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| 3 | LLVM Design & Overview |
| 4 | ====================== |
| 5 | |
| 6 | * `LLVM Language Reference Manual <LangRef.html>`_ |
| 7 | |
| 8 | Defines the LLVM intermediate representation. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | * `Introduction to the LLVM Compiler <http://llvm.org/pubs/2008-10-04-ACAT-LLVM-Intro.html>`_ |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Presentation providing a users introduction to LLVM. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | * `Intro to LLVM <http://www.aosabook.org/en/llvm.html>`_ |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Book chapter providing a compiler hacker's introduction to LLVM. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | * `LLVM: A Compilation Framework forLifelong Program Analysis & Transformation |
| 19 | <http://llvm.org/pubs/2004-01-30-CGO-LLVM.html>`_ |
| 20 | |
| 21 | Design overview. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | * `LLVM: An Infrastructure for Multi-Stage Optimization |
| 24 | <http://llvm.org/pubs/2002-12-LattnerMSThesis.html>`_ |
| 25 | |
| 26 | More details (quite old now). |
| 27 | |
| 28 | * `GetElementPtr FAQ <GetElementPtr.html>`_ |
| 29 | |
| 30 | Answers to some very frequent questions about LLVM's most frequently |
| 31 | misunderstood instruction. |