I’m trying to build the llvm with ninja and following this page: link to the page because I would like to write a static analysis tool for clang.

My notebook is not too strong (8Gb RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, 4Mb cache, 512Gb SSD) and the building is slow (I have to run ninja -j2 to save my notebook from freezing).

I’m building the llvm since the beginning of the summer which is quite crazy (there were huge gaps but I summerized and it’s more than 4-5 days).

The llvm takes more than 120Gb which is also strange because I read that it would take only 20-40Gb total.

I was thinking about buying a new notebook but I assume I don’t do something correctly. Could somebody help me and make the things clear?

Also I want to learn more about the llvm, clang so if you can recommend any sites, videos, books, I appreciate it!
Thank you!