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This document is a list of things to do before the LLVM project is
publicly released. &nbsp;It will provide a checklist so that we know
what has been done and what is left to be done. &nbsp;It will also keep
a "wishlist" of desirable features.
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    <li>Documentation</li>
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      <li>Expand documentation on creating an LLVM project.</li>
    </ul>
    <li>Licenses</li>
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      <li>Create license files for anything in the distribution that is
not under our license.<br>
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    </ul>
    <li>Ensure SafeCode builds.</li>
    <li>Create a system for managing development and releases (i.e. CVS
branching, labeling revisions, etc).</li>
    <li>Create a web page for downloading LLVM.
    <li>Create a method for requesting the GCC front end source code.
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 face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="medium">Medium Priority</a></b><a
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  <ul>
    <li>Improve documentation on how to create an LLVM project.<br>
    </li>
    <li>Test Suite</li>
    <ul>
      <li>Add Feature and Regression tests to nightly tester.</li>
      <li>Develop better QMTest database method.<br>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <li>Write regression tests.</li>
    <ul>
      <li>The C++ constructor on dlopen() bug on Solaris.</li>
    </ul>
  </ul>
  <ul>
    <li>Release Management</li>
  </ul>
  <ul>
    <ul>
      <li>Find and implement a bug reporting system (i.e. Bugzilla).</li>
    </ul>
  </ul>
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      <td width="100%">&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#eeeeff" size="+1"
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  <ul>
    <li>GCC C Front End</li>
    <ul>
      <li>Place the C front end into the CVS repository.</li>
      <li>Ensure that the C front end compiles and installs nicely.</li>
    </ul>
    <li>Create an installer for the software.</li>
    <li>Testing</li>
    <ul>
      <li>Create descriptions of what each test is doing (test
specifications).<br>
      </li>
      <li>Test LLVM on various Linux distributions.</li>
      <li>Test LLVM on various Solaris versions.</li>
      <li>Test LLVM on Solaris/x86.</li>
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    <li>Documentation</li>
    <ul>
      <li>Create man pages for the LLVM utilities.</li>
      <li>Create man pages for the LLVM libraries.</li>
    </ul>
    <li>Rewrite this page without Netscape Composer :)<br>
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			`a "wishlist" of desirable features.`
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Removed completed items. Adjusted priorities on currently outstanding items. Added new items which I think will now have higher priority for Release 1. llvm-svn: 8705 2003-09-25 00:15:35 +02:00			`<li>Expand documentation on creating an LLVM project.</li>`
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Removed completed items. Adjusted priorities on currently outstanding items. Added new items which I think will now have higher priority for Release 1. llvm-svn: 8705 2003-09-25 00:15:35 +02:00			`<li>Licenses</li>`
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Removed completed items. Adjusted priorities on currently outstanding items. Added new items which I think will now have higher priority for Release 1. llvm-svn: 8705 2003-09-25 00:15:35 +02:00			`<li>Create license files for anything in the distribution that is`
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Removed completed items. Adjusted priorities on currently outstanding items. Added new items which I think will now have higher priority for Release 1. llvm-svn: 8705 2003-09-25 00:15:35 +02:00			`<li>Ensure SafeCode builds.</li>`
			`<li>Create a system for managing development and releases (i.e. CVS`
			`branching, labeling revisions, etc).</li>`
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Removed completed items. Adjusted priorities on currently outstanding items. Added new items which I think will now have higher priority for Release 1. llvm-svn: 8705 2003-09-25 00:15:35 +02:00			`<li>Improve documentation on how to create an LLVM project.<br>`
Updated to reflect current work: 1. Chris fixed the sys/select.h hack 2. The pool allocator now lives in its own tree. Reoptimizer still needs to be done. 3. The USE_SPEC option now works. llvm-svn: 8000 2003-08-21 17:06:06 +02:00			`</li>`
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			`<li>Develop better QMTest database method.<br>`
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			`<li>Write regression tests.</li>`
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			`<li>The C++ constructor on dlopen() bug on Solaris.</li>`
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			`<li>Release Management</li>`
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Removed completed items. Adjusted priorities on currently outstanding items. Added new items which I think will now have higher priority for Release 1. llvm-svn: 8705 2003-09-25 00:15:35 +02:00			`<li>Place the C front end into the CVS repository.</li>`
			`<li>Ensure that the C front end compiles and installs nicely.</li>`
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Made modifications recommended by Chris. Namely: o Remove stuff that has been done or is now irrelevant. o Add a reminder to create Release Notes for Release 1. llvm-svn: 8710 2003-09-25 15:49:37 +02:00			`<li>Create an installer for the software.</li>`
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Updated from the discussion on July 21, 2003. Expanded upon testing priorities. llvm-svn: 7225 2003-07-22 00:22:48 +02:00			`<ul>`
Removed completed items. Adjusted priorities on currently outstanding items. Added new items which I think will now have higher priority for Release 1. llvm-svn: 8705 2003-09-25 00:15:35 +02:00			`<li>Create descriptions of what each test is doing (test`
			`specifications).<br>`
			`</li>`
			`<li>Test LLVM on various Linux distributions.</li>`
			`<li>Test LLVM on various Solaris versions.</li>`
			`<li>Test LLVM on Solaris/x86.</li>`
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Removed completed items. Adjusted priorities on currently outstanding items. Added new items which I think will now have higher priority for Release 1. llvm-svn: 8705 2003-09-25 00:15:35 +02:00			`<li>Create man pages for the LLVM utilities.</li>`
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