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LLVM Techniques, Tips, and Best Practices Clang and Middle-End Libraries

You're reading from LLVM Techniques, Tips, and Best Practices Clang and Middle-End Libraries Design powerful and reliable compilers using the latest libraries and tools from LLVM

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838824952

Length 370 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

LLVM

Concepts

Design

Author (1):

Min-Yih Hsu

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Build System and LLVM-Specific Tooling

2. Chapter 1: Saving Resources When Building LLVM FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Exploring LLVM's Build System Features

4. Chapter 3: Testing with LLVM LIT

5. Chapter 4: TableGen Development

6. Section 2: Frontend Development

7. Chapter 5: Exploring Clang's Architecture

8. Chapter 6: Extending the Preprocessor

9. Chapter 7: Handling AST

10. Chapter 8: Working with Compiler Flags and Toolchains

11. Section 3: "Middle-End" Development

12. Chapter 9: Working with PassManager and AnalysisManager

13. Chapter 10: Processing LLVM IR

14. Chapter 11: Gearing Up with Support Utilities

15. Chapter 12: Learning LLVM IR Instrumentation

16. Assessments

17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Technical requirements

In this chapter, we will, primarily, use a command-line utility, called opt, to test our Passes. You can build it using a command like this:

$ ninja opt

The code example for this chapter can be found at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/LLVM-Techniques-Tips-and-Best-Practices-Clang-and-Middle-End-Libraries/tree/main/Chapter09.

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Authors (1)

Min-Yih Hsu

Min-Yih Hsu

Min-Yih "Min" Hsu is a Ph.D. candidate in computer science at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on compiler engineering, code optimization, advanced hardware architectures, and system security. He has been an active member of the LLVM community since 2015 and has contributed numerous patches upstream. Min also dedicates his time to advocating LLVM and compiler engineering through various avenues, such as writing blog posts and giving talks at conferences. In his spare time, Min likes to explore a variety of different coffee beans and ways of brewing.

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