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 03:52:27PM -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote:
> Matthew Seaman wrote:
>> Presumably the import of clang to the base does
>> not mean the immediate removal of gcc.
> 
> Of course not.
> 
> I'm not part of core and don't know what they
> may have discussed, but I went through some hoops
> to replace 'tar' and 'cpio' in the base system
> and have some idea what approach we might take
> with clang:
> 
> I would expect FreeBSD 9 to ship with both
> compilers, with gcc as the default for 'cc'.
> So users of 9-STABLE would see and use gcc
> unless they specifically chose to use clang.
> 
> Even if we did decide to switch the default
> for FreeBSD 10, it's possible we would continue
> to install gcc as part of the base system
> (just not as 'cc').
> 
> So realistically, some form of gcc will be built
> and installed by default for a few more years.
> Beyond that, it depends partly on how well clang
> does and partly on how many problems we have with
> an increasingly out-of-date gcc.

Exactly.  We will need to take some risks here, but nuking gcc from the
tree won't be one of them for a while.

I just sent a link to current and arch with links to the toolchain
summit wiki page and a summary of the results.  I encorage interested
parties to read what is there and provide constructive suggestions.

-- Brooks
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