Learn LLVM 12

Table of Contents

Preface

Section 1 – The Basics of Compiler Construction with LLVM

Chapter 1: Installing LLVM

Getting the prerequisites ready

Ubuntu

Fedora and RedHat

FreeBSD

OS X

Windows

Configuring Git

Building with CMake

Cloning the repository

Creating a build directory

Generating the build system files

Customizing the build process

Variables defined by CMake

Variables defined by LLVM

Summary

Chapter 2: Touring the LLVM Source

Technical requirements

Contents of the LLVM mono repository

LLVM core libraries and additions

Compilers and tools

Runtime libraries

Layout of an LLVM project

Creating your own project using LLVM libraries

Creating the directory structure

Adding the CMake files

Adding the C++ source files

Compiling the tinylang application ...