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Title: Building modules by Clang with Microsoft CodeGen
Type: enhancement Stage: resolved
Components: Distutils Versions: Python 3.7, Python 3.6, Python 3.5
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Status: closed Resolution: out of date
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Assigned To: Nosy List: dstufft, eric.araujo, lemburg, steve.dower, tats.u.
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2017-09-03 03:40 by tats.u., last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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msg301179 - (view) Author: Tatsunori Uchino (tats.u.) Date: 2017-09-03 03:39
Microsoft released a new compiler for VC++ that complies with more of modern C++ than the standard compiler.

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2016/03/31/clang-with-microsoft-codegen-march-2016-released/

Is it possible to support it by creating a new script based on  Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py to Lib/distutils and adding a new item in the following dictionary in Lib/distutils/ccompiler.py?  


compiler_class = { 'unix':    ('unixccompiler', 'UnixCCompiler',
                               "standard UNIX-style compiler"),
                   'msvc':    ('_msvccompiler', 'MSVCCompiler',
                               "Microsoft Visual C++"),
                   'cygwin':  ('cygwinccompiler', 'CygwinCCompiler',
                               "Cygwin port of GNU C Compiler for Win32"),
                   'mingw32': ('cygwinccompiler', 'Mingw32CCompiler',
                               "Mingw32 port of GNU C Compiler for Win32"),
                   'bcpp':    ('bcppcompiler', 'BCPPCompiler',
                               "Borland C++ Compiler"),
                 }

The executable of it is at C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\ClangC2\bin\amd64.  The help message of it is:

