3 Subsystem Documentation
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19 * `Writing an LLVM Pass <WritingAnLLVMPass.html>`_
21 Information on how to write LLVM transformations and analyses.
23 * `Writing an LLVM Backend <WritingAnLLVMBackend.html>`_
25 Information on how to write LLVM backends for machine targets.
27 * :ref:`code_generator`
29 The design and implementation of the LLVM code generator. Useful if you are
30 working on retargetting LLVM to a new architecture, designing a new codegen
31 pass, or enhancing existing components.
35 Describes the TableGen tool, which is used heavily by the LLVM code
38 * :ref:`alias_analysis`
40 Information on how to write a new alias analysis implementation or how to
41 use existing analyses.
43 * `Accurate Garbage Collection with LLVM <GarbageCollection.html>`_
45 The interfaces source-language compilers should use for compiling GC'd
48 * `Source Level Debugging with LLVM <SourceLevelDebugging.html>`_
50 This document describes the design and philosophy behind the LLVM
51 source-level debugger.
53 * :ref:`exception_handling`
55 This document describes the design and implementation of exception handling
60 Automatic bug finder and test-case reducer description and usage
63 * :ref:`bitcode_format`
65 This describes the file format and encoding used for LLVM "bc" files.
67 * `System Library <SystemLibrary.html>`_
69 This document describes the LLVM System Library (<tt>lib/System</tt>) and
70 how to keep LLVM source code portable
74 This document describes the interface between LLVM intermodular optimizer
75 and the linker and its design
77 * `The LLVM gold plugin <GoldPlugin.html>`_
79 How to build your programs with link-time optimization on Linux.
81 * `The GDB JIT interface <DebuggingJITedCode.html>`_
83 How to debug JITed code with GDB.
85 * :ref:`branch_weight`
87 Provides information about Branch Prediction Information.
89 * :ref:`segmented_stacks`
91 This document describes segmented stacks and how they are used in LLVM.