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2LLVM Makefile Guide
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5.. contents::
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8Introduction
9============
10
11This document provides *usage* information about the LLVM makefile system. While
12loosely patterned after the BSD makefile system, LLVM has taken a departure from
13BSD in order to implement additional features needed by LLVM.  Although makefile
14systems, such as ``automake``, were attempted at one point, it has become clear
15that the features needed by LLVM and the ``Makefile`` norm are too great to use
16a more limited tool. Consequently, LLVM requires simply GNU Make 3.79, a widely
17portable makefile processor. LLVM unabashedly makes heavy use of the features of
18GNU Make so the dependency on GNU Make is firm. If you're not familiar with
19``make``, it is recommended that you read the `GNU Makefile Manual
20<http://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html>`_.
21
22While this document is rightly part of the `LLVM Programmer's
23Manual <ProgrammersManual.html>`_, it is treated separately here because of the
24volume of content and because it is often an early source of bewilderment for
25new developers.
26
27General Concepts
28================
29
30The LLVM Makefile System is the component of LLVM that is responsible for
31building the software, testing it, generating distributions, checking those
32distributions, installing and uninstalling, etc. It consists of a several files
33throughout the source tree. These files and other general concepts are described
34in this section.
35
36Projects
37--------
38
39The LLVM Makefile System is quite generous. It not only builds its own software,
40but it can build yours too. Built into the system is knowledge of the
41``llvm/projects`` directory. Any directory under ``projects`` that has both a
42``configure`` script and a ``Makefile`` is assumed to be a project that uses the
43LLVM Makefile system.  Building software that uses LLVM does not require the
44LLVM Makefile System nor even placement in the ``llvm/projects``
45directory. However, doing so will allow your project to get up and running
46quickly by utilizing the built-in features that are used to compile LLVM. LLVM
47compiles itself using the same features of the makefile system as used for
48projects.
49
50For further details, consult the `Projects <Projects.html>`_ page.
51
52Variable Values
53---------------
54
55To use the makefile system, you simply create a file named ``Makefile`` in your
56directory and declare values for certain variables.  The variables and values
57that you select determine what the makefile system will do. These variables
58enable rules and processing in the makefile system that automatically Do The
59Right Thing (C).
60
61Including Makefiles
62-------------------
63
64Setting variables alone is not enough. You must include into your Makefile
65additional files that provide the rules of the LLVM Makefile system. The various
66files involved are described in the sections that follow.
67
68``Makefile``
69^^^^^^^^^^^^
70
71Each directory to participate in the build needs to have a file named
72``Makefile``. This is the file first read by ``make``. It has three
73sections:
74
75#. Settable Variables --- Required that must be set first.
76#. ``include $(LEVEL)/Makefile.common`` --- include the LLVM Makefile system.
77#. Override Variables --- Override variables set by the LLVM Makefile system.
78
79.. _$(LEVEL)/Makefile.common:
80
81``Makefile.common``
82^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
83
84Every project must have a ``Makefile.common`` file at its top source
85directory. This file serves three purposes:
86
87#. It includes the project's configuration makefile to obtain values determined
88   by the ``configure`` script. This is done by including the
89   `$(LEVEL)/Makefile.config`_ file.
90
91#. It specifies any other (static) values that are needed throughout the
92   project. Only values that are used in all or a large proportion of the
93   project's directories should be placed here.
94
95#. It includes the standard rules for the LLVM Makefile system,
96   `$(LLVM_SRC_ROOT)/Makefile.rules`_.  This file is the *guts* of the LLVM
97   ``Makefile`` system.
98
99.. _$(LEVEL)/Makefile.config:
100
101``Makefile.config``
102^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
103
104Every project must have a ``Makefile.config`` at the top of its *build*
105directory. This file is **generated** by the ``configure`` script from the
106pattern provided by the ``Makefile.config.in`` file located at the top of the
107project's *source* directory. The contents of this file depend largely on what
108configuration items the project uses, however most projects can get what they
109need by just relying on LLVM's configuration found in
110``$(LLVM_OBJ_ROOT)/Makefile.config``.
