No way to detect clang-cl
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Description
cc internally knows whether it's using clang-cl but doesn't seem to expose this.
FWIW, the is_like_* functions are somewhat confusing to use. I'd expect clang to return true for both of is_like_gnu() and is_like_clang() but it only returns true for is_like_clang()
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Research direction
Start by inspecting cc's compiler-detection API and the existing is_like_* functions. Determine how clang-cl is identified internally and how the is_like_gnu() and is_like_clang() results are intended to behave; done means the clang-cl information is exposed consistently and the behavior is covered by tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100