OVERVIEW: clang LLVM compiler

USAGE: clang.exe [options] <inputs>

OPTIONS:
  -###                    Print (but do not run) the commands to run for this compilation
  --analyze               Run the static analyzer
  -arcmt-migrate-emit-errors
                          Emit ARC errors even if the migrator can fix them
  -arcmt-migrate-report-output <value>
                          Output path for the plist report
  -B2 <value>             Location of backend dll
  -bigobj                 Generate extended COFF format
  --cuda-device-only      Do device-side CUDA compilation only
  --cuda-host-only        Do host-side CUDA compilation only
  --cuda-path=<value>     CUDA installation path
  -cxx-isystem <directory>
                          Add directory to the C++ SYSTEM include search path
  -c                      Only run preprocess, compile, and assemble steps
  -d2<value>              Additional arguments to forward to the backend
  -dD                     Print macro definitions in -E mode in addition to normal output
  -dependency-dot <value> Filename to write DOT-formatted header dependencies to
  -dependency-file <value>
                          Filename (or -) to write dependency output to
  -dM                     Print macro definitions in -E mode instead of normal output
  -emit-ast               Emit Clang AST files for source inputs
  -emit-llvm              Use the LLVM representation for assembler and object files
  -E                      Only run the preprocessor
  -faltivec               Enable AltiVec vector initializer syntax
  -fansi-escape-codes     Use ANSI escape codes for diagnostics
  -fapple-kext            Use Apple's kernel extensions ABI
  -fapple-pragma-pack     Enable Apple gcc-compatible #pragma pack handling
  -fapplication-extension Restrict code to those available for App Extensions
  -fasync-exceptions      Catch SEH exceptions in catch-alls
  -fblocks                Enable the 'blocks' language feature
  -fborland-extensions    Accept non-standard constructs supported by the Borland compiler
  -fbuild-session-file=<file>
                          Use the last modification time of <file> as the build session timestamp
  -fbuild-session-timestamp=<time since Epoch in seconds>
                          Time when the current build session started
  -fcolor-diagnostics     Use colors in diagnostics
  -fcomment-block-commands=<arg>
                          Treat each comma separated argument in <arg> as a documentation comment block command
  -fcoverage-mapping      Generate coverage mapping to enable code coverage analysis
  -fcxx-exceptions        Enable C++ exceptions
  -fdata-sections         Place each data in its own section (ELF Only)
  -fdebug-prefix-map=<value>
                          remap file source paths in debug info
  -fdebug-types-section   Place debug types in their own section (ELF Only)
  -fdeclspec              Allow __declspec as a keyword
  -fdelayed-template-parsing
                          Parse templated function definitions at the end of the translation unit
  -fdiagnostics-parseable-fixits
                          Print fix-its in machine parseable form
  -fdiagnostics-print-source-range-info
                          Print source range spans in numeric form
  -fdiagnostics-show-note-include-stack
                          Display include stacks for diagnostic notes
  -fdiagnostics-show-option
                          Print option name with mappable diagnostics
  -fdiagnostics-show-template-tree
                          Print a template comparison tree for differing templates
  -fdollars-in-identifiers
                          Allow '$' in identifiers
  -femit-all-decls        Emit all declarations, even if unused
  -femulated-tls          Use emutls functions to access thread_local variables
  -fexceptions            Enable support for exception handling
  -ffast-math             Enable the *frontend*'s 'fast-math' mode. This has no effect on optimizations, but provides a preprocessor macro __FAST_MATH__ the same as GCC's -ffast-math flag
  -ffixed-r9              Reserve the r9 register (ARM only)
  -ffixed-x18             Reserve the x18 register (AArch64 only)
  -ffp-contract=<value>   Form fused FP ops (e.g. FMAs): fast (everywhere) | on (according to FP_CONTRACT pragma, default) | off (never fuse)
  -ffreestanding          Assert that the compilation takes place in a freestanding environment
  -ffunction-sections     Place each function in its own section (ELF Only)
  -fgnu-keywords          Allow GNU-extension keywords regardless of language standard
  -fgnu-runtime           Generate output compatible with the standard GNU Objective-C runtime
  -fgnu89-inline          Use the gnu89 inline semantics
  -fimplicit-module-maps  Implicitly search the file system for module map files.
  -finstrument-functions  Generate calls to instrument function entry and exit
  -fintegrated-as         Enable the integrated assembler
  -flto=<value>           Set LTO mode to either 'full' or 'thin'
  -flto                   Enable LTO in 'full' mode
  -fmath-errno            Require math functions to indicate errors by setting errno
  -fmax-type-align=<value>
                          Specify the maximum alignment to enforce on pointers lacking an explicit alignment
  -fmodule-file=<file>    Load this precompiled module file
  -fmodule-map-file=<file>
                          Load this module map file
  -fmodule-name= <name>   Specify the name of the module to build
  -fmodules-cache-path=<directory>
                          Specify the module cache path
  -fmodules-decluse       Require declaration of modules used within a module
  -fmodules-ignore-macro=<value>
                          Ignore the definition of the given macro when building and loading modules