111
112.. _$(LLVM_SRC_ROOT)/Makefile.rules:
113
114``Makefile.rules``
115^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
116
117This file, located at ``$(LLVM_SRC_ROOT)/Makefile.rules`` is the heart of the
118LLVM Makefile System. It provides all the logic, dependencies, and rules for
119building the targets supported by the system. What it does largely depends on
120the values of ``make`` `variables`_ that have been set *before*
121``Makefile.rules`` is included.
122
123Comments
124^^^^^^^^
125
126User ``Makefile``\s need not have comments in them unless the construction is
127unusual or it does not strictly follow the rules and patterns of the LLVM
128makefile system. Makefile comments are invoked with the pound (``#``) character.
129The ``#`` character and any text following it, to the end of the line, are
130ignored by ``make``.
131
132Tutorial
133========
134
135This section provides some examples of the different kinds of modules you can
136build with the LLVM makefile system. In general, each directory you provide will
137build a single object although that object may be composed of additionally
138compiled components.
139
140Libraries
141---------
142
143Only a few variable definitions are needed to build a regular library.
144Normally, the makefile system will build all the software into a single
145``libname.o`` (pre-linked) object. This means the library is not searchable and
146that the distinction between compilation units has been dissolved. Optionally,
147you can ask for a shared library (.so) or archive library (.a) built.  Archive
148libraries are the default. For example:
149
150.. code-block:: makefile
151
152  LIBRARYNAME = mylib
153  SHARED_LIBRARY = 1
154  BUILD_ARCHIVE = 1
155
156says to build a library named ``mylib`` with both a shared library
157(``mylib.so``) and an archive library (``mylib.a``) version. The contents of all
158the libraries produced will be the same, they are just constructed differently.
159Note that you normally do not need to specify the sources involved. The LLVM
160Makefile system will infer the source files from the contents of the source
161directory.
162
163The ``LOADABLE_MODULE=1`` directive can be used in conjunction with
164``SHARED_LIBRARY=1`` to indicate that the resulting shared library should be
165openable with the ``dlopen`` function and searchable with the ``dlsym`` function
166(or your operating system's equivalents). While this isn't strictly necessary on
167Linux and a few other platforms, it is required on systems like HP-UX and
168Darwin. You should use ``LOADABLE_MODULE`` for any shared library that you
169intend to be loaded into an tool via the ``-load`` option.  :ref:`Pass
170documentation <writing-an-llvm-pass-makefile>` has an example of why you might
171want to do this.
172
173Loadable Modules
174^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
175
176In some situations, you need to create a loadable module. Loadable modules can
177be loaded into programs like ``opt`` or ``llc`` to specify additional passes to
178run or targets to support.  Loadable modules are also useful for debugging a
179pass or providing a pass with another package if that pass can't be included in
180LLVM.
181
182LLVM provides complete support for building such a module. All you need to do is
183use the ``LOADABLE_MODULE`` variable in your ``Makefile``. For example, to build
184a loadable module named ``MyMod`` that uses the LLVM libraries ``LLVMSupport.a``
185and ``LLVMSystem.a``, you would specify:
186
187.. code-block:: makefile
188
189  LIBRARYNAME := MyMod
190  LOADABLE_MODULE := 1
191  LINK_COMPONENTS := support system
192
193Use of the ``LOADABLE_MODULE`` facility implies several things:
194
195#. There will be no "``lib``" prefix on the module. This differentiates it from
196    a standard shared library of the same name.
197
198#. The `SHARED_LIBRARY`_ variable is turned on.
199
200#. The `LINK_LIBS_IN_SHARED`_ variable is turned on.
201
202A loadable module is loaded by LLVM via the facilities of libtool's libltdl
203library which is part of ``lib/System`` implementation.
204
205Tools
206-----
207
208For building executable programs (tools), you must provide the name of the tool
209and the names of the libraries you wish to link with the tool. For example:
210
211.. code-block:: makefile
212
213  TOOLNAME = mytool
214  USEDLIBS = mylib
215  LINK_COMPONENTS = support system
216
217says that we are to build a tool name ``mytool`` and that it requires three
218libraries: ``mylib``, ``LLVMSupport.a`` and ``LLVMSystem.a``.
