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-<li><a class="reference" href="#introduction" id="id1" name="id1">Introduction</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#compiling-with-llvmc" id="id2" name="id2">Compiling with LLVMC</a></li>
-<li><a class="reference" href="#using-llvmc-to-generate-toolchain-drivers" id="id3" name="id3">Using LLVMC to generate toolchain drivers</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#introduction" id="id1">Introduction</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#compiling-with-llvmc" id="id2">Compiling with LLVMC</a></li>
+<li><a class="reference internal" href="#using-llvmc-to-generate-toolchain-drivers" id="id3">Using LLVMC to generate toolchain drivers</a></li>
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<p>Written by <a href="mailto:foldr@codedgers.com">Mikhail Glushenkov</a></p>
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-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id1" id="introduction" name="introduction">Introduction</a></h1>
+</div><div class="section" id="introduction">
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id1">Introduction</a></h1>
<p>LLVMC is a generic compiler driver, which plays the same role for LLVM
as the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">gcc</span></tt> program does for GCC - the difference being that LLVMC
is designed to be more adaptable and easier to customize. Most of
dynamically or compiled in. This tutorial describes the basic usage
and configuration of LLVMC.</p>
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-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id2" id="compiling-with-llvmc" name="compiling-with-llvmc">Compiling with LLVMC</a></h1>
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+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id2">Compiling with LLVMC</a></h1>
<p>In general, LLVMC tries to be command-line compatible with <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">gcc</span></tt> as
much as possible, so most of the familiar options work:</p>
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commands are executed by using the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-v</span></tt> option). For further help on
command-line LLVMC usage, refer to the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">llvmc</span> <span class="pre">--help</span></tt> output.</p>
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-<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" id="using-llvmc-to-generate-toolchain-drivers" name="using-llvmc-to-generate-toolchain-drivers">Using LLVMC to generate toolchain drivers</a></h1>
-<p>LLVMC plugins are written mostly using <a class="reference" href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/docs/TableGenFundamentals.html">TableGen</a>, so you need to
+<div class="section" id="using-llvmc-to-generate-toolchain-drivers">
+<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3">Using LLVMC to generate toolchain drivers</a></h1>
+<p>LLVMC plugins are written mostly using <a class="reference external" href="http://llvm.org/docs/TableGenFundamentals.html">TableGen</a>, so you need to
be familiar with it to get anything done.</p>
-<p>Start by compiling <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">plugins/Simple/Simple.td</span></tt>, which is a primitive
-wrapper for <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">gcc</span></tt>:</p>
+<p>Start by compiling <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">example/Simple</span></tt>, which is a primitive wrapper for
+<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">gcc</span></tt>:</p>
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$ cd $LLVM_DIR/tools/llvmc
-$ make DRIVER_NAME=mygcc BUILTIN_PLUGINS=Simple
+$ cp -r example/Simple plugins/Simple
+
+ # NB: A less verbose way to compile standalone LLVMC-based drivers is
+ # described in the reference manual.
+
+$ make LLVMC_BASED_DRIVER_NAME=mygcc LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS=Simple
$ cat > hello.c
[...]
$ mygcc hello.c
$ ./hello.out
Hello
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-<p>Here we link our plugin with the LLVMC core statically to form an
-executable file called <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">mygcc</span></tt>. It is also possible to build our
-plugin as a standalone dynamic library; this is described in the
-reference manual.</p>
+<p>Here we link our plugin with the LLVMC core statically to form an executable
+file called <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">mygcc</span></tt>. It is also possible to build our plugin as a dynamic
+library to be loaded by the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">llvmc</span></tt> executable (or any other LLVMC-based
+standalone driver); this is described in the reference manual.</p>
<p>Contents of the file <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">Simple.td</span></tt> look like this:</p>
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// Include common definitions