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Clang vs Other Open Source Compilers
Building an entirely new compiler front-end is a big task, and it isn t always clear to people why we decided to do this. Here we compare clang and its goals to other open source compiler front-ends that are available. We restrict the discussion to very specific objective points to avoid controversy where possible. Also, software is infinitely mutable, so we don t talk about little details that can be fixed with a reasonable amount of effort: we ll talk about issues that are difficult to fix for architectural or political reasons.
The goal of this list is to describe how differences in goals lead to