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18 <li><a href="#llvmprog">General LLVM Programming Documentation</a></li>
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36 <div class="doc_section"><a name="llvmdesign">LLVM Design & Overview</a></div>
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40 <li><a href="LangRef.html">LLVM Language Reference Manual</a> - Defines the LLVM
41 intermediate representation.</li>
43 <li><a href="http://llvm.org/pubs/2006-04-25-GelatoLLVMIntro.html">Introduction to the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure</a> - Presentation describing LLVM.</li>
44 <li><a href="http://llvm.org/pubs/2004-09-22-LCPCLLVMTutorial.html">The LLVM Compiler Framework and
45 Infrastructure Tutorial</a> - Tutorial for writing passes, exploring the system.</li>
46 <li><a href="http://llvm.org/pubs/2004-01-30-CGO-LLVM.html">LLVM: A Compilation Framework for
47 Lifelong Program Analysis & Transformation</a> - Design overview.</li>
48 <li><a href="http://llvm.org/pubs/2002-12-LattnerMSThesis.html">LLVM: An Infrastructure for
49 Multi-Stage Optimization</a> - More details (somewhat old now).</li>
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54 <div class="doc_section"><a name="userguide">LLVM User Guides</a></div>
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58 <li><a href="GettingStarted.html">The LLVM Getting Started Guide</a> -
59 Discusses how to get up and running quickly with the LLVM infrastructure.
60 Everything from unpacking and compilation of the distribution to execution of
63 <li><a href="GettingStartedVS.html">Getting Started with the LLVM System using
64 Microsoft Visual Studio</a> - An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for
65 those using Visual Studio on Windows.</li>
67 <li><a href="CommandGuide/index.html">LLVM Command Guide</a> - A reference
68 manual for the LLVM command line utilities ("man" pages for LLVM tools).<br/>
70 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-ar.html">llvm-ar</a>,
71 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-ranlib.html">llvm-ranlib</a>,
72 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-as.html">llvm-as</a>,
73 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-dis.html">llvm-dis</a>,
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75 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llc.html">llc</a>,
76 <a href="CommandGuide/html/lli.html">lli</a>,
77 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-link.html">llvm-link</a>,
78 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-nm.html">llvm-nm</a>,
79 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-prof.html">llvm-prof</a>,
80 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llvmgcc.html">llvmgcc</a>,
81 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llvmgxx.html">llvmgxx</a>,
82 <a href="CommandGuide/html/gccas.html">gccas</a>,
83 <a href="CommandGuide/html/gccld.html">gccld</a>,
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86 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-extract.html">llvm-extract</a>,
87 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-bcanalyzer.html">llvm-bcanalyzer</a>,
88 <a href="CommandGuide/html/llvmc.html">llvmc</a>
91 <li><a href="FAQ.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> - A list of common
92 questions and problems and their solutions.</li>
94 <li><a href="ReleaseNotes.html">Release notes for the current release</a>
95 - This describes new features, known bugs, and other limitations.</li>
97 <li><a href="HowToSubmitABug.html">How to Submit A Bug Report</a> -
98 Instructions for properly submitting information about any bugs you run into in
101 <li><a href="TestingGuide.html">LLVM Test Suite Guide</a> - A reference
102 manual for using the LLVM test suite.</li>
104 <li><a href="CFEBuildInstrs.html">How to build the C/C++ front-end</a> -
105 Instructions for building the front-end from source.</li>
107 <li><a href="Lexicon.html">The LLVM Lexicon</a> - Definition of acronyms, terms
108 and concepts used in LLVM.</li>
110 <li><a name="irc">You can probably find help on the unofficial LLVM IRC
111 channel</a>. We often are on irc.oftc.net in the #llvm channel. If you are
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113 href="irc://irc.oftc.net/llvm">join #llvm on irc.oftc.net</a> directly.</li>
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119 <div class="doc_section"><a name="llvmprog">General LLVM Programming Documentation</a></div>
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123 <li><a href="LangRef.html">LLVM Language Reference Manual</a> - Defines the LLVM
124 intermediate representation and the assembly form of the different nodes.</li>
126 <li><a href="ProgrammersManual.html">The LLVM Programmers Manual</a> -
127 Introduction to the general layout of the LLVM sourcebase, important classes
128 and APIs, and some tips & tricks.</li>
130 <li><a href="Projects.html">LLVM Project Guide</a> - How-to guide and
131 templates for new projects that <em>use</em> the LLVM infrastructure. The
132 templates (directory organization, Makefiles, and test tree) allow the project
