From 3bd6e0d9dae8b8c29fd15a52b2c5c9cbeb9d8e78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gabor Greif Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:24:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] eliminated all references to 'bytecode' from .pod files git-svn-id: https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk@38452 91177308-0d34-0410-b5e6-96231b3b80d8 --- docs/CommandGuide/llc.pod | 12 ++++++------ docs/CommandGuide/lli.pod | 12 ++++++------ docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ar.pod | 22 +++++++++++----------- docs/CommandGuide/llvm-as.pod | 4 ++-- docs/CommandGuide/llvm-config.pod | 2 +- docs/CommandGuide/llvm-dis.pod | 2 +- docs/CommandGuide/llvm-extract.pod | 8 ++++---- docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ld.pod | 24 ++++++++++++------------ docs/CommandGuide/llvm-link.pod | 8 ++++---- docs/CommandGuide/llvm-nm.pod | 20 ++++++++++---------- docs/CommandGuide/llvm-prof.pod | 6 +++--- docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ranlib.pod | 2 +- docs/CommandGuide/llvm2cpp.pod | 4 ++-- docs/CommandGuide/llvmc.pod | 12 ++++++------ docs/CommandGuide/llvmgcc.pod | 14 +++++++------- docs/CommandGuide/llvmgxx.pod | 14 +++++++------- docs/CommandGuide/opt.pod | 12 ++++++------ docs/CommandGuide/stkrc.pod | 6 +++--- 18 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 92 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llc.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llc.pod index 6d9d64acdbc..f5fd34f01ab 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llc.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llc.pod @@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ B [I] [I] =head1 DESCRIPTION -The B command compiles LLVM bytecode into assembly language for a +The B command compiles LLVM bitcode into assembly language for a specified architecture. The assembly language output can then be passed through a native assembler and linker to generate a native executable. The choice of architecture for the output assembly code is automatically -determined from the input bytecode file, unless the B<-march> option is used to +determined from the input bitcode file, unless the B<-march> option is used to override the default. =head1 OPTIONS -If I is - or omitted, B reads LLVM bytecode from standard input. -Otherwise, it will read LLVM bytecode from I. +If I is - or omitted, B reads LLVM bitcode from standard input. +Otherwise, it will read LLVM bitcode from I. If the B<-o> option is omitted, then B will send its output to standard output if the input is from standard input. If the B<-o> option specifies -, @@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ an output file which already exists. =item B<-mtriple>=I -Override the target triple specified in the input bytecode file with the +Override the target triple specified in the input bitcode file with the specified string. =item B<-march>=I Specify the architecture for which to generate assembly, overriding the target -encoded in the bytecode file. See the output of B for a list of +encoded in the bitcode file. See the output of B for a list of valid architectures. By default this is inferred from the target triple or autodetected to the current architecture. diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/lli.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/lli.pod index 90f3b0484bb..1db47b71d6b 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/lli.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/lli.pod @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ =head1 NAME -lli - directly execute programs from LLVM bytecode +lli - directly execute programs from LLVM bitcode =head1 SYNOPSIS @@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ B [I] [I] [I] =head1 DESCRIPTION -B directly executes programs in LLVM bytecode format. It takes a program -in LLVM bytecode format and executes it using a just-in-time compiler, if one is +B directly executes programs in LLVM bitcode format. It takes a program +in LLVM bitcode format and executes it using a just-in-time compiler, if one is available for the current architecture, or an interpreter. B takes all of the same code generator options as L, but they are only effective when B is using the just-in-time compiler. -If I is not specified, then B reads the LLVM bytecode for the +If I is not specified, then B reads the LLVM bitcode for the program from standard input. The optional I specified on the command line are passed to the program as @@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ standard error. =item B<-mtriple>=I -Override the target triple specified in the input bytecode file with the +Override the target triple specified in the input bitcode file with the specified string. This may result in a crash if you pick an architecture which is not compatible with the current system. =item B<-march>=I Specify the architecture for which to generate assembly, overriding the target -encoded in the bytecode file. See the output of B for a list of +encoded in the bitcode file. See the output of B for a list of valid architectures. By default this is inferred from the target triple or autodetected to the current architecture. diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ar.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ar.pod index daed66bea4a..63ba43f6f6f 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ar.