llvm/llvm-project
The LLVM Project is a collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies.
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Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a modular and reusable collection of compiler and toolchain technologies for building optimized compilers and runtime environments.
- Enables highly optimized code generation and supports multiple languages through a unified intermediate representation.
- Use for developing custom compilers or language frontends that require advanced optimization and code generation capabilities.
- Use for integrating a modern linker and standard C++ library into complex build systems for improved performance and compatibility.
- Use for research and experimentation in compiler design, optimization techniques, and runtime system development.
About llvm-project
The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
Welcome to the LLVM project!
This repository contains the source code for LLVM, a toolkit for the construction of highly optimized compilers, optimizers, and run-time environments.
The LLVM project has multiple components. The core of the project is itself called "LLVM". This contains all of the tools, libraries, and header files needed to process intermediate representations and convert them into object files. Tools include an assembler, disassembler, bitcode analyzer, and bitcode optimizer.
C-like languages use the Clang frontend. This component compiles C, C++, Objective-C, and Objective-C++ code into LLVM bitcode -- and from there into object files, using LLVM.
Other components include: the libc++ C++ standard library, the LLD linker, and more.
Getting the Source Code and Building LLVM
Consult the Getting Started with LLVM page for information on building and running LLVM.
For information on how to contribute to the LLVM project, please take a look at the Contributing to LLVM guide.
Getting in touch
Join the LLVM Discourse forums, Discord chat, LLVM Office Hours or Regular sync-ups.
The LLVM project has adopted a code of conduct for participants to all modes of communication within the project.
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