219
220Note that two different variables are used to indicate which libraries are
221linked: ``USEDLIBS`` and ``LLVMLIBS``. This distinction is necessary to support
222projects. ``LLVMLIBS`` refers to the LLVM libraries found in the LLVM object
223directory. ``USEDLIBS`` refers to the libraries built by your project. In the
224case of building LLVM tools, ``USEDLIBS`` and ``LLVMLIBS`` can be used
225interchangeably since the "project" is LLVM itself and ``USEDLIBS`` refers to
226the same place as ``LLVMLIBS``.
227
228Also note that there are two different ways of specifying a library: with a
229``.a`` suffix and without. Without the suffix, the entry refers to the re-linked
230(.o) file which will include *all* symbols of the library.  This is
231useful, for example, to include all passes from a library of passes.  If the
232``.a`` suffix is used then the library is linked as a searchable library (with
233the ``-l`` option). In this case, only the symbols that are unresolved *at
234that point* will be resolved from the library, if they exist. Other
235(unreferenced) symbols will not be included when the ``.a`` syntax is used. Note
236that in order to use the ``.a`` suffix, the library in question must have been
237built with the ``BUILD_ARCHIVE`` option set.
238
239JIT Tools
240^^^^^^^^^
241
242Many tools will want to use the JIT features of LLVM.  To do this, you simply
243specify that you want an execution 'engine', and the makefiles will
244automatically link in the appropriate JIT for the host or an interpreter if none
245is available:
246
247.. code-block:: makefile
248
249  TOOLNAME = my_jit_tool
250  USEDLIBS = mylib
251  LINK_COMPONENTS = engine
252
253Of course, any additional libraries may be listed as other components.  To get a
254full understanding of how this changes the linker command, it is recommended
255that you:
256
257.. code-block:: bash
258
259  % cd examples/Fibonacci
260  % make VERBOSE=1
261
262Targets Supported
263=================
264
265This section describes each of the targets that can be built using the LLVM
266Makefile system. Any target can be invoked from any directory but not all are
267applicable to a given directory (e.g. "check", "dist" and "install" will always
268operate as if invoked from the top level directory).
269
270================= ===============      ==================
271Target Name       Implied Targets      Target Description
272================= ===============      ==================
273``all``           \                    Compile the software recursively. Default target.
274``all-local``     \                    Compile the software in the local directory only.
275``check``         \                    Change to the ``test`` directory in a project and run the test suite there.
276``check-local``   \                    Run a local test suite. Generally this is only defined in the  ``Makefile`` of the project's ``test`` directory.
277``clean``         \                    Remove built objects recursively.
278``clean-local``   \                    Remove built objects from the local directory only.
279``dist``          ``all``              Prepare a source distribution tarball.
280``dist-check``    ``all``              Prepare a source distribution tarball and check that it builds.
281``dist-clean``    ``clean``            Clean source distribution tarball temporary files.
282``install``       ``all``              Copy built objects to installation directory.
283``preconditions`` ``all``              Check to make sure configuration and makefiles are up to date.
284``printvars``     ``all``              Prints variables defined by the makefile system (for debugging).
285``tags``          \                    Make C and C++ tags files for emacs and vi.
286``uninstall``     \                    Remove built objects from installation directory.
287================= ===============      ==================
288
289.. _all:
290
291``all`` (default)
292-----------------
293
294When you invoke ``make`` with no arguments, you are implicitly instructing it to
295seek the ``all`` target (goal). This target is used for building the software
296recursively and will do different things in different directories.  For example,
297in a ``lib`` directory, the ``all`` target will compile source files and
298generate libraries. But, in a ``tools`` directory, it will link libraries and
299generate executables.
300
301``all-local``
302-------------
303
304This target is the same as `all`_ but it operates only on the current directory
305instead of recursively.
