How would I go about installing version 3 of Clang/LLVM in Ubuntu 10.10? Ubuntu 10.10 installs version 2.8 by default. Version 3 has more extensive/up to date support for C++ and possibly C (I am not totally sure about C). I know that I could possibly compile from source but was wondering if there is a ppa or other method to avoid compiling it from source.
If I compile from source do I have to tell it where to find the std c library etc. or is that automatically done.
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I haven't found a PPA for maverick - you will need a later version of ubuntu to get v3.
However, to compile is very straightforward. Clang themselves have the instructions well written. A few pointers:
You will need the following packages to be installed before you compile
sudo apt-get install build-essential subversionStart at the second instruction "2. Checkout LLVM"
At step 4 there is a mistake - it should read cd ../projects
I didnt need to specify my C/C++ headers - configure worked this out by itself.
Word of warning - it takes hours to compile - best to leave this as an overnight job!
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