3 Subsystem Documentation
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16 * `Writing an LLVM Pass <WritingAnLLVMPass.html>`_
18 Information on how to write LLVM transformations and analyses.
20 * `Writing an LLVM Backend <WritingAnLLVMBackend.html>`_
22 Information on how to write LLVM backends for machine targets.
24 * `The LLVM Target-Independent Code Generator <CodeGenerator.html>`_
26 The design and implementation of the LLVM code generator. Useful if you are
27 working on retargetting LLVM to a new architecture, designing a new codegen
28 pass, or enhancing existing components.
32 Describes the TableGen tool, which is used heavily by the LLVM code
35 * :ref:`alias_analysis`
37 Information on how to write a new alias analysis implementation or how to
38 use existing analyses.
40 * `Accurate Garbage Collection with LLVM <GarbageCollection.html>`_
42 The interfaces source-language compilers should use for compiling GC'd
45 * `Source Level Debugging with LLVM <SourceLevelDebugging.html>`_
47 This document describes the design and philosophy behind the LLVM
48 source-level debugger.
50 * `Zero Cost Exception handling in LLVM <ExceptionHandling.html>`_
52 This document describes the design and implementation of exception handling
57 Automatic bug finder and test-case reducer description and usage
60 * `LLVM Bitcode File Format <BitCodeFormat.html>`_
62 This describes the file format and encoding used for LLVM "bc" files.
64 * `System Library <SystemLibrary.html>`_
66 This document describes the LLVM System Library (<tt>lib/System</tt>) and
67 how to keep LLVM source code portable
71 This document describes the interface between LLVM intermodular optimizer
72 and the linker and its design
74 * `The LLVM gold plugin <GoldPlugin.html>`_
76 How to build your programs with link-time optimization on Linux.
78 * `The GDB JIT interface <DebuggingJITedCode.html>`_
80 How to debug JITed code with GDB.
82 * :ref:`branch_weight`
84 Provides information about Branch Prediction Information.
86 * :ref:`segmented_stacks`
88 This document describes segmented stacks and how they are used in LLVM.