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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: GCC vs Clang
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 09:36:17 -0700
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BartC <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
> On 11/08/2016 10:35, BartC wrote:
>> On 11/08/2016 05:53, Geoff wrote:
>>> Your arguments are specious. You are deliberately whining.
>
>> Nevertheless, I've just downloaded the version on the page above.
>
>> When it was finished, I found Clang now no longer worked at all!
>
> I managed to re-download from the other link called "Clang for Windows". 
> Now that works again (with gcc/tdm). I just wasted 130MB of downloads 
> for nothing.
>
> It does seem strange however that if Clang is just a pure C compiler as 
> Keith is fond of constantly pointing out, that there should such a 
> dramatic difference between a version that works with VS, and a version 
> that works with ... whatever it is that gcc/tdm has got.

Perhaps the "Clang for Windows" *.exe file you downloaded installs more
than just the Clang compiler.  Perhaps installing Clang on Windows isn't
as bad as your incessant whining implies.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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