Written by The LLVM Team
+ - +LLVM Design & Overview
- LLVM Language Reference Manual - Defines the LLVM intermediate representation. -
- Introduction to the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure - Presentation describing LLVM. -
- The LLVM Compiler Framework and -Infrastructure Tutorial - Tutorial for writing passes, exploring the system. +
- Introduction to the LLVM Compiler - Presentation providing a users introduction to LLVM. +
- Intro to LLVM - book chapter providing a compiler hacker's introduction to LLVM.
- LLVM: A Compilation Framework for Lifelong Program Analysis & Transformation - Design overview.
- LLVM: An Infrastructure for -Multi-Stage Optimization - More details (somewhat old now). +Multi-Stage Optimization - More details (quite old now).
- GetElementPtr FAQ - Answers to some very frequent questions about LLVM's most frequently misunderstood instruction.
LLVM User Guides
-
@@ -60,65 +63,76 @@ Discusses how to get up and running quickly with the LLVM infrastructure.
Everything from unpacking and compilation of the distribution to execution of
some tools.
+
- LLVM CMake guide - An addendum to the main Getting +Started guide for those using the CMake build +system. + +
- Getting Started with the LLVM System using Microsoft Visual Studio - An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for those using Visual Studio on Windows. +
- LLVM Tutorial - A walk through the process of using +LLVM for a custom language, and the facilities LLVM offers in tutorial form.
- Developer Policy - The LLVM project's policy towards developers and their contributions.
- LLVM Command Guide - A reference
-manual for the LLVM command line utilities ("man" pages for LLVM tools).
+manual for the LLVM command line utilities ("man" pages for LLVM tools).
Current tools: - llvm-ar, - llvm-as, - llvm-dis, - llvm-extract, - llvm-ld, - llvm-link, - llvm-nm, - llvm-prof, - llvm-ranlib, - opt, - llc, - lli, - llvmc - llvm-gcc, - llvm-g++, - stkrc, - bugpoint, - llvm-bcanalyzer, + llvm-ar, + llvm-as, + llvm-dis, + llvm-extract, + llvm-ld, + llvm-link, + llvm-nm, + llvm-prof, + llvm-ranlib, + opt, + llc, + lli, + llvm-gcc, + llvm-g++, + bugpoint, + llvm-bcanalyzer,
+ - LLVM's Analysis and Transform Passes - A list of +optimizations and analyses implemented in LLVM. +
- Frequently Asked Questions - A list of common questions and problems and their solutions. -
- Release notes for the current release +
- Release notes for the current release - This describes new features, known bugs, and other limitations.
- How to Submit A Bug Report - Instructions for properly submitting information about any bugs you run into in the LLVM system. -
- LLVM Test Suite Guide - A reference -manual for using the LLVM test suite. +
- LLVM Testing Infrastructure Guide - A reference +manual for using the LLVM testing infrastructure. + +
- How to build the Ada/C/C++/Fortran front-ends - +Instructions for building gcc front-ends from source. -
- How to build the C/C++ front-end - -Instructions for building the front-end from source. +
- Packaging guide - Advice on packaging +LLVM into a distribution.
- The LLVM Lexicon - Definition of acronyms, terms and concepts used in LLVM. -
- You can probably find help on the unofficial LLVM IRC -channel. We often are on irc.oftc.net in the #llvm channel. If you are -using the mozilla browser, and have chatzilla installed, you can You can probably find help on the unofficial LLVM IRC +channel. We often are on irc.oftc.net in the #llvm channel. If you are +using the mozilla browser, and have chatzilla installed, you can join #llvm on irc.oftc.net directly.
General LLVM Programming Documentation
-
@@ -145,7 +159,7 @@ Provides information on using the command line parsing library.
Details the LLVM coding standards and provides useful information on writing
efficient C++ code.
-
- Extending LLVM - Look here to see how +
- Extending LLVM - Look here to see how to add instructions and intrinsics to LLVM.
- Using LLVM Libraries - Look here to @@ -154,20 +168,20 @@ understand how to use the libraries produced when LLVM is compiled.
- How To Release LLVM To The Public - This is a guide to preparing LLVM releases. Most developers can ignore it. -
- Doxygen generated
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- Doxygen generated documentation (classes) (tarball)
-- CVSWeb CVS Tree -Browser
+- ViewVC Repository Browser
LLVM Subsystem Documentation
-
@@ -191,10 +205,6 @@ generator.
on how to write a new alias analysis implementation or how to use existing
analyses.
-
- The Stacker Chronicles - This document -describes both the Stacker language and LLVM frontend, but also some details -about LLVM useful for those writing front-ends. -
- Accurate Garbage Collection with LLVM - The interfaces source-language compilers should use for compiling GC'd programs. @@ -203,18 +213,15 @@ GC'd programs. LLVM - This document describes the design and philosophy behind the LLVM source-level debugger. -
- Zero Cost Exception handling in LLVM +
- Zero Cost Exception handling in LLVM - This document describes the design and implementation of exception handling in LLVM.
- Bugpoint - automatic bug finder and test-case reducer description and usage information. -
- Compiler Driver (llvmc) - This document -describes the design and configuration of the LLVM compiler driver tool, -llvmc. - -
- LLVM Bitcode File Format +
- LLVM Bitcode File Format - This describes +the file format and encoding used for LLVM "bc" files.
- System Library - This document describes the LLVM System Library (lib/System) and how to keep LLVM source code @@ -224,35 +231,44 @@ portable document describes the interface between LLVM intermodular optimizer and the linker and its design +
- The LLVM gold plugin - How to build your +programs with link-time optimization on Linux. + +
- The GDB JIT interface - How to debug +JITed code with GDB. + +
- Branch Weight Metadata - Provides +information about Branch Prediction Information. +
LLVM Mailing Lists
-
-
- The -LLVM Announcements List: This is a low volume list that provides important +
- The +LLVM Announcements List: This is a low volume list that provides important announcements regarding LLVM. It gets email about once a month. -
- The Developer's -List: This list is for people who want to be included in technical -discussions of LLVM. People post to this list when they have questions about +
- The Developer's +List: This list is for people who want to be included in technical +discussions of LLVM. People post to this list when they have questions about writing code for or using the LLVM tools. It is relatively low volume. -
- The Bugs &
+
- The Bugs & Patches Archive: This list gets emailed every time a bug is opened and -closed, and when people submit patches to be included in LLVM. It is higher +closed, and when people submit patches to be included in LLVM. It is higher volume than the LLVMdev list.
-- The CVS Commits -Archive: This list contains all commit messages that are made when LLVM -developers commit code changes to the CVS archive. It is useful for those who +
- The Commits +Archive: This list contains all commit messages that are made when LLVM +developers commit code changes to the repository. It is useful for those who want to stay on the bleeding edge of LLVM development. This list is very high volume.
-- The +
- The Test Results Archive: A message is automatically sent to this list by every active nightly tester when it completes. As such, this list gets email several times each day, making it a high volume list.
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