Clang

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C compiler C++ compiler LLVM subproject Objective-C compiler compiler front end free software open-source software static compiler

Clang is a modern, open-source C, C++, and Objective-C compiler front end for the LLVM project, known for its fast compilation, expressive diagnostics, and modular design.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Clang canonical	31
Clang compiler	4
clang	4
Apple Clang	1
Apple LLVM compiler	1
Clang 3.x era (LLVM project)	1
Clang AST	1
Clang C++ compiler	1
Clang C/C++/Objective-C compiler front end	1
Clang Objective-C compiler	1
Clang Static Analyzer	1
Clang compiler front end	1
Clang compiler infrastructure	1
Clang driver	1
Clang toolchain	1
Clang-Format code formatter	1
libclang C interface	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T477819 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Clang
Context triple: [GNU Compiler Collection, influenced, Clang]

A. GNU Compiler Collection
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a widely used, free and open-source compiler system that supports numerous programming languages and platforms, forming a core component of the GNU toolchain and much of the open-source software ecosystem.
B. .cl
.cl is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Chile for use on the internet.
C. Xcode
Xcode is Apple's integrated development environment (IDE) for creating software across macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS platforms.
D. C++
C++ is a high-performance, general-purpose programming language widely used for system/software development, game engines, and performance-critical applications.
E. C Reactor
C Reactor is one of the early plutonium production reactors built and operated at the Hanford Site in Washington as part of the U.S. Manhattan Project and Cold War nuclear weapons program.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Clang
Target entity description: Clang is a modern, open-source C, C++, and Objective-C compiler front end for the LLVM project, known for its fast compilation, expressive diagnostics, and modular design.

A. GNU Compiler Collection
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a widely used, free and open-source compiler system that supports numerous programming languages and platforms, forming a core component of the GNU toolchain and much of the open-source software ecosystem.
B. .cl
.cl is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Chile for use on the internet.
C. Xcode
Xcode is Apple's integrated development environment (IDE) for creating software across macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS platforms.
D. C++
C++ is a high-performance, general-purpose programming language widely used for system/software development, game engines, and performance-critical applications.
E. C Reactor
C Reactor is one of the early plutonium production reactors built and operated at the Hanford Site in Washington as part of the U.S. Manhattan Project and Cold War nuclear weapons program.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (90)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	C compiler ⓘ C++ compiler ⓘ LLVM subproject ⓘ Objective-C compiler ⓘ compiler front end ⓘ free software ⓘ open-source software ⓘ static compiler ⓘ
category	software development tool ⓘ
defaultCompilerFor	FreeBSD ⓘ surface form: FreeBSD base system Xcode ⓘ
designGoal	GCC compatibility ⓘ high-quality error messages ⓘ modular library-based architecture ⓘ
developer	Apple Inc. ⓘ Google ⓘ surface form: Google LLC LLVM ⓘ surface form: LLVM community open-source contributors ⓘ
diagnosticsStyle	fix-it hints ⓘ machine-readable diagnostics ⓘ
feature	AST-based tooling ⓘ Clang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Clang-Format code formatter Clang-Tidy linter ⓘ expressive diagnostics ⓘ fast compilation ⓘ Clang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: libclang C interface link-time optimization (via LLVM) ⓘ modular design ⓘ modules support ⓘ precompiled headers ⓘ sanitizers integration ⓘ static analysis tools ⓘ
initialReleaseYear	2007 ⓘ
license	Apache License 2.0 with LLVM exceptions ⓘ
openSource	true ⓘ
partOf	LLVM ⓘ surface form: LLVM project
programmingLanguage	C++ ⓘ
provides	Clang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Clang Static Analyzer Clang-Format ⓘ Clang-Tidy ⓘ command-line driver clang ⓘ libclang library ⓘ
replaces	GCC in some toolchains ⓘ
repository	https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project ⓘ
roleInToolchain	front end ⓘ
sponsoredBy	Apple Inc. ⓘ
subdirectoryInRepo	Clang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: clang
supportsABI	Itanium C++ ABI ⓘ Microsoft C++ ABI ⓘ
supportsBuildSystem	CMake ⓘ Ninja ⓘ
supportsDebugFormat	CodeView ⓘ DWARF ⓘ
supportsExtension	GNU Compiler Collection ⓘ surface form: GNU C extensions (partial) MSVC ⓘ surface form: Microsoft C/C++ extensions (partial)
supportsLanguage	C ⓘ C++ ⓘ NVIDIA CUDA ⓘ surface form: CUDA C++ Objective-C ⓘ Objective-C++ ⓘ OpenCL ⓘ surface form: OpenCL C Android Runtime (ART) ⓘ surface form: RenderScript
supportsStandard	C++ ⓘ surface form: C++03 C++ ⓘ surface form: C++11 C++ ⓘ surface form: C++14 C++ ⓘ surface form: C++17 C++ ⓘ surface form: C++20 (partial) C++23 (partial) ⓘ C++ ⓘ surface form: C++98 C11 ⓘ C17 ⓘ C2x (partial) ⓘ ISO/IEC 9899 ⓘ surface form: C89 ISO/IEC 9899 ⓘ surface form: C99
targetArchitecture	ARMv8-A ⓘ surface form: AArch64 ARM ⓘ PowerPC ⓘ RISC-V ⓘ x86 ⓘ x86-64 ⓘ
targetPlatform	Android ⓘ FreeBSD ⓘ Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ
usedBy	Android NDK ⓘ Chrome build system ⓘ LLVM-based IDE tooling ⓘ
usesBackend	LLVM ⓘ
website	https://clang.llvm.org/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (53)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GNU Compiler Collection → influenced → Clang ⓘ

