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merge with the LLVM_original

author	Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp>
date	Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:37:49 +0900
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9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	2 The LLVM gold plugin
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	3 ====================
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	4
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	5 Introduction
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	6 ============
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	7
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	8 Building with link time optimization requires cooperation from
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	9 the system linker. LTO support on Linux systems requires that you use the
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	10 `gold linker`_ which supports LTO via plugins. This is the same mechanism
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	11 used by the `GCC LTO`_ project.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	12
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	13 The LLVM gold plugin implements the gold plugin interface on top of
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	14 :ref:`libLTO`. The same plugin can also be used by other tools such as
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	15 ``ar`` and ``nm``.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	16
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	17 .. _`gold linker`: http://sourceware.org/binutils
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	18 .. _`GCC LTO`: http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/LinkTimeOptimization
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	19 .. _`gold plugin interface`: http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/whopr/driver
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	20
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	21 .. _lto-how-to-build:
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	22
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	23 How to build it
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	24 ===============
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	25
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	26 You need to have gold with plugin support and build the LLVMgold plugin.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	27 Check whether you have gold running ``/usr/bin/ld -v``. It will report "GNU
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	28 gold" or else "GNU ld" if not. If you have gold, check for plugin support
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	29 by running ``/usr/bin/ld -plugin``. If it complains "missing argument" then
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	30 you have plugin support. If not, such as an "unknown option" error then you
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	31 will either need to build gold or install a version with plugin support.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	32
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	33 * To build gold with plugin support:
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	34
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	35 .. code-block:: bash
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	36
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	37 $ mkdir binutils
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	38 $ cd binutils
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	39 $ cvs -z 9 -d :pserver:anoncvs@sourceware.org:/cvs/src login
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	40 {enter "anoncvs" as the password}
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	41 $ cvs -z 9 -d :pserver:anoncvs@sourceware.org:/cvs/src co binutils
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	42 $ mkdir build
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	43 $ cd build
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	44 $ ../src/configure --enable-gold --enable-plugins
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	45 $ make all-gold
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	46
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	47 That should leave you with ``binutils/build/gold/ld-new`` which supports
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	48 the ``-plugin`` option. It also built would have
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	49 ``binutils/build/binutils/ar`` and ``nm-new`` which support plugins but
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	50 don't have a visible -plugin option, instead relying on the gold plugin
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	51 being present in ``../lib/bfd-plugins`` relative to where the binaries
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	52 are placed.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	53
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	54 * Build the LLVMgold plugin: Configure LLVM with
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	55 ``--with-binutils-include=/path/to/binutils/src/include`` and run
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	56 ``make``.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	57
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	58 Usage
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	59 =====
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	60
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	61 The linker takes a ``-plugin`` option that points to the path of
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	62 the plugin ``.so`` file. To find out what link command ``gcc``
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	63 would run in a given situation, run ``gcc -v [...]`` and
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	64 look for the line where it runs ``collect2``. Replace that with
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	65 ``ld-new -plugin /path/to/LLVMgold.so`` to test it out. Once you're
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	66 ready to switch to using gold, backup your existing ``/usr/bin/ld``
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	67 then replace it with ``ld-new``.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	68
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	69 You can produce bitcode files from ``clang`` using ``-emit-llvm`` or
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	70 ``-flto``, or the ``-O4`` flag which is synonymous with ``-O3 -flto``.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	71
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	72 Any of these flags will also cause ``clang`` to look for the gold plugin in
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	73 the ``lib`` directory under its prefix and pass the ``-plugin`` option to
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	74 ``ld``. It will not look for an alternate linker, which is why you need
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	75 gold to be the installed system linker in your path.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	76
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	77 If you want ``ar`` and ``nm`` to work seamlessly as well, install
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	78 ``LLVMgold.so`` to ``/usr/lib/bfd-plugins``. If you built your own gold, be
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	79 sure to install the ``ar`` and ``nm-new`` you built to ``/usr/bin``.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	80
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	81
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	82 Example of link time optimization
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	83 ---------------------------------
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	84
