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diff --git a/docs/DeveloperPolicy.rst b/docs/DeveloperPolicy.rst index 4ebf0f7dd9..b9ac57629e 100644 --- a/docs/DeveloperPolicy.rst +++ b/docs/DeveloperPolicy.rst @@ -212,13 +212,10 @@ features added. Some tips for getting your testcase approved: directory. The appropriate sub-directory should be selected (see the :doc:`Testing Guide <TestingGuide>` for details). -* Test cases should be written in `LLVM assembly language <LangRef.html>`_ - unless the feature or regression being tested requires another language - (e.g. the bug being fixed or feature being implemented is in the llvm-gcc C++ - front-end, in which case it must be written in C++). +* Test cases should be written in :doc:`LLVM assembly language <LangRef>`. * Test cases, especially for regressions, should be reduced as much as possible, - by `bugpoint <Bugpoint.html>`_ or manually. It is unacceptable to place an + by :doc:`bugpoint <Bugpoint>` or manually. It is unacceptable to place an entire failing program into ``llvm/test`` as this creates a *time-to-test* burden on all developers. Please keep them short. @@ -517,12 +514,12 @@ to move code from (e.g.) libc++ to the LLVM core without concern, but that code cannot be moved from the LLVM core to libc++ without the copyright owner's permission. -Note that the LLVM Project does distribute llvm-gcc and dragonegg, **which are -GPL.** This means that anything "linked" into llvm-gcc must itself be compatible +Note that the LLVM Project does distribute dragonegg, **which is +GPL.** This means that anything "linked" into dragonegg must itself be compatible with the GPL, and must be releasable under the terms of the GPL. This implies -that **any code linked into llvm-gcc and distributed to others may be subject to +that **any code linked into dragonegg and distributed to others may be subject to the viral aspects of the GPL** (for example, a proprietary code generator linked -into llvm-gcc must be made available under the GPL). This is not a problem for +into dragonegg must be made available under the GPL). This is not a problem for code already distributed under a more liberal license (like the UIUC license), and GPL-containing subprojects are kept in separate SVN repositories whose LICENSE.txt files specifically indicate that they contain GPL code. |