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| Other authors / contributors: | Auler, Rafael, author.
Sawant, Aniket, cover designer.
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| ISBN: | 9781782166931
1782166939
1782166920
9781782166924
9781782166924
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| Notes: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 4, 2014).
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| Summary: | Chapter 5: The LLVM Intermediate Representation; Overview; Understanding the LLVM IR target dependency; Exercising basic tools to manipulate the IR formats; Introducing the LLVM IR language syntax; Introducing the LLVM IR in-memory model; Writing a custom LLVM IR generator; Building and running the IR generator; Learning how to write code to generate any IR construct with the C++ backend; Optimizing at the IR level; Compile-time and link-time optimizations; Discovering which passes matter; Understanding pass dependencies; Understanding the pass API; Writing a custom pass.
This book is intended for enthusiasts, computer science students, and compiler engineers interested in learning about the LLVM framework. You need a background in C++ and, although not mandatory, should know at least some compiler theory. Whether you are a newcomer or a compiler expert, this book provides a practical introduction to LLVM and avoids complex scenarios. If you are interested enough and excited about this technology, then this book is definitely for you.
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| Other form: | Print version: Lopes, Bruno Cardoso. Getting started with LLVM core libraries : get to grips with LLVM essentials and use the core libraries to build advanced tools. Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing Ltd, ©2014 vi, 295 pages Community experience distilled. 9781782166924
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