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| author | Sean Silva <silvas@purdue.edu> | 2013-01-30 20:39:46 +0000 |
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| committer | Sean Silva <silvas@purdue.edu> | 2013-01-30 20:39:46 +0000 |
| commit | 1330eccb5f8efd0bf6b272d8241326a3a4780e30 (patch) | |
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[docs] Guide prospective TableGen backend writers.
Boilerplate is often the hardest part of getting started with these
kinds of things, so throw them a bone.
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diff --git a/llvm/docs/TableGenFundamentals.rst b/llvm/docs/TableGenFundamentals.rst index 526795f53d0..4fe4bb986a2 100644 --- a/llvm/docs/TableGenFundamentals.rst +++ b/llvm/docs/TableGenFundamentals.rst @@ -791,6 +791,10 @@ Expressions used by code generator to describe instructions and isel patterns: TableGen backends ================= +Until we get a step-by-step HowTo for writing TableGen backends, you can at +least grab the boilerplate (build system, new files, etc.) from Clang's +r173931. + TODO: How they work, how to write one. This section should not contain details about any particular backend, except maybe ``-print-enums`` as an example. This should highlight the APIs in ``TableGen/Record.h``. |
