3 Subsystem Documentation
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18 * `Writing an LLVM Pass <WritingAnLLVMPass.html>`_
20 Information on how to write LLVM transformations and analyses.
22 * `Writing an LLVM Backend <WritingAnLLVMBackend.html>`_
24 Information on how to write LLVM backends for machine targets.
26 * `The LLVM Target-Independent Code Generator <CodeGenerator.html>`_
28 The design and implementation of the LLVM code generator. Useful if you are
29 working on retargetting LLVM to a new architecture, designing a new codegen
30 pass, or enhancing existing components.
34 Describes the TableGen tool, which is used heavily by the LLVM code
37 * :ref:`alias_analysis`
39 Information on how to write a new alias analysis implementation or how to
40 use existing analyses.
42 * `Accurate Garbage Collection with LLVM <GarbageCollection.html>`_
44 The interfaces source-language compilers should use for compiling GC'd
47 * `Source Level Debugging with LLVM <SourceLevelDebugging.html>`_
49 This document describes the design and philosophy behind the LLVM
50 source-level debugger.
52 * :ref:`exception_handling`
54 This document describes the design and implementation of exception handling
59 Automatic bug finder and test-case reducer description and usage
62 * :ref:`bitcode_format`
64 This describes the file format and encoding used for LLVM "bc" files.
66 * `System Library <SystemLibrary.html>`_
68 This document describes the LLVM System Library (<tt>lib/System</tt>) and
69 how to keep LLVM source code portable
73 This document describes the interface between LLVM intermodular optimizer
74 and the linker and its design
76 * `The LLVM gold plugin <GoldPlugin.html>`_
78 How to build your programs with link-time optimization on Linux.
80 * `The GDB JIT interface <DebuggingJITedCode.html>`_
82 How to debug JITed code with GDB.
84 * :ref:`branch_weight`
86 Provides information about Branch Prediction Information.
88 * :ref:`segmented_stacks`
90 This document describes segmented stacks and how they are used in LLVM.