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<div class="doc_section"><a name="llvmdesign">LLVM Design</a></div>
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<li><a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/pubs/2004-01-30-CGO-LLVM.html">LLVM: A
Compilation Framework for Lifelong Program Analysis &amp; Transformation</a>: -
Describes the LLVM instruction set and compilation strategy. This should be the
first document you read to get an overview of LLVM.</li>
<li><a href="LangRef.html">LLVM Reference Manual</a> - Defines the LLVM
intermediate representation, the assembly form of the different nodes, and
provides reference information about the different tools in LLVM.</li>
<li><a href="BytecodeFormat.html">LLVM Bytecode File Format</a></li>
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<div class="doc_section"><a name="userguide">LLVM User Guides</a></div>
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<li><a href="GettingStarted.html">The LLVM Getting Started Guide</a> -
Discusses how to get up and running quickly with the LLVM infrastructure.
Everything from unpacking and compilation of the distribution to execution of
some tools.</li>
<li><a href="GettingStartedVS.html">Getting Started with the LLVM System using
Microsoft Visual Studio</a> - An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for
those using Visual Studio on Windows.</li>
<li><a href="CommandGuide/index.html">LLVM Command Guide</a> - A reference
manual for the LLVM command line utilities ("man" pages for LLVM tools).<br/>
Current tools:
<a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-ar.html">llvm-ar</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-ranlib.html">llvm-ranlib</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-as.html">llvm-as</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-dis.html">llvm-dis</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/opt.html">opt</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/llc.html">llc</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/lli.html">lli</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-link.html">llvm-link</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/analyze.html">analyze</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-nm.html">llvm-nm</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-prof.html">llvm-prof</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/llvmgcc.html">llvmgcc</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/llvmgxx.html">llvmgxx</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/gccas.html">gccas</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/gccld.html">gccld</a>,
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<a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-extract.html">llvm-extract</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/llvm-bcanalyzer.html">llvm-bcanalyzer</a>,
<a href="CommandGuide/html/llvmc.html">llvmc</a>
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<li><a href="FAQ.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> - A list of common
questions and problems and their solutions.</li>
<li><a href="ReleaseNotes.html">Release notes for the current release</a>
- This describes new features, known bugs, and other limitations.</li>
<li><a href="HowToSubmitABug.html">How to Submit A Bug Report</a> -
Instructions for properly submitting information about any bugs you run into in
the LLVM system.</li>
<li><a href="TestingGuide.html">LLVM Test Suite Guide</a> - A reference
manual for using the LLVM test suite.</li>
<li><a href="CFEBuildInstrs.html">How to build the C/C++ front-end</a> -
Instructions for building the front-end from source.</li>
<li><a href="Lexicon.html">The LLVM Lexicon</a> - Definition of acronyms, terms
and concepts used in LLVM.</li>
<li><a name="irc">You can probably find help on the unofficial LLVM IRC
channel</a>. We often are on irc.oftc.net in the #llvm channel. If you are
using the mozilla browser, and have chatzilla installed, you can <a
href="irc://irc.oftc.net/llvm">join #llvm on irc.oftc.net</a> directly.</li>
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<li><a href="ProgrammersManual.html">The LLVM Programmers Manual</a> -
Introduction to the general layout of the LLVM sourcebase, important classes
and APIs, and some tips &amp; tricks.</li>
<li><a href="Projects.html">LLVM Project Guide</a> - How-to guide and
templates for new projects that <em>use</em> the LLVM infrastructure. The
templates (directory organization, Makefiles, and test tree) allow the project
code to be located outside (or inside) the <tt>llvm/</tt> tree, while using LLVM
header files and libraries.</li>
<li><a href="MakefileGuide.html">LLVM Makefile Guide</a> - Describes how the
LLVM makefiles work and how to use them.</li>
<li><a href="CommandLine.html">CommandLine library Reference Manual</a> -
Provides information on using the command line parsing library.</li>
<li><a href="CodingStandards.html">LLVM Coding standards</a> -
Details the LLVM coding standards and provides useful information on writing
efficient C++ code.</li>
<li><a href="ExtendingLLVM.html">Extending LLVM</a> - Look here to see how
to add instructions and intrinsics to LLVM.</li>
<li><a href="UsingLibraries.html">Using LLVM Libraries</a> - Look here to
understand how to use the libraries produced when LLVM is compiled.</li>
<li><a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/doxygen/">Doxygen generated
documentation</a> (<a
href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/doxygen/inherits.html">classes</a>)
(<a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/doxygen/doxygen.tar.gz">tarball</a>)
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<li><a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/cvsweb/cvsweb.cgi/llvm">CVSWeb CVS Tree
Browser</a></li>
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<li><a href="WritingAnLLVMPass.html">Writing an LLVM Pass</a> - Information
on how to write LLVM transformations and analyses.</li>
<li><a href="WritingAnLLVMBackend.html">Writing an LLVM Backend</a> - Information
on how to write LLVM backends for machine targets.</li>
<li><a href="CodeGenerator.html">The LLVM Target-Independent Code
Generator</a> - The design and implementation of the LLVM code generator.
Useful if you are working on retargetting LLVM to a new architecture, designing
a new codegen pass, or enhancing existing components.</li>
<li><a href="TableGenFundamentals.html">TableGen Fundamentals</a> -
Describes the TableGen tool, which is used heavily by the LLVM code
generator.</li>
<li><a href="AliasAnalysis.html">Alias Analysis in LLVM</a> - Information
on how to write a new alias analysis implementation or how to use existing
analyses.</li>
<li><a href="Stacker.html">The Stacker Chronicles</a> - This document
describes both the Stacker language and LLVM frontend, but also some details
about LLVM useful for those writing front-ends.</li>
<li><a href="GarbageCollection.html">Accurate Garbage Collection with
LLVM</a> - The interfaces source-language compilers should use for compiling
GC'd programs.</li>
<li><a href="SourceLevelDebugging.html">Source Level Debugging with
LLVM</a> - This document describes the design and philosophy behind the LLVM
source-level debugger.</li>
<li><a href="Bugpoint.html">Bugpoint</a> - automatic bug finder and test-case
reducer description and usage information.</li>
<li><a href="CompilerDriver.html">Compiler Driver (llvmc)</a> - This document
describes the design and configuration of the LLVM compiler driver tool,
<tt>llvmc</tt>.</li>
<li><a href="SystemLibrary.html">System Library</a> - This document describes
the LLVM System Library (<tt>lib/System</tt>) and how to keep LLVM source code
portable</li>
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<li>The <a href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvm-announce">
LLVM Announcements List</a>: This is a low volume list that provides important
announcements regarding LLVM. It gets email about once a month.</li>
<li>The <a href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvmdev">Developer's
List</a>: This list is for people who want to be included in technical
discussions of LLVM. People post to this list when they have questions about
writing code for or using the LLVM tools. It is relatively low volume.</li>
<li>The <a href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/llvmbugs/">Bugs &amp;
Patches Archive</a>: This list gets emailed every time a bug is opened and
closed, and when people submit patches to be included in LLVM. It is higher
volume than the LLVMdev list.</li>
<li>The <a href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/llvm-commits/">CVS Commits
Archive</a>: This list contains all commit messages that are made when LLVM
developers commit code changes to the CVS archive. It is useful for those who
want to stay on the bleeding edge of LLVM development. This list is very high
volume.</li>
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