[LLVMdev] Creating a backend target -- must I modify include/llvm/ADT/Triple.h ?

[Anton Korobeynikov]

Hello

> The part I'm wondering about is Triple::sparc. If I'm writing a target for a
> different architecture, is it necessary for that architecture to have an
> entry in Triple's ArchType enumeration?
Generally speaking, yes.

> The documentation doesn't seem to
> mention anything about adding members to the enumeration; is it an optional
> step?
No.  Also note that the document in question can be outdated.

PS: You might want to check existing msp430 & pic16 backends as an example.
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With best regards, Anton Korobeynikov
Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, Saint Petersburg State University