Add llvm-ld tool
Note that both llvmc and llvm-ld are experimental in 1.4
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pre-processing, translation, optimization, assembly, and linking of programs
all from one command line. <tt>llvmc</tt> also takes care of processing the
dependent libraries found in bytecode. This reduces the need to get the
- traditional <tt>-l<name></tt> options right on the command line.</dd>
+ traditional <tt>-l<name></tt> options right on the command line. Please
+ note that this tool is new in 1.4 and considered experimental. It will be
+ fully supported in 1.5.</dd>
<dt><tt><b>llvm-ar</b></tt></dt>
<dd>The archiver produces an archive containing
@@ -1209,6 +1211,14 @@
<dd>The disassembler transforms the LLVM bytecode to human readable
LLVM assembly.</dd>
+ <dt><tt><b>llvm-ld</b></tt></dt>
+ <dd><tt>llvm-ld</tt> is very similar to gccld and provides a general purpose
+ and extensible linker for LLVM. This is the linker invoked by <tt>llvmc</tt>.
+ It allows optimization modules to be loaded so that language specific
+ optimizations can be applied at link time. Please note that this tool is new
+ in LLVM 1.4 and still considered experimental. It will be fully supported in
+ LLVM 1.5.</dd>
+
<dt><tt><b>llvm-link</b></tt></dt>
<dd><tt>llvm-link</tt>, not surprisingly, links multiple LLVM modules into
a single program.</dd>