# In a VS Developer Command Prompt clang-cl --version # Output: clang version 17.0.3 Target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc echo int main() {} > test.cpp clang-cl /EHsc test.cpp /Fe:test.exe test.exe
The days of treating Clang as a "Unix compiler" are over. On Windows, Clang is a professional, performant, first-class citizen. Give it a week in your CI pipeline—you won't go back. Have you migrated a large Windows codebase to Clang? Share your build time improvements and horror stories in the comments below. windows clang
For decades, the Windows C++ ecosystem had a clear hierarchy: MSVC ruled the roost. If you built software for Windows, you used cl.exe , link.exe , and the standard Windows SDK. # In a VS Developer Command Prompt clang-cl
Traditional MSVC linking of a large C++ project (say, Chrome or Unreal Engine) can take minutes. LLD reduces that to seconds. Have you migrated a large Windows codebase to Clang
It works. No hacks. No cygwin. No WSL.