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John Criswellda8c60d2003-07-02 23:03:18 +0000[diff] [blame]9<h1><font size="7">LLVM Public Release Project</font></h1>
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13 <li><a href="#what">What is this?</a> </li>
14 <li><a href="#priorities">Priorities</a>
15
John Criswellda8c60d2003-07-02 23:03:18 +0000[diff] [blame]16 <ol>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]17 <li><a href="#high">High Priority</a> </li>
18 <li><a href="#medium">Medimum Priority</a> </li>
19 <li><a href="#low">Low Priority</a> </li>
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John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]22 </li>
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John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]41 <!-- *********************************************************************** -->
42 This document is a list of things to do before the LLVM project is
43publicly released. &nbsp;It will provide a checklist so that we know
44what has been done and what is left to be done. &nbsp;It will also keep
45a "wishlist" of desirable features.
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55 <tr>
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John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]57 face="Georgia,Palatino"><b> <a name="priorities">Priorities</a></b><a
58 name="improving"></a></font></td>
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John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]62</table>
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John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]64<ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]65 <!-- *********************************************************************** -->The
66 list of things to do...
67 <p> <!-- ======================================================================= -->
68 </p>
69
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75 <tr>
76 <td>&nbsp;</td>
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John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]78 size="+1" face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="high">High Priority</a></b><a
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John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]80 </tr>
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82 </tbody>
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]83</table>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]84
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]85<ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]86
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]87 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]88
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]89 <ul>
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]90
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]91
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]92 </ul>
John Criswell08dbe6b2003-08-21 15:25:20 +0000[diff] [blame]93 <li>Write regression tests.</li>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]94
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]95 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]96 <li>The gccld segfault from GlobalDCE.cpp.</li>
97 <li>The infinite loop for Tail Recursion.</li>
98 <li>The C++ constructor on dlopen() bug on Solaris.<br>
99 </li>
100
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]101 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]102 <li>Get autoconf to configure source and build directories according
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]103 to normal autoconf procedures.</li>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]104
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]105 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]106 <li>Get test tree to work properly when configuring for a different
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]107 object root.</li>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]108 <li>Get lex/yacc/etc output to be placed into the build tree, not
109 the source tree.<br>
110 </li>
111
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]112 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]113 <li>Test Suite</li>
114
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]115 <ul>
John Criswell08dbe6b2003-08-21 15:25:20 +0000[diff] [blame]116 <li>Move Test Suite to QMTest.</li>
117 <li>Add Feature and Regression tests to nightly tester.<br>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]118 </li>
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]119 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]120 <li>Move the Reoptimizer code out of mainline CVS and the release.</li>
121 <li>Add autoconf checks to ensure that the compiler is GCC 3.x or higher.<br>
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]122 </li>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]123 <li>Documentation</li>
124
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]125 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]126 <li>Write documentation on the LLVM tools.</li>
127 <li>Review docs, ensuring that the information is up to date.</li>
128
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]129 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]130 <li>GCC C Front End<br>
131 </li>
132 <li>Licenses</li>
133
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]134 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]135 <li>Ensure all software in source tree has proper license.<br>
136 </li>
137
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]138 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]139
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]140 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]141 <li>Check licenses in test/Programs to ensure everything is good.</li>
142 <li>Create license files for anything in the distribution that is
143 not under our license.<br>
144 </li>
145
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]146 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]147 <li>Ensure SafeCode builds.</li>
148 <li>Create a system for managing development and releases
149 (i.e. CVS branching, labeling revisions, etc).<br>
150 </li>
151
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]152 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]153
154 <p> <!-- ======================================================================= -->
155 </p>
156
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John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]158
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John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]161 <tbody>
162 <tr>
163 <td>&nbsp;</td>
164 <td width="100%">&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#eeeeff"
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]165 size="+1" face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="medium">Medium Priority</a></b><a
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]166 name="NightlyTest"></a></font></td>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]167 </tr>
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169 </tbody>
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]170</table>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]171
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]172<ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]173
John Criswell908c1f62003-07-21 22:22:48 +0000[diff] [blame]174 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]175 <li>Improve documentation on how to create an LLVM project.<br>
176 </li>
177 <li>Testing</li>
178
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]179 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]180 <li>Cleanup Reoptimizer tests so that they fit into the framework.<br>
181 </li>
182
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]183 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]184 <li>Create an installer for the
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]185software.</li>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]186 </li>
187
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]188 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]189
190 <p> <!-- ======================================================================= -->
191 </p>
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John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]193</ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]194
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198 <tr>
199 <td>&nbsp;</td>
200 <td width="100%">&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#eeeeff"
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]201 size="+1" face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="low">Low Priority</a></b><a
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]202 name="programs"></a></font></td>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]203 </tr>
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205 </tbody>
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John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]207
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]208<ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]209
John Criswell0a0d0dc2003-05-31 16:46:21 +0000[diff] [blame]210 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]211 <li>GCC C Front End</li>
212
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]213 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]214 <li>Place the C front end into the CVS repository.</li>
215 <li>Ensure that the C front end compiles and installs nicely.</li>
216 <li>Add C++ support.<br>
217 </li>
218
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]219 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]220 <li>Release Management</li>
221
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]222 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]223 <li>Find and implement a bug reporting system (i.e. Bugzilla).</li>
224
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]225 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]226 <li>Make the projects/sample directory an actual example of LLVM code.</li>
227 <li>Testing</li>
228
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]229 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]230 <li>Create descriptions of what each test is doing (test specifications).<br>
231 </li>
232 <li>Test LLVM on various Linux distributions.</li>
233 <li>Test LLVM on various Solaris distributions.</li>
234 <li>Test LLVM on Solaris/x86.<br>
235 </li>
236
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]237 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]238 <li>Licenses</li>
239
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]240 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]241 <li>Create a license for the UIUC specific LLVM code.</li>
242 <li>Add a license file to the distribution.</li>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]243 file.</li>
244
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]245 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]246 <li>Documentation</li>
247
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]248 <ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]249 <li>Create man pages for the LLVM utilities.</li>
250 <li>Create man pages for the LLVM libraries.</li>
251
John Criswellb64dbf22003-07-28 19:26:39 +0000[diff] [blame]252 </ul>
John Criswell93793202003-08-21 15:06:06 +0000[diff] [blame]253 <li>Rewrite this page without Netscape Composer :)<br>
254 </li>
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