  -fmodules-prune-after=<seconds>
                          Specify the interval (in seconds) after which a module file will be considered unused
  -fmodules-prune-interval=<seconds>
                          Specify the interval (in seconds) between attempts to prune the module cache
  -fmodules-search-all    Search even non-imported modules to resolve references
  -fmodules-strict-decluse
                          Like -fmodules-decluse but requires all headers to be in modules
  -fmodules-user-build-path <directory>
                          Specify the module user build path
  -fmodules-validate-once-per-build-session
                          Don't verify input files for the modules if the module has been successfully validated or loaded during this build session
  -fmodules-validate-system-headers
                          Validate the system headers that a module depends on when loading the module
  -fmodules               Enable the 'modules' language feature
  -fms-compatibility-version=<value>
                          Dot-separated value representing the Microsoft compiler version number to report in _MSC_VER (0 = don't define it (default))
  -fms-compatibility      Enable full Microsoft Visual C++ compatibility
  -fms-extensions         Accept some non-standard constructs supported by the Microsoft compiler
  -fmsc-version=<value>   Microsoft compiler version number to report in _MSC_VER (0 = don't define it (default))
  -fmsvc-real-char        Emit real char16/32 in MSVC compat
  -fno-access-control     Disable C++ access control
  -fno-assume-sane-operator-new
                          Don't assume that C++'s global operator new can't alias any pointer
  -fno-autolink           Disable generation of linker directives for automatic library linking
  -fno-builtin-<value>    Disable implicit builtin knowledge of a specific function
  -fno-builtin            Disable implicit builtin knowledge of functions
  -fno-common             Compile common globals like normal definitions
  -fno-constant-cfstrings Disable creation of CodeFoundation-type constant strings
  -fno-coverage-mapping   Disable code coverage analysis
  -fno-declspec           Disallow __declspec as a keyword
  -fno-diagnostics-fixit-info
                          Do not include fixit information in diagnostics
  -fno-dollars-in-identifiers
                          Disallow '$' in identifiers
  -fno-elide-constructors Disable C++ copy constructor elision
  -fno-elide-type         Do not elide types when printing diagnostics
  -fno-gnu-inline-asm     Disable GNU style inline asm
  -fno-integrated-as      Disable the integrated assembler
  -fno-lax-vector-conversions
                          Disallow implicit conversions between vectors with a different number of elements or different element types
  -fno-lto                Disable LTO mode (default)
  -fno-math-builtin       Disable implicit builtin knowledge of math functions
  -fno-merge-all-constants
                          Disallow merging of constants
  -fno-objc-infer-related-result-type
                          do not infer Objective-C related result type based on method family
  -fno-operator-names     Do not treat C++ operator name keywords as synonyms for operators
  -fno-profile-instr-generate
                          Disable generation of profile instrumentation.
  -fno-profile-instr-use  Disable using instrumentation data for profile-guided optimization
  -fno-reroll-loops       Turn off loop reroller
  -fno-rtti               Disable generation of rtti information
  -fno-sanitize-blacklist Don't use blacklist file for sanitizers
  -fno-sanitize-cfi-cross-dso
                          Disable control flow integrity (CFI) checks for cross-DSO calls.
  -fno-sanitize-coverage=<value>
                          Disable specified features of coverage instrumentation for Sanitizers
  -fno-sanitize-memory-track-origins
                          Disable origins tracking in MemorySanitizer
  -fno-sanitize-recover=<value>
                          Disable recovery for specified sanitizers
  -fno-sanitize-trap=<value>
                          Disable trapping for specified sanitizers
  -fno-short-wchar        Force wchar_t to be an unsigned int
  -fno-show-column        Do not include column number on diagnostics
  -fno-show-source-location
                          Do not include source location information with diagnostics
  -fno-signed-char        Char is unsigned
  -fno-signed-zeros       Allow optimizations that ignore the sign of floating point zeros
  -fno-spell-checking     Disable spell-checking
  -fno-stack-protector    Disable the use of stack protectors
  -fno-standalone-debug   Limit debug information produced to reduce size of debug binary
  -fno-threadsafe-statics Do not emit code to make initialization of local statics thread safe
  -fno-trigraphs          Do not process trigraph sequences
  -fno-unroll-loops       Turn off loop unroller
  -fno-use-cxa-atexit     Don't use __cxa_atexit for calling destructors
  -fno-use-init-array     Don't use .init_array instead of .ctors
  -fobjc-arc-exceptions   Use EH-safe code when synthesizing retains and releases in -fobjc-arc
  -fobjc-arc              Synthesize retain and release calls for Objective-C pointers
  -fobjc-exceptions       Enable Objective-C exceptions
  -fobjc-gc-only          Use GC exclusively for Objective-C related memory management
  -fobjc-gc               Enable Objective-C garbage collection
  -fobjc-runtime=<value>  Specify the target Objective-C runtime kind and version
  -fobjc-weak             Enable ARC-style weak references in Objective-C
  -fpack-struct=<value>   Specify the default maximum struct packing alignment
  -fpascal-strings        Recognize and construct Pascal-style string literals