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ar.pod @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ B [-]{dmpqrtx}[Rabfikouz] [relpos] [count] [files...] The B command is similar to the common Unix utility, C. It archives several files together into a single file. The intent for this is -to produce archive libraries by LLVM bytecode that can be linked into an +to produce archive libraries by LLVM bitcode that can be linked into an LLVM program. However, the archive can contain any kind of file. By default, B generates a symbol table that makes linking faster because only the symbol table needs to be consulted, not each individual file member @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Here's where B departs from previous C implementations: =item I -Since B is intended to archive bytecode files, the symbol table +Since B is intended to archive bitcode files, the symbol table won't make much sense to anything but LLVM. Consequently, the symbol table's format has been simplified. It consists simply of a sequence of pairs of a file member index number as an LSB 4byte integer and a null-terminated @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ add all the files under a directory, if requested. When B prints out the verbose table of contents (C option), it precedes the usual output with a character indicating the basic kind of content in the file. A blank means the file is a regular file. A 'Z' means -the file is compressed. A 'B' means the file is an LLVM bytecode file. An +the file is compressed. A 'B' means the file is an LLVM bitcode file. An 'S' means the file is the symbol table. =back @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ archive is not modified. Print files to the standard output. The F modifier applies to this operation. This operation simply prints the F indicated to the standard output. If no F are specified, the entire archive is printed. -Printing bytecode files is ill-advised as they might confuse your terminal +Printing bitcode files is ill-advised as they might confuse your terminal settings. The F

operation never modifies the archive. =item q[Rfz] @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ F are specified, the archive is not modified. Print the table of contents. Without any modifiers, this operation just prints the names of the members to the standard output. With the F modifier, -B also prints out the file type (B=bytecode, Z=compressed, S=symbol +B also prints out the file type (B=bitcode, Z=compressed, S=symbol table, blank=regular file), the permission mode, the owner and group, the size, and the date. If any F are specified, the listing is only for those files. If no F are specified, the table of contents for the @@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ A synonym for the F option. =item [k] -Normally, B will not print the contents of bytecode files when the +Normally, B will not print the contents of bitcode files when the F

operation is used. This modifier defeats the default and allows the -bytecode members to be printed. +bitcode members to be printed. =item [N] @@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ a time stamp than the time stamp of the member in the archive. When inserting or replacing any file in the archive, compress the file first. This -modifier is safe to use when (previously) compressed bytecode files are added to -the archive; the compressed bytecode files will not be doubly compressed. +modifier is safe to use when (previously) compressed bitcode files are added to +the archive; the compressed bitcode files will not be doubly compressed. =back @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ archive is being created. Using this modifier turns off that warning. This modifier requests that an archive index (or symbol table) be added to the archive. This is the default mode of operation. The symbol table will contain all the externally visible functions and global variables defined by all the -bytecode files in the archive. Using this modifier is more efficient that using +bitcode files in the archive. Using this modifier is more efficient that using L which also creates the symbol table. =item [S] @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ the details on each of these items: =item offset - vbr encoded 32-bit integer -The offset item provides the offset into the archive file where the bytecode +The offset item provides the offset into the archive file where the bitcode member is stored that is associated with the symbol. The offset value is 0 based at the start of the first "normal" file member. To derive the actual file offset of the member, you must add the number of bytes occupied by the file diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-as.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-as.pod index b45fdf63bf5..2befed13ae0 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-as.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-as.pod @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ B [I] [I] =head1 DESCRIPTION B is the LLVM assembler. It reads a file containing human-readable -LLVM assembly language, translates it to LLVM bytecode, and writes the result +LLVM assembly language, translates it to LLVM bitcode, and writes the result into a file or to standard output. If F is omitted or is C<->, then B reads its input from @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ suffix is appended. Force overwrite. Normally, B will refuse to overwrite an output file that already exists. With this option, B -will overwrite the output file and replace it with new bytecode. +will overwrite the output file and replace it with new bitcode. =item B<--help> diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-config.