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href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvmdev">LLVM developer's mailing
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list</a> is a good place to send them.</p>
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<p>Note that if you are reading this file from CVS, that this document applies
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to the <i>next</i> release, not the previous one. To see the release notes for
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the previous release, see the <a
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<p>Note that if you are reading this file from CVS, this document applies
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to the <i>next</i> release, not the current one. To see the release notes for
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the current or previous releases, see the <a
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release is primarily a bugfix release, dramatically improving the C/C++
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front-end, and improving support for C++ in the LLVM core. This release also
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includes a few new features, such as a simple profiler, support for Mac OS/X,
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and better interoperability with external source bases.</p>
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better interoperability with external source bases, and improves a few
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optimizations.</p>
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<p>At this time, LLVM is known to correctly compile the C &amp; C++ SPEC CPU2000
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benchmarks (X86 only), the Olden benchmarks, and the Ptrdist benchmarks along
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LLVM profiler, similar to gprof</a> is available</li>
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<li>LLVM and the C/C++ front-end now compile on Mac OS/X! Mac OS/X users can
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now explore the LLVM optimizer with the C backend (note that LLVM requires GCC
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3.3 on Mac OS/X).</li>
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now explore the LLVM optimizer with the C backend and interpreter. Note that
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LLVM requires GCC 3.3 on Mac OS/X.</li>
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<li>LLVM has been <a
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href="http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/pipermail/llvmdev/2003-November/000554.html">moved
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into an 'llvm' C++ namespace</a>, for easier integration with third-party
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code. Note that lack of namespace handling in GDB 5.x, you will probably want to
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upgrade to GDB 6 or better to debug LLVM code.</li>
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code. Note that due to lack of namespace support in GDB 5.x, you will probably
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want to upgrade to GDB 6 or better to debug LLVM code.</li>
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The build system now copies Makefiles dynamically from the source tree to the
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<li>The <tt>configure</tt> script will now configure all projects placed in the
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<li>The <tt>-basicaa</tt> pass (the default alias analysis) has been upgraded to be <a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/PR86">significantly more precise</a>.</li>
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<li>The <tt>-licm</tt> pass can now sink instructions out the bottom of loops
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in addition to being able to hoist them out the top.</li>
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<li>The <tt>-basicaa</tt> pass (the default alias analysis) has been upgraded
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to be <a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/PR86">significantly more
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<li><a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/PR29">C++ front-end is not generating
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linkonce linkage type when it can</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/PR84">C front-end doesn't emit
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getelementptr for address of array element</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/PR84">C front-end generates non-type-safe code for expressions it could generate type-safe code</a></li>
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<li>Methods and functions in anonymous namespaces <a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/PR85">now get internal linkage</a>.</li>
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<li>In C++, methods and functions in anonymous namespaces <a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/PR85">now get internal linkage</a>.</li>
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<li>Constant initializers now generate loops instead of potentially <a href="http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/PR75">huge amounts of straight-line code</a>.</li>
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<p>LLVM has been extensively tested on Intel and AMD machines running Red
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LLVM works on Mac OS/X 10.3 and above, but only with the C backend or
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interpreter (no native backend for the PowerPC is available yet).
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<p>For this release, the C++ front-end is considered to be fully functional but
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of <b>beta</b> quality. It has been tested and works for a number of simple
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programs that collectively exercise most of the language. Nevertheless, it has
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not been in use as long as the C front-end. Please report any bugs or
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problems.</p>
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<p>For this release, the C++ front-end is considered to be fully functional, but
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has not been tested as thoroughly as the C front-end. It has been tested and
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