  -fpcc-struct-return     Override the default ABI to return all structs on the stack
  -fplugin=<dsopath>      Load the named plugin (dynamic shared object)
  -fprofile-generate=<directory>
                          Generate instrumented code to collect execution counts into <directory>/default.profraw (overridden by LLVM_PROFILE_FILE env var)
  -fprofile-instr-generate=<file>
                          Generate instrumented code to collect execution counts into <file> (overridden by LLVM_PROFILE_FILE env var)
  -fprofile-instr-generate
                          Generate instrumented code to collect execution counts into default.profraw file (overriden by '=' form of option or LLVM_PROFILE_FILE env var)
  -fprofile-instr-use=<value>
                          Use instrumentation data for profile-guided optimization
  -fprofile-sample-use=<value>
                          Enable sample-based profile guided optimizations
  -fprofile-use=<pathname>
                          Use instrumentation data for profile-guided optimization. If pathname is a directory, it reads from <pathname>/default.profdata. Otherwise, it reads from file <pathname>.
  -freciprocal-math       Allow division operations to be reassociated
  -freg-struct-return     Override the default ABI to return small structs in registers
  -freroll-loops          Turn on loop reroller
  -fsanitize-address-field-padding=<value>
                          Level of field padding for AddressSanitizer
  -fsanitize-blacklist=<value>
                          Path to blacklist file for sanitizers
  -fsanitize-cfi-cross-dso
                          Enable control flow integrity (CFI) checks for cross-DSO calls.
  -fsanitize-coverage=<value>
                          Specify the type of coverage instrumentation for Sanitizers
  -fsanitize-memory-track-origins=<value>
                          Enable origins tracking in MemorySanitizer
  -fsanitize-memory-track-origins
                          Enable origins tracking in MemorySanitizer
  -fsanitize-memory-use-after-dtor
                          Enable use-after-destroy detection in MemorySanitizer
  -fsanitize-recover=<value>
                          Enable recovery for specified sanitizers
  -fsanitize-trap=<value> Enable trapping for specified sanitizers
  -fsanitize=<check>      Turn on runtime checks for various forms of undefined or suspicious behavior. See user manual for available checks
  -fshort-enums           Allocate to an enum type only as many bytes as it needs for the declared range of possible values
  -fshort-wchar           Force wchar_t to be a short unsigned int
  -fshow-overloads=<value>
                          Which overload candidates to show when overload resolution fails: best|all; defaults to all
  -fsized-deallocation    Enable C++14 sized global deallocation functions
  -fslp-vectorize-aggressive
                          Enable the BB vectorization passes
  -fslp-vectorize         Enable the superword-level parallelism vectorization passes
  -fstack-protector-all   Force the usage of stack protectors for all functions
  -fstack-protector-strong
                          Use a strong heuristic to apply stack protectors to functions
  -fstack-protector       Enable stack protectors for functions potentially vulnerable to stack smashing
  -fstandalone-debug      Emit full debug info for all types used by the program
  -fstrict-enums          Enable optimizations based on the strict definition of an enum's value range
  -fstrict-vtable-pointers
                          Enable optimizations based on the strict rules for overwriting polymorphic C++ objects
  -fthinlto-index=<value> Perform ThinLTO importing using provided function summary index
  -ftrap-function=<value> Issue call to specified function rather than a trap instruction
  -ftrapv-handler=<function name>
                          Specify the function to be called on overflow
  -ftrapv                 Trap on integer overflow
  -ftrigraphs             Process trigraph sequences
  -funique-section-names  Use unique names for text and data sections (ELF Only)
  -funroll-loops          Turn on loop unroller
  -fuse-init-array        Use .init_array instead of .ctors
  -fveclib=<value>        Use the given vector functions library
  -fvectorize             Enable the loop vectorization passes
  -fvisibility-inlines-hidden
                          Give inline C++ member functions default visibility by default
  -fvisibility-ms-compat  Give global types 'default' visibility and global functions and variables 'hidden' visibility by default
  -fvisibility=<value>    Set the default symbol visibility for all global declarations
  -fwrapv                 Treat signed integer overflow as two's complement
  -fwritable-strings      Store string literals as writable data
  -fzvector               Enable System z vector language extension
  -F <value>              Add directory to framework include search path
  --gcc-toolchain=<value> Use the gcc toolchain at the given directory
  -gcodeview              Generate CodeView debug information
  -gdwarf-2               Generate source-level debug information with dwarf version 2
  -gdwarf-3               Generate source-level debug information with dwarf version 3
  -gdwarf-4               Generate source-level debug information with dwarf version 4
  -gdwarf-5               Generate source-level debug information with dwarf version 5
  -gline-tables-only      Emit debug line number tables only
  -gmodules               Generate debug info with external references to clang modules or precompiled headers
  -g                      Generate source-level debug information
  -help                   Display available options
  -H                      Show header includes and nesting depth
  -idirafter <value>      Add directory to AFTER include search path