133 code to be located outside (or inside) the <tt>llvm/</tt> tree, while using LLVM
134 header files and libraries.</li>
136 <li><a href="MakefileGuide.html">LLVM Makefile Guide</a> - Describes how the
137 LLVM makefiles work and how to use them.</li>
139 <li><a href="CommandLine.html">CommandLine library Reference Manual</a> -
140 Provides information on using the command line parsing library.</li>
142 <li><a href="CodingStandards.html">LLVM Coding standards</a> -
143 Details the LLVM coding standards and provides useful information on writing
144 efficient C++ code.</li>
146 <li><a href="ExtendingLLVM.html">Extending LLVM</a> - Look here to see how
147 to add instructions and intrinsics to LLVM.</li>
149 <li><a href="UsingLibraries.html">Using LLVM Libraries</a> - Look here to
150 understand how to use the libraries produced when LLVM is compiled.</li>
152 <li><a href="HowToReleaseLLVM.html">How To Release LLVM To The Public</a> - This
153 is a guide to preparing LLVM releases. Most developers can ignore it.</li>
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162 <li><a href="http://llvm.org/cvsweb/cvsweb.cgi/llvm">CVSWeb CVS Tree
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168 <div class="doc_section"><a name="subsystems">LLVM Subsystem Documentation</a></div>
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173 <li><a href="WritingAnLLVMPass.html">Writing an LLVM Pass</a> - Information
174 on how to write LLVM transformations and analyses.</li>
176 <li><a href="WritingAnLLVMBackend.html">Writing an LLVM Backend</a> - Information
177 on how to write LLVM backends for machine targets.</li>
179 <li><a href="CodeGenerator.html">The LLVM Target-Independent Code
180 Generator</a> - The design and implementation of the LLVM code generator.
181 Useful if you are working on retargetting LLVM to a new architecture, designing
182 a new codegen pass, or enhancing existing components.</li>
184 <li><a href="TableGenFundamentals.html">TableGen Fundamentals</a> -
185 Describes the TableGen tool, which is used heavily by the LLVM code
188 <li><a href="AliasAnalysis.html">Alias Analysis in LLVM</a> - Information
189 on how to write a new alias analysis implementation or how to use existing
192 <li><a href="Stacker.html">The Stacker Chronicles</a> - This document
193 describes both the Stacker language and LLVM frontend, but also some details
194 about LLVM useful for those writing front-ends.</li>
196 <li><a href="GarbageCollection.html">Accurate Garbage Collection with
197 LLVM</a> - The interfaces source-language compilers should use for compiling
200 <li><a href="SourceLevelDebugging.html">Source Level Debugging with
201 LLVM</a> - This document describes the design and philosophy behind the LLVM
202 source-level debugger.</li>
204 <li><a href="Bugpoint.html">Bugpoint</a> - automatic bug finder and test-case
205 reducer description and usage information.</li>
207 <li><a href="CompilerDriver.html">Compiler Driver (llvmc)</a> - This document
208 describes the design and configuration of the LLVM compiler driver tool,
211 <li><a href="BytecodeFormat.html">LLVM Bytecode File Format</a></li>
213 <li><a href="SystemLibrary.html">System Library</a> - This document describes
214 the LLVM System Library (<tt>lib/System</tt>) and how to keep LLVM source code
217 <li><a href="LinkTimeOptimization.html">Link Time Optimization</a> - This
218 document describes the interface between LLVM intermodular optimizer and
219 the linker and its design</li>
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225 <div class="doc_section"><a name="maillist">LLVM Mailing Lists</a></div>
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229 <li>The <a href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvm-announce">
230 LLVM Announcements List</a>: This is a low volume list that provides important
231 announcements regarding LLVM. It gets email about once a month.</li>
233 <li>The <a href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvmdev">Developer's
234 List</a>: This list is for people who want to be included in technical
235 discussions of LLVM. People post to this list when they have questions about
236 writing code for or using the LLVM tools. It is relatively low volume.</li>
238 <li>The <a href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/llvmbugs/">Bugs &
239 Patches Archive</a>: This list gets emailed every time a bug is opened and
240 closed, and when people submit patches to be included in LLVM. It is higher
241 volume than the LLVMdev list.</li>
243 <li>The <a href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/llvm-commits/">CVS Commits
244 Archive</a>: This list contains all commit messages that are made when LLVM
245 developers commit code changes to the CVS archive. It is useful for those who
246 want to stay on the bleeding edge of LLVM development. This list is very high
249 <li>The <a href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/llvm-testresults/">
250 Test Results Archive</a>: A message is automatically sent to this list by every
251 active nightly tester when it completes. As such, this list gets email several
252 times each day, making it a high volume list.</li>
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