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<div class="doc_text">
<p>This document contains the release notes for the LLVM compiler
infrastructure, release 2.4. Here we describe the status of LLVM, including
major improvements from the previous release and any known problems. All LLVM
releases may be downloaded from the <a href="http://llvm.org/releases/">LLVM
releases web site</a>.</p>
<p>This document contains the release notes for the LLVM Compiler
Infrastructure, release 2.4. Here we describe the status of LLVM, including
major improvements from the previous release and significant known problems.
All LLVM releases may be downloaded from the <a
href="http://llvm.org/releases/">LLVM releases web site</a>.</p>
<p>For more information about LLVM, including information about the latest
release, please check out the <a href="http://llvm.org/">main LLVM
web site</a>. If you have questions or comments, the <a
href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvmdev">LLVM developer's mailing
list</a> is a good place to send them.</p>
href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvmdev">LLVM Developer's Mailing
List</a> is a good place to send them.</p>
<p>Note that if you are reading this file from a Subversion checkout or the
main LLVM web page, this document applies to the <i>next</i> release, not the
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</div>
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<div class="doc_text">
<p>If you're already an LLVM user, this section lists some "gotchas" that you
may run into upgrading from the previous release. It also includes some status
updates on subprojects of LLVM.</p>
<p>This is the fifteenth public release of the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure.
It includes a large number of features and refinements from LLVM 2.3.</p>
<div class="doc_text">
</div>
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Xcode 3.1 and 3.1.1.
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<div class="doc_subsection">
<a name="changes">Major Changes in LLVM 2.4</a>
</div>
<div class="doc_text">
<p>The LLVM IR generated by llvm-gcc now doesn't name instructions. Use the
instnamer pass if you want them.</p>
<li>LoadVN and GCSE are completely gone.</li>
<p>LLVM API Changes:</p>
<ul>
<li>....</li>
<li>... Attributes changes ... </li>
<li>The <tt>DbgStopPointInst</tt> methods <tt>getDirectory</tt> and
<tt>getFileName</tt> now return <tt>Value*</tt> instead of strings. These can be
converted to strings using <tt>llvm::GetConstantStringInfo</tt> defined via
"llvm/Analysis/ValueTracking.h".</li>
<li>API change: BinaryOperator::create -> Create (CmpInst, CastInst too)</li>
<li>Various header files like "llvm/ADT/iterator" were given a .h suffix.
Change your code to #include "llvm/ADT/iterator.h" instead.</li>
</ul>
</div>
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<div class="doc_subsection">
<a name="otherprojects">Other LLVM Sub-Projects</a>
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<div class="doc_text">
<p>LLVM 2.4 includes a huge number of bug fixes, performance tweaks and minor
improvements. Some of the major improvements and new features are listed in
this section.
<p>This release includes a huge number of bug fixes, performance tweaks and
minor improvements. Some of the major improvements and new features are listed
in this section.
</p>
</div>
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</div>
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<div class="doc_subsection">
<a name="changes">Major Changes and Removed Features</a>
</div>
<div class="doc_text">
<p>The LLVM IR generated by llvm-gcc now doesn't name instructions. Use the
instnamer pass if you want them.</p>
<li>LoadVN and GCSE are completely gone.</li>
<p>LLVM API Changes:</p>
<ul>
<li>... Attributes changes ... </li>
<li>The <tt>DbgStopPointInst</tt> methods <tt>getDirectory</tt> and
<tt>getFileName</tt> now return <tt>Value*</tt> instead of strings. These can be
converted to strings using <tt>llvm::GetConstantStringInfo</tt> defined via
"llvm/Analysis/ValueTracking.h".</li>
<li>API change: BinaryOperator::create -> Create (CmpInst, CastInst too)</li>
<li>Various header files like "llvm/ADT/iterator" were given a .h suffix.
Change your code to #include "llvm/ADT/iterator.h" instead.</li>
</ul>
</div>
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<div class="doc_section">
<a name="portability">Portability and Supported Platforms</a>