[llvm-commits] [llvm] r52238 - /llvm/trunk/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgcc.pod

[Dale Johannesen]

Author: johannes
Date: Thu Jun 12 12:04:09 2008
New Revision: 52238

URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=52238&view=rev
Log:
Improve description of -emit-llvm.


Modified:
    llvm/trunk/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgcc.pod

Modified: llvm/trunk/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgcc.pod
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgcc.pod?rev=52238&r1=52237&r2=52238&view=diff

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--- llvm/trunk/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgcc.pod (original)
+++ llvm/trunk/docs/CommandGuide/llvmgcc.pod Thu Jun 12 12:04:09 2008
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
 bitcode or LLVM assembly language, depending upon the options.
 
 By default, B<llvm-gcc> compiles to native objects just like GCC does. If the
-B<-emit-llvm> option is given then it will generate LLVM bitcode files instead.
-If B<-S> (assembly) is also given, then it will generate LLVM assembly. 
+B<-emit-llvm> and B<-c> options are given then it will generate LLVM bitcode files
+instead. If B<-emit-llvm> and B<-S> are given, then it will generate LLVM
+assembly.
 
 Being derived from the GNU Compiler Collection, B<llvm-gcc> has many
 of gcc's features and accepts most of gcc's options.  It handles a
-number of gcc's extensions to the C programming language.
+number of gcc's extensions to the C programming language.  See the gcc
+documentation for details.
 
 =head1 OPTIONS
 
@@ -30,18 +32,6 @@
 
 Print a summary of command line options.
 
-=item B<-S>
-
-Do not generate an LLVM bitcode file.  Rather, compile the source
-file into an LLVM assembly language file.
-
-=item B<-c>
-
-Do not generate a linked executable.  Rather, compile the source
-file into an LLVM bitcode file.  This bitcode file can then be
-linked with other bitcode files later on to generate a full LLVM
-executable.
-
 =item B<-o> I<filename>
 
 Specify the output file to be I<filename>.
@@ -63,8 +53,9 @@
 
 =item B<-emit-llvm>
 
-Make the output be LLVM bitcode (or assembly) instead of native object (or
-assembly).
+Make the output be LLVM bitcode (with B<-c>) or assembly (with B<-s>) instead
+of native object (or assembly).  If B<-emit-llvm> is given without either B<-c>
+or B<-S> it has no effect.
 
 =back