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diff --git a/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/bugpoint.rst b/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/bugpoint.rst index f11585d359c..6b56f04c835 100644 --- a/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/bugpoint.rst +++ b/llvm/docs/CommandGuide/bugpoint.rst @@ -151,7 +151,12 @@ OPTIONS **--compile-command** *command* This option defines the command to use with the **--compile-custom** - option to compile the bitcode testcase. This can be useful for + option to compile the bitcode testcase. The command should exit with a + failure exit code if the file is "interesting" and should exit with a + success exit code (i.e. 0) otherwise (this is the same as if it crashed on + "interesting" inputs). + + This can be useful for testing compiler output without running any link or execute stages. To generate a reduced unit test, you may add CHECK directives to the testcase and pass the name of an executable compile-command script in this form: |