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-config.pod index 23d213f999b..06f10de2216 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-config.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-config.pod @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Includes either a native backend or the C backend. =item B -Includes either a native JIT or the bytecode interpreter. +Includes either a native JIT or the bitcode interpreter. =back diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-dis.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-dis.pod index 3fafbf2edab..8df382d2e9c 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-dis.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-dis.pod @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ B [I] [I] =head1 DESCRIPTION The B command is the LLVM disassembler. It takes an LLVM -bytecode file and converts it into human-readable LLVM assembly language. +bitcode file and converts it into human-readable LLVM assembly language. If filename is omitted or specified as C<->, B reads its input from standard input. diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-extract.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-extract.pod index 77f5ee8153f..d916612ec5c 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-extract.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-extract.pod @@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ B [I] B<--func> I [I] =head1 DESCRIPTION The B command takes the name of a function and extracts it from -the specified LLVM bytecode file. It is primarily used as a debugging tool to +the specified LLVM bitcode file. It is primarily used as a debugging tool to reduce test cases from larger programs that are triggering a bug. -In addition to extracting the bytecode of the specified function, +In addition to extracting the bitcode of the specified function, B will also remove unreachable global variables, prototypes, and unused types. @@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ unless the B<-o> option is specified (see below). Force overwrite. Normally, B will refuse to overwrite an output file that already exists. With this option, B -will overwrite the output file and replace it with new bytecode. +will overwrite the output file and replace it with new bitcode. =item B<--func> I -Extract the function named I from the LLVM bytecode. +Extract the function named I from the LLVM bitcode. =item B<--help> diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ld.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ld.pod index e09d9172df5..d655737674e 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ld.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ld.pod @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ B =head1 DESCRIPTION -The B tool takes a set of LLVM bytecode files and links them -together into a single LLVM bytecode file. The output bytecode file can be -another bytecode file or an executable bytecode program. Using additional +The B tool takes a set of LLVM bitcode files and links them +together into a single LLVM bitcode file. The output bitcode file can be +another bitcode file or an executable bitcode program. Using additional options, B is able to produce native code executables. The B tool is the main linker for LLVM. It is used to link together @@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ and is applied to all libraries, preceding or succeeding, in the command line. =head2 Link order -All object and bytecode files are linked first in the order they were +All object and bitcode files are linked first in the order they were specified on the command line. All library files are linked next. Some libraries may not be linked into the object program; see below. =head2 Library Linkage -Object files and static bytecode objects are always linked into the output +Object files and static bitcode objects are always linked into the output file. Library archives (.a files) load only the objects within the archive that define symbols needed by the output file. Hence, libraries should be listed after the object files and libraries which need them; otherwise, the @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ undefined symbols defined. The B program has limited support for native code generation, when using the B<-native> or B<-native-cbe> options. Native code generation is -performed by converting the linked bytecode into native assembly (.s) or C code +performed by converting the linked bitcode into native assembly (.s) or C code and running the system compiler (typically gcc) on the result. =head1 OPTIONS @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ will not search the paths given by the B<-L> options following it. =item B<-link-as-library> -Link the bytecode files together as a library, not an executable. In this mode, +Link the bitcode files together as a library, not an executable. In this mode, undefined symbols will be permitted. =item B<-r> @@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ Specifies the kind of machine for which code or assembly should be generated. Generate a native machine code executable. -When generating native executables, B first checks for a bytecode +When generating native executables, B first checks for a bitcode version of the library and links it in, if necessary. If the library is missing, B skips it. Then, B links in the same libraries as native code. -In this way, B should be able to link in optimized bytecode +In this way, B should be able to link in optimized bitcode subsets of common libraries and then link in any part of the library that -hasn't