[LLVMdev] updating the "Getting Started" page with more info about the gcc4 frontend

[Scott Michel]

There should also be a large notice in 40 point font and bold that says,
"gcc4 does not produce byte code by default: you must use the -emit-llvm
flag to get LLVM byte code."

Erick Tryzelaar wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> It looks like the "Getting Started" is missing some info about the gcc
> 4.0 frontend. Since it doesn't follow the setup of the cfrontend/gcc3.4
> package, a couple sections describing the front end don't cover the gcc4
> package. Here are the couple things I'd wish could be fleshed out a bit
> more:
> 
> Under "Getting Started Quickly (A Summary)", it'd be nice if the section
> 4 could also have an example for gcc4. Since that package doesn't
> include a "fixheaders" script, it's unclear whether or not there's
> anything that I need to do after I extract the code.
> 
> Under "Getting Started With LLVM", section "Terminology and Notation",
> the description of "LLVMGCCDIR" should be extended to also say "or where
> ever the gcc4 binary package was extracted to", or something similar.
> 
> The section "Install the GCC Front End" doesn't reference the gcc4
> packages, so it'd be nice if some info was added. Also, a sentence or
> two on if it's possible to use both the gcc3.4 and the gcc4 packages at
> the same time, and how to do it if it's doable.
> 
> Hopefully, this isn't too unreasonable at this point in time. It'd
> really help out someone with little experience with llvm get started.
> Thanks!
> 
> -e
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