Information about the package, clang, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The clang package is designed for, A C language family front-end for LLVM.
Package Name:
clang
Summary:
A C language family front-end for LLVM
URL:
Description:
clang: noun 1. A loud, resonant, metallic sound. 2. The strident call of a crane or goose. 3. C-language family front-end toolkit. The goal of the Clang project is to create a new C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end for the LLVM compiler. Its tools are built as libraries and designed to be loosely-coupled and extensible.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
3.4.2
Release:
4.el6
Size:
20 M
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
NCSA
Control the clang package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install clang
This command will install clang on the server.
yum remove clang
This command will un-install clang on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove clang, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove clang
This command will un-install clang on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove clang when using the -y flag.
yum update clang
This command will update clang to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove clang, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update clang
This command will update clang to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove clang when using the -y flag.
yum info clang
This command will show you core information about the clang package.
yum deplist clang
This command will show you the dependencies for clang. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update clang
This command will check if there is an update waiting on clang. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.