Re: Avoiding llvm from ports on rpi4

Nuno Teixeira wrote:
> 
>     Next test will be build firefox with base compiler to achieve
>     x11+i3+firefox collection without ports llvm.
> 
> <snip>
> checking for libclang for bindgen... not found
> ERROR: Could not find libclang to generate rust bindings for C/C++. 
> Please install the necessary packages, run `mach bootstrap`, or use -- 
> with-libclang-path to give the path containing it.
> 
> and
> 
> --with-libclang-path=`llvm-config --libdir`
> so I presume that firefox needs llvm from ports as instructed in:
> 
> Mk/bsd.gecko.mk <http://bsd.gecko.mk>:
> MOZ_OPTIONS+=  --with-libclang-path="${LLVM_PREFIX:S/${PREFIX}/ 
> ${LOCALBASE}/}/lib"
> 
gecko@ ports require libclang for WebAssembly System Interface (WASI). 
The fact that gecko@ ports use Rust means you are already involving LLVM 
  in that manner, whether the bundled copy or with PORT_LLVM set in 
lang/rust.

You are finding out that trying to avoid LLVM is a futile exercise.

-- 
Charlie Li
...nope, still don't have an exit line.