From 3ab71367d0313898ffa0389408105bd660d042b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Criswell <criswell@uiuc.edu>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:39:52 +0000
Subject: Made the Requirements information its own major section and moved it
 between the "Getting Started Quickly" and "Getting Started Slowly" sections.
 :) Removed some of the nit-picky requirements information (i.e. GNU tar and
 GNU zip). Attempted to compact the requirements information so that it is
 less scary.

git-svn-id: https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk@9290 91177308-0d34-0410-b5e6-96231b3b80d8
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 docs/GettingStarted.html | 259 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 119 insertions(+), 140 deletions(-)

(limited to 'docs')

diff --git a/docs/GettingStarted.html b/docs/GettingStarted.html
index 1dcb168..f8588af 100644
--- a/docs/GettingStarted.html
+++ b/docs/GettingStarted.html
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@
 
     <ul>
       <li><a href="#overview">Overview</a>
+      <li><a href="#quickstart">Getting Started Quickly (A Summary)</a>
+      <li><a href="#requirements">Requirements</a>
       <ol>
-          <li><a href="#requirements">Requirements</a>
-          <ol>
-              <li><a href="#hardware">Hardware</a>
-              <li><a href="#software">Software</a>
-          </ol>
+          <li><a href="#hardware">Hardware</a>
+          <li><a href="#software">Software</a>
       </ol>
-      <li><a href="#quickstart">Getting Started Quickly (A Summary)</a>
+
       <li><a href="#starting">Getting Started with LLVM</a>
         <ol>
           <li><a href="#terminology">Terminology and Notation</tt></a>
@@ -67,8 +66,9 @@
     <p>
     First, LLVM comes in two pieces.  The first piece is the LLVM suite.  This
     contains all of the tools, libraries, and header files needed to use the
-    low level virtual machine.  It also contains a test suite that can be used
-    to test the LLVM tools and the GCC front end.
+    low level virtual machine.  It contains an assembler, disassembler,
+    bytecode analyzer, and bytecode optimizer.  It also contains a test suite
+    that can be used to test the LLVM tools and the GCC front end.
     <p>
     The second piece is the GCC front end.  This component provides a version
     of GCC that compiles C  and C++ code into LLVM bytecode.  Currently, the
@@ -77,133 +77,6 @@
     manipulated with the LLVM tools from the LLVM suite.
 
     <!--=====================================================================-->
-    <h3><a name="requirements"><b>Requirements</b></a></h3>
-    <!--=====================================================================-->
-
-    Before you begin to use the LLVM system, review the requirements given
-    below.  This may save you some trouble by knowing ahead of time what
-    hardware and software you will need.
-
-    <!--=====================================================================-->
-    <h4><a name="hardware"><b>Hardware</b></a></h4>
-    <!--=====================================================================-->
-    LLVM is known to work on the following platforms:
-    <ul>
-        <li> Linux on x86 (Pentium and above)
-        <ul>
-            <li> Approximately 760 MB of Free Disk Space
-            <ul>
-                <li>Source code: 30 MB
-                <li>Object code: 670 MB
-                <li>GCC front end: 60 MB
-            </ul>
-        </ul>
-
-        <p>
-
-        <li> Solaris on SparcV9 (Ultrasparc)
-        <ul>
-            <li> Approximately 1.24 GB of Free Disk Space
-            <ul>
-                <li>Source code: 30 MB
-                <li>Object code: 1000 MB
-                <li>GCC front end: 210 MB
-            </ul>
-        </ul>
-    </ul>
-
-    LLVM <i>may</i> compile on other platforms.  The LLVM utilities should work
-    on other platforms, so it should be possible to generate and produce LLVM
-    bytecode on unsupported platforms (although bytecode generated on one
-    platform may not work on another platform).  However, the code generators
-    and Just-In-Time (JIT) compilers only generate SparcV9 or x86 machine code.
-    </p>
-
-    <!--=====================================================================-->
-    <h4><a name="software"><b>Software</b></a></h4>
-    <!--=====================================================================-->
-    <p>
-
-    Unpacking the distribution requires the following tools:
-    <dl compact>
-        <dt>
-        <A href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/gzip.html">GNU Zip (gzip)</A>
-        <dt><A href="http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/tar.html">GNU Tar</A>
-        <dd>
-        These tools are needed to uncompress and unarchive the software.
-        Regular Solaris <tt>tar</tt> may work for unpacking the TAR archive but
-        is untested.
-    </dl>
-
-    Compiling LLVM requires that you have several different software packages
-    installed:
-
-    <dl compact>
-        <dt> <A href="http://gcc.gnu.org">GCC</A>
-        <dd>
-        The GNU Compiler Collection must be installed with C and C++ language
-        support.  GCC 3.2.x works, and GCC 3.x is generally supported.
-
-        <p>
-        Note that we currently do not support any other C++ compiler.
-        </p>
-
-        <dt> <A href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/make">GNU Make</A>
-        <dd>
-        The LLVM build system relies upon GNU Make extensions.  Therefore, you
-        will need GNU Make (sometimes known as gmake) to build LLVM.
-        <p>
-
-        <dt> <A href="http://www.gnu.org/software/flex">Flex</A>
-        and
-        <A href="http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/bison.html">Bison</A>
-        <dd>
-        The LLVM source code is built using flex and bison.  You will not be
-        able to configure and compile LLVM without them.
-        <p>
-
-        <dt> <A href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/m4">GNU M4</A>
-        <dd>
-        If you are installing Bison on your machine for the first time, you
-        will need GNU M4 (version 1.4 or higher).
-    </dl>
-
-    <p>
-    There are some additional tools that you may want to have when working with
-    LLVM:
-    </p>
-
-    <ul>
-        <li><A href="http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf">GNU Autoconf</A>
-        <li><A href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/m4">GNU M4</A>
-        <p>
-        If you want to make changes to the configure scripts, you will need
-        GNU autoconf (2.53 or higher), and consequently, GNU M4 (version 1.4
-        or higher).
-        </p>
-
-		<li><A href="http://www.codesourcery.com/qm/qmtest">QMTest</A>
-		<li><A href="http://www.python.org">Python</A>
-        <p>
-        In order to run the tests in the LLVM test suite, you will need QMTest and
-        a version of the Python interpreter that works with QMTest.
-    </ul>
-
-
-    <p>The remainder of this guide is meant to get you up and running with
-    LLVM and to give you some basic information about the LLVM environment.
-    The <a href"#quickstart">next section</a> gives a short summary for those
-    who are already familiar with the system and want to get started as quickly
-    as possible.  A <a href="#starting">complete guide to installation</a> is
-    provided in the subsequent section.
-
-    <p>The later sections of this guide describe the <a
-    href="#layout">general layout</a> of the the LLVM source-tree, a <a
-    href="#tutorial">simple example</a> using the LLVM tool chain, and <a
-    href="#links">links</a> to find more information about LLVM or to get
-    help via e-mail.
-
-    <!--=====================================================================-->
     <center>
     <h2><a name="quickstart"><b>Getting Started Quickly (A Summary)</b></a></h2>
     </center>
@@ -277,11 +150,117 @@
 
