Getting Started with LLVM Core Libraries

0 "GettogripswithLLVMessentialsandusethecorelibrariestobuildadvancedtoolsAboutThisBookLearnhowtoconfigure，build，anduseLLVMandClangbasedtoolsExplorethedepthsoftheLLVMfront-end，IR，codegenerator，andlibraries，andlearnhowamoderncompilerisimplementedinapracticalway.CustomizeyourprojecttobenefitfromJustinTimecompilation(JIT)，staticanalysisandsource-to-sourcetransformations.WhoThisBookIsForThisbookisintendedforenthusiasts，computersciencestudents，andcompilerengineersinterestedinlearningabouttheLLVMframework.YouneedabackgroundinC++and，althoughnotmandatory，shouldknowatleastsomecompilertheory.Whetheryouareanewcomeroracompilerexpert，thisbookprovidesapracticalintroductiontoLLVMandavoidscomplexscenarios.Ifyouareinterestedenoughandexcitedaboutthistechnology，thenthisbookisdefinitelyforyou.InDetailLLVMisableedingedgecompilertechnologyframework.Easilyextendableanddesignedasamultitudeoflibraries，LLVMprovidesasmoothexperienceforcompilernewcomersandreducesthesteeplearningcurveoftenassociatedwithcompilerdevelopment.Tostart，thisbookwillshowyouhowtoconfigure，build，andinstallLLVMlibraries，tools，andexternalprojects.Next，youwillbeintroducedtoLLVMdesignandhowitworksinpracticethroughouteachLLVMcompilerstage：frontend，IR，backend，theJITengine，cross-compilationcapabilities，andtheplugininterface.Withmultiplehands-onexamplesandsourcecodesnippets，GettingStartedwithLLVMCoreLibrariesensuresasolidandsmoothfirststepintotheLLVMcompilerdevelopmentenvironment."