Section 1 – The Basics of Compiler Construction with LLVM

In this section, you will learn how to compile LLVM by yourself, and how you can tailor the build to your needs. You will understand how LLVM projects are organized, and you will create your first project utilizing LLVM. You will also learn how to compile LLVM and applications using LLVM for a different CPU architecture. Finally, you will explore the overall structure of a compiler, while creating a small compiler yourself.

This section comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, Installing LLVM
• Chapter 2, Touring the LLVM Source
• Chapter 3, The Structure of a Compiler