How can I tell premake to generate a Makefile that uses clang?

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I would like to build my application using clang when generating a Makefile (gmake toolchain). Is there a way to do this?

premake 5 has the option: `--cc=VALUE`. It doesn't work for me though - I always get GCC. — user2023370, Jan 06 '16 at 23:46
I know this question is old enough, but would like to ask is that possible to let premake to build it with precisely clang++ instead of clang? — Lasven Loke, Dec 23 '22 at 13:14

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 19 '13 at 03:41

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Here is what I use, it works for me:

--  ugly hack to use clang
premake.gcc.cc  = 'clang'
premake.gcc.cxx = 'clang++'

Nothing else seemed to work at all.

answered Nov 19 '13 at 03:41

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score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 13 '17 at 13:07

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On premake5, use

#!/bin/bash
premake-5.0.0-alpha11-linux --file=PA7.lua --cc=clang --verbose gmake

--cc=clang is analogue of --platform option in premake4.

answered Dec 13 '17 at 13:07

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score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 21 '12 at 14:46

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I ultimately ended up doing what @Burton Samograd did: assign the CC environment variable. However, buried deep in the premake4 message boards they do have a way to define a new platform.

When using premake4, just invoke:

premake4 --platform=clang gmake

The only problem I've found with this is it didn't work as I expected. I'm giving my vote to Burton, but the information is here if you want it.

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answered Jun 25 '12 at 12:06

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When I try this I just get: `Error: invalid value 'clang' for option 'platform'.` – leetNightshade Dec 02 '15 at 03:49
This is now an error in premake 5: `Error: invalid option 'platform'`. – user2023370 Jan 06 '16 at 23:42

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 01 '12 at 21:30

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It looks like you can just set the CC varaible:

CC ?= /usr/bin/clang

in your premake file. The ?= only sets it if you haven't set it in your environment.

answered May 01 '12 at 21:30

Burton Samograd

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The whole purpose of premake is to generate these files automatically. You should never, ever have to modify them. – Alex Pana May 25 '13 at 17:21
/Users/cweber/temp/premake/premake4.lua:1: '=' expected near '?' – weberc2 Jan 19 '16 at 16:09

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 05 '22 at 11:19

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If you have premake 5, you can set the toolset option to clangin your premake5.lua

toolset "clang" in premake5.lua

answered Jul 05 '22 at 11:19

How can I tell premake to generate a Makefile that uses clang?

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