[LLVMdev] Compiler Driver Decisions

[Reid Spencer]

On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 15:03, Chris Lattner wrote:
> > 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" ?

Reid.

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