306
307``check``
308---------
309
310This target can be invoked from anywhere within a project's directories but
311always invokes the `check-local`_ target in the project's ``test`` directory, if
312it exists and has a ``Makefile``. A warning is produced otherwise.  If
313`TESTSUITE`_ is defined on the ``make`` command line, it will be passed down to
314the invocation of ``make check-local`` in the ``test`` directory. The intended
315usage for this is to assist in running specific suites of tests. If
316``TESTSUITE`` is not set, the implementation of ``check-local`` should run all
317normal tests.  It is up to the project to define what different values for
318``TESTSUTE`` will do. See the :doc:`Testing Guide <TestingGuide>` for further
319details.
320
321``check-local``
322---------------
323
324This target should be implemented by the ``Makefile`` in the project's ``test``
325directory. It is invoked by the ``check`` target elsewhere.  Each project is
326free to define the actions of ``check-local`` as appropriate for that
327project. The LLVM project itself uses the :doc:`Lit <CommandGuide/lit>` testing
328tool to run a suite of feature and regression tests. Other projects may choose
329to use :program:`lit` or any other testing mechanism.
330
331``clean``
332---------
333
334This target cleans the build directory, recursively removing all things that the
335Makefile builds. The cleaning rules have been made guarded so they shouldn't go
336awry (via ``rm -f $(UNSET_VARIABLE)/*`` which will attempt to erase the entire
337directory structure).
338
339``clean-local``
340---------------
341
342This target does the same thing as ``clean`` but only for the current (local)
343directory.
344
345``dist``
346--------
347
348This target builds a distribution tarball. It first builds the entire project
349using the ``all`` target and then tars up the necessary files and compresses
350it. The generated tarball is sufficient for a casual source distribution, but
351probably not for a release (see ``dist-check``).
352
353``dist-check``
354--------------
355
356This target does the same thing as the ``dist`` target but also checks the
357distribution tarball. The check is made by unpacking the tarball to a new
358directory, configuring it, building it, installing it, and then verifying that
359the installation results are correct (by comparing to the original build).  This
360target can take a long time to run but should be done before a release goes out
361to make sure that the distributed tarball can actually be built into a working
362release.
363
364``dist-clean``
365--------------
366
367This is a special form of the ``clean`` clean target. It performs a normal
368``clean`` but also removes things pertaining to building the distribution.
369
370``install``
371-----------
372
373This target finalizes shared objects and executables and copies all libraries,
374headers, executables and documentation to the directory given with the
375``--prefix`` option to ``configure``.  When completed, the prefix directory will
376have everything needed to **use** LLVM.
377
378The LLVM makefiles can generate complete **internal** documentation for all the
379classes by using ``doxygen``. By default, this feature is **not** enabled
380because it takes a long time and generates a massive amount of data (>100MB). If
381you want this feature, you must configure LLVM with the --enable-doxygen switch
382and ensure that a modern version of doxygen (1.3.7 or later) is available in
383your ``PATH``. You can download doxygen from `here
384<http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/download.html#latestsrc>`_.
385
386``preconditions``
387-----------------
388
389This utility target checks to see if the ``Makefile`` in the object directory is
390older than the ``Makefile`` in the source directory and copies it if so. It also
391reruns the ``configure`` script if that needs to be done and rebuilds the
392``Makefile.config`` file similarly. Users may overload this target to ensure
393that sanity checks are run *before* any building of targets as all the targets
394depend on ``preconditions``.
395
396``printvars``
397-------------
398
399This utility target just causes the LLVM makefiles to print out some of the
400makefile variables so that you can double check how things are set.
401
402``reconfigure``
403---------------
404
405This utility target will force a reconfigure of LLVM or your project. It simply
406runs ``$(PROJ_OBJ_ROOT)/config.status --recheck`` to rerun the configuration
407tests and rebuild the configured files. This isn't generally useful as the
408makefiles will reconfigure themselves whenever its necessary.
409
410``spotless``
411------------
412
413.. warning::
414
415  Use with caution!
416
417This utility target, only available when ``$(PROJ_OBJ_ROOT)`` is not the same as
418``$(PROJ_SRC_ROOT)``, will completely clean the ``$(PROJ_OBJ_ROOT)`` directory
419by removing its content entirely and reconfiguring the directory. This returns
420the ``$(PROJ_OBJ_ROOT)`` directory to a completely fresh state. All content in
421the directory except configured files and top-level makefiles will be lost.
