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authorGabor Greif <ggreif@gmail.com>2007-07-06 22:07:22 +0000
committerGabor Greif <ggreif@gmail.com>2007-07-06 22:07:22 +0000
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@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
</ul></td>
<td class="td_left"><ul>
<li>LLVM Assembly</li>
- <li>LLVM Bytecode</li>
+ <li>LLVM Bitcode</li>
<li>LLVM C++ IR</li>
</ul></td>
<td class="td_left"><dl>
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@
<td><b>Optimization</b></td>
<td class="td_left"><ul>
<li>LLVM Assembly</li>
- <li>LLVM Bytecode</li>
+ <li>LLVM Bitcode</li>
</ul></td>
<td class="td_left"><ul>
- <li>LLVM Bytecode</li>
+ <li>LLVM Bitcode</li>
</ul></td>
<td class="td_left"><dl>
<dt><tt>-Ox</tt>
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@
<tr>
<td><b>Linking</b></td>
<td class="td_left"><ul>
- <li>LLVM Bytecode</li>
+ <li>LLVM Bitcode</li>
<li>Native Object Code</li>
<li>LLVM Library</li>
<li>Native Library</li>
</ul></td>
<td class="td_left"><ul>
- <li>LLVM Bytecode Executable</li>
+ <li>LLVM Bitcode Executable</li>
<li>Native Executable</li>
</ul></td>
<td class="td_left"><dl>
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ should be invoked. Users may but are not advised to alter the compiler's
available command line options for those programs regardless of whether they
were written for LLVM or not. Furthermore, not all compiler tools will
have the same capabilities. Some compiler tools will simply generate LLVM assembly
-code, others will be able to generate fully optimized byte code. In general,
+code, others will be able to generate fully optimized bitcode. In general,
<tt>llvmc</tt> doesn't make any assumptions about the capabilities or command
line options of a sub-tool. It simply uses the details found in the
configuration files and leaves it to the compiler writer to specify the
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ configuration correctly.</p>
<p>This approach means that new compiler tools can be up and working very
quickly. As a first cut, a tool can simply compile its source to raw
-(unoptimized) bytecode or LLVM assembly and <tt>llvmc</tt> can be configured
-to pick up the slack (translate LLVM assembly to bytecode, optimize the
-bytecode, generate native assembly, link, etc.). In fact, the compiler tools
+(unoptimized) bitcode or LLVM assembly and <tt>llvmc</tt> can be configured
+to pick up the slack (translate LLVM assembly to bitcode, optimize the
+bitcode, generate native assembly, link, etc.). In fact, the compiler tools
need not use any LLVM libraries, and it could be written in any language
(instead of C++). The configuration data will allow the full range of
optimization, assembly, and linking capabilities that LLVM provides to be added
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ to these kinds of tools. Enabling the rapid development of front-ends is one
of the primary goals of <tt>llvmc</tt>.</p>
<p>As a compiler tool matures, it may utilize the LLVM libraries and tools
-to more efficiently produce optimized bytecode directly in a single compilation
+to more efficiently produce optimized bitcode directly in a single compilation
and optimization program. In these cases, multiple tools would not be needed
and the configuration data for the compiler would change.</p>
@@ -532,10 +532,10 @@ optimization.</p>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>translator.output</b></td>
- <td><tt>bytecode</tt> or <tt>assembly</tt></td>
+ <td><tt>bitcode</tt> or <tt>assembly</tt></td>
<td class="td_left">This item specifies the kind of output the language's
translator generates.</td>
- <td><tt>bytecode</tt></td>
+ <td><tt>bitcode</tt></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>translator.preprocesses</b></td>
@@ -556,10 +556,10 @@ optimization.</p>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>optimizer.output</b></td>
- <td><tt>bytecode</tt> or <tt>assembly</tt></td>
+ <td><tt>bitcode</tt> or <tt>assembly</tt></td>
<td class="td_left">This item specifies the kind of output the language's
- optimizer generates. Valid values are "assembly" and "bytecode"</td>
- <td><tt>bytecode</tt></td>
+ optimizer generates. Valid values are "assembly" and "bitcode"</td>
+ <td><tt>bitcode</tt></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>optimizer.preprocesses</b></td>
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ optimization.</p>
translator.required=true
# stkrc doesn't handle the -On options
- translator.output=bytecode
+ translator.output=bitcode
##########################################################
# Optimizer definitions
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ optimization.</p>
# opt doesn't preprocess
optimizer.preprocesses=no
- # opt produces bytecode
+ # opt produces bitcode
optimizer.output = bc
##########################################################
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ optimization.</p>
defined below.</p>
<dl>
<dt><a name="def_assembly"><b>assembly</b></a></dt>
- <dd>A compilation <a href="#def_phase">phase</a> in which LLVM bytecode or
+ <dd>A compilation <a href="#def_phase">phase</a> in which LLVM bitcode or
LLVM assembly code is assembled to a native code format (either target
specific aseembly language or the platform's native object file format).
</dd>
@@ -774,12 +774,12 @@ optimization.</p>
<dd>Refers to <tt>llvmc</tt> itself.</dd>
<dt><a name="def_linking"><b>linking</b></a></dt>
- <dd>A compilation <a href="#def_phase">phase</a> in which LLVM bytecode files
+ <dd>A compilation <a href="#def_phase">phase</a> in which LLVM bitcode files
and (optionally) native system libraries are combined to form a complete
executable program.</dd>
<dt><a name="def_optimization"><b>optimization</b></a></dt>
- <dd>A compilation <a href="#def_phase">phase</a> in which LLVM bytecode is
+ <dd>A compilation <a href="#def_phase">phase</a> in which LLVM bitcode is
optimized.</dd>
<dt><a name="def_phase"><b>phase</b></a></dt>
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ optimization.</p>
<dt><a name="def_translation"><b>translation</b></a></dt>
<dd>A compilation <a href="#def_phase">phase</a> in which
<a href="#def_sourcelanguage">source language</a> code is translated into
- either LLVM assembly language or LLVM bytecode.</dd>
+ either LLVM assembly language or LLVM bitcode.</dd>
</dl>
</div>
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