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	85 The following example shows a worked example of the gold plugin mixing LLVM
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	86 bitcode and native code.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	87
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	88 .. code-block:: c
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	89
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	90 --- a.c ---
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	91 #include <stdio.h>
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	92
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	93 extern void foo1(void);
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	94 extern void foo4(void);
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	95
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	96 void foo2(void) {
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	97 printf("Foo2\n");
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	98 }
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	99
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	100 void foo3(void) {
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	101 foo4();
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	102 }
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	103
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	104 int main(void) {
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	105 foo1();
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	106 }
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	107
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	108 --- b.c ---
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	109 #include <stdio.h>
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9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	111 extern void foo2(void);
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	112
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	113 void foo1(void) {
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	114 foo2();
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	115 }
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	116
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	117 void foo4(void) {
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	118 printf("Foo4");
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	119 }
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	120
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	121 .. code-block:: bash
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	122
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	123 --- command lines ---
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	124 $ clang -flto a.c -c -o a.o # <-- a.o is LLVM bitcode file
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	125 $ ar q a.a a.o # <-- a.a is an archive with LLVM bitcode
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	126 $ clang b.c -c -o b.o # <-- b.o is native object file
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	127 $ clang -flto a.a b.o -o main # <-- link with LLVMgold plugin
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	128
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	129 Gold informs the plugin that foo3 is never referenced outside the IR,
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	130 leading LLVM to delete that function. However, unlike in the :ref:`libLTO
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	131 example <libLTO-example>` gold does not currently eliminate foo4.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	132
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	133 Quickstart for using LTO with autotooled projects
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	134 =================================================
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	135
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	136 Once your system ``ld``, ``ar``, and ``nm`` all support LLVM bitcode,
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	137 everything is in place for an easy to use LTO build of autotooled projects:
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	138
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	139 * Follow the instructions :ref:`on how to build LLVMgold.so
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	140 <lto-how-to-build>`.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	141
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	142 * Install the newly built binutils to ``$PREFIX``
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	143
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	144 * Copy ``Release/lib/LLVMgold.so`` to ``$PREFIX/lib/bfd-plugins/``
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	145
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	146 * Set environment variables (``$PREFIX`` is where you installed clang and
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	147 binutils):
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	148
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	149 .. code-block:: bash
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	150
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	151 export CC="$PREFIX/bin/clang -flto"
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	152 export CXX="$PREFIX/bin/clang++ -flto"
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	153 export AR="$PREFIX/bin/ar"
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	154 export NM="$PREFIX/bin/nm"
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	155 export RANLIB=/bin/true #ranlib is not needed, and doesn't support .bc files in .a
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	156 export CFLAGS="-O4"
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	157
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	158 * Or you can just set your path:
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	159
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	160 .. code-block:: bash
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	161
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	162 export PATH="$PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	163 export CC="clang -flto"
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	164 export CXX="clang++ -flto"
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	165 export RANLIB=/bin/true
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	166 export CFLAGS="-O4"
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	167 * Configure and build the project as usual:
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	168
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	169 .. code-block:: bash
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	170
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	171 % ./configure && make && make check
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	172
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	173 The environment variable settings may work for non-autotooled projects too,
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	174 but you may need to set the ``LD`` environment variable as well.
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	175
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	176 Licensing
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	177 =========
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	178
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	179 Gold is licensed under the GPLv3. LLVMgold uses the interface file
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	180 ``plugin-api.h`` from gold which means that the resulting ``LLVMgold.so``
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	181 binary is also GPLv3. This can still be used to link non-GPLv3 programs
9ad51c7bc036 1st commit. remove git dir and add all files. Kaito Tokumori <e105711@ie.u-ryukyu.ac.jp> parents: diff changeset	182 just as much as gold could without the plugin.

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