[cfe-commits] r44737 - /cfe/trunk/www/index.html
Chris Lattner
sabre at nondot.org
Sun Dec 9 01:05:25 PST 2007
Author: lattner
Date: Sun Dec 9 03:05:23 2007
New Revision: 44737
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=44737&view=rev
Log:
many edits to the main page, add a prominant 'status' section.
Modified:
cfe/trunk/www/index.html
Modified: cfe/trunk/www/index.html
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/cfe/trunk/www/index.html?rev=44737&r1=44736&r2=44737&view=diff
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<body>
<!--#include virtual="menu.html.incl"-->
<div id="content">
-
<h1>clang: a C language family frontend for LLVM</h1>
- <h2>About</h2>
-
- <p>The goal of the Clang project is to create a new <a
- href="http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/cfe/trunk/LICENSE.TXT">BSD
- licensed</a> C, C++, & ObjC front-end for the <a
- href="http://www.llvm.org/">LLVM</a> compiler.</p>
-
- <p>In the context of this website, the term Clang actually refers to two
- things:</p>
-
- <ol>
- <li> A "code name" for the LLVM compiler front-end.</li>
- <li> A specific library in the LLVM front-end -- in particular the
- "driver" that makes all the other libraries work together.</li>
- </ol>
-
- <p>The developers of Clang include contributers from Apple and numerous
- other volunteers.</p>
+ <p>The goal of the Clang project is to create a new C, C++, Objective C and
+ Objective C++ front-end for the <a href="http://www.llvm.org/">LLVM</a>
+ compiler.</p>
<h2>Why?</h2>
- <p>The development of a new front-end was started out of a need -- a need for a compiler that allows better diagnostics, better integration with IDEs, a license that is compatible with commercial products, and a compiler that is easier to develop and maintain. All of these were motivations for starting work on a new C/C++/ObjC front-end that could meet these needs.
- <p>An excellent introduction to Clang can be found in the following video lectures:
+
+ <p>The development of a new front-end was started out of a need -- a need
+ for a compiler that allows better diagnostics, better integration with
+ IDEs, a license that is compatible with commercial products, and a
+ compiler that is easier to develop and maintain. All of these were
+ motivations for starting work on a new front-end that could
+ meet these needs.</p>
+
+ <p>An good (but quite dated) introduction to Clang can be found in the
+ following video lectures:</p>
+
<ul>
<li><a href="clang_video-05-25-2007.html">Clang Introduction</a>
- <li><a href="clang_video-07-25-2007.html">Features and Performance of Clang</a>
+ (May 2007)</li>
+ <li><a href="clang_video-07-25-2007.html">Features and Performance of
+ Clang</a> (July 2007)</li>
</ul>
+
<h2>Features/Goals</h2>
- Some of the goals for the project include the following:
+
+ <p>Some of the goals for the project include the following:</p>
+
<ul>
- <li>Real-world, production quality compiler.</li>
- <li>A single unified parser for C/ObjC/C++</li>
- <li>Language conformance with C, ObjC, C++ (including variants, like C90, C99, etc)</li>
- <li>GCC compatibility (supports GCC extensions, but allow them to be disabled)</li>
- <li>Library based architecture with finely crafted C++ APIs</li>
- <li>High performance</li>
- <li>Design for integration with IDEs as well as code generation with <a href="http://llvm.org">LLVM</a>.</li>
- <li><a href="features.html#expressivediags">Expressive diagnostics</a></li>
- <li>BSD License</li>
+ <li>Real-world, production quality compiler.</li>
+ <li>A single unified parser for C, Objective C, C++, and Objective
+ C++.</li>
+ <li>Language conformance with these languages and their variants, like
+ C90, C99, etc.</li>
+ <li>GCC compatibility: support GCC extensions, but allow them to be
+ disabled.</li>
+ <li>Library based architecture with finely crafted APIs.</li>
+ <li>Support many clients, such as refactoring, static analysis, as well as
+ code generation.</li>
+ <li>High performance.</li>
+ <li>Design for integration with IDEs as well as code generation with the
+ <a href="http://llvm.org">LLVM Optimizer and Code Generator</a>.</li>
+ <li><a href="features.html#expressivediags">Expressive diagnostics</a>:
+ warnings and errors that are actually helpful and make sense.</li>
+ <li>Use the LLVM <a
+ href="http://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/cfe/trunk/LICENSE.TXT">'BSD'
+ License</a>.</li>
</ul>
- Of course this is only a rough outline of the goals and features of Clang. To get a true sense of what the new LLVM front-end is all about, as well as why you might want to considering using it, see the <a href="features.html">Features</a> section.
- <h2>Try Clang</h2>
- If you are a compiler developer and want to try out Clang, then build instructions are available on the <a href="get_involved.html#build">Get Involved</a> page. Note that clang is still early in development. If you are looking for source analysis or source-to-source transformation tools, clang is probably a great solution for you. If you want to use it as a drop in C compiler, it is not yet ready.
+
+ <p>Of course this is only a rough outline of the goals and features of
+ Clang. To get a true sense of what the new LLVM front-end is all about,
+ as well as why you might want to considering using it, see the <a
+ href="features.html">Features</a> section.</p>
+
+
+ <h2>Current Status</h2>
+
+ <p>Clang is still in early development stages. If you are looking for
+ source analysis or source-to-source transformation tools, clang is probably
+ a great solution for you. If you want to use it as a drop in C compiler, it
+ is not yet ready.</p>
+
+ <p>Clang currently has pretty good parsing and semantic analysis support for
+ C and Objective-C right now, and bugs are usually quickly fixed once
+ reported. C++ support is still very early, and we don't expect to have
+ respectable C++ support for another 2 years or so.</p>
+
<h2>Get Involved</h2>
- If you are interested in working on Clang, then check out the <a href="get_involved.html">Get Involved</a> section.
+
+ <p>The developers of Clang include contributers from Apple and numerous
+ other volunteers. If you are interested in joining the community or
+ learning more, please consider joining the <a
+ href="http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/cfe-dev">cfe-dev</a>
+ mailing list, or start by browsing its archives.</p>
+
+ <p>If you are interested in trying out Clang, please see the build
+ instructions on the <ahref="get_involved.html#build">Get Involved</a>
+ page.</p>
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