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[docs] Clean up some more llvm-gcc stuff
Some references to llvm-gcc were so crusty that I wasn't sure how to proceed and so I've left them intact. I also slipped in a quick peephole fix to use a :doc: link instead of raw HTML link. llvm-svn: 201619
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@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ End-user Options
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Generate code at different optimization levels. These correspond to the
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``-O0``, ``-O1``, ``-O2``, and ``-O3`` optimization levels used by
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:program:`llvm-gcc` and :program:`clang`.
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:program:`clang`.
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.. option:: -mtriple=<target triple>
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@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ OPTIONS
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.. option:: -std-compile-opts
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This is short hand for a standard list of *compile time optimization* passes.
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This is typically used to optimize the output from the llvm-gcc front end. It
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might be useful for other front end compilers as well. To discover the full
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set of options available, use the following command:
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It might be useful for other front end compilers as well. To discover the
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full set of options available, use the following command:
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.. code-block:: sh
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@ -212,13 +212,10 @@ features added. Some tips for getting your testcase approved:
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directory. The appropriate sub-directory should be selected (see the
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:doc:`Testing Guide <TestingGuide>` for details).
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* Test cases should be written in `LLVM assembly language <LangRef.html>`_
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unless the feature or regression being tested requires another language
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(e.g. the bug being fixed or feature being implemented is in the llvm-gcc C++
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front-end, in which case it must be written in C++).
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* Test cases should be written in :doc:`LLVM assembly language <LangRef>`.
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* Test cases, especially for regressions, should be reduced as much as possible,
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by `bugpoint <Bugpoint.html>`_ or manually. It is unacceptable to place an
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by :doc:`bugpoint <Bugpoint>` or manually. It is unacceptable to place an
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entire failing program into ``llvm/test`` as this creates a *time-to-test*
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burden on all developers. Please keep them short.
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@ -517,12 +514,12 @@ to move code from (e.g.) libc++ to the LLVM core without concern, but that code
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cannot be moved from the LLVM core to libc++ without the copyright owner's
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permission.
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Note that the LLVM Project does distribute llvm-gcc and dragonegg, **which are
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GPL.** This means that anything "linked" into llvm-gcc must itself be compatible
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Note that the LLVM Project does distribute dragonegg, **which is
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GPL.** This means that anything "linked" into dragonegg must itself be compatible
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with the GPL, and must be releasable under the terms of the GPL. This implies
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that **any code linked into llvm-gcc and distributed to others may be subject to
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that **any code linked into dragonegg and distributed to others may be subject to
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the viral aspects of the GPL** (for example, a proprietary code generator linked
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into llvm-gcc must be made available under the GPL). This is not a problem for
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into dragonegg must be made available under the GPL). This is not a problem for
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code already distributed under a more liberal license (like the UIUC license),
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and GPL-containing subprojects are kept in separate SVN repositories whose
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LICENSE.txt files specifically indicate that they contain GPL code.
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@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ therefore be indexed and requires an index operand. Consider this example:
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...
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munge(Array);
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In this "C" example, the front end compiler (llvm-gcc) will generate three GEP
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In this "C" example, the front end compiler (Clang) will generate three GEP
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instructions for the three indices through "P" in the assignment statement. The
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function argument ``P`` will be the first operand of each of these GEP
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instructions. The second operand indexes through that pointer. The third
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@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ strongly recommend that you use this technique for building SSA form,
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unless there is an extremely good reason not to. Using this technique
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is:
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- Proven and well tested: llvm-gcc and clang both use this technique
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- Proven and well tested: clang uses this technique
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for local mutable variables. As such, the most common clients of LLVM
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are using this to handle a bulk of their variables. You can be sure
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that bugs are found fast and fixed early.
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@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ For example, try adding:
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info <../SourceLevelDebugging.html>`_ which is understood by common
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debuggers like GDB. Adding support for debug info is fairly
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straightforward. The best way to understand it is to compile some
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C/C++ code with "``llvm-gcc -g -O0``" and taking a look at what it
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C/C++ code with "``clang -g -O0``" and taking a look at what it
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produces.
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- **exception handling support** - LLVM supports generation of `zero
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cost exceptions <../ExceptionHandling.html>`_ which interoperate with
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@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ strongly recommend that you use this technique for building SSA form,
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unless there is an extremely good reason not to. Using this technique
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is:
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- Proven and well tested: llvm-gcc and clang both use this technique
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- Proven and well tested: clang uses this technique
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for local mutable variables. As such, the most common clients of LLVM
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are using this to handle a bulk of their variables. You can be sure
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that bugs are found fast and fixed early.
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@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ For example, try adding:
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info <../SourceLevelDebugging.html>`_ which is understood by common
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debuggers like GDB. Adding support for debug info is fairly
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straightforward. The best way to understand it is to compile some
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C/C++ code with "``llvm-gcc -g -O0``" and taking a look at what it
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C/C++ code with "``clang -g -O0``" and taking a look at what it
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produces.
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- **exception handling support** - LLVM supports generation of `zero
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cost exceptions <../ExceptionHandling.html>`_ which interoperate with
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