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Reid Kleckner 3e414a36cd [docs] Migrate 22 popular LLVM docs to MyST (#201244)
This was done with LLM assistance.

I rebuilt the LLVM docs, opened all 22 docs in a browser and scrolled
through them, and caught and fixed a few errors.

Tracking issue: #201242 
Migration guide docs:
https://llvm.org/docs/SphinxQuickstartTemplate.html#markdown-migration-guidelines
RFC:
https://discourse.llvm.org/t/rfc-make-myst-markdown-the-llvm-docs-format-rip-rest/90840
2026-06-22 16:02:50 -07:00

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About

If you are using a released version of LLVM, see [the download page]
to find your documentation.

The LLVM compiler infrastructure supports a wide range of projects, from industrial strength compilers to specialized JIT applications to small research projects.

Similarly, documentation is broken down into several high-level groupings targeted at different audiences:

LLVM Design & Overview

Several introductory papers and presentations.

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FAQ
Lexicon
{doc}FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
{doc}Lexicon
Glossary.
Introduction to the LLVM Compiler
Presentation providing a users introduction to LLVM.
Intro to LLVM
A chapter from the book "The Architecture of Open Source Applications" that describes high-level design decisions that shaped LLVM.
LLVM: A Compilation Framework for Lifelong Program Analysis & Transformation
Design overview.
LLVM: An Infrastructure for Multi-Stage Optimization
More details (quite old now).

Documentation

Getting Started, How-tos, Developer Guides, and Tutorials.

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GettingStartedTutorials
Reference
UserGuides
DiscourseMigrationGuide
{doc}GettingStartedTutorials
For those new to the LLVM system.
{doc}UserGuides
User guides and How-tos.
{doc}Reference
LLVM and API reference documentation.
{doc}DiscourseMigrationGuide
Guide for users to migrate to Discourse

Community

LLVM welcomes contributions of all kinds. To learn more, see the following articles:

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GettingInvolved
RFCProcess
ProjectGovernance
  • {doc}GettingInvolved

  • {ref}development-process

  • {doc}RFCProcess

  • {doc}ProjectGovernance

  • {ref}lists-forums

  • {ref}meetups-social-events

  • {ref}community-proposals

    Reporting a security issue

  • {ref}report-security-issue

Indices and tables

  • {ref}genindex
  • {ref}search