Changes in directory llvm/docs:
HowToSubmitABug.html updated: 1.27 -> 1.28 --- Log message: Added some more information on how to use "delta" to reduce testcases. --- Diffs of the changes: (+11 -7) HowToSubmitABug.html | 18 +++++++++++------- 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) Index: llvm/docs/HowToSubmitABug.html diff -u llvm/docs/HowToSubmitABug.html:1.27 llvm/docs/HowToSubmitABug.html:1.28 --- llvm/docs/HowToSubmitABug.html:1.27 Sun Aug 27 19:34:18 2006 +++ llvm/docs/HowToSubmitABug.html Fri Feb 23 21:46:42 2007 @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ <div class="doc_text"> -<p>More often than not, bugs in the compiler cause it to crash - often due to an +<p>More often than not, bugs in the compiler cause it to crash—often due to an assertion failure of some sort. If you are running <tt><b>opt</b></tt> directly, and something crashes, jump to the section on <a href="#passes">bugs in LLVM passes</a>. Otherwise, the most important @@ -126,12 +126,16 @@ <tt>llvm-gcc</tt> command that resulted in the crash, but add the <tt>-save-temps</tt> option. The compiler will crash again, but it will leave behind a <tt><i>foo</i>.i</tt> file (containing preprocessed C source code) and -possibly <tt><i>foo</i>.s</tt> (containing LLVM assembly code), for each +possibly <tt><i>foo</i>.s</tt> (containing LLVM assembly code) for each compiled <tt><i>foo</i>.c</tt> file. Send us the <tt><i>foo</i>.i</tt> file, -along with a brief description of the error it caused. A tool that might help -you reduce a front-end testcase to a more manageable size is -<a href="http://delta.tigris.org/";>delta</a>. -</p> +along with a brief description of the error it caused.</p> + +<p>The <a href="http://delta.tigris.org/";>delta</a> tool helps to reduce the +preprocessed file down to the smallest amount of code that still replicates the +problem. You're encouraged to use delta to reduce the code to make the +developers' lives easier. <a +href="http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/A_guide_to_testcase_reduction";>This website</a> +has instructions on the best way to use delta.</p> </div> @@ -352,7 +356,7 @@ <a href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Chris Lattner</a><br> <a href="http://llvm.org";>The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure</a> <br> - Last modified: $Date: 2006/08/28 00:34:18 $ + Last modified: $Date: 2007/02/24 03:46:42 $ </address> </body> _______________________________________________ llvm-commits mailing list llvm-commits@cs.uiuc.edu http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvm-commits
