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18 <li><a href="#llvmprog">General LLVM Programming Documentation</a></li>
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Dan Gohmanf17a25c2007-07-18 16:29:46 +0000[diff] [blame]34 <p>Written by <a href="http://llvm.org">The LLVM Team</a></p>
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41<ul>
42<li><a href="LangRef.html">LLVM Language Reference Manual</a> - Defines the LLVM
43intermediate representation.</li>
44<li><a href="http://llvm.org/pubs/2006-04-25-GelatoLLVMIntro.html">Introduction to the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure</a> - Presentation describing LLVM.</li>
45<li><a href="http://llvm.org/pubs/2004-09-22-LCPCLLVMTutorial.html">The LLVM Compiler Framework and
46Infrastructure Tutorial</a> - Tutorial for writing passes, exploring the system.</li>
47<li><a href="http://llvm.org/pubs/2004-01-30-CGO-LLVM.html">LLVM: A Compilation Framework for
48Lifelong Program Analysis &amp; Transformation</a> - Design overview.</li>
49<li><a href="http://llvm.org/pubs/2002-12-LattnerMSThesis.html">LLVM: An Infrastructure for
50Multi-Stage Optimization</a> - More details (somewhat old now).</li>
51<li><a href="GetElementPtr.html">GetElementPtr FAQ</a> - Answers to some very
52frequent questions about LLVM's most frequently misunderstood instruction.</li>
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59<ul>
60<li><a href="GettingStarted.html">The LLVM Getting Started Guide</a> -
61Discusses how to get up and running quickly with the LLVM infrastructure.
62Everything from unpacking and compilation of the distribution to execution of
63some tools.</li>
64
65<li><a href="GettingStartedVS.html">Getting Started with the LLVM System using
66Microsoft Visual Studio</a> - An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for
67those using Visual Studio on Windows.</li>
68
Chris Lattnerb7da3a12007-11-09 19:24:54 +0000[diff] [blame]69<li><a href="tutorial/">LLVM Tutorial</a> - A walk through the process of using
Nick Lewycky345de762007-11-09 05:45:51 +0000[diff] [blame]70LLVM for a custom language, and the facilities LLVM offers in tutorial form.</li>
Dan Gohmanf17a25c2007-07-18 16:29:46 +0000[diff] [blame]71<li><a href="DeveloperPolicy.html">Developer Policy</a> - The LLVM project's
72policy towards developers and their contributions.</li>
73
Reid Spencer76f73d12007-08-05 23:43:44 +0000[diff] [blame]74<li><a href="/docs/CommandGuide/index.html">LLVM Command Guide</a> - A reference
Misha Brukman4fbc44d2008-12-11 18:14:06 +0000[diff] [blame]75manual for the LLVM command line utilities ("man" pages for LLVM tools).<br>
Dan Gohmanf17a25c2007-07-18 16:29:46 +0000[diff] [blame]76Current tools:
Reid Spencer76f73d12007-08-05 23:43:44 +0000[diff] [blame]77 <a href="/cmds/llvm-ar.html">llvm-ar</a>,
78 <a href="/cmds/llvm-as.html">llvm-as</a>,
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80 <a href="/cmds/llvm-extract.html">llvm-extract</a>,
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86 <a href="/cmds/opt.html">opt</a>,
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88 <a href="/cmds/lli.html">lli</a>,
89 <a href="/cmds/llvmc.html">llvmc</a>
90 <a href="/cmds/llvmgcc.html">llvm-gcc</a>,
91 <a href="/cmds/llvmgxx.html">llvm-g++</a>,
92 <a href="/cmds/stkrc.html">stkrc</a>,
93 <a href="/cmds/bugpoint.html">bugpoint</a>,
94 <a href="/cmds/llvm-bcanalyzer.html">llvm-bcanalyzer</a>,
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Tanya Lattner79e6c772008-03-24 18:29:32 +0000[diff] [blame]97<li><a href="Passes.html">LLVM's Analysis and Transform Passes</a> - A list of
98optimizations and analyses implemented in LLVM.</li>
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Dan Gohmanf17a25c2007-07-18 16:29:46 +0000[diff] [blame]100<li><a href="FAQ.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> - A list of common
101questions and problems and their solutions.</li>
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Mikhail Glushenkovac251f22008-12-11 23:24:40 +0000[diff] [blame^]103<li><a href="ReleaseNotes.html">Release notes for the current release</a>
Dan Gohmanf17a25c2007-07-18 16:29:46 +0000[diff] [blame]104- This describes new features, known bugs, and other limitations.</li>
105
106<li><a href="HowToSubmitABug.html">How to Submit A Bug Report</a> -
107Instructions for properly submitting information about any bugs you run into in
108the LLVM system.</li>
109
Matthijs Kooijmaneb69e792008-07-02 13:54:58 +0000[diff] [blame]110<li><a href="TestingGuide.html">LLVM Testing Infrastructure Guide</a> - A reference
111manual for using the LLVM testing infrastructure.</li>
Dan Gohmanf17a25c2007-07-18 16:29:46 +0000[diff] [blame]112
Duncan Sands7dbf8132008-12-10 10:50:58 +0000[diff] [blame]113<li><a href="GCCFEBuildInstrs.html">How to build the Ada/C/C++/Fortran front-ends</a> -