been converted to bytecode. +hasn't been converted to bitcode. =item B<-native-cbe> @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ run. This feature allows the optimization passes of B to be extended. =item B<-post-link-opt>F -Run post-link optimization program. After linking is completed a bytecode file +Run post-link optimization program. After linking is completed a bitcode file will be generated. It will be passed to the program specified by F as the first argument. The second argument to the program will be the name of a temporary file into which the program should place its optimized output. For @@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ it will exit with a non-zero return code. =head1 ENVIRONMENT -The C environment variable is used to find bytecode +The C environment variable is used to find bitcode libraries. Any paths specified in this variable will be searched after the C<-L> options. diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-link.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-link.pod index 1f4a7c7b81e..5f4dcb6e354 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-link.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-link.pod @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ B [I] I =head1 DESCRIPTION -B takes several LLVM bytecode files and links them together into a -single LLVM bytecode file. It writes the output file to standard output, unless +B takes several LLVM bitcode files and links them together into a +single LLVM bitcode file. It writes the output file to standard output, unless the B<-o> option is used to specify a filename. B attempts to load the input files from the current directory. If @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ write its output to standard output. =item B<-d> If specified, B prints a human-readable version of the output -bytecode file to standard error. +bitcode file to standard error. =item B<--help> @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Print a summary of command line options. =item B<-v> Verbose mode. Print information about what B is doing. This -typically includes a message for each bytecode file linked in and for each +typically includes a message for each bitcode file linked in and for each library found. =back diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-nm.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-nm.pod index 3581416cb2a..995ac08139a 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-nm.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-nm.pod @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ =head1 NAME -llvm-nm - list LLVM bytecode file's symbol table +llvm-nm - list LLVM bitcode file's symbol table =head1 SYNOPSIS @@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ B [I] [I] =head1 DESCRIPTION -The B utility lists the names of symbols from the LLVM bytecode files, -or B archives containing LLVM bytecode files, named on the command line. +The B utility lists the names of symbols from the LLVM bitcode files, +or B archives containing LLVM bitcode files, named on the command line. Each symbol is listed along with some simple information about its provenance. If no file name is specified, or I<-> is used as a file name, B will -process a bytecode file on its standard input stream. +process a bitcode file on its standard input stream. B's default output format is the traditional BSD B output format. Each such output record consists of an (optional) 8-digit hexadecimal address, @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Type code characters currently supported, and their meanings, are as follows: =item U -Named object is referenced but undefined in this bytecode file +Named object is referenced but undefined in this bitcode file =item C @@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ Something unrecognizable =back -Because LLVM bytecode files typically contain objects that are not considered to +Because LLVM bitcode files typically contain objects that are not considered to have addresses until they are linked into an executable image or dynamically compiled "just-in-time", B does not print an address for any symbol, -even symbols which are defined in the bytecode file. +even symbols which are defined in the bitcode file. =head1 OPTIONS @@ -83,18 +83,18 @@ Print a summary of command-line options and their meanings. =item B<--defined-only> -Print only symbols defined in this bytecode file (as opposed to +Print only symbols defined in this bitcode file (as opposed to symbols which may be referenced by objects in this file, but not defined in this file.) =item B<--extern-only>, B<-g> Print only symbols whose definitions are external; that is, accessible -from other bytecode files. +from other bitcode files. =item B<--undefined-only>, B<-u> -Print only symbols referenced but not defined in this bytecode file. +Print only symbols referenced but not defined in this bitcode file. =item B<--format=>I, B<-f> diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-prof.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-prof.pod index c8d2d311e0d..381387d7dbe 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-prof.