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diff --git a/runtime/README.txt b/runtime/README.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7573628fda --- /dev/null +++ b/runtime/README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 14:05:32 -0600 (CST) +From: Chris Lattner <sabre@nondot.org> +To: LLVMdev List <llvmdev@cs.uiuc.edu> +Subject: What is test/Libraries? + +Hey everyone, + +There has recently been some confusion over what test/Libraries is and +what it is used for. The short answer is: it's used when building GCC, +not for tests, so you all shouldn't need to use it. + +test/Libraries contains the LLVM "system libraries", which are linked to +programs when the linker is run with the appropriate -l switch (for +example -lm links in the "math" library). In general, these libraries are +just stubbed out libraries, because noone has had the time to do a full +glibc port to LLVM. + +Problems arise because the makefiles have a number of hardcoded paths in +it that are used to copy files around and install the libraries, which +cause problems if anyone (except for me) uses them. I'm sorry a better +system isn't in place yet for these libraries, but if you just ignore +them, they won't cause you any harm. :) + +-Chris + |