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<h1><font size="7">LLVM Public Release Project</font></h1>
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<ul>
- <li><a href="#what">What is this?</a> </li>
- <li><a href="#priorities">Priorities</a>
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+ <li><a href="#what">What is this?</a> </li>
+ <li><a href="#priorities">Priorities</a>
+
<ol>
- <li><a href="#high">High Priority</a> </li>
- <li><a href="#medium">Medimum Priority</a> </li>
- <li><a href="#low">Low Priority</a> </li>
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+ <li><a href="#high">High Priority</a> </li>
+ <li><a href="#medium">Medimum Priority</a> </li>
+ <li><a href="#low">Low Priority</a> </li>
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+ </li>
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+ <td align="center"><font color="#eeeeff" size="+2"
face="Georgia,Palatino"><b> <a name="what">What is this? </a></b><a
name="what"></a></font></td>
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- This document is a list of things to do before the LLVM project is publicly
- released. It will provide a checklist so that we know what has been
- done and what is left to be done. It will also keep a "wishlist" of
- desirable features.
+ <!-- *********************************************************************** -->
+ This document is a list of things to do before the LLVM project is
+publicly released. It will provide a checklist so that we know
+what has been done and what is left to be done. It will also keep
+a "wishlist" of desirable features.
+
<p> <!-- *********************************************************************** -->
- </p>
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+ </p>
+
</ul>
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<table width="100%" bgcolor="#330077" border="0" cellpadding="4"
cellspacing="0">
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- <tr>
- <td align="center"><font color="#eeeeff" size="+2"
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <td align="center"><font color="#eeeeff" size="+2"
face="Georgia,Palatino"><b> <a name="priorities">Priorities</a></b><a
name="improving"></a></font></td>
- </tr>
-
- </tbody>
+ </tr>
+
+ </tbody>
</table>
-
+
<ul>
- <!-- *********************************************************************** -->The
- list of things to do...
+ <!-- *********************************************************************** -->The
+ list of things to do...
<p> <!-- ======================================================================= -->
- </p>
-
+ </p>
+
</ul>
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<table width="50%" bgcolor="#441188" border="0" cellpadding="4"
cellspacing="0">
- <tbody>
- <tr>
- <td> </td>
- <td width="100%"> <font color="#eeeeff" size="+1"
- face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="high">High Priority</a></b><a
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <td> </td>
+ <td width="100%"> <font color="#eeeeff"
+ size="+1" face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="high">High Priority</a></b><a
name="glibc"></a></font></td>
- </tr>
-
- </tbody>
+ </tr>
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+ </tbody>
</table>
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+
<ul>
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+
<ul>
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+
<ul>
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+
</ul>
- <li>Document the procedure for extracting, building, and installing
-LLVM.</li>
- <li>Document how to start a project that uses LLVM and its build system.<br>
- </li>
- <li>Ensure that the C front end compiles and installs nicely.</li>
- <li>Place the C front end into the CVS repository.<br>
+ <li>Write regression tests.</li>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>The gccld segfault from GlobalDCE.cpp.</li>
+ <li>The infinite loop for Tail Recursion.</li>
+ <li>The C++ constructor on dlopen() bug on Solaris.<br>
</li>
- <li>Get the Reoptimizer code to work, ensuring that it does not
-rely upon code outside of the source tree.<br>
+
+ </ul>
+ <li>Get autoconf to configure source and build directories according
+ to normal autoconf procedures.</li>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Get test tree to work properly when configuring for a different
+ object root.</li>
+ <li>Get lex/yacc/etc output to be placed into the build tree, not
+ the source tree.<br>
</li>
- <li>Create a system for managing development and releases
-(i.e. CVS branching, labeling revisions, etc).<br>
+
+ </ul>
+ <li>Test Suite</li>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Move Test Suite to QMTest.</li>
+ <li>Add Feature and Regression tests to nightly tester.<br>
</li>
-
+ </ul>
+ <li>Move the Reoptimizer code out of mainline CVS and the release.</li>
+ </li>