422
423``tags``
424--------
425
426This target will generate a ``TAGS`` file in the top-level source directory. It
427is meant for use with emacs, XEmacs, or ViM. The TAGS file provides an index of
428symbol definitions so that the editor can jump you to the definition
429quickly.
430
431``uninstall``
432-------------
433
434This target is the opposite of the ``install`` target. It removes the header,
435library and executable files from the installation directories. Note that the
436directories themselves are not removed because it is not guaranteed that LLVM is
437the only thing installing there (e.g. ``--prefix=/usr``).
438
439.. _variables:
440
441Variables
442=========
443
444Variables are used to tell the LLVM Makefile System what to do and to obtain
445information from it. Variables are also used internally by the LLVM Makefile
446System. Variable names that contain only the upper case alphabetic letters and
447underscore are intended for use by the end user. All other variables are
448internal to the LLVM Makefile System and should not be relied upon nor
449modified. The sections below describe how to use the LLVM Makefile
450variables.
451
452Control Variables
453-----------------
454
455Variables listed in the table below should be set *before* the inclusion of
456`$(LEVEL)/Makefile.common`_.  These variables provide input to the LLVM make
457system that tell it what to do for the current directory.
458
459``BUILD_ARCHIVE``
460    If set to any value, causes an archive (.a) library to be built.
461
462``BUILT_SOURCES``
463    Specifies a set of source files that are generated from other source
464    files. These sources will be built before any other target processing to
465    ensure they are present.
466
467``CONFIG_FILES``
468    Specifies a set of configuration files to be installed.
469
470``DEBUG_SYMBOLS``
471    If set to any value, causes the build to include debugging symbols even in
472    optimized objects, libraries and executables. This alters the flags
473    specified to the compilers and linkers. Debugging isn't fun in an optimized
474    build, but it is possible.
475
476``DIRS``
477    Specifies a set of directories, usually children of the current directory,
478    that should also be made using the same goal. These directories will be
479    built serially.
480
481``DISABLE_AUTO_DEPENDENCIES``
482    If set to any value, causes the makefiles to **not** automatically generate
483    dependencies when running the compiler. Use of this feature is discouraged
484    and it may be removed at a later date.
485
486``ENABLE_OPTIMIZED``
487    If set to 1, causes the build to generate optimized objects, libraries and
488    executables. This alters the flags specified to the compilers and
489    linkers. Generally debugging won't be a fun experience with an optimized
490    build.
491
492``ENABLE_PROFILING``
493    If set to 1, causes the build to generate both optimized and profiled
494    objects, libraries and executables. This alters the flags specified to the
495    compilers and linkers to ensure that profile data can be collected from the
496    tools built. Use the ``gprof`` tool to analyze the output from the profiled
497    tools (``gmon.out``).
498
499``DISABLE_ASSERTIONS``
500    If set to 1, causes the build to disable assertions, even if building a
501    debug or profile build.  This will exclude all assertion check code from the
502    build. LLVM will execute faster, but with little help when things go
503    wrong.
504
505``EXPERIMENTAL_DIRS``
506    Specify a set of directories that should be built, but if they fail, it
507    should not cause the build to fail. Note that this should only be used
508    temporarily while code is being written.
509
510``EXPORTED_SYMBOL_FILE``
511    Specifies the name of a single file that contains a list of the symbols to
512    be exported by the linker. One symbol per line.
513
514``EXPORTED_SYMBOL_LIST``
515    Specifies a set of symbols to be exported by the linker.
516
517``EXTRA_DIST``
518    Specifies additional files that should be distributed with LLVM. All source
519    files, all built sources, all Makefiles, and most documentation files will
520    be automatically distributed. Use this variable to distribute any files that
521    are not automatically distributed.
522
523``KEEP_SYMBOLS``
524    If set to any value, specifies that when linking executables the makefiles
525    should retain debug symbols in the executable. Normally, symbols are
526    stripped from the executable.
527
528``LEVEL`` (required)
529    Specify the level of nesting from the top level. This variable must be set
530    in each makefile as it is used to find the top level and thus the other
531    makefiles.
