[llvm-dev] BoF: Shipping Software as LLVM IR (@Upcoming Dev Mtg)

[Will Dietz via llvm-dev]

Hey all!

Here are the slides I plan on using during tomorrow's BoF!

https://wdtz.org/files/allvm-bof-slides.pdf

In addition! We'll be taking advantage of http://slido.com after I saw
how useful it was during the git BoF :).

You can use this by visiting 'slido.com' and entering the code "#ShipIR",
or using the following URL:

https://app.sli.do/event/nxp6ayku

We'll be using this to ensure the discussion addresses the questions/topics
that are of interest to the community, so please add your topics and vote on
what you'd like to discuss!

You can do this during the BoF as well :).

Thanks guys, see you tomorrow!

~Will

On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Will Dietz <wdietz2 at illinois.edu> wrote:
> Hi LLVM’ers!
>
> We are hosting a BoF at this year's Dev Meeting on a subject we hope will be
> of interest to some (many?) of you:
> shipping software (entirely) as LLVM IR.
>
> You can find our proposal in the meeting schedule online:
>
> https://llvmdevelopersmeetingbay2016.sched.org/event/8Yzq/shipping-software-as-llvm-ir
>
> The BoF is scheduled to last 45 minutes, which will go by very quickly!
> To make the best use of the time, we'd like to get a head-start on some of
> the discussions,
> and get a feel for what topics people are most interested in discussing.
> To start things off, here are a few suggestions for things to discuss.
> Thoughts -- and suggestions for additional topics -- welcome.
>
> * Do you ship software as IR today? What lessons have you learned?
> * Challenges of shipping software as IR
> * Representing software: Beyond a single module
> * From build systems to LLVM IR: toolchains and more
> * What would you do with a platform where everything was available as LLVM
> IR?
> * What tools or infrastructure would help make that happen?
>
> (Some background to explain why we’re interested in this topic.)
> ALLVM: We have a project in our group exploring the benefits of shipping
> *all* software on a system as IR.  We are building a prototype ALLVM system
> that makes it relatively easy to package and ship software in this way.
> We are researching the benefits this could provide for performance and
> for general software development.  We aim to make the ALLVM prototype
> available in open source form to enable other groups to explore these goals.
> Contact us off-list if you’d like to learn more about the ALLVM project.
>
> ~Will (and Vikram)