[LLVMdev] PATCH: llvm-top git support and out-of-tree building for llvm

[Duncan Sands]

Hi Michael,

> What: The original scripts in llvm-top assume that they're dealing with 
> a subversion working copy. The patch adds support for a git repository 
> cloned using git svn.
> 
> The other two patches make llvm (core) do an out-of-tree build, i.e., 
> the source tree is kept clean, and tells llvm-gcc-4.2 to find llvm in 
> the right (new) place.
> 
> Why: Using git it is possible to fiddle locally with the code, have the 
> original as well as the changes in version control, and keep up with 
> updates from the central SVN repository.
> 
> Out-of-tree builds make it easier to distinguish what files are changed, 
> added, or generated.

these look good to me, but unfortunately I am unable to test them for
the moment, otherwise I would have applied them.

Ciao,

Duncan.