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LLVM tutorials and examples

Setting up LLVM

• Getting Started with the LLVM System
• Getting Started with the LLVM System using Microsoft Visual Studio
• Building LLVM with CMake

Front-ends

• Kaleidoscope: Implementing a Language with LLVM
  • C++ [code]
  • OCaml [code] (removed in LLVM 13)
  • Haskell with llvm-hs [code]
  • Haskell with llvm-hs [code] (without AST)
  • Rust with Inkwell [code]
  • Go [code]
• BrainF [code]
• Stacker: An Example of Using LLVM [code] (removed in LLVM 2.4)
• Micro C in Haskell with llvm-hs [code]
• ExceptionDemo: An example using LLVM exceptions [code]
• ModuleMaker: Example project [code]
• Performance Tips for Frontend Authors

Passes

• Writing an LLVM Pass (new pass manager)
• Writing an LLVM Pass (legacy pass manager)
• Using the New Pass Manager
• Getting Started With LLVM: Basics [video] [code] (legacy pass manager)
• llvm-tutor (example LLVM passes)
• Bye [code] (new/legacy pass manager registration)

Back-ends

• Creating an LLVM Backend for the Cpu0 Architecture [code]
• Creating an LLVM Toolchain for the Cpu0 Architecture [code]
• Implementing LLVM Integrated Assembler

JIT

ORC

• Building a JIT in LLVM [code]
• HowToUseLLJIT: An example use of ORC-based LLJIT [code]
• OrcV2Examples [code]
• SpeculativeJIT [code]

MCJIT

• Kaleidoscope with MCJIT [code]
  • Kaleidoscope Performance with MCJIT
  • Object Caching with the Kaleidoscope Example Program
• HowToUseJIT: An example use of the JIT [code]
• Fibonacci: An example use of the JIT [code]
• ParallelJIT: Exercise threaded-safe JIT [code]

Debugging

• How to create LLDB type summaries and synthetic children for your custom types

Clang

• clang-tutor (example Clang plugins for C and C++)

Contributing

• MyFirstTypoFix

Tutorial lists

• Tutorials index
• Getting started tutorials
• Beginner resources and documentation
• LLVM examples

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