  -iframework <value>     Add directory to SYSTEM framework search path
  -imacros <file>         Include macros from file before parsing
  -include-pch <file>     Include precompiled header file
  -include <file>         Include file before parsing
  -index-header-map       Make the next included directory (-I or -F) an indexer header map
  -iprefix <dir>          Set the -iwithprefix/-iwithprefixbefore prefix
  -iquote <directory>     Add directory to QUOTE include search path
  -isysroot <dir>         Set the system root directory (usually /)
  -isystem <directory>    Add directory to SYSTEM include search path
  -ivfsoverlay <value>    Overlay the virtual filesystem described by file over the real file system
  -iwithprefixbefore <dir>
                          Set directory to include search path with prefix
  -iwithprefix <dir>      Set directory to SYSTEM include search path with prefix
  -iwithsysroot <directory>
                          Add directory to SYSTEM include search path, absolute paths are relative to -isysroot
  -I <value>              Add directory to include search path
  -mabicalls              Enable SVR4-style position-independent code (Mips only)
  -mcrc                   Allow use of CRC instructions (ARM only)
  -MD                     Write a depfile containing user and system headers
  -meabi <value>          Set EABI type, e.g. 4, 5 or gnu (default depends on triple)
  -mfix-cortex-a53-835769 Workaround Cortex-A53 erratum 835769 (AArch64 only)
  -mfp32                  Use 32-bit floating point registers (MIPS only)
  -mfp64                  Use 64-bit floating point registers (MIPS only)
  -MF <file>              Write depfile output from -MMD, -MD, -MM, or -M to <file>
  -mgeneral-regs-only     Generate code which only uses the general purpose registers (AArch64 only)
  -mglobal-merge          Enable merging of globals
  -MG                     Add missing headers to depfile
  -mhvx-double            Enable Hexagon Double Vector eXtensions
  -mhvx                   Enable Hexagon Vector eXtensions
  --migrate               Run the migrator
  -mincremental-linker-compatible
                          (integrated-as) Emit an object file which can be used with an incremental linker
  -mios-version-min=<value>
                          Set iOS deployment target
  -mllvm <value>          Additional arguments to forward to LLVM's option processing
  -mlong-calls            Generate an indirect jump to enable jumps further than 64M
  -mmacosx-version-min=<value>
                          Set Mac OS X deployment target
  -MMD                    Write a depfile containing user headers
  -mms-bitfields          Set the default structure layout to be compatible with the Microsoft compiler standard
  -mmsa                   Enable MSA ASE (MIPS only)
  -MM                     Like -MMD, but also implies -E and writes to stdout by default
  -mno-abicalls           Disable SVR4-style position-independent code (Mips only)
  -mno-fix-cortex-a53-835769
                          Don't workaround Cortex-A53 erratum 835769 (AArch64 only)
  -mno-global-merge       Disable merging of globals
  -mno-hvx-double         Disable Hexagon Double Vector eXtensions
  -mno-hvx                Disable Hexagon Vector eXtensions
  -mno-implicit-float     Don't generate implicit floating point instructions
  -mno-incremental-linker-compatible
                          (integrated-as) Emit an object file which cannot be used with an incremental linker
  -mno-long-calls         Restore the default behaviour of not generating long calls
  -mno-movt               Disallow use of movt/movw pairs (ARM only)
  -mno-ms-bitfields       Do not set the default structure layout to be compatible with the Microsoft compiler standard
  -mno-msa                Disable MSA ASE (MIPS only)
  -mno-restrict-it        Allow generation of deprecated IT blocks for ARMv8. It is off by default for ARMv8 Thumb mode
  -mno-unaligned-access   Force all memory accesses to be aligned (AArch32/AArch64 only)
  -mnocrc                 Disallow use of CRC instructions (ARM only)
  -module-dependency-dir <value>
                          Directory to dump module dependencies to
  -momit-leaf-frame-pointer
                          Omit frame pointer setup for leaf functions
  -MP                     Create phony target for each dependency (other than main file)
  -mqdsp6-compat          Enable hexagon-qdsp6 backward compatibility
  -MQ <value>             Specify name of main file output to quote in depfile
  -mrelax-all             (integrated-as) Relax all machine instructions
  -mrestrict-it           Disallow generation of deprecated IT blocks for ARMv8. It is on by default for ARMv8 Thumb mode.
  -mrtd                   Make StdCall calling convention the default
  -msoft-float            Use software floating point
  -mstack-alignment=<value>
                          Set the stack alignment
  -mstack-probe-size=<value>
                          Set the stack probe size
  -mstackrealign          Force realign the stack at entry to every function
  -mthread-model <value>  The thread model to use, e.g. posix, single (posix by default)
  -MT <value>             Specify name of main file output in depfile
  -munaligned-access      Allow memory accesses to be unaligned (AArch32/AArch64 only)
  -MV                     Use NMake/Jom format for the depfile
  -M                      Like -MD, but also implies -E and writes to stdout by default
  -no-bigobj              Disable generation of extended COFF format
  --no-system-header-prefix=<prefix>
                          Treat all #include paths starting with <prefix> as not including a system header.
  -nobuiltininc           Disable builtin #include directories
