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<h1><font size="7">LLVM Public Release Project</font></h1>
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<li><a href="#what">What is this?</a> </li>
<li><a href="#priorities">Priorities</a>
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<li><a href="#high">High Priority</a> </li>
<li><a href="#medium">Medimum Priority</a> </li>
<li><a href="#low">Low Priority</a> </li>
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This document is a list of things to do before the LLVM project is publicly
released. &nbsp;It will provide a checklist so that we know what has been
done and what is left to be done. &nbsp;It will also keep a "wishlist" of
desirable features.
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<li>Document the procedure for extracting, building, and installing
LLVM.</li>
<li>Document how to start a project that uses LLVM and its build system.<br>
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<li>Ensure that the C front end compiles and installs nicely.</li>
<li>Place the C front end into the CVS repository.<br>
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<li>Get the Reoptimizer code to work, ensuring that it does not
rely upon code outside of the source tree.<br>
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<li>Create a system for managing development and releases
(i.e. CVS branching, labeling revisions, etc).<br>
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face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="medium">Medium Priority</a></b><a
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<li>Improve the testing framework.</li>
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<li>Cleanup Reoptimizer tests so that they fit into the framework.<br>
</li>
<li>Create descriptions of what each test is doing (test specifications).</li>
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<li>Get the Reoptimizer tests to compile under x86.<br>
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<li>Determine which sub-projects of LLVM will be distributed.</li>
<li>Create an installer for the software.</li>
<li>Move over to the autoconf method of specifying object code directories.</li>
<li>Add an install target in the Makefiles that will "install" LLVM,
easing deployment.<br>
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face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="low">Low Priority</a></b><a
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<li>Make the projects/sample directory an actual example of LLVM
code.</li>
<li>Find and implement a bug reporting system (i.e. Bugzilla).</li>
<li>Test installations on various Linux distributions.</li>
<li>Create a license for the UIUC specific LLVM code.</li>
<li>Add a license file to the distribution.</li>
<li>Add a copyright notice and license information to each source
file.</li>
<li>Create man pages for the LLVM utilities.<br>
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<address><a href="mailto:criswell@cs.uiuc.edu">John Criswell</a></address>
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