X-Git-Url: http://demsky.eecs.uci.edu/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2FReleaseNotes.rst;h=88c1c05e1affe459c021c8168410abe714395d72;hb=566fb9fe3ed767be7218fb1608ec6a284067d3b0;hp=bc231857031f74bbcc444e9d65438d5e7342a747;hpb=4a535629ecaa2b68d476149b62fa9c532c4adb5b;p=oota-llvm.git diff --git a/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst index bc231857031..88c1c05e1af 100644 --- a/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst +++ b/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ ====================== -LLVM 3.3 Release Notes +LLVM 3.4 Release Notes ====================== .. contents:: :local: .. warning:: - These are in-progress notes for the upcoming LLVM 3.3 release. You may - prefer the `LLVM 3.2 Release Notes `_. @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Introduction ============ This document contains the release notes for the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure, -release 3.3. Here we describe the status of LLVM, including major improvements +release 3.4. Here we describe the status of LLVM, including major improvements from the previous release, improvements in various subprojects of LLVM, and some of the current users of the code. All LLVM releases may be downloaded from the `LLVM releases web site `_. @@ -41,11 +41,18 @@ Non-comprehensive list of changes in this release functionality, or simply have a lot to talk about), see the `NOTE` below for adding a new subsection. -* The CellSPU port has been removed. It can still be found in older versions. +* Support for exception handling has been removed from the old JIT. Use MCJIT + if you need EH support. -* The IR-level extended linker APIs (for example, to link bitcode files out of - archives) have been removed. Any existing clients of these features should - move to using a linker with integrated LTO support. +* The R600 backend is not marked experimental anymore and is built by default. + +* APFloat::isNormal() was renamed to APFloat::isFiniteNonZero() and + APFloat::isIEEENormal() was renamed to APFloat::isNormal(). This ensures that + APFloat::isNormal() conforms to IEEE-754R-2008. + +* The library call simplification pass has been removed. Its functionality + has been integrated into the instruction combiner and function attribute + marking passes. * ... next change ... @@ -59,6 +66,15 @@ Non-comprehensive list of changes in this release Makes programs 10x faster by doing Special New Thing. + +External Open Source Projects Using LLVM 3.4 +============================================ + +An exciting aspect of LLVM is that it is used as an enabling technology for +a lot of other language and tools projects. This section lists some of the +projects that have already been updated to work with LLVM 3.4. + + Additional Information ======================