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18 <li><a href="#medium">Medimum Priority</a> </li>
19 <li><a href="#low">Low Priority</a> </li>
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42 This document is a list of things to do before the LLVM project is
43 publicly released. It will provide a checklist so that we know
44 what has been done and what is left to be done. It will also keep
45 a "wishlist" of desirable features.
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66 list of things to do...
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78 size="+1" face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="high">High Priority</a></b><a
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93 <li>Write regression tests.</li>
96 <li>The gccld segfault from GlobalDCE.cpp.</li>
97 <li>The infinite loop for Tail Recursion.</li>
98 <li>The C++ constructor on dlopen() bug on Solaris.<br>
102 <li>Get autoconf to configure source and build directories according
103 to normal autoconf procedures.</li>
106 <li>Get test tree to work properly when configuring for a different
108 <li>Get lex/yacc/etc output to be placed into the build tree, not
116 <li>Move Test Suite to QMTest.</li>
117 <li>Add Feature and Regression tests to nightly tester.<br>
120 <li>Move the Reoptimizer code out of mainline CVS and the release.</li>
122 <li>Documentation</li>
125 <li>Write documentation on the LLVM tools.</li>
126 <li>Review docs, ensuring that the information is up to date.</li>
129 <li>GCC C Front End<br>
134 <li>Ensure all software in source tree has proper license.<br>
140 <li>Check licenses in test/Programs to ensure everything is good.</li>
141 <li>Create license files for anything in the distribution that is
142 not under our license.<br>
146 <li>Ensure SafeCode builds.</li>
147 <li>Create a system for managing development and releases
148 (i.e. CVS branching, labeling revisions, etc).<br>
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164 size="+1" face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="medium">Medium Priority</a></b><a
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174 <li>Improve documentation on how to create an LLVM project.<br>
179 <li>Cleanup Reoptimizer tests so that they fit into the framework.<br>
183 <li>Create an installer for the
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200 size="+1" face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="low">Low Priority</a></b><a
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210 <li>GCC C Front End</li>
213 <li>Place the C front end into the CVS repository.</li>
214 <li>Ensure that the C front end compiles and installs nicely.</li>
215 <li>Add C++ support.<br>
219 <li>Release Management</li>
222 <li>Find and implement a bug reporting system (i.e. Bugzilla).</li>
225 <li>Make the projects/sample directory an actual example of LLVM code.</li>
229 <li>Create descriptions of what each test is doing (test specifications).<br>
231 <li>Test LLVM on various Linux distributions.</li>
232 <li>Test LLVM on various Solaris distributions.</li>
233 <li>Test LLVM on Solaris/x86.<br>
240 <li>Create a license for the UIUC specific LLVM code.</li>
241 <li>Add a license file to the distribution.</li>
245 <li>Documentation</li>
248 <li>Create man pages for the LLVM utilities.</li>
249 <li>Create man pages for the LLVM libraries.</li>
252 <li>Rewrite this page without Netscape Composer :)<br>
259 <address><a href="mailto:criswell@cs.uiuc.edu">John Criswell</a></address>
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