parameters: (clang)
return_statement: return output[0]
docstring: Returns the compiler version as string.
  
      :param clang:   the compiler we are using
      :return:        the version string printed to stderr
docstring_summary: Returns the compiler version as string.
docstring_tokens: Returns the compiler version as string .
function: def get_version(clang):
      """ Returns the compiler version as string.
  
      :param clang:   the compiler we are using
      :return:        the version string printed to stderr """
  
      output = run_command([clang, '-v'])
      # the relevant version info is in the first line
      return output[0]
function_tokens: def get_version ( clang ) : output = run_command ( [ clang , '-v' ] ) # the relevant version info is in the first line return output [ 0 ]