  -nostdinc++             Disable standard #include directories for the C++ standard library
  -ObjC++                 Treat source input files as Objective-C++ inputs
  -objcmt-atomic-property Make migration to 'atomic' properties
  -objcmt-migrate-all     Enable migration to modern ObjC
  -objcmt-migrate-annotation
                          Enable migration to property and method annotations
  -objcmt-migrate-designated-init
                          Enable migration to infer NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER for initializer methods
  -objcmt-migrate-instancetype
                          Enable migration to infer instancetype for method result type
  -objcmt-migrate-literals
                          Enable migration to modern ObjC literals
  -objcmt-migrate-ns-macros
                          Enable migration to NS_ENUM/NS_OPTIONS macros
  -objcmt-migrate-property-dot-syntax
                          Enable migration of setter/getter messages to property-dot syntax
  -objcmt-migrate-property
                          Enable migration to modern ObjC property
  -objcmt-migrate-protocol-conformance
                          Enable migration to add protocol conformance on classes
  -objcmt-migrate-readonly-property
                          Enable migration to modern ObjC readonly property
  -objcmt-migrate-readwrite-property
                          Enable migration to modern ObjC readwrite property
  -objcmt-migrate-subscripting
                          Enable migration to modern ObjC subscripting
  -objcmt-ns-nonatomic-iosonly
                          Enable migration to use NS_NONATOMIC_IOSONLY macro for setting property's 'atomic' attribute
  -objcmt-returns-innerpointer-property
                          Enable migration to annotate property with NS_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER
  -objcmt-whitelist-dir-path=<value>
                          Only modify files with a filename contained in the provided directory path
  -ObjC                   Treat source input files as Objective-C inputs
  -omptargets=<value>     Specify comma-separated list of triples OpenMP offloading targets to be supported
  -o <file>               Write output to <file>
  -pg                     Enable mcount instrumentation
  -pipe                   Use pipes between commands, when possible
  -print-file-name=<file> Print the full library path of <file>
  -print-ivar-layout      Enable Objective-C Ivar layout bitmap print trace
  -print-libgcc-file-name Print the library path for "libgcc.a"
  -print-prog-name=<name> Print the full program path of <name>
  -print-search-dirs      Print the paths used for finding libraries and programs
  -pthread                Support POSIX threads in generated code
  -P                      Disable linemarker output in -E mode
  -Qunused-arguments      Don't emit warning for unused driver arguments
  -relocatable-pch        Whether to build a relocatable precompiled header
  -rewrite-legacy-objc    Rewrite Legacy Objective-C source to C++
  -rewrite-objc           Rewrite Objective-C source to C++
  -Rpass-analysis=<value> Report transformation analysis from optimization passes whose name matches the given POSIX regular expression
  -Rpass-missed=<value>   Report missed transformations by optimization passes whose name matches the given POSIX regular expression
  -Rpass=<value>          Report transformations performed by optimization passes whose name matches the given POSIX regular expression
  -R<remark>              Enable the specified remark
  -save-temps=<value>     Save intermediate compilation results.
  -save-temps             Save intermediate compilation results
  -serialize-diagnostics <value>
                          Serialize compiler diagnostics to a file
  -std=<value>            Language standard to compile for
  -stdlib=<value>         C++ standard library to use
  --system-header-prefix=<prefix>
                          Treat all #include paths starting with <prefix> as including a system header.
  -S                      Only run preprocess and compilation steps
  --target=<value>        Generate code for the given target
  -time                   Time individual commands
  -traditional-cpp        Enable some traditional CPP emulation
  -trigraphs              Process trigraph sequences
  -undef                  undef all system defines
  --verify-debug-info     Verify the binary representation of debug output
  -verify-pch             Load and verify that a pre-compiled header file is not stale
  -v                      Show commands to run and use verbose output
  -Wa,<arg>               Pass the comma separated arguments in <arg> to the assembler
  -Wl,<arg>               Pass the comma separated arguments in <arg> to the linker
  -working-directory <value>
                          Resolve file paths relative to the specified directory
  -Wp,<arg>               Pass the comma separated arguments in <arg> to the preprocessor
  -W<warning>             Enable the specified warning
  -w                      Suppress all warnings
  -Xanalyzer <arg>        Pass <arg> to the static analyzer
  -Xassembler <arg>       Pass <arg> to the assembler
  -Xclang <arg>           Pass <arg> to the clang compiler
  -Xlinker <arg>          Pass <arg> to the linker
  -Xpreprocessor <arg>    Pass <arg> to the preprocessor
  -x <language>           Treat subsequent input files as having type <language>
  -z <arg>                Pass -z <arg> to the linker
msg301188 - (view) Author: Marc-Andre Lemburg (lemburg) * (Python committer) Date: 2017-09-03 11:33
You will have to also create a new compiler class for the compiler. If this is more or less the same clang as used on Unix and MacOS, chances are high, the UnixCCompiler class already supports most of it. Only some changes related to paths may be necessary.