532
533``LIBRARYNAME``
534    Specify the name of the library to be built. (Required For Libraries)
535
536``LINK_COMPONENTS``
537    When specified for building a tool, the value of this variable will be
538    passed to the ``llvm-config`` tool to generate a link line for the
539    tool. Unlike ``USEDLIBS`` and ``LLVMLIBS``, not all libraries need to be
540    specified. The ``llvm-config`` tool will figure out the library dependencies
541    and add any libraries that are needed. The ``USEDLIBS`` variable can still
542    be used in conjunction with ``LINK_COMPONENTS`` so that additional
543    project-specific libraries can be linked with the LLVM libraries specified
544    by ``LINK_COMPONENTS``.
545
546.. _LINK_LIBS_IN_SHARED:
547
548``LINK_LIBS_IN_SHARED``
549    By default, shared library linking will ignore any libraries specified with
550    the `LLVMLIBS`_ or `USEDLIBS`_. This prevents shared libs from including
551    things that will be in the LLVM tool the shared library will be loaded
552    into. However, sometimes it is useful to link certain libraries into your
553    shared library and this option enables that feature.
554
555.. _LLVMLIBS:
556
557``LLVMLIBS``
558    Specifies the set of libraries from the LLVM ``$(ObjDir)`` that will be
559    linked into the tool or library.
560
561``LOADABLE_MODULE``
562    If set to any value, causes the shared library being built to also be a
563    loadable module. Loadable modules can be opened with the dlopen() function
564    and searched with dlsym (or the operating system's equivalent). Note that
565    setting this variable without also setting ``SHARED_LIBRARY`` will have no
566    effect.
567
568``NO_INSTALL``
569    Specifies that the build products of the directory should not be installed
570    but should be built even if the ``install`` target is given.  This is handy
571    for directories that build libraries or tools that are only used as part of
572    the build process, such as code generators (e.g.  ``tblgen``).
573
574``OPTIONAL_DIRS``
575    Specify a set of directories that may be built, if they exist, but it is
576    not an error for them not to exist.
577
578``PARALLEL_DIRS``
579    Specify a set of directories to build recursively and in parallel if the
580    ``-j`` option was used with ``make``.
581
582.. _SHARED_LIBRARY:
583
584``SHARED_LIBRARY``
585    If set to any value, causes a shared library (``.so``) to be built in
586    addition to any other kinds of libraries. Note that this option will cause
587    all source files to be built twice: once with options for position
588    independent code and once without. Use it only where you really need a
589    shared library.
590
591``SOURCES`` (optional)
592    Specifies the list of source files in the current directory to be
593    built. Source files of any type may be specified (programs, documentation,
594    config files, etc.). If not specified, the makefile system will infer the
595    set of source files from the files present in the current directory.
596
597``SUFFIXES``
598    Specifies a set of filename suffixes that occur in suffix match rules.  Only
599    set this if your local ``Makefile`` specifies additional suffix match
600    rules.
601
602``TARGET``
603    Specifies the name of the LLVM code generation target that the current
604    directory builds. Setting this variable enables additional rules to build
605    ``.inc`` files from ``.td`` files.
606
607.. _TESTSUITE:
608
609``TESTSUITE``
610    Specifies the directory of tests to run in ``llvm/test``.
611
612``TOOLNAME``
613    Specifies the name of the tool that the current directory should build.
614
615``TOOL_VERBOSE``
616    Implies ``VERBOSE`` and also tells each tool invoked to be verbose. This is
617    handy when you're trying to see the sub-tools invoked by each tool invoked
618    by the makefile. For example, this will pass ``-v`` to the GCC compilers
619    which causes it to print out the command lines it uses to invoke sub-tools
620    (compiler, assembler, linker).
621
622.. _USEDLIBS:
623
624``USEDLIBS``
625    Specifies the list of project libraries that will be linked into the tool or
626    library.
627
628``VERBOSE``
629    Tells the Makefile system to produce detailed output of what it is doing
630    instead of just summary comments. This will generate a LOT of output.
631
632Override Variables
633------------------
634
635Override variables can be used to override the default values provided by the
636LLVM makefile system. These variables can be set in several ways:
637
638* In the environment (e.g. setenv, export) --- not recommended.
