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Setting up clang in codelite

Setting up clang in codelite

This document describes how to define clang as a compiler in codelite

Windows

First you must install codelite with the bundled MinGW from here
Download clang for Windows or either compile it yourself
Extract the clang++.exe and copy it to MINGW_INSTALL_DIR\bin
Create a copy of clang++.exe and name it clang.exe

Linux

Under Linux, you can either download clang from the official website or compile clang yourself using these instructions

Defining new compiler in codelite

Since codelite 5.2, clang compiler is defined out-of-the-box in codelite so you only need to add the include paths

Next, we want to define clang as a compiler in codelite.

From the main menu: Settings -> Build Settings -> Compilers -> New... in the dialog the pops, type the name clang and click OK
In the Tools page of the newly created clang compiler, replace all g++ instances with clang++ and all gcc with clang
Windows only Select the Advanced page of the clang compiler and under the Include Paths add all gcc include paths as a semi-colon separated list

you can copy the include paths from Settings -> Tags Settings -> clang

For example, under my windows machine my clang include paths under Settings -> Tags Settings -> clang contains this:

c:\mingw-4.7.1\lib\gcc\mingw32\4.6.1\include\c++
c:\mingw-4.7.1\lib\gcc\mingw32\4.6.1\include\c++\mingw32
c:\mingw-4.7.1\lib\gcc\mingw32\4.6.1\include\c++\backward
c:\mingw-4.7.1\lib\gcc\mingw32\4.6.1\include
c:\mingw-4.7.1\include
c:\mingw-4.7.1\lib\gcc\mingw32\4.6.1\include-fixed

Copy the content, paste it into an empty document and convert it to a single semi-colon string

c:\mingw-4.6.1\lib\gcc\mingw32\4.6.1\include\c++;c:\mingw-4.7.1\lib\gcc\mingw32\4.6.1\include\c++\mingw32 ...

Next, paste it under the Settings -> Build Settings -> Compiler -> clang -> Advanced -> Include Paths

Define new project template for clang

Since codelite 5.2 this step is no longer needed

Create a new project of type 'console g++' ( Workspace -> New Project )
Right click on the project and select Settings -> General
Change the compiler type from gnu g++ to clang and click OK
Right click on the project and select Save as template and give it a name and description
From now on, you can use this template to create new clang console projects