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Learn LLVM 12

You're reading from   Learn LLVM 12 A beginner's guide to learning LLVM compiler tools and core libraries with C++

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839213502
Length 392 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1 – The Basics of Compiler Construction with LLVM
2. Chapter 1: Installing LLVM FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Touring the LLVM Source 4. Chapter 3: The Structure of a Compiler 5. Section 2 – From Source to Machine Code Generation
6. Chapter 4: Turning the Source File into an Abstract Syntax Tree 7. Chapter 5: Basics of IR Code Generation 8. Chapter 6: IR Generation for High-Level Language Constructs 9. Chapter 7: Advanced IR Generation 10. Chapter 8: Optimizing IR 11. Section 3 –Taking LLVM to the Next Level
12. Chapter 9: Instruction Selection 13. Chapter 10: JIT Compilation 14. Chapter 11: Debugging Using LLVM Tools 15. Chapter 12: Create Your Own Backend 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 2: Touring the LLVM Source

The LLVM mono repository contains all the projects under the llvm-project root directory. All projects follow a common source layout. To use LLVM effectively, it is good to know what is available and where to find it. In this chapter, you will learn about the following:

  • The contents of the LLVM mono repository, covering the most important top-level projects
  • The layout of an LLVM project, showing the common source layout used by all projects
  • How to create your own projects using LLVM libraries, covering all the ways you can use LLVM in your own projects
  • How to target a different CPU architecture, showing the steps required to cross-compile to another system
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