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diff --git a/docs/WritingAnLLVMBackend.html b/docs/WritingAnLLVMBackend.html index abf91feb8a..c215fc62a3 100644 --- a/docs/WritingAnLLVMBackend.html +++ b/docs/WritingAnLLVMBackend.html @@ -110,13 +110,15 @@ step can be almost automated.</li> </ul> <p>You also need to write an instruction selector for your platform. The -recommended method is the pattern-matching instruction selector. You can see -examples in other targets: <tt>lib/Target/*/*ISelPattern.cpp</tt>. The former -method for writing instruction selectors (<b>not</b> recommended) is -encapsulated in <tt>lib/Target/*/*ISelSimple.cpp</tt>, which are -<tt>InstVisitor</tt>-based translators, generating code for an LLVM instruction -at a time. Creating an instruction selector is perhaps the most time-consuming -part of creating a back-end.</p> +recommended method is the <a +href="CodeGenerator.html#instselect">pattern-matching instruction selector</a>, +examples of which you can see in other targets: +<tt>lib/Target/*/*ISelPattern.cpp</tt>. The former method for writing +instruction selectors (<b>not</b> recommended for new targets) is evident in +<tt>lib/Target/*/*ISelSimple.cpp</tt>, which are <tt>InstVisitor</tt>-based +translators, generating code for an LLVM instruction at a time. Creating an +instruction selector is perhaps the most time-consuming part of creating a +back-end.</p> <p>To create a JIT for your platform:</p> |