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| LLVM Design & Overview |
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| * `LLVM Language Reference Manual <LangRef.html>`_ |
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| Defines the LLVM intermediate representation. |
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| * `Introduction to the LLVM Compiler <http://llvm.org/pubs/2008-10-04-ACAT-LLVM-Intro.html>`_ |
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| Presentation providing a users introduction to LLVM. |
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| * `Intro to LLVM <http://www.aosabook.org/en/llvm.html>`_ |
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| Book chapter providing a compiler hacker's introduction to LLVM. |
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| * `LLVM: A Compilation Framework forLifelong Program Analysis & Transformation |
| <http://llvm.org/pubs/2004-01-30-CGO-LLVM.html>`_ |
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| Design overview. |
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| * `LLVM: An Infrastructure for Multi-Stage Optimization |
| <http://llvm.org/pubs/2002-12-LattnerMSThesis.html>`_ |
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| More details (quite old now). |
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| * `GetElementPtr FAQ <GetElementPtr.html>`_ |
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| Answers to some very frequent questions about LLVM's most frequently |
| misunderstood instruction. |