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Bill Wendlingd9aa95d2012-07-06 05:51:50 +00009 CMake
Daniel Dunbar17412a02012-05-08 16:50:43 +000010 CommandGuide/index
Bill Wendlingbbc3be52012-06-20 11:20:07 +000011 DeveloperPolicy
Michael J. Spencer55eda322012-06-21 23:27:09 +000012 GettingStartedVS
Michael J. Spencer0ed5cf42012-06-18 20:21:38 +000013 FAQ
Bill Wendling5cda9012012-06-20 10:36:41 +000014 Lexicon
Bill Wendling1d4e6282012-06-21 06:09:37 +000015 Packaging
Daniel Dunbar17412a02012-05-08 16:50:43 +000016
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000017* `The LLVM Getting Started Guide <GettingStarted.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000018
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000019 Discusses how to get up and running quickly with the LLVM infrastructure.
20 Everything from unpacking and compilation of the distribution to execution
21 of some tools.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000022
Chad Rosierd6a27412012-07-11 21:49:14 +000023* :ref:`building-with-cmake`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000024
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000025 An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for those using the `CMake
26 build system <http://www.cmake.org>`_.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000027
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000028* `Getting Started with the LLVM System using Microsoft Visual Studio
29 <GettingStartedVS.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000030
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000031 An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for those using Visual Studio
32 on Windows.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000033
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000034* `LLVM Tutorial <tutorial/>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000035
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000036 A walk through the process of using LLVM for a custom language, and the
37 facilities LLVM offers in tutorial form.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000038
Bill Wendlingbbc3be52012-06-20 11:20:07 +000039* :ref:`developer_policy`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000040
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000041 The LLVM project's policy towards developers and their contributions.
Daniel Dunbar17412a02012-05-08 16:50:43 +000042
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000043* :ref:`LLVM Command Guide <commands>`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000044
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000045 A reference manual for the LLVM command line utilities ("man" pages for LLVM
46 tools).
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000047
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000048* `LLVM's Analysis and Transform Passes <Passes.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000049
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000050 A list of optimizations and analyses implemented in LLVM.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000051
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000052* :ref:`faq`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000053
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000054 A list of common questions and problems and their solutions.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000055
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000056* `Release notes for the current release <ReleaseNotes.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000057
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000058 This describes new features, known bugs, and other limitations.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000059
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000060* `How to Submit A Bug Report <HowToSubmitABug.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000061
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000062 Instructions for properly submitting information about any bugs you run into
63 in the LLVM system.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000064
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000065* `LLVM Testing Infrastructure Guide <TestingGuide.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000066
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000067 A reference manual for using the LLVM testing infrastructure.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000068
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000069* `How to build the C, C++, ObjC, and ObjC++ front end <http://clang.llvm.org/get_started.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000070
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000071 Instructions for building the clang front-end from source.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000072
Bill Wendling1d4e6282012-06-21 06:09:37 +000073* :ref:`packaging`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000074
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000075 Advice on packaging LLVM into a distribution.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000076
Bill Wendling5cda9012012-06-20 10:36:41 +000077* :ref:`lexicon`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000078
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000079 Definition of acronyms, terms and concepts used in LLVM.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000080
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000081* `How To Add Your Build Configuration To LLVM Buildbot Infrastructure <HowToAddABuilder.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000082
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000083 Instructions for adding new builder to LLVM buildbot master.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000084
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000085* **IRC** -- You can probably find help on the unofficial LLVM IRC.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000086
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000087 We often are on irc.oftc.net in the #llvm channel. If you are using the
88 mozilla browser, and have chatzilla installed, you can `join #llvm on
89 irc.oftc.net <irc://irc.oftc.net/llvm>`_.