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-prof.pod @@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ llvm-prof - print execution profile of LLVM program =head1 SYNOPSIS -B [I] [I] [I] +B [I] [I] [I] =head1 DESCRIPTION The B tool reads in an F file (which can -optionally use a specific file with the third program argument), a bytecode file +optionally use a specific file with the third program argument), a bitcode file for the program, and produces a human readable report, suitable for determining where the program hotspots are. @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ error. =head1 EXIT STATUS -B returns 1 if it cannot load the bytecode file or the profile +B returns 1 if it cannot load the bitcode file or the profile information. Otherwise, it exits with zero. =head1 AUTHOR diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ranlib.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ranlib.pod index c3473c9a914..130edb07715 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ranlib.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-ranlib.pod @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The B command is similar to the common Unix utility, C. It adds or updates the symbol table in an LLVM archive file. Note that using the B modifier F is usually more efficient than running B which is only provided only for completness and compatibility. Unlike other -implementations of C, B indexes LLVM bytecode files, not +implementations of C, B indexes LLVM bitcode files, not native object modules. You can list the contents of the symbol table with the C command. diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm2cpp.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm2cpp.pod index 45fc48f3ba2..4b86ae0fea6 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm2cpp.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm2cpp.pod @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ =head1 NAME -llvm2xpp - LLVM bytecode to LLVM C++ IR translator +llvm2xpp - LLVM bitcode to LLVM C++ IR translator =head1 SYNOPSIS @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ B [I] [I] =head1 DESCRIPTION -B translates from LLVM bytecode (.bc files) to a +B translates from LLVM bitcode (.bc files) to a corresponding C++ source file that will make calls against the LLVM C++ API to build the same module as the input. By default, the C++ output is a complete program that builds the module, verifies it and then emits the module as diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvmc.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvmc.pod index 9ff258a4a1e..5e6cc9513ef 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvmc.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvmc.pod @@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ into a set of basic actions to be done: =item * Pre-processing: gathering/filtering compiler input (optional). -=item * Translation: source language to bytecode conversion. +=item * Translation: source language to bitcode conversion. -=item * Assembly: bytecode to native code conversion. +=item * Assembly: bitcode to native code conversion. -=item * Optimization: conversion of bytecode to something that runs faster. +=item * Optimization: conversion of bitcode to something that runs faster. -=item * Linking: combining multiple bytecodes to produce executable program. +=item * Linking: combining multiple bitcode files to produce executable program. =back @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ following control options are defined: This option specifies that the linking phase is not to be run. All previous phases, if applicable will run. This is generally how a given -bytecode file is compiled and optimized for a source language module. +bitcode file is compiled and optimized for a source language module. =item B<-k> or B<--link> or default @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ of the option names the back end to use. =item B<--native> -Normally, B produces bytecode files at most stages of compilation. +Normally, B produces bitcode files at most stages of compilation. With this option, B will arrange for native object files to be generated with the B<-c> option, native assembly files to be generated with the B<-S> option, and native executables to be generated with the diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgcc.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgcc.pod index 3accd0358f7..0b2b1566824 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgcc.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgcc.pod @@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ B [I] I The B command is the LLVM C front end. It is a modified version of gcc that compiles C/ObjC programs into native objects, LLVM -bytecode or LLVM assembly language, depending upon the options. +bitcode or LLVM assembly language, depending upon the options. By default, B compiles to native objects just like GCC does. If the -B<-emit-llvm> option is given then it will generate LLVM bytecode files instead. +B<-emit-llvm> option is given then it will generate LLVM bitcode files instead. If B<-S> (assembly) is also given, then it will generate LLVM assembly. Being derived from the GNU Compiler Collection, B has many @@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ Print a summary of command line options. =item B<-S> -Do not generate an LLVM bytecode file. Rather, compile the source +Do not generate an LLVM bitcode file. Rather, compile the source file into an LLVM assembly language file. =item B<-c> Do not generate a linked executable. Rather, compile the source -file into an LLVM bytecode file. This bytecode file can then be -linked with other bytecode files later on to generate a full LLVM +file into an LLVM bitcode file. This bitcode file can then be +linked with other bitcode files later on to generate a full LLVM executable. =item B<-o> I @@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ repeated. =item B<-l>I Link in the library libI.