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< li > < a href = "LangRef.html" > LLVM Language Reference Manual< / a > - Defines the LLVM
intermediate representation.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "http://llvm.org/pubs/2008-10-04-ACAT-LLVM-Intro.html" > Introduction to the LLVM Compiler < / a > - Presentation providing a users introduction to LLVM.< / li >
< li > < a href = "http://www.aosabook.org/en/llvm.html" > Intro to LLVM< / a > - book chapter providing a compiler hacker's introduction to LLVM.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "http://llvm.org/pubs/2004-01-30-CGO-LLVM.html" > LLVM: A Compilation Framework for
Lifelong Program Analysis & Transformation< / a > - Design overview.< / li >
< li > < a href = "http://llvm.org/pubs/2002-12-LattnerMSThesis.html" > LLVM: An Infrastructure for
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Multi-Stage Optimization< / a > - More details (quite old now).< / li >
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< li > < a href = "GetElementPtr.html" > GetElementPtr FAQ< / a > - Answers to some very
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< li > < a href = "GettingStarted.html" > The LLVM Getting Started Guide< / a > -
Discusses how to get up and running quickly with the LLVM infrastructure.
Everything from unpacking and compilation of the distribution to execution of
some tools.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "GettingStartedVS.html" > Getting Started with the LLVM System using
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those using Visual Studio on Windows.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "tutorial/" > LLVM Tutorial< / a > - A walk through the process of using
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< li > < a href = "CommandGuide/index.html" > LLVM Command Guide< / a > - A reference
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manual for the LLVM command line utilities ("man" pages for LLVM tools).< br >
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Current tools:
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< a href = "/cmds/llvm-as.html" > llvm-as< / a > ,
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< a href = "/cmds/llc.html" > llc< / a > ,
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< a href = "/cmds/bugpoint.html" > bugpoint< / a > ,
< a href = "/cmds/llvm-bcanalyzer.html" > llvm-bcanalyzer< / a > ,
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< li > < a href = "HowToSubmitABug.html" > How to Submit A Bug Report< / a > -
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the LLVM system.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "TestingGuide.html" > LLVM Testing Infrastructure Guide< / a > - A reference
manual for using the LLVM testing infrastructure.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "GCCFEBuildInstrs.html" > How to build the Ada/C/C++/Fortran front-ends< / a > -
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< li > < a href = "Packaging.html" > Packaging guide< / a > - Advice on packaging
LLVM into a distribution.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "Lexicon.html" > The LLVM Lexicon< / a > - Definition of acronyms, terms
and concepts used in LLVM.< / li >
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< li > < a name = "irc" > You can probably find help on the unofficial LLVM IRC
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< li > < a href = "ProgrammersManual.html" > The LLVM Programmers Manual< / a > -
Introduction to the general layout of the LLVM sourcebase, important classes
and APIs, and some tips & tricks.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "Projects.html" > LLVM Project Guide< / a > - How-to guide and
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templates (directory organization, Makefiles, and test tree) allow the project
code to be located outside (or inside) the < tt > llvm/< / tt > tree, while using LLVM
header files and libraries.< / li >
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LLVM makefiles work and how to use them.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "CommandLine.html" > CommandLine library Reference Manual< / a > -
Provides information on using the command line parsing library.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "CodingStandards.html" > LLVM Coding standards< / a > -
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efficient C++ code.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "ExtendingLLVM.html" > Extending LLVM< / a > - Look here to see how
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to add instructions and intrinsics to LLVM.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "UsingLibraries.html" > Using LLVM Libraries< / a > - Look here to
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< li > < a href = "HowToReleaseLLVM.html" > How To Release LLVM To The Public< / a > - This
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< li > < a href = "http://llvm.org/doxygen/" > Doxygen generated
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< li > < a href = "WritingAnLLVMPass.html" > Writing an LLVM Pass< / a > - Information
on how to write LLVM transformations and analyses.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "WritingAnLLVMBackend.html" > Writing an LLVM Backend< / a > - Information
on how to write LLVM backends for machine targets.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "CodeGenerator.html" > The LLVM Target-Independent Code
Generator< / a > - The design and implementation of the LLVM code generator.
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< li > < a href = "TableGenFundamentals.html" > TableGen Fundamentals< / a > -
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generator.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "AliasAnalysis.html" > Alias Analysis in LLVM< / a > - Information
on how to write a new alias analysis implementation or how to use existing
analyses.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "GarbageCollection.html" > Accurate Garbage Collection with
LLVM< / a > - The interfaces source-language compilers should use for compiling
GC'd programs.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "SourceLevelDebugging.html" > Source Level Debugging with
LLVM< / a > - This document describes the design and philosophy behind the LLVM
source-level debugger.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "ExceptionHandling.html" > Zero Cost Exception handling in LLVM< / a >
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in LLVM.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "Bugpoint.html" > Bugpoint< / a > - automatic bug finder and test-case
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reducer description and usage information.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "CompilerDriverTutorial.html" > Compiler Driver (llvmc) Tutorial< / a >
- This document is a tutorial introduction to the usage and
configuration of the LLVM compiler driver tool, < tt > llvmc< / tt > .< / li >
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< li > < a href = "CompilerDriver.html" > Compiler Driver (llvmc)
Reference< / a > - This document describes the design and configuration
of < tt > llvmc< / tt > in more detail.< / li >
< li > < a href = "BitCodeFormat.html" > LLVM Bitcode File Format< / a > - This describes
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the file format and encoding used for LLVM "bc" files.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "SystemLibrary.html" > System Library< / a > - This document describes
the LLVM System Library (< tt > lib/System< / tt > ) and how to keep LLVM source code
portable< / li >
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< li > < a href = "LinkTimeOptimization.html" > Link Time Optimization< / a > - This
document describes the interface between LLVM intermodular optimizer and
the linker and its design< / li >
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< li > < a href = "GoldPlugin.html" > The LLVM gold plugin< / a > - How to build your
programs with link-time optimization on Linux.< / li >
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< li > < a href = "DebuggingJITedCode.html" > The GDB JIT interface< / a > - How to debug
JITed code with GDB.< / li >
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< li > The < a href = "http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/llvm-commits/" > Commits
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developers commit code changes to the repository. It is useful for those who
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want to stay on the bleeding edge of LLVM development. This list is very high
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