add nativize_llvm tool

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diff --git a/tools/nativize_llvm.py b/tools/nativize_llvm.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+'''
+Small utility to build some llvm bitcode into native code. Useful when lli (called
+from exec_llvm) fails for some reason.
+
+ * Use llc to generate x86 asm
+ * Use as to generate an object file
+ * Use g++ to link it to an executable
+'''
+
+import os, sys
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
+
+__rootpath__ = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+def path_from_root(*pathelems):
+  return os.path.join(__rootpath__, *pathelems)
+exec(open(path_from_root('tools', 'shared.py'), 'r').read())
+
+filename = sys.argv[1]
+libs = sys.argv[2:] # e.g.: dl for dlopen/dlclose, util for openpty/forkpty
+
+print 'bc => clean bc'
+Popen([LLVM_OPT, filename, '-strip-debug', '-o=' + filename + '.clean.bc']).communicate()[0]
+print 'bc => s'
+Popen([LLVM_COMPILER, filename + '.clean.bc', '-o=' + filename + '.s']).communicate()[0]
+print 's => o'
+Popen(['as', filename + '.s', '-o', filename + '.o']).communicate()[0]
+print 'o => runnable'
+Popen(['g++', filename + '.o', '-o', filename + '.run'] + ['-l' + lib for lib in libs]).communicate()[0]
+