X-Git-Url: http://plrg.eecs.uci.edu/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2FReleaseNotes.rst;h=c0d2ea18981e6602f8a78a7fc29b97e593b26310;hb=8d539b551932f5794b612510f5037283d23e7bbc;hp=88c1c05e1affe459c021c8168410abe714395d72;hpb=47afd0b77a2963d2991aef4570b4f2338b816b90;p=oota-llvm.git diff --git a/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst index 88c1c05e1af..c0d2ea18981 100644 --- a/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst +++ b/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ ====================== -LLVM 3.4 Release Notes +LLVM 3.7 Release Notes ====================== .. contents:: :local: .. warning:: - These are in-progress notes for the upcoming LLVM 3.4 release. You may - prefer the `LLVM 3.3 Release Notes `_. @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Introduction ============ This document contains the release notes for the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure, -release 3.4. Here we describe the status of LLVM, including major improvements +release 3.7. Here we describe the status of LLVM, including major improvements from the previous release, improvements in various subprojects of LLVM, and some of the current users of the code. All LLVM releases may be downloaded from the `LLVM releases web site `_. @@ -41,18 +41,17 @@ Non-comprehensive list of changes in this release functionality, or simply have a lot to talk about), see the `NOTE` below for adding a new subsection. -* Support for exception handling has been removed from the old JIT. Use MCJIT - if you need EH support. +* The minimum required Visual Studio version for building LLVM is now 2013 + Update 4. -* The R600 backend is not marked experimental anymore and is built by default. +* A new documentation page, :doc:`Frontend/PerformanceTips`, contains a + collection of tips for frontend authors on how to generate IR which LLVM is + able to effectively optimize. -* APFloat::isNormal() was renamed to APFloat::isFiniteNonZero() and - APFloat::isIEEENormal() was renamed to APFloat::isNormal(). This ensures that - APFloat::isNormal() conforms to IEEE-754R-2008. - -* The library call simplification pass has been removed. Its functionality - has been integrated into the instruction combiner and function attribute - marking passes. +* The DataLayout is no longer optional. All the IR level optimizations expects + it to be present and the API has been changed to use a reference instead of + a pointer to make it explicit. The Module owns the datalayout and it has to + match the one attached to the TargetMachine for generating code. * ... next change ... @@ -66,13 +65,38 @@ Non-comprehensive list of changes in this release Makes programs 10x faster by doing Special New Thing. +Changes to the ARM Backend +-------------------------- + + During this release ... + + +Changes to the MIPS Target +-------------------------- + + During this release ... + + +Changes to the PowerPC Target +----------------------------- -External Open Source Projects Using LLVM 3.4 + During this release ... + + +Changes to the OCaml bindings +----------------------------- + + During this release ... + + +External Open Source Projects Using LLVM 3.7 ============================================ An exciting aspect of LLVM is that it is used as an enabling technology for a lot of other language and tools projects. This section lists some of the -projects that have already been updated to work with LLVM 3.4. +projects that have already been updated to work with LLVM 3.7. + +* A project Additional Information