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Bill Wendlingd9aa95d2012-07-06 05:51:50 +00009 CMake
Daniel Dunbar17412a02012-05-08 16:50:43 +000010 CommandGuide/index
Bill Wendlingbbc3be52012-06-20 11:20:07 +000011 DeveloperPolicy
Michael J. Spencer55eda322012-06-21 23:27:09 +000012 GettingStartedVS
Michael J. Spencer0ed5cf42012-06-18 20:21:38 +000013 FAQ
Bill Wendling5cda9012012-06-20 10:36:41 +000014 Lexicon
Bill Wendling1d4e6282012-06-21 06:09:37 +000015 Packaging
Galina Kistanovae30ba2e2012-09-13 23:51:08 +000016 HowToAddABuilder
Daniel Dunbar17412a02012-05-08 16:50:43 +000017
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000018* `The LLVM Getting Started Guide <GettingStarted.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000019
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000020 Discusses how to get up and running quickly with the LLVM infrastructure.
21 Everything from unpacking and compilation of the distribution to execution
22 of some tools.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000023
Chad Rosierd6a27412012-07-11 21:49:14 +000024* :ref:`building-with-cmake`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000025
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000026 An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for those using the `CMake
27 build system <http://www.cmake.org>`_.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000028
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000029* `Getting Started with the LLVM System using Microsoft Visual Studio
30 <GettingStartedVS.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000031
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000032 An addendum to the main Getting Started guide for those using Visual Studio
33 on Windows.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000034
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000035* `LLVM Tutorial <tutorial/>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000036
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000037 A walk through the process of using LLVM for a custom language, and the
38 facilities LLVM offers in tutorial form.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000039
Bill Wendlingbbc3be52012-06-20 11:20:07 +000040* :ref:`developer_policy`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000041
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000042 The LLVM project's policy towards developers and their contributions.
Daniel Dunbar17412a02012-05-08 16:50:43 +000043
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000044* :ref:`LLVM Command Guide <commands>`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000045
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000046 A reference manual for the LLVM command line utilities ("man" pages for LLVM
47 tools).
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000048
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000049* `LLVM's Analysis and Transform Passes <Passes.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000050
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000051 A list of optimizations and analyses implemented in LLVM.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000052
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000053* :ref:`faq`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000054
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000055 A list of common questions and problems and their solutions.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000056
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000057* `Release notes for the current release <ReleaseNotes.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000058
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000059 This describes new features, known bugs, and other limitations.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000060
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000061* `How to Submit A Bug Report <HowToSubmitABug.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000062
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000063 Instructions for properly submitting information about any bugs you run into
64 in the LLVM system.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000065
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000066* `LLVM Testing Infrastructure Guide <TestingGuide.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000067
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000068 A reference manual for using the LLVM testing infrastructure.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000069
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000070* `How to build the C, C++, ObjC, and ObjC++ front end <http://clang.llvm.org/get_started.html>`_
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000071
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000072 Instructions for building the clang front-end from source.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000073
Bill Wendling1d4e6282012-06-21 06:09:37 +000074* :ref:`packaging`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000075
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000076 Advice on packaging LLVM into a distribution.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000077
Bill Wendling5cda9012012-06-20 10:36:41 +000078* :ref:`lexicon`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000079
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000080 Definition of acronyms, terms and concepts used in LLVM.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000081
Galina Kistanovae30ba2e2012-09-13 23:51:08 +000082* :ref:`how_to_add_a_builder`
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000083
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000084 Instructions for adding new builder to LLVM buildbot master.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000085
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000086* **IRC** -- You can probably find help on the unofficial LLVM IRC.
Daniel Dunbar21e993c2012-04-19 16:31:37 +000087
Bill Wendling81e664b2012-06-20 09:48:38 +000088 We often are on irc.oftc.net in the #llvm channel. If you are using the
89 mozilla browser, and have chatzilla installed, you can `join #llvm on
90 irc.oftc.net <irc://irc.oftc.net/llvm>`_.