LLVM Public Release Project
This document is a list of things to do before the LLVM project is publicly
released. It will provide a checklist so that we know what has been
done and what is left to be done. It will also keep a "wishlist" of
desirable features.
The
list of things to do...
- Document the procedure for extracting, building, and installing
LLVM.
- Document how to start a project that uses LLVM and its build system.
- Ensure that the C front end compiles and installs nicely.
- Place the C front end into the CVS repository.
- Get the Reoptimizer code to work, ensuring that it does not
rely upon code outside of the source tree.
- Create a system for managing development and releases
(i.e. CVS branching, labeling revisions, etc).
- Improve the testing framework.
- Cleanup Reoptimizer tests so that they fit into the framework.
- Create descriptions of what each test is doing (test specifications).
- Get the Reoptimizer tests to compile under x86.
- Determine which sub-projects of LLVM will be distributed.
- Create an installer for the software.
- Move over to the autoconf method of specifying object code directories.
- Add an install target in the Makefiles that will "install" LLVM,
easing deployment.
- Make the projects/sample directory an actual example of LLVM
code.
- Find and implement a bug reporting system (i.e. Bugzilla).
- Test installations on various Linux distributions.
- Create a license for the UIUC specific LLVM code.
- Add a license file to the distribution.
- Add a copyright notice and license information to each source
file.
- Create man pages for the LLVM utilities.
John Criswell
Last modified: Sat May 31 14:54:03 CDT 2003