[LLVMdev] Compiler Driver Decisions

Tanya Brethour tonic at nondot.org
Mon Aug 2 17:24:46 PDT 2004


> > > Since there's been little feedback on the design document I sent out,
> > > some decisions are being made in order to progress the work. If you have
> > > strong feelings about any of these, voice them now!
> > >
> > > 1. Name = llvmcc
> >
> > Why not 'llvmc' "llvm compiler"?  What does the extra C mean?
>
> I dunno. Perhaps cause Misha liked it. But, you do have a point there.
>
> For that matter, why llvmc? Its more than a compiler. It also (and
> mainly) links and optimizes. So, why not just "llvm" ?

How about you leave it as llvmc for now and when its functioning you can
revisit this subject. Seems like a minor thing to waste time discussing.

-Tanya




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