114Instructions for building gcc front-ends from source.</li>
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116<li><a href="Lexicon.html">The LLVM Lexicon</a> - Definition of acronyms, terms
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Mikhail Glushenkovac251f22008-12-11 23:24:40 +0000[diff] [blame^]119<li><a name="irc">You can probably find help on the unofficial LLVM IRC
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132<li><a href="LangRef.html">LLVM Language Reference Manual</a> - Defines the LLVM
133intermediate representation and the assembly form of the different nodes.</li>
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146LLVM makefiles work and how to use them.</li>
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152Details the LLVM coding standards and provides useful information on writing
153efficient C++ code.</li>
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Mikhail Glushenkovac251f22008-12-11 23:24:40 +0000[diff] [blame^]155<li><a href="ExtendingLLVM.html">Extending LLVM</a> - Look here to see how
Dan Gohmanf17a25c2007-07-18 16:29:46 +0000[diff] [blame]156to add instructions and intrinsics to LLVM.</li>
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181<li><a href="WritingAnLLVMPass.html">Writing an LLVM Pass</a> - Information
182on how to write LLVM transformations and analyses.</li>
183
184<li><a href="WritingAnLLVMBackend.html">Writing an LLVM Backend</a> - Information
185on how to write LLVM backends for machine targets.</li>
186
187<li><a href="CodeGenerator.html">The LLVM Target-Independent Code
188Generator</a> - The design and implementation of the LLVM code generator.
189Useful if you are working on retargetting LLVM to a new architecture, designing
190a new codegen pass, or enhancing existing components.</li>
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192<li><a href="TableGenFundamentals.html">TableGen Fundamentals</a> -
193Describes the TableGen tool, which is used heavily by the LLVM code
194generator.</li>
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196<li><a href="AliasAnalysis.html">Alias Analysis in LLVM</a> - Information
197on how to write a new alias analysis implementation or how to use existing
198analyses.</li>
199
Dan Gohmanf17a25c2007-07-18 16:29:46 +0000[diff] [blame]200<li><a href="GarbageCollection.html">Accurate Garbage Collection with
201LLVM</a> - The interfaces source-language compilers should use for compiling
202GC'd programs.</li>
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204<li><a href="SourceLevelDebugging.html">Source Level Debugging with
205LLVM</a> - This document describes the design and philosophy behind the LLVM
206source-level debugger.</li>
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Mikhail Glushenkovac251f22008-12-11 23:24:40 +0000[diff] [blame^]208<li><a href="ExceptionHandling.html">Zero Cost Exception handling in LLVM</a>
Dan Gohmanf17a25c2007-07-18 16:29:46 +0000[diff] [blame]209- This document describes the design and implementation of exception handling
210in LLVM.</li>
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Mikhail Glushenkovac251f22008-12-11 23:24:40 +0000[diff] [blame^]215<li><a href="CompilerDriverTutorial.html">Compiler Driver (llvmc) Tutorial</a>
216- This document is a tutorial introduction to the usage and
217configuration of the LLVM compiler driver tool, <tt>llvmc</tt>.</li>
Dan Gohmanf17a25c2007-07-18 16:29:46 +0000[diff] [blame]218
Mikhail Glushenkovac251f22008-12-11 23:24:40 +0000[diff] [blame^]219<li><a href="CompilerDriver.html">Compiler Driver (llvmc)
220Reference</a> - This document describes the design and configuration
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223<li><a href="BitCodeFormat.html">LLVM Bitcode File Format</a> - This describes
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Duncan Sands2656aa32008-11-12 10:10:25 +0000[diff] [blame]242<li>The <a href="http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvm-announce">
Mikhail Glushenkovac251f22008-12-11 23:24:40 +0000[diff] [blame^]243LLVM Announcements List</a>: This is a low volume list that provides important
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250
Duncan Sands2656aa32008-11-12 10:10:25 +0000[diff] [blame]251<li>The <a href="http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/llvmbugs/">Bugs &amp;
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Mikhail Glushenkovac251f22008-12-11 23:24:40 +0000[diff] [blame^]253closed, and when people submit patches to be included in LLVM. It is higher
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258developers commit code changes to the repository. It is useful for those who
Dan Gohmanf17a25c2007-07-18 16:29:46 +0000[diff] [blame]259want to stay on the bleeding edge of LLVM development. This list is very high
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