639* On the ``make`` command line --- recommended.
640* On the ``configure`` command line.
641* In the Makefile (only *after* the inclusion of `$(LEVEL)/Makefile.common`_).
642
643The override variables are given below:
644
645``AR`` (defaulted)
646    Specifies the path to the ``ar`` tool.
647
648``PROJ_OBJ_DIR``
649    The directory into which the products of build rules will be placed.  This
650    might be the same as `PROJ_SRC_DIR`_ but typically is not.
651
652.. _PROJ_SRC_DIR:
653
654``PROJ_SRC_DIR``
655    The directory which contains the source files to be built.
656
657``BUILD_EXAMPLES``
658    If set to 1, build examples in ``examples`` and (if building Clang)
659    ``tools/clang/examples`` directories.
660
661``BZIP2`` (configured)
662    The path to the ``bzip2`` tool.
663
664``CC`` (configured)
665    The path to the 'C' compiler.
666
667``CFLAGS``
668    Additional flags to be passed to the 'C' compiler.
669
670``CPPFLAGS``
671    Additional flags passed to the C/C++ preprocessor.
672
673``CXX``
674    Specifies the path to the C++ compiler.
675
676``CXXFLAGS``
677    Additional flags to be passed to the C++ compiler.
678
679``DATE`` (configured)
680    Specifies the path to the ``date`` program or any program that can generate
681    the current date and time on its standard output.
682
683``DOT`` (configured)
684    Specifies the path to the ``dot`` tool or ``false`` if there isn't one.
685
686``ECHO`` (configured)
687    Specifies the path to the ``echo`` tool for printing output.
688
689``EXEEXT`` (configured)
690    Provides the extension to be used on executables built by the makefiles.
691    The value may be empty on platforms that do not use file extensions for
692    executables (e.g. Unix).
693
694``INSTALL`` (configured)
695    Specifies the path to the ``install`` tool.
696
697``LDFLAGS`` (configured)
698    Allows users to specify additional flags to pass to the linker.
699
700``LIBS`` (configured)
701    The list of libraries that should be linked with each tool.
702
703``LIBTOOL`` (configured)
704    Specifies the path to the ``libtool`` tool. This tool is renamed ``mklib``
705    by the ``configure`` script.
706
707``LLVMAS`` (defaulted)
708    Specifies the path to the ``llvm-as`` tool.
709
710``LLVMGCC`` (defaulted)
711    Specifies the path to the LLVM version of the GCC 'C' Compiler.
712
713``LLVMGXX`` (defaulted)
714    Specifies the path to the LLVM version of the GCC C++ Compiler.
715
716``LLVMLD`` (defaulted)
717    Specifies the path to the LLVM bitcode linker tool
718
719``LLVM_OBJ_ROOT`` (configured)
720    Specifies the top directory into which the output of the build is placed.
721
722``LLVM_SRC_ROOT`` (configured)
723    Specifies the top directory in which the sources are found.
724
725``LLVM_TARBALL_NAME`` (configured)
726    Specifies the name of the distribution tarball to create. This is configured
727    from the name of the project and its version number.
728
729``MKDIR`` (defaulted)
730    Specifies the path to the ``mkdir`` tool that creates directories.
731
732``ONLY_TOOLS``
733    If set, specifies the list of tools to build.
734
735``PLATFORMSTRIPOPTS``
736    The options to provide to the linker to specify that a stripped (no symbols)
737    executable should be built.
738
739``RANLIB`` (defaulted)
740    Specifies the path to the ``ranlib`` tool.
741
742``RM`` (defaulted)
743    Specifies the path to the ``rm`` tool.
744
745``SED`` (defaulted)
746    Specifies the path to the ``sed`` tool.
747
748``SHLIBEXT`` (configured)
749    Provides the filename extension to use for shared libraries.
750
751``TBLGEN`` (defaulted)
752    Specifies the path to the ``tblgen`` tool.
753
754``TAR`` (defaulted)
755    Specifies the path to the ``tar`` tool.
756
757``ZIP`` (defaulted)
758    Specifies the path to the ``zip`` tool.
759
760Readable Variables
761------------------
762
763Variables listed in the table below can be used by the user's Makefile but
764should not be changed. Changing the value will generally cause the build to go
765wrong, so don't do it.
