Avoiding interacting with LLVM as a user doesn't mean you've created something equivalent to LLVM.
And if the C compiler you use is clang then you're still literally making use of LLVM.
IIRC, the Inmos Transputer shipped without a C compiler, and while third party products (including a port of GCC) did come later, it was Occam-only for quite some time.
IIRC, the Inmos Transputer shipped without a C compiler, and while third party products (including a port of GCC) did come later, it was Occam-only for quite some time.