# Updating clang
We distribute prebuilt packages of LLVM binaries, including clang and lld, that
all developers and bots pull at `gclient runhooks` time. These binaries are
just regular LLVM binaries built at a fixed upstream revision. This document
describes how to build a package at a newer revision and update Chromium to it.
An archive of all packages built so far is at https://is.gd/chromeclang
1. Check that https://ci.chromium.org/p/chromium/g/chromium.clang/console
looks reasonably green. Red bots with seemingly normal test failures are
usually ok, that likely means the test is broken with the stable Clang as
well.
1. Sync your Chromium tree to the latest revision to pick up any plugin
changes.
1. Run [go/chrome-push-clang-to-goma](https://goto.google.com/chrome-push-clang-to-goma).
This takes a recent dry run CL to update clang, and if the trybots were
successful it will copy the binaries from the staging bucket to the
production one. Writing to this bucket requires special permissions. File a
bug at g.co/bugatrooper if you don't have these already (e.g.,
https://crbug.com/1034081). Then it will push the packages to RBE. If you
do not have the necessary credentials to do the upload, ask
[email protected] to find someone who does.
* Alternatively, to create your own roll CL, you can manually run
`tools/clang/scripts/upload_revision.py` with a recent upstream LLVM
commit hash as the argument. After the `*_upload_clang` trybots are
successfully finished, run
[go/chrome-promote-clang](https://goto.google.com/chrome-promote-clang)
on the new Clang package name.
1. Run `tools/clang/scripts/sync_deps.py` to update the deps entries in DEPS.
1. Run an exhaustive set of try jobs to test the new compiler. The CL
description created previously by upload_revision.py includes
`Cq-Include-Trybots:` lines for all needed bots, so it's sufficient to just
run `git cl try` (or hit "CQ DRY RUN" on gerrit).
1. Commit the roll CL from the previous step.
1. The bots will now pull the prebuilt binary, and RBE will have a matching
binary, too.
## Performance regressions
After doing a clang roll, you may get a performance bug assigned to you
([example](https://crbug.com/1094671)). Some performance noise is expected
while doing a clang roll.
You can check all performance data for a clang roll via
`https://chromeperf.appspot.com/group_report?rev=XXXXXX`, where `XXXXXX` is the
revision number, e.g. `778090` for the example bug (look in the first message
of the performance bug to find this). Click the checkboxes to display graphs.
Hover over points in the graph to see the value and error.
Serious regressions require bisecting upstream commits (TODO: how to repro?).
If the regressions look insignificant and there is green as well as red, you
can close the bug as "WontFix" with an explanation.
## Adding files to the clang package
The clang package is downloaded unconditionally by all bots and devs. It's
called "clang" for historical reasons, but nowadays also contains other
mission-critical toolchain pieces besides clang.
We try to limit the contents of the clang package. They should meet these
criteria:
- things that are used by most developers use most of the time (e.g. a
compiler, a linker, sanitizer runtimes)
- things needed for doing official builds
# Adding a New Package
If you want to make artifacts available that do not meet the criteria for
being included in the "clang" package, you can make package.py upload it to
a separate zip file and then download it on an opt-in basis by using
update.py's --package option. Here is [an example of adding a new package].
To test changes to `package.py`, change `CLANG_SUB_REVISION` in `update.py` to
a random number above 2000 and run the `*_upload_clang` trybots.
Once the change to `package.py` is in, file a bug under `Tools > LLVM`
requesting that a new package be created ([example bug]).
Once it's been uploaded and rolled, you can download it via:
```
tools/clang/scripts/update.py --package your-package-name
```
[an example of adding a new package](https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/5463029)
[example bug]: https://crbug.com/335730441
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