| This is an overview of what building and adding a compiler to the site looks like, using GCC as an example, |
| but note that the process is similar for all other types of compilers. |
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| * Build GCC versions with the relevant magic. |
| We build all our own GCCs using Docker from [this repo](https://github.com/compiler-explorer/gcc-builder) |
| * For non-trunk builds we manually run the docker image. |
| For trunk dailies we have a [cron job](https://github.com/compiler-explorer/infra/blob/main/crontab.admin#L8) |
| that runs a [script](https://github.com/compiler-explorer/infra/blob/main/admin-daily-builds.sh) to build them. |
| * Built tarballs are uploaded to S3, |
| and installed by our [custom tool](https://github.com/compiler-explorer/infra/blob/main/bin/lib/ce_install.py) |
| from a [YAML configuration file](https://github.com/compiler-explorer/infra/blob/main/bin/yaml/cpp.yaml) |
| * The installation puts compilers on a shared NFS drive at `/opt/compiler-explorer/gcc-some-version/` |
| * We then configure CE to look for the compiler |
| [here](https://github.com/compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer/blob/main/etc/config/c%2B%2B.amazon.properties#L9). |
| * If we need to customise the way we execute the compiler and/or display the results, |
| then we can change the "[driver](https://github.com/compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer/tree/main/lib/compilers)" |
| for the compiler. Usually we can just override a few aspects of the driver, |
| relying on the defaults from the [base driver](https://github.com/compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer/blob/main/lib/base-compiler.js). |
| * Any UI changes are a bit more work. |
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| More info still in [Adding a Compiler](https://github.com/compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer/blob/main/docs/AddingACompiler.md), |
| and if you can bear listening to Matt, here's [a talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIoZDUd5DKw) |
| about some behind the scenes stuff, with [slides online](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIoZDUd5DKw). |