[bc | a | so]. This library should -be a bytecode library. +be a bitcode library. =item B<-emit-llvm> -Make the output be LLVM bytecode (or assembly) instead of native object (or +Make the output be LLVM bitcode (or assembly) instead of native object (or assembly). =back diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgxx.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgxx.pod index 219d608b52b..64b670ebe06 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgxx.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgxx.pod @@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ B [I] I The B command is the LLVM C++ front end. It is a modified version of g++ that compiles C++/ObjC++ programs into native code, -LLVM bytecode or assembly language, depending upon the options. +LLVM bitcode or assembly language, depending upon the options. By default, B compiles to native objects just like GCC does. If the -B<-emit-llvm> option is given then it will generate LLVM bytecode files instead. +B<-emit-llvm> option is given then it will generate LLVM bitcode files instead. If B<-S> (assembly) is also given, then it will generate LLVM assembly. Being derived from the GNU Compiler Collection, B has many @@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ Print a summary of command line options. =item B<-S> -Do not generate an LLVM bytecode file. Rather, compile the source +Do not generate an LLVM bitcode file. Rather, compile the source file into an LLVM assembly language file. =item B<-c> Do not generate a linked executable. Rather, compile the source -file into an LLVM bytecode file. This bytecode file can then be -linked with other bytecode files later on to generate a full LLVM +file into an LLVM bitcode file. This bitcode file can then be +linked with other bitcode files later on to generate a full LLVM executable. =item B<-o> I @@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ repeated. =item B<-l>I Link in the library libI.[bc | a | so]. This library should -be a bytecode library. +be a bitcode library. =item B<-emit-llvm> -Make the output be LLVM bytecode (or assembly) instead of native object (or +Make the output be LLVM bitcode (or assembly) instead of native object (or assembly). =back diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/opt.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/opt.pod index 6d409565e90..75b7eddd4cf 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/opt.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/opt.pod @@ -11,24 +11,24 @@ B [I] [I] =head1 DESCRIPTION The B command is the modular LLVM optimizer and analyzer. It takes LLVM -bytecode as input, runs the specified optimizations or analyses on it, and then -outputs the optimized LLVM bytecode or the analysis results. The function of +bitcode as input, runs the specified optimizations or analyses on it, and then +outputs the optimized LLVM bitcode or the analysis results. The function of B depends on whether the B<-analyze> option is given. When B<-analyze> is specified, B performs various analyses of LLVM -bytecode. It will usually print the results on standard output, but in a few +bitcode. It will usually print the results on standard output, but in a few cases, it will print output to standard error or generate a file with the analysis output, which is usually done when the output is meant for another program. While B<-analyze> is I given, B attempts to produce an optimized -bytecode file. The optimizations available via B depend upon what +bitcode file. The optimizations available via B depend upon what libraries were linked into it as well as any additional libraries that have been loaded with the B<-load> option. Use the B<-help> option to determine what optimizations you can use. If I is omitted from the command line or is I<->, B reads its -input from standard input. The input must be an LLVM bytecode file. +input from standard input. The input must be an LLVM bitcode file. If an output filename is not specified with the B<-o> option, B writes its output to the standard output. @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ writes its output to the standard output. Force overwrite. Normally, B will refuse to overwrite an output file that already exists. With this option, B will -overwrite the output file and replace it with new bytecode. +overwrite the output file and replace it with new bitcode. =item B<-help> diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/stkrc.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/stkrc.pod index ba5489d3583..4d8b4c9758a 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/stkrc.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/stkrc.pod @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ The B command is the compiler for the Stacker language. Stacker is a simple stack based, Forth-like language that was written as a demonstration language for LLVM. For details on the language, please see L . The B compiler is fairly -minimal. It compiles to bytecode only and doesn't perform any optimizations. -The output of stkrc (a bytecode file) can be piped through other LLVM tools +minimal. It compiles to bitcode only and doesn't perform any optimizations. +The output of stkrc (a bitcode file) can be piped through other LLVM tools for optimization and linking. If F is omitted or is C<->, then B reads its input @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ error. =item B<-f> Force the output to be written. Normally, B won't overwrite an existing -bytecode file. This option overrides that behavior. +bitcode file. This option overrides that behavior. =item B<-s> F -- 2.34.1