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diff --git a/book/src/requirements.md b/book/src/requirements.md index 9ccaea94..8a7cbcb2 100644 --- a/book/src/requirements.md +++ b/book/src/requirements.md @@ -7,16 +7,13 @@ This page lists the requirements for running `bindgen` and how to get them. `bindgen` leverages `libclang` to preprocess, parse, and type check C and C++ header files. -It is recommended to use Clang 3.9 or greater, however `bindgen` can run with +It is recommended to use Clang 4.0 or greater, however `bindgen` can run with older Clangs with some features disabled. -* **If you are generating bindings to C,** 3.7 and 3.8 will probably work OK for -you. - -* **If you are generating bindings to C++,** you almost definitely want 3.9 or +* **If you are generating bindings to C++,** you almost definitely want 4.0 or greater. -### Installing Clang 3.9 +### Installing Clang 4.0 #### Windows @@ -53,9 +50,9 @@ $ port install clang # apt install llvm-dev libclang-dev clang ``` -Ubuntu 16.10 provides the necessary packages directly. If you are using older +Ubuntu 18.04 provides the necessary packages directly. If you are using older version of Ubuntu or other Debian-based distros, you may need to add the LLVM -repos to get version 3.9. See http://apt.llvm.org/. +repos to get version 4.0. See http://apt.llvm.org/. #### Arch @@ -79,7 +76,7 @@ Add `export LIBCLANG_PATH=/usr/local/lib` to your profile. #### From source -If your package manager doesn't yet offer Clang 3.9, you'll need to build from +If your package manager doesn't yet offer Clang 4.0, you'll need to build from source. For that, follow the instructions [here](http://clang.llvm.org/get_started.html). |