C++ → hasMajorCompiler → Clang ⓘ

Objective-C → primaryCompiler → Clang ⓘ

Xcode → includesComponent → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clang compiler

Clang → feature → Clang self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: libclang C interface

Clang → feature → Clang self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clang-Format code formatter

Clang → subdirectoryInRepo → Clang self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: clang

Clang → provides → Clang self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clang Static Analyzer

Eclipse CDT → supportsToolchain → Clang ⓘ

LLVM → hasComponent → Clang ⓘ

Objective-C++ → implementedIn → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clang compiler

Objective-C++ → implementedIn → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apple LLVM compiler

Chris Lattner → knownFor → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clang compiler

Chris Lattner → notableWork → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clang C/C++/Objective-C compiler front end

LLDB → integratedWith → Clang ⓘ

LLDB → usesComponent → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clang AST

GNUStep Objective-C runtime extensions → compatibleWith → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clang Objective-C compiler

Apache License 2.0 with LLVM exceptions → governs → Clang ⓘ

Clang-Tidy linter → basedOn → Clang ⓘ

subject surface form: Clang-Tidy

Clang-Tidy linter → usesInfrastructure → Clang ⓘ

subject surface form: Clang-Tidy

this entity surface form: Clang compiler infrastructure

Itanium C++ ABI → usedBy → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clang C++ compiler

Clang-Tidy → usesCompilerFrontend → Clang ⓘ

Code::Blocks → supportsCompiler → Clang ⓘ

MSYS2 → includes → Clang ⓘ

C++23 (partial) → appliesTo → Clang ⓘ

libclang library → implementsInterfaceFor → Clang ⓘ

subject surface form: libclang

libclang library → partOf → Clang ⓘ

subject surface form: libclang

libclang library → accesses → Clang ⓘ

subject surface form: libclang

this entity surface form: Clang compiler front end

Clang-Format → partOf → Clang ⓘ

University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License (historical) → usedByProject → Clang ⓘ

subject surface form: University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License

LLD linker → compatibleWith → Clang ⓘ

subject surface form: LLD

compiler-rt → usedBy → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apple Clang

compiler-rt → integratesWith → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clang driver

AddressSanitizer → supportedBy → Clang ⓘ

ThreadSanitizer → usedWith → Clang ⓘ

ThreadSanitizer → availableIn → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clang compiler

MemorySanitizer → introducedIn → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clang 3.x era (LLVM project)

DataFlowSanitizer → integratedInto → Clang ⓘ

SanitizerCoverage → worksWith → Clang ⓘ

clangd → basedOn → Clang ⓘ

clang static analyzer → basedOn → Clang ⓘ

subject surface form: Clang Static Analyzer

clang static analyzer → partOf → Clang ⓘ

subject surface form: Clang Static Analyzer

clang static analyzer → distribution → Clang ⓘ

subject surface form: Clang Static Analyzer

this entity surface form: Clang toolchain

clang static analyzer → invokedBy → Clang ⓘ

subject surface form: Clang Static Analyzer

this entity surface form: clang

llvm-mc → relatedTool → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: clang

llvm-ar → interoperableWith → Clang ⓘ

this entity surface form: clang

D (via LDC) → comparesWith → Clang ⓘ

libc++abi → integratesWith → Clang ⓘ

gold linker → compatibleWith → Clang ⓘ

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