+ <li>Documentation</li>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Write documentation on the LLVM tools.</li>
+ <li>Review docs, ensuring that the information is up to date.</li>
+
+ </ul>
+ <li>GCC C Front End<br>
+ </li>
+ <li>Licenses</li>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Ensure all software in source tree has proper license.<br>
+ </li>
+
+ </ul>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Check licenses in test/Programs to ensure everything is good.</li>
+ <li>Create license files for anything in the distribution that is
+ not under our license.<br>
+ </li>
+
+ </ul>
+ <li>Ensure SafeCode builds.</li>
+ <li>Create a system for managing development and releases
+ (i.e. CVS branching, labeling revisions, etc).<br>
+ </li>
+
</ul>
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+
<p> <!-- ======================================================================= -->
- </p>
-
+ </p>
+
</ul>
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+
<table width="50%" bgcolor="#441188" border="0" cellpadding="4"
cellspacing="0">
- <tbody>
- <tr>
- <td> </td>
- <td width="100%"> <font color="#eeeeff" size="+1"
- face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="medium">Medium Priority</a></b><a
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <td> </td>
+ <td width="100%"> <font color="#eeeeff"
+ size="+1" face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="medium">Medium Priority</a></b><a
name="NightlyTest"></a></font></td>
- </tr>
-
- </tbody>
+ </tr>
+
+ </tbody>
</table>
-
+
<ul>
-
+
<ul>
- <li>Improve the testing framework.</li>
-
+ <li>Improve documentation on how to create an LLVM project.<br>
+ </li>
+ <li>Testing</li>
+
<ul>
- <li>Cleanup Reoptimizer tests so that they fit into the framework.<br>
- </li>
- <li>Create descriptions of what each test is doing (test specifications).</li>
-
+ <li>Cleanup Reoptimizer tests so that they fit into the framework.<br>
+ </li>
+
</ul>
- <li>Get the Reoptimizer tests to compile under x86.<br>
- </li>
- <li>Determine which sub-projects of LLVM will be distributed.</li>
- <li>Create an installer for the software.</li>
- <li>Move over to the autoconf method of specifying object code directories.</li>
- <li>Add an install target in the Makefiles that will "install" LLVM,
-easing deployment.<br>
- </li>
-
+ <li>Create an installer for the
+software.</li>
+ </li>
+
</ul>
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+
<p> <!-- ======================================================================= -->
- </p>
-
+ </p>
+
</ul>
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+
<table width="50%" bgcolor="#441188" border="0" cellpadding="4"
cellspacing="0">
- <tbody>
- <tr>
- <td> </td>
- <td width="100%"> <font color="#eeeeff" size="+1"
- face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="low">Low Priority</a></b><a
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <td> </td>
+ <td width="100%"> <font color="#eeeeff"
+ size="+1" face="Georgia,Palatino"><b><a name="low">Low Priority</a></b><a
name="programs"></a></font></td>
- </tr>
-
- </tbody>
+ </tr>
+
+ </tbody>
</table>
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+
<ul>
-
+
<ul>
- <li>Make the projects/sample directory an actual example of LLVM
-code.</li>
+ <li>GCC C Front End</li>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Place the C front end into the CVS repository.</li>
+ <li>Ensure that the C front end compiles and installs nicely.</li>
+ <li>Add C++ support.<br>
+ </li>
+
+ </ul>
+ <li>Release Management</li>
+
+ <ul>
<li>Find and implement a bug reporting system (i.e. Bugzilla).</li>
- <li>Test installations on various Linux distributions.</li>
+
+ </ul>
+ <li>Make the projects/sample directory an actual example of LLVM code.</li>
+ <li>Testing</li>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Create descriptions of what each test is doing (test specifications).<br>
+ </li>
+ <li>Test LLVM on various Linux distributions.</li>
+ <li>Test LLVM on various Solaris distributions.</li>
+ <li>Test LLVM on Solaris/x86.<br>
+ </li>
+
+ </ul>
+ <li>Licenses</li>
+
+ <ul>
<li>Create a license for the UIUC specific LLVM code.</li>
<li>Add a license file to the distribution.</li>
- <li>Add a copyright notice and license information to each source
- file.</li>
- <li>Create man pages for the LLVM utilities.<br>
- </li>
-
+ file.</li>
+
+ </ul>
+ <li>Documentation</li>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>Create man pages for the LLVM utilities.</li>
+ <li>Create man pages for the LLVM libraries.</li>
+
+ </ul>
+ <li>Rewrite this page without Netscape Composer :)<br>
+ </li>
+
</ul>
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<address><a href="mailto:criswell@cs.uiuc.edu">John Criswell</a></address>
- <!-- Created: Tue Aug 6 15:00:33 CDT 2002 --> <!-- hhmts start -->
-Last modified: Sat May 31 14:54:03 CDT 2003 <!-- hhmts end --></font> <br>
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