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Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:10:42 +0530
From: Dhiru Kholia <dhiru.kholia@...il.com>
To: john-dev@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] Makefile: adding two more linux-x86 targets

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Frank Dittrich
<frank_dittrich@...mail.com> wrote:
> On 06/22/2012 08:25 AM, Frank Dittrich wrote:
>> On 06/22/2012 08:04 AM, Dhiru Kholia wrote:
>>> What do you guys think about adding two more targets linux-x86 targets
>>> (patch attached)? linux-x86-clang-debug is super good for debugging.
>>> Just helped me fix a nasty bug in EPiServer format.
>>
>> Also, isn't clang able to build 64 bit targets?
>> If it is, these make targets should be added as well.
>
> I shouldn't answer before I had my first coffee,
> The linux-x86-64-clang target exists, just not the
> linux-x86-64-clang-debug target.

I will add  linux-x86-64-clang-debug target.

> Another thought:
>
> Leave the -debug target in, but don't advertize it, e.g., comment out
> the @echo "linux-x86-clang-debug ... line.
>
> We don't want to make it easier for users to create builds that perform
> poorly.
> May be we can even add other debug build targets without listing them.

Sounds good. Once magnum gives the go ahead, I will push a revised
Makefile patch.

-- 
Cheers,
Dhiru

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