[libcxx] r246913 - Cleanup new documentation index and transfer more information from www/index.html

Eric Fiselier via cfe-commits cfe-commits at lists.llvm.org
Fri Sep 4 23:50:03 PDT 2015


Author: ericwf
Date: Sat Sep  5 01:50:03 2015
New Revision: 246913

URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=246913&view=rev
Log:
Cleanup new documentation index and transfer more information from www/index.html

Modified:
    libcxx/trunk/docs/index.rst

Modified: libcxx/trunk/docs/index.rst
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/libcxx/trunk/docs/index.rst?rev=246913&r1=246912&r2=246913&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- libcxx/trunk/docs/index.rst (original)
+++ libcxx/trunk/docs/index.rst Sat Sep  5 01:50:03 2015
@@ -46,35 +46,34 @@ library instead of contributing to an ex
 libstdcxx, GNU's libstdc++, STLport, etc).  There are many contributing
 reasons, but some of the major ones are:
 
-From years of experience (including having implemented the standard
-library before), we've learned many things about implementing
-the standard containers which require ABI breakage and fundamental changes
-to how they are implemented.  For example, it is generally accepted that
-building std::string using the "short string optimization" instead of
-using Copy On Write (COW) is a superior approach for multicore
-machines (particularly in C++11, which has rvalue references).  Breaking
-ABI compatibility with old versions of the library was
-determined to be critical to achieving the performance goals of
-libc++.
-
-Mainline libstdc++ has switched to GPL3, a license which the developers
-of libc++ cannot use.  libstdc++ 4.2 (the last GPL2 version) could be
-independently extended to support C++11, but this would be a fork of the
-codebase (which is often seen as worse for a project than starting a new
-independent one).  Another problem with libstdc++ is that it is tightly
-integrated with G++ development, tending to be tied fairly closely to the
-matching version of G++.
-
-STLport and the Apache libstdcxx library are two other popular
-candidates, but both lack C++11 support.  Our experience (and the
-experience of libstdc++ developers) is that adding support for C++11 (in
-particular rvalue references and move-only types) requires changes to
-almost every class and function, essentially amounting to a rewrite.
-Faced with a rewrite, we decided to start from scratch and evaluate every
-design decision from first principles based on experience.
-
-Further, both projects are apparently abandoned: STLport 5.2.1 was
-released in Oct'08, and STDCXX 4.2.1 in May'08.
+* From years of experience (including having implemented the standard
+  library before), we've learned many things about implementing
+  the standard containers which require ABI breakage and fundamental changes
+  to how they are implemented.  For example, it is generally accepted that
+  building std::string using the "short string optimization" instead of
+  using Copy On Write (COW) is a superior approach for multicore
+  machines (particularly in C++11, which has rvalue references).  Breaking
+  ABI compatibility with old versions of the library was
+  determined to be critical to achieving the performance goals of
+  libc++.
+
+* Mainline libstdc++ has switched to GPL3, a license which the developers
+  of libc++ cannot use.  libstdc++ 4.2 (the last GPL2 version) could be
+  independently extended to support C++11, but this would be a fork of the
+  codebase (which is often seen as worse for a project than starting a new
+  independent one).  Another problem with libstdc++ is that it is tightly
+  integrated with G++ development, tending to be tied fairly closely to the
+  matching version of G++.
+
+* STLport and the Apache libstdcxx library are two other popular
+  candidates, but both lack C++11 support.  Our experience (and the
+  experience of libstdc++ developers) is that adding support for C++11 (in
+  particular rvalue references and move-only types) requires changes to
+  almost every class and function, essentially amounting to a rewrite.
+  Faced with a rewrite, we decided to start from scratch and evaluate every
+  design decision from first principles based on experience.
+  Further, both projects are apparently abandoned: STLport 5.2.1 was
+  released in Oct'08, and STDCXX 4.2.1 in May'08.
 
 Platform and Compiler Support
 -----------------------------
@@ -137,15 +136,22 @@ Design Documents
 
 .. _clow notes: https://cplusplusmusings.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/clang-and-standard-libraries-on-mac-os-x/
 
+Build Bots
+-----------
+
+* `LLVM Buildbot Builders <http://lab.llvm.org:8011/console>`_
+* `Apple Jenkins Builders <http://lab.llvm.org:8080/green/view/Libcxx/>`_
+
 Getting Involved
 ================
 
-First please review our `Developer's Policy <http://llvm.org/docs/DeveloperPolicy.html>`__.
+First please review our `Developer's Policy <http://llvm.org/docs/DeveloperPolicy.html>`__
+and `Getting started with LLVM <http://llvm.org/docs/GettingStarted.html>`__.
 
 **Bug Reports**
 
 If you think you've found a bug in libc++, please report it using
-the _`LLVM Bugzilla`. If you're not sure, you
+the `LLVM Bugzilla`_. If you're not sure, you
 can post a message to the `cfe-dev`_.  mailing list or on IRC.
 Please include "libc++" in your subject.
 
@@ -153,20 +159,30 @@ Please include "libc++" in your subject.
 
 If you want to contribute a patch to libc++, the best place for that is
 `Phabricator <phab doc_>`__. Please include [libcxx] in the subject and
-add `cfe-commits` as a subscriber.
+add `cfe-commits` as a subscriber. Also make sure you are subscribed to the
+`cfe-commits mailing list <cfe-commits_>`__.
 
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-Send discussions and questions to the `clang mailing list <cfe-dev_>`__.
+Send discussions and questions to the `cfe-dev mailing list <cfe-dev_>`__.
 Please include [libcxx] in the subject.
 
 .. _phab doc: http://llvm.org/docs/Phabricator.html
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-Links
-=====
 
-* `Getting started with LLVM <http://llvm.org/docs/GettingStarted.html>`_
+Quick Links
+===========
+* `LLVM Homepage <llvm_>`__
 * `libc++abi Homepage <libc++abi_>`__
+* `LLVM Bugzilla`_
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+* `Browse libc++ -- ViewVC <http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/libcxx/trunk/>`_
+
 
+.. _`llvm`: http://llvm.org/
 .. _`libc++abi`: http://libcxxabi.llvm.org/
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