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About
========
.. warning::
If you are using a released version of LLVM, see `the download page
<https://llvm.org/releases/>`_ to find your documentation.
The LLVM compiler infrastructure supports a wide range of projects, from
industrial strength compilers to specialized JIT applications to small
research projects.
Similarly, documentation is broken down into several high-level groupings
targeted at different audiences:
LLVM Design & Overview
======================
Several introductory papers and presentations.
.. toctree::
:hidden:
FAQ
Lexicon
`Introduction to the LLVM Compiler`__
Presentation providing a users introduction to LLVM.
.. __: https://llvm.org/pubs/2008-10-04-ACAT-LLVM-Intro.html
`Intro to LLVM`__
A chapter from the book "The Architecture of Open Source Applications" that
describes high-level design decisions that shaped LLVM.
.. __: http://www.aosabook.org/en/llvm.html
`LLVM: A Compilation Framework for Lifelong Program Analysis & Transformation`__
Design overview.
.. __: https://llvm.org/pubs/2004-01-30-CGO-LLVM.html
`LLVM: An Infrastructure for Multi-Stage Optimization`__
More details (quite old now).
.. __: https://llvm.org/pubs/2002-12-LattnerMSThesis.html
Documentation
=============
Getting Started, How-tos, Developer Guides, and Tutorials.
.. toctree::
:hidden:
GettingStartedTutorials
Reference
UserGuides
DiscourseMigrationGuide
:doc:`GettingStartedTutorials`
For those new to the LLVM system.
:doc:`UserGuides`
User guides and How-tos.
:doc:`Reference`
LLVM and API reference documentation.
:doc:`DiscourseMigrationGuide`
Guide for users to migrate to Discourse
Community
=========
LLVM welcomes contributions of all kinds. To learn more, see the following articles:
.. toctree::
:hidden:
GettingInvolved
* :doc:`GettingInvolved`
* :ref:`development-process`
* :ref:`mailing-lists`
* :ref:`meetups-social-events`
* :ref:`community-proposals`
Reporting a security issue
* :ref:`report-security-issue`
Indices and tables
==================
* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`search`