That said, standard CPython is compiled with VC++ so you will likely get better compatibility by compiling extension modules with the same compiler.
msg301194 - (view) Author: Tatsunori Uchino (tats.u.) Date: 2017-09-03 16:06
I cannot use it from the command line.  May someone tell use how to use.

PS C:\> cd 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\ClangC2\bin\amd64'
PS C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\ClangC2\bin\amd64> ./clang.exe D:\tmp\test.cpp -o D:\tmp\test.exe
error: failed to load c2 (file not found)
PS C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\ClangC2\bin\amd64> cat D:\tmp\test.cpp
#include <iostream>

int main() {
    std::cout << "Hello, world!" << std::endl;
    return 0;
}
PS C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\ClangC2\bin\amd64> (ls .\amd64).Name
c2.dll
msg301195 - (view) Author: Tatsunori Uchino (tats.u.) Date: 2017-09-03 16:06
Incorrect: May someone tell use how to use.
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Correct: May someone tell us how to use.
msg386323 - (view) Author: Steve Dower (steve.dower) * (Python committer) Date: 2021-02-03 18:19
Distutils is now deprecated (see PEP 632) and all tagged issues are being closed. From now until removal, only release blocking issues will be considered for distutils.

If this issue does not relate to distutils, please remove the component and reopen it. If you believe it still requires a fix, most likely the issue should be re-reported at https://github.com/pypa/setuptools
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Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:58:51adminsetgithub: 75513
2021-02-03 18:19:06steve.dowersetstatus: open -> closed

nosy: + steve.dower
messages: + msg386323

resolution: out of date
stage: resolved
2017-09-03 16:06:48tats.u.setmessages: + msg301195
2017-09-03 16:06:05tats.u.setmessages: + msg301194
2017-09-03 11:33:12lemburgsetnosy: + lemburg
messages: + msg301188
2017-09-03 03:40:16tats.u.create