[LLVMdev] LLVM bytecode simulator/emulator?

[Chris Lattner]

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Kenneth Hoste wrote:
> Besides that, I can probably rely on the expierence of some people on this 
> mailinglist?

You can always ask, but realize you are at the mercy of people's goodwill, 
so you can't count on anything.  In practice, we try to help, but are 
often very busy.

> What is the best way to start such an ambitious project? Do I 
> just check which external functions are called in the bytecode I get, and try 
> to support those functions using LLVM code?

llvm-dis < foo.bc | grep '^declare' will tell you all the external 
functions.

> Why has no-one supported printf yet? Is it that hard (I have no idea really, 
> I'm only asking)?

No one has needed it.

-Chris

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