LLVM 16.0 Released With New Intel/AMD CPU Support, More C++20 / C2X Features

[Lycanthropist]

For downstream projects utilizing the linker the license very much does matter.

Might be. But not for me.

[brad0]

I don't care about the exact license as long as the source is available. I care about linking speed.

For downstream projects utilizing the linker the license very much does matter.

[brad0]

Mold author chose this license, because he wanted to actually get financial support for all the work he has done, from big companies using his project. I totally understand that, and distributions can still use it, sounds good to me.

That's good for him. But it's limiting use downstream. No, they can't. That's the point of his comment.

[ayumu]

Also Xtensa architecture (famous for ESP8266 / ESP32 WiFi enabled microcontrollers) support is getting first LLVM patch inclusion.

It'll take a while though before one can compile Rust with a mainline checkout of LLVM compiler.
In the meanwhile the workaround is to download Espressif's LLVM fork.

That'll be great for the long tail of support needed for these old parts.

The new ones (such as C3 and C6, and the future in general, as they made a public statement on the matter) use RISC-V, which support is also improving in both LLVM and GCC.

[JacekJagosz]

LLVM's is BSD/Apache, mold is Affero GPL.

As Affero is a very problematic license, LLVM's LLD is recommended.

Mold author chose this license, because he wanted to actually get financial support for all the work he has done, from big companies using his project. I totally understand that, and distributions can still use it, sounds good to me.

[Lycanthropist]

LLVM's is BSD/Apache, mold is Affero GPL.

As Affero is a very problematic license, LLVM's LLD is recommended.

I don't care about the exact license as long as the source is available. I care about linking speed.

[brad0]

How does that now compare to mold?

I'd much rather the linker that is portable, builds, works now, is feature complete and without a problematic license.

[brad0]

Also Xtensa architecture (famous for ESP8266 / ESP32 WiFi enabled microcontrollers) support is getting first LLVM patch inclusion.

It'll take a while though before one can compile Rust with a mainline checkout of LLVM compiler.
In the meanwhile the workaround is to download Espressif's LLVM fork.

A portion of the work on the Xtensa support has gone in. It'll be closer to 18.x before it'll start to be in a usable state.

[ayumu]

How does that now compare to mold?

LLVM's is BSD/Apache, mold is Affero GPL.

As Affero is a very problematic license, LLVM's LLD is recommended.

[pkese]

Also Xtensa architecture (famous for ESP8266 / ESP32 WiFi enabled microcontrollers) support is getting first LLVM patch inclusion.

It'll take a while though before one can compile Rust with a mainline checkout of LLVM compiler.
In the meanwhile the workaround is to download Espressif's LLVM fork.