Seeking primary maintainer for LLVM

Michel Alexandre Salim salimma at fedoraproject.org
Mon Feb 25 09:30:56 UTC 2013


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On 25/02/13 13:06, Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:49:49AM +0700, Michel Alexandre Salim
> wrote:
>> - - Refactorig LLVM's build system to properly use versioned
>> shared objects. I note that other distributions, and BSD, are
>> still using static linking, so we appear to be the only ones
>> attempting to package LLVM properly. - - Dealing with Clang
>> breaking when GCC is updated, and compatibility issues with
>> secondary architectures
>> 
>> Thanks to Jens for doing the 3.2 update -- and others who've
>> been contributing packaging patches.
>> 
>> Let me know if you're interested, and I'll release the package
>> then.
> 
> I've never looked at llvm internals before, but it would be a fun 
> challenge for me.  I can take it up if you're OK with things being 
> broken occasionally while I figure things out.  Of course, if
> someone else who has a clue wants to take it up, I'd like it if I
> could co-maintain.
> 
Given that Mesa depends on LLVM, I suppose brokenness in anything but
Rawhide is not really advisable.

I'd be happy to give you and Jens co-maintainership though, until a
more permanent maintainer steps forward (ideally one of those who have
committed semi-regularly before).

Thanks,

- -- 
Michel Alexandre Salim
Fedora Project Contributor: http://fedoraproject.org/

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