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diff --git a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm2cpp.pod b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm2cpp.pod index ecdf798360..89dec36b83 100644 --- a/docs/CommandGuide/llvm2cpp.pod +++ b/docs/CommandGuide/llvm2cpp.pod @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ =head1 NAME -llvm2xpp - LLVM assembler to LLVM C++ IR translator +llvm2xpp - LLVM bytecode to LLVM C++ IR translator =head1 SYNOPSIS @@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ B<llvm2cpp> [I<options>] [I<filename>] =head1 DESCRIPTION -B<llvm2cpp> translates from human readable LLVM assembly (.ll files) to a +B<llvm2cpp> translates from LLVM bytecode (.bc files) to a corresponding C++ source file that will make calls against the LLVM C++ API to build the same module as the input. By default, the C++ output is a complete program that builds the module, verifies it and then emits the module as -LLVM assembly again. This technique assists with testing because the input to +LLVM assembly. This technique assists with testing because the input to B<llvm2cpp> and the output of the generated C++ program should be identical. If F<filename> is omitted or is C<->, then B<llvm2cpp> reads its input from standard input. If an output file is not specified with the B<-o> option, then -B<llvm-as> sends its output to a file or standard output by following +B<llvm2cpp> sends its output to a file or standard output by following these rules: =over @@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ If the input is standard input, then the output is standard output. =item * -If the input is a file that ends with C<.ll>, then the output file is of +If the input is a file that ends with C<.bc>, then the output file is of the same name, except that the suffix is changed to C<.cpp>. =item * -If the input is a file that does not end with the C<.ll> suffix, then the +If the input is a file that does not end with the C<.bc> suffix, then the output file has the same name as the input file, except that the C<.cpp> suffix is appended. |