Request LLVM 14 build for Debian Bookworm

[mschwager]

Hi there,

First off, thanks for this project. https://apt.llvm.org/ is immensely helpful when trying to obtain LLVM tools, especially multiple versions. I see that currently Bookworm contains builds for LLVM 15-18: https://apt.llvm.org/bookworm/dists/. I'd like to request that LLVM 14 be added to that list.

I'm building a tool that requires clang, and I'd like to easily support Ubuntu 22.04. Ubuntu 22.04 currently ships clang 14 in its apt repositories, and 22.04 will be supported for a long time: https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle. I understand that using the Ubuntu 22.04 apt source (https://apt.llvm.org/jammy/dists/) would make the most sense here, but there are a few things preventing me from doing that. Namely, many Docker images build on Debian as a base. For example, the ruby image builds on Debian and Alpine. So, in order to maximize compatibility, it'd be easiest to build on a Debian base and be able to test against LLVM 14-18. That way I can support all the versions I need, and avoid the complexity of testing against two distros.

I'm happy to do the work, and submit a PR. I was just hoping to check if the project is supportive beforehand.

[mschwager]

I see that 13 and 14 were removed last year: 13ee0b6, so the jammy builds for those must be old.

[sylvestre]

sorry, i missed your issue.
bookwoom doesn't have 14 because it was already too old when this repo was created.

Bring back 14 might be too complex. Are you sure there isn't a better way?

[mschwager]

Bring back 14 might be too complex. Are you sure there isn't a better way?

Sure, I can definitely find a different way. For example, testing against Ubuntu Jammy + LLVM 14, which is still in your apt repo. I just figured it was worth asking in case it was a simple task to add 14 to Bookworm.