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13 <li><a href="#what">What is this?</a> </li>
14 <li><a href="#priorities">Priorities</a>
15
John Criswellda8c60d2003-07-02 23:03:18 +0000[diff] [blame]16 <ol>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]17 <li><a href="#high">High Priority</a> </li>
18 <li><a href="#medium">Medimum Priority</a> </li>
19 <li><a href="#low">Low Priority</a> </li>
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John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]33 face="Georgia,Palatino"><b> <a name="what">What is this? </a></b><a
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John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]40<ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]41 <!-- *********************************************************************** -->
42 This document is a list of things to do before the LLVM project is
43publicly released. &nbsp;It will provide a checklist so that we know
44what has been done and what is left to be done. &nbsp;It will also keep
45a "wishlist" of desirable features.
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55 <tr>
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John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]57 face="Georgia,Palatino"><b> <a name="priorities">Priorities</a></b><a
58 name="improving"></a></font></td>
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61 </tbody>
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]62</table>
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John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]64<ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]65 <!-- *********************************************************************** -->The
66 list of things to do...
67 <p> <!-- ======================================================================= -->
68 </p>
69
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John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]74 <tbody>
75 <tr>
76 <td>&nbsp;</td>
77 <td width="100%">&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#eeeeff"
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]78 size="+1" face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="high">High Priority</a></b><a
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John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]80 </tr>
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82 </tbody>
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]83</table>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]84
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]85<ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]86
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]87 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]88
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]89 <ul>
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]90
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]91
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]92 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]93 <li>Fix currently known bugs and write regression tests.</li>
94
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]95 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]96 <li>The gccld segfault from GlobalDCE.cpp.</li>
97 <li>The infinite loop for Tail Recursion.</li>
98 <li>The C++ constructor on dlopen() bug on Solaris.<br>
99 </li>
100
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]101 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]102 <li>Get autoconf to configure source and build directories according
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]103 to normal autoconf procedures.</li>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]104
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]105 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]106 <li>Get test tree to work properly when configuring for a different
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]107 object root.</li>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]108 <li>Get lex/yacc/etc output to be placed into the build tree, not
109 the source tree.<br>
110 </li>
111
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]112 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]113 <li>Test Suite</li>
114
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]115 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]116 <li>Create a nightly tester for Sparc.</li>
117 <li>Modify the test suite to have consistent output.</li>
118 <li>Add Pass/Fail tests to nightly tester.<br>
119 </li>
120 <li>Cleanup test/Programs.</li>
121
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]122 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]123 <li>Move the Reoptimizer code out of mainline CVS and the release.</li>
124 <li>Add autoconf checks to ensure that the compiler is GCC 3.x or higher.<br>
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]125 </li>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]126 <li>Documentation</li>
127
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]128 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]129 <li>Write documentation on the LLVM tools.</li>
130 <li>Review docs, ensuring that the information is up to date.</li>
131
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]132 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]133 <li>GCC C Front End<br>
134 </li>
135 <li>Licenses</li>
136
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]137 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]138 <li>Ensure all software in source tree has proper license.<br>
139 </li>
140
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]141 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]142
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]143 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]144 <li>Check licenses in test/Programs to ensure everything is good.</li>
145 <li>Create license files for anything in the distribution that is
146 not under our license.<br>
147 </li>
148
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]149 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]150 <li>Ensure SafeCode builds.</li>
151 <li>Create a system for managing development and releases
152 (i.e. CVS branching, labeling revisions, etc).<br>
153 </li>
154
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John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]156
157 <p> <!-- ======================================================================= -->
158 </p>
159
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163 cellspacing="0">
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]164 <tbody>
165 <tr>
166 <td>&nbsp;</td>
167 <td width="100%">&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#eeeeff"
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]168 size="+1" face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="medium">Medium Priority</a></b><a
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]169 name="NightlyTest"></a></font></td>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]170 </tr>
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172 </tbody>
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John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]174
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]175<ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]176
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]177 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]178 <li>Improve documentation on how to create an LLVM project.<br>
179 </li>
180 <li>Testing</li>
181
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]182 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]183 <li>Cleanup Reoptimizer tests so that they fit into the framework.<br>
184 </li>
185
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]186 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]187 <li>Create an installer for the
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]188software.</li>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]189 <li>Put autoconf files into a separate directory (i.e. not llvm).<br>
190 </li>
191
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]192 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]193
194 <p> <!-- ======================================================================= -->
195 </p>
196
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202 <tr>
203 <td>&nbsp;</td>
204 <td width="100%">&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#eeeeff"
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]205 size="+1" face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="low">Low Priority</a></b><a
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]206 name="programs"></a></font></td>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]207 </tr>
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209 </tbody>
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John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]211
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]212<ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]213
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]214 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]215 <li>GCC C Front End</li>
216
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]217 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]218 <li>Place the C front end into the CVS repository.</li>
219 <li>Ensure that the C front end compiles and installs nicely.</li>
220 <li>Add C++ support.<br>
221 </li>
222
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]223 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]224 <li>Release Management</li>
225
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]226 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]227 <li>Find and implement a bug reporting system (i.e. Bugzilla).</li>
228
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]229 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]230 <li>Make the projects/sample directory an actual example of LLVM code.</li>
231 <li>Testing</li>
232
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]233 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]234 <li>Create descriptions of what each test is doing (test specifications).<br>
235 </li>
236 <li>Test LLVM on various Linux distributions.</li>
237 <li>Test LLVM on various Solaris distributions.</li>
238 <li>Test LLVM on Solaris/x86.<br>
239 </li>
240
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]241 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]242 <li>Licenses</li>
243
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]244 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]245 <li>Create a license for the UIUC specific LLVM code.</li>
246 <li>Add a license file to the distribution.</li>
247 <li>Add a copyright notice and license information to each source
248 file.</li>
249
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]250 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]251 <li>Documentation</li>
252
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]253 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]254 <li>Create man pages for the LLVM utilities.</li>
255 <li>Create man pages for the LLVM libraries.</li>
256
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]257 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]258 <li>Rewrite this page without Netscape Composer :)<br>
259 </li>
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