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19 <li><a href="#low">Low Priority</a> </li>
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42 This document is a list of things to do before the LLVM project is publicly
43 released. It will provide a checklist so that we know what has been
44 done and what is left to be done. It will also keep a "wishlist"
45 of desirable features.
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65 list of things to do...
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92 <li>Fix currently known bugs and write regression tests.</li>
94 <li>The gccld segfault from GlobalDCE.cpp.</li>
95 <li>The infinite loop for Tail Recursion.</li>
96 <li>The C++ constructor on dlopen() bug on Solaris.<br>
99 <li>Get autoconf to configure source and build directories according
100 to normal autoconf procedures.</li>
102 <li>Get test tree to work properly when configuring for a different
104 <li>Get lex/yacc/etc output to be placed into the build tree, not the
110 <li>Create a nightly tester for Sparc.</li>
111 <li>Modify the test suite to have consistent output.</li>
112 <li>Add Pass/Fail tests to nightly tester.<br>
114 <li>Make the USE_SPEC option work for the test directory.</li>
115 <li>Cleanup test/Programs.</li>
117 <li>Move the pool allocator and Reoptimizer code out of mainline CVS
118 and the release.</li>
119 <li>Documentation</li>
121 <li>Write documentation on the LLVM tools.</li>
122 <li>Review docs, ensuring that the information is up to date.</li>
124 <li>GCC C Front End<br>
127 <li>Create a fix (i.e. better hack) for the sys/select.h hack.</li>
131 <li>Ensure all software in source tree has proper license.<br>
135 <li>Check licenses in test/Programs to ensure everything is good.</li>
136 <li>Create license files for anything in the distribution that is not
137 under our license.<br>
140 <li>Ensure SafeCode builds.</li>
141 <li>Create a system for managing development and releases
142 (i.e. CVS branching, labeling revisions, etc).<br>
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168 <li>Improve documentation on how to create an LLVM project.<br>
173 <li>Cleanup Reoptimizer tests so that they fit into the framework.<br>
177 <li>Create an installer for the software.</li>
178 <li>Put autoconf files into a separate directory (i.e. not llvm).<br>
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194 face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="low">Low Priority</a></b><a
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204 <li>GCC C Front End</li>
206 <li>Place the C front end into the CVS repository.</li>
207 <li>Ensure that the C front end compiles and installs nicely.</li>
208 <li>Add C++ support.<br>
211 <li>Release Management</li>
213 <li>Find and implement a bug reporting system (i.e. Bugzilla).</li>
215 <li>Make the projects/sample directory an actual example of LLVM code.</li>
218 <li>Create descriptions of what each test is doing (test specifications).<br>
220 <li>Test LLVM on various Linux distributions.</li>
221 <li>Test LLVM on various Solaris distributions.</li>
222 <li>Test LLVM on Solaris/x86.<br>
227 <li>Create a license for the UIUC specific LLVM code.</li>
228 <li>Add a license file to the distribution.</li>
229 <li>Add a copyright notice and license information to each source
232 <li>Documentation</li>
234 <li>Create man pages for the LLVM utilities.</li>
235 <li>Create man pages for the LLVM libraries.<br>
243 <address><a href="mailto:criswell@cs.uiuc.edu">John Criswell</a></address>
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