766
767``bindir``
768    The directory into which executables will ultimately be installed. This
769    value is derived from the ``--prefix`` option given to ``configure``.
770
771``BuildMode``
772    The name of the type of build being performed: Debug, Release, or
773    Profile.
774
775``bytecode_libdir``
776    The directory into which bitcode libraries will ultimately be installed.
777    This value is derived from the ``--prefix`` option given to ``configure``.
778
779``ConfigureScriptFLAGS``
780    Additional flags given to the ``configure`` script when reconfiguring.
781
782``DistDir``
783    The *current* directory for which a distribution copy is being made.
784
785.. _Echo:
786
787``Echo``
788    The LLVM Makefile System output command. This provides the ``llvm[n]``
789    prefix and starts with ``@`` so the command itself is not printed by
790    ``make``.
791
792``EchoCmd``
793    Same as `Echo`_ but without the leading ``@``.
794
795``includedir``
796    The directory into which include files will ultimately be installed.  This
797    value is derived from the ``--prefix`` option given to ``configure``.
798
799``libdir``
800    The directory into which native libraries will ultimately be installed.
801    This value is derived from the ``--prefix`` option given to
802    ``configure``.
803
804``LibDir``
805    The configuration specific directory into which libraries are placed before
806    installation.
807
808``MakefileConfig``
809    Full path of the ``Makefile.config`` file.
810
811``MakefileConfigIn``
812    Full path of the ``Makefile.config.in`` file.
813
814``ObjDir``
815    The configuration and directory specific directory where build objects
816    (compilation results) are placed.
817
818``SubDirs``
819    The complete list of sub-directories of the current directory as
820    specified by other variables.
821
822``Sources``
823    The complete list of source files.
824
825``sysconfdir``
826    The directory into which configuration files will ultimately be
827    installed. This value is derived from the ``--prefix`` option given to
828    ``configure``.
829
830``ToolDir``
831    The configuration specific directory into which executables are placed
832    before they are installed.
833
834``TopDistDir``
835    The top most directory into which the distribution files are copied.
836
837``Verb``
838    Use this as the first thing on your build script lines to enable or disable
839    verbose mode. It expands to either an ``@`` (quiet mode) or nothing (verbose
840    mode).
841
842Internal Variables
843------------------
844
845Variables listed below are used by the LLVM Makefile System and considered
846internal. You should not use these variables under any circumstances.
847
848.. code-block:: makefile
849
850    Archive
851    AR.Flags
852    BaseNameSources
853    BCLinkLib
854    C.Flags
855    Compile.C
856    CompileCommonOpts
857    Compile.CXX
858    ConfigStatusScript
859    ConfigureScript
860    CPP.Flags
861    CPP.Flags
862    CXX.Flags
863    DependFiles
864    DestArchiveLib
865    DestBitcodeLib
866    DestModule
867    DestSharedLib
868    DestTool
869    DistAlways
870    DistCheckDir
871    DistCheckTop
872    DistFiles
873    DistName
874    DistOther
875    DistSources
876    DistSubDirs
877    DistTarBZ2
878    DistTarGZip
879    DistZip
880    ExtraLibs
881    FakeSources
882    INCFiles
883    InternalTargets
884    LD.Flags
885    LibName.A
886    LibName.BC
887    LibName.LA
888    LibName.O
889    LibTool.Flags
890    Link
891    LinkModule
892    LLVMLibDir
893    LLVMLibsOptions
894    LLVMLibsPaths
895    LLVMToolDir
896    LLVMUsedLibs
897    LocalTargets
898    Module
899    ObjectsLO
900    ObjectsO
901    ObjMakefiles
902    ParallelTargets
903    PreConditions
904    ProjLibsOptions
905    ProjLibsPaths
906    ProjUsedLibs
907    Ranlib
908    RecursiveTargets
909    SrcMakefiles
910    Strip
911    StripWarnMsg
912    TableGen
913    TDFiles
914    ToolBuildPath
915    TopLevelTargets
916    UserTargets
917