3 Subsystem Documentation
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11 * `Writing an LLVM Pass <WritingAnLLVMPass.html>`_
13 Information on how to write LLVM transformations and analyses.
15 * `Writing an LLVM Backend <WritingAnLLVMBackend.html>`_
17 Information on how to write LLVM backends for machine targets.
19 * `The LLVM Target-Independent Code Generator <CodeGenerator.html>`_
21 The design and implementation of the LLVM code generator. Useful if you are
22 working on retargetting LLVM to a new architecture, designing a new codegen
23 pass, or enhancing existing components.
25 * `TableGen Fundamentals <TableGenFundamentals.html>`_
27 Describes the TableGen tool, which is used heavily by the LLVM code
30 * :ref:`alias_analysis`
32 Information on how to write a new alias analysis implementation or how to
33 use existing analyses.
35 * `Accurate Garbage Collection with LLVM <GarbageCollection.html>`_
37 The interfaces source-language compilers should use for compiling GC'd
40 * `Source Level Debugging with LLVM <SourceLevelDebugging.html>`_
42 This document describes the design and philosophy behind the LLVM
43 source-level debugger.
45 * `Zero Cost Exception handling in LLVM <ExceptionHandling.html>`_
47 This document describes the design and implementation of exception handling
50 * `Bugpoint <Bugpoint.html>`_
52 Automatic bug finder and test-case reducer description and usage
55 * `LLVM Bitcode File Format <BitCodeFormat.html>`_
57 This describes the file format and encoding used for LLVM "bc" files.
59 * `System Library <SystemLibrary.html>`_
61 This document describes the LLVM System Library (<tt>lib/System</tt>) and
62 how to keep LLVM source code portable
64 * `Link Time Optimization <LinkTimeOptimization.html>`_
66 This document describes the interface between LLVM intermodular optimizer
67 and the linker and its design
69 * `The LLVM gold plugin <GoldPlugin.html>`_
71 How to build your programs with link-time optimization on Linux.
73 * `The GDB JIT interface <DebuggingJITedCode.html>`_
75 How to debug JITed code with GDB.
77 * `Branch Weight Metadata <BranchWeightMetadata.html>`_
79 Provides information about Branch Prediction Information.