about summary refs log tree commit diff
path: root/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/README.md
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authormark <markm@cs.wisc.edu>2020-08-27 22:58:48 -0500
committerVadim Petrochenkov <vadim.petrochenkov@gmail.com>2020-08-30 18:45:07 +0300
commit9e5f7d5631b8f4009ac1c693e585d4b7108d4275 (patch)
tree158a05eb3f204a8e72939b58427d0c2787a4eade /compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/README.md
parentdb534b3ac286cf45688c3bbae6aa6e77439e52d2 (diff)
downloadrust-9e5f7d5631b8f4009ac1c693e585d4b7108d4275.tar.gz
rust-9e5f7d5631b8f4009ac1c693e585d4b7108d4275.zip
mv compiler to compiler/
Diffstat (limited to 'compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/README.md')
-rw-r--r--compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/README.md7
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/README.md b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..afec60d017e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+The `codegen` crate contains the code to convert from MIR into LLVM IR,
+and then from LLVM IR into machine code. In general it contains code
+that runs towards the end of the compilation process.
+
+For more information about how codegen works, see the [rustc dev guide].
+
+[rustc dev guide]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/backend/codegen.html