Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | .. _userguides: |
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| 3 | User Guides |
| 4 | =========== |
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Daniel Dunbar | 17412a0 | 2012-05-08 16:50:43 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 6 | .. toctree:: |
| 7 | :hidden: |
| 8 | |
| 9 | CommandGuide/index |
Michael J. Spencer | 0ed5cf4 | 2012-06-18 20:21:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 10 | FAQ |
Daniel Dunbar | 17412a0 | 2012-05-08 16:50:43 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 11 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 12 | * `The LLVM Getting Started Guide <GettingStarted.html>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 13 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 14 | Discusses how to get up and running quickly with the LLVM infrastructure. |
| 15 | Everything from unpacking and compilation of the distribution to execution |
| 16 | of some tools. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 17 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 18 | * `LLVM CMake guide <CMake.html>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 19 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 20 | An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for those using the `CMake |
| 21 | build system <http://www.cmake.org>`_. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 22 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 23 | * `Getting Started with the LLVM System using Microsoft Visual Studio |
| 24 | <GettingStartedVS.html>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 25 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 26 | An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for those using Visual Studio |
| 27 | on Windows. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 28 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 29 | * `LLVM Tutorial <tutorial/>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 30 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 31 | A walk through the process of using LLVM for a custom language, and the |
| 32 | facilities LLVM offers in tutorial form. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 33 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 34 | * `Developer Policy <DeveloperPolicy.html>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 35 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 36 | The LLVM project's policy towards developers and their contributions. |
Daniel Dunbar | 17412a0 | 2012-05-08 16:50:43 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 37 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 38 | * :ref:`LLVM Command Guide <commands>` |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 39 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 40 | A reference manual for the LLVM command line utilities ("man" pages for LLVM |
| 41 | tools). |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 42 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 43 | * `LLVM's Analysis and Transform Passes <Passes.html>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 44 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 45 | A list of optimizations and analyses implemented in LLVM. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 46 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 47 | * :ref:`faq` |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 48 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 49 | A list of common questions and problems and their solutions. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 50 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 51 | * `Release notes for the current release <ReleaseNotes.html>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 52 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 53 | This describes new features, known bugs, and other limitations. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 54 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 55 | * `How to Submit A Bug Report <HowToSubmitABug.html>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 56 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 57 | Instructions for properly submitting information about any bugs you run into |
| 58 | in the LLVM system. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 59 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 60 | * `LLVM Testing Infrastructure Guide <TestingGuide.html>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 61 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 62 | A reference manual for using the LLVM testing infrastructure. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 63 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 64 | * `How to build the C, C++, ObjC, and ObjC++ front end <http://clang.llvm.org/get_started.html>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 65 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 66 | Instructions for building the clang front-end from source. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 67 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 68 | * `Packaging guide <Packaging.html>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 69 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 70 | Advice on packaging LLVM into a distribution. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 71 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 72 | * `The LLVM Lexicon <Lexicon.html>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 73 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 74 | Definition of acronyms, terms and concepts used in LLVM. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 75 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 76 | * `How To Add Your Build Configuration To LLVM Buildbot Infrastructure <HowToAddABuilder.html>`_ |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 77 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 78 | Instructions for adding new builder to LLVM buildbot master. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 79 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 80 | * **IRC** -- You can probably find help on the unofficial LLVM IRC. |
Daniel Dunbar | 21e993c | 2012-04-19 16:31:37 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 81 | |
Bill Wendling | 81e664b | 2012-06-20 09:48:38 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 82 | We often are on irc.oftc.net in the #llvm channel. If you are using the |
| 83 | mozilla browser, and have chatzilla installed, you can `join #llvm on |
| 84 | irc.oftc.net <irc://irc.oftc.net/llvm>`_. |