[pypy-svn] r19875 - pypy/dist/pypy/doc

[rxe at codespeak.net]

Author: rxe
Date: Mon Nov 14 16:34:56 2005
New Revision: 19875

Modified:
   pypy/dist/pypy/doc/getting-started.txt
Log:
Update docs to recommend using newly released version of LLVM (1.6).

Just for fun here are some benchmarks:

executable                        richards             pystone
pypy-c-19843                      10269ms ( 11.28x)     3109 ( 13.40x)
pypy-llvm-19843                    8557ms (  9.40x)     3385 ( 12.31x)
pypy-llvm-19843-nostackchecking    8158ms (  8.96x)     3543 ( 11.76x)
python 2.4.2                        910ms (  1.00x)    41666 (  1.00x)




Modified: pypy/dist/pypy/doc/getting-started.txt
==============================================================================
--- pypy/dist/pypy/doc/getting-started.txt	(original)
+++ pypy/dist/pypy/doc/getting-started.txt	Mon Nov 14 16:34:56 2005
@@ -371,16 +371,17 @@
 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
 To translate for LLVM (`low level virtual machine`_) you must first have `LLVM
-installed with the CVS version`_ - the `how to install LLVM`_ provides some
-helpful hints.  Please note that you do not need the CFrontend to compile, make
+installed with version 1.6`_ - the `how to install LLVM`_ provides some helpful
+hints.  Please note that you do not need the CFrontend to compile, make
 tools-only.
 
 The LLVM backend is still experimental.  However, it is very close to C backend
-functionality.  Calling compiled LLVM code from CPython is more restrictive
-than the C backend - the return type and the arguments of the entry function
-must be ints, floats or bools.  The emphasis of the LLVM backend is to compile
-standalone executables - please see the pypy/translator/llvm/demo directory for
-examples.
+functionality.  At the point of writing, it is missing a few essential
+operations, stackless support and threading support.  Calling compiled LLVM
+code from CPython is more restrictive than the C backend - the return type and
+the arguments of the entry function must be ints, floats or bools.  The
+emphasis of the LLVM backend is to compile standalone executables - please see
+the pypy/translator/llvm/demo directory for examples.
 
 Here is a simple example to try::
 
@@ -624,7 +625,7 @@
 .. _`low level virtual machine`: http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/
 .. _`how to install LLVM`: http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/docs/GettingStarted.html
 .. _`LLVM mailing list`: http://mail.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvmdev
-.. _`LLVM installed with the CVS version`: http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/releases
+.. _`LLVM installed with version 1.6`: http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu/releases
 
 
 .. _Dot Graphviz:           http://www.research.att.com/sw/tools/graphviz/