     </ol>
 
-    <p>See <a href="#environment">Setting Up Your Environment</a> on tips to
-    simplify working with the LLVM front-end and compiled tools.  See the
-    next section for other useful details in working with LLVM,
-    or go straight to <a href="#layout">Program Layout</a> to learn about the
-    layout of the source code tree.
+    <p>
+    Consult the <a href="starting">Getting Started with LLVM</a> section for
+    detailed information on configuring and compiling LLVM.  See
+    <a href="#environment">Setting Up Your Environment</a> for tips that
+    simplify working with the GCC front end and LLVM tools.  Go to
+    <a href="#layout">Program Layout</a> to learn about the layout of the
+    source code tree.
+
+    <!--=====================================================================-->
+    <center>
+    <h2><a name="requirements"><b>Requirements</b></a></h2>
+    </center>
+    <hr>
+    <!--=====================================================================-->
+
+    Before you begin to use the LLVM system, review the requirements given
+    below.  This may save you some trouble by knowing ahead of time what
+    hardware and software you will need.
+
+    <!--=====================================================================-->
+    <h3><a name="hardware"><b>Hardware</b></a></h3>
+    <!--=====================================================================-->
+    LLVM is known to work on the following platforms:
+    <ul>
+        <li> Linux on x86 (Pentium and above)
+        <ul>
+            <li> Approximately 760 MB of Free Disk Space
+            <ul>
+                <li>Source code: 30 MB
+                <li>Object code: 670 MB
+                <li>GCC front end: 60 MB
+            </ul>
+        </ul>
+
+        <p>
+
+        <li> Solaris on SparcV9 (Ultrasparc)
+        <ul>
+            <li> Approximately 1.24 GB of Free Disk Space
+            <ul>
+                <li>Source code: 30 MB
+                <li>Object code: 1000 MB
+                <li>GCC front end: 210 MB
+            </ul>
+        </ul>
+    </ul>
+
+    The LLVM suite <i>may</i> compile on other platforms, but it is not
+    guaranteed to do so.  If compilation is successful, the LLVM utilities
+    should be able to assemble, disassemble, analyze, and optimize LLVM
+    bytecode.  Code generation should work as well, although the generated
+    native code may not work on your platform.
+    <p>
+    The GCC front end is not very portable at the moment.  If you want to get
+    it to work on another platform, you can always request
+    <a href="mailto:llvm-request@zion.cs.uiuc.edu">a copy of the source</a>
+    and try to compile it on your platform.
+    </p>
+
+    <!--=====================================================================-->
+    <h3><a name="software"><b>Software</b></a></h3>
+    <!--=====================================================================-->
+    <p>
+
+    Compiling LLVM requires that you have several software packages installed:
+
+    <ul compact>
+        <li>
+        <a href="http://gcc.gnu.org">GCC 3.x with C and C++ language support</a>
+
+        <li>
+        <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/make">GNU Make</a>
+
+        <li>
+        <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/flex">Flex</a>
+
+        <li>
+        <a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/bison.html">Bison</a>
+    </ul>
+
+    <p>
+    There are some additional tools that you may want to have when working with
+    LLVM:
+    </p>
+
+    <ul>
+        <li><A href="http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf">GNU Autoconf</A>
+        <li><A href="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/m4">GNU M4</A>
+        <p>
+        If you want to make changes to the configure scripts, you will need
+        GNU autoconf (2.57 or higher), and consequently, GNU M4 (version 1.4
+        or higher).
+        </p>
+
+		<li><A href="http://www.codesourcery.com/qm/qmtest">QMTest</A>
+		<li><A href="http://www.python.org">Python</A>
+        <p>
+        These are needed to use the LLVM test suite.
+    </ul>
+
+
+    <p>The remainder of this guide is meant to get you up and running with
+    LLVM and to give you some basic information about the LLVM environment.
+    A <a href="#starting">complete guide to installation</a> is provided in the
+    next section.
+
+    <p>The later sections of this guide describe the <a
+    href="#layout">general layout</a> of the the LLVM source tree, a <a
+    href="#tutorial">simple example</a> using the LLVM tool chain, and <a
+    href="#links">links</a> to find more information about LLVM or to get
+    help via e-mail.
 
     <!--=====================================================================-->
     <center>
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