[llvm-commits] CVS: llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvmc.pod

[Reid Spencer]

Changes in directory llvm/docs/CommandGuide:

llvmc.pod updated: 1.12 -> 1.13
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Log message:

Document this tool as experimental and list its deficiencies.


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Diffs of the changes:  (+28 -3)

 llvmc.pod |   31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)


Index: llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvmc.pod
diff -u llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvmc.pod:1.12 llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvmc.pod:1.13
--- llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvmc.pod:1.12	Thu Apr 20 09:17:47 2006
+++ llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvmc.pod	Thu Jan  4 11:55:11 2007
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-llvmc - The LLVM Compiler Driver
+llvmc - The LLVM Compiler Driver (experimental)
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 B<llvmc> is a configurable driver for invoking other LLVM (and non-LLVM) tools
 in order to compile, optimize and link software for multiple languages. For
-those familiar with FSF's B<gcc> tool, it is very similar.  B<llvmc> has the
-following goals:
+those familiar with FSF's B<gcc> tool, it is very similar.  Please note that
+B<llvmc> is considered an experimental tool.  B<llvmc> has the following goals:
 
 =over
 
@@ -395,6 +395,31 @@
 status, pending actions will be discarded and B<llvmc> will return the
 same result code as the failing compilation tool.
 
+=head1 DEFICIENCIES
+
+B<llvmc> is considered an experimental LLVM tool because it has these
+deficiencies: 
+
+=over
+
+=item Insufficient support for native linking
+
+Because B<llvm-ld> doesn't handle native linking, neither can B<llvmc>
+
+=item Poor configuration support
+
+The support for configuring new languages, etc. is weak. There are many
+command line configurations that cannot be achieved with the current
+support. Furthermore the grammar is cumbersome for configuration files.
+Please see L<http://llvm.org/PR686> for further details.
+
+=item Does not handle target specific configurations
+
+This is one of the major deficiencies, also addressed in 
+L<http://llvm.org/PR686>
+
+=back
+
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
 L<gccas|gccas>, L<gccld|gccld>, L<llvm-as|llvm-as>, L<llvm-dis|llvm-dis>,