llvm-ar
E292723
llvm-ar is the LLVM project's implementation of the Unix archiver tool, used to create, modify, and extract from static library archives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| llvm-ar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2716467 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: llvm-ar Context triple: [LLVM, hasComponent, llvm-ar]
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A.
LLVM
LLVM is a modular, reusable compiler and toolchain infrastructure project widely used for building language frontends, optimizers, and backends for diverse hardware architectures.
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B.
Clang
Clang is a modern, open-source C, C++, and Objective-C compiler front end for the LLVM project, known for its fast compilation, expressive diagnostics, and modular design.
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C.
Bytecode Alliance
Bytecode Alliance is a nonprofit industry consortium focused on advancing secure, modular, and portable software through technologies built around WebAssembly.
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D.
GNU Binutils
GNU Binutils is a collection of binary tools, including assemblers, linkers, and related utilities, widely used in software development for compiling and manipulating executable programs and object files.
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E.
LLDB
LLDB is a modern, high-performance debugger primarily used with the LLVM toolchain for languages like C, C++, and Objective-C.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: llvm-ar Target entity description: llvm-ar is the LLVM project's implementation of the Unix archiver tool, used to create, modify, and extract from static library archives.
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A.
LLVM
LLVM is a modular, reusable compiler and toolchain infrastructure project widely used for building language frontends, optimizers, and backends for diverse hardware architectures.
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B.
Clang
Clang is a modern, open-source C, C++, and Objective-C compiler front end for the LLVM project, known for its fast compilation, expressive diagnostics, and modular design.
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C.
Bytecode Alliance
Bytecode Alliance is a nonprofit industry consortium focused on advancing secure, modular, and portable software through technologies built around WebAssembly.
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D.
GNU Binutils
GNU Binutils is a collection of binary tools, including assemblers, linkers, and related utilities, widely used in software development for compiling and manipulating executable programs and object files.
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E.
LLDB
LLDB is a modern, high-performance debugger primarily used with the LLVM toolchain for languages like C, C++, and Objective-C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LLVM tool
ⓘ
archiver tool ⓘ command-line utility ⓘ |
| canCreate | symbol table for archives ⓘ |
| canDelete | members of an archive ⓘ |
| canExtract | members of an archive ⓘ |
| canList | members of an archive ⓘ |
| canUpdate | object files in an archive ⓘ |
| category |
binary utility
ⓘ
software development tool ⓘ |
| commandName | llvm-ar ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
GNU ar
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU Binutils
|
| designedFor | use in LLVM-based toolchains ⓘ |
| developedBy |
LLVM project
ⓘ
linked to:
LLVM
|
| distribution | LLVM releases ⓘ |
| implements | Unix archiver functionality ⓘ |
| includedIn |
LLVM binary utilities
ⓘ
linked to:
LLVM
|
| interoperableWith |
LLVM linker lld
ⓘ
linked to:
LLD linker
clang ⓘ
linked to:
Clang
|
| openSourceLicense | Apache License 2.0 with LLVM exceptions ⓘ |
| partOf |
LLVM project
ⓘ
linked to:
LLVM
|
| platform | cross-platform ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C++ ⓘ |
| replaces | system ar in some toolchains ⓘ |
| runsOn |
FreeBSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| supportsDeterministicMode | true ⓘ |
| supportsFormat |
.a file
ⓘ
static library archive ⓘ |
| supportsOption |
--plugin
ⓘ
D ⓘ U ⓘ c ⓘ d ⓘ q ⓘ r ⓘ s ⓘ t ⓘ v ⓘ x ⓘ |
| supportsThinArchives | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
creating static library archives
ⓘ
extracting from static library archives ⓘ modifying static library archives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: llvm-ar Description of subject: llvm-ar is the LLVM project's implementation of the Unix archiver tool, used to create, modify, and extract from static library archives.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.