Update release notes and docs with LLVM info.
[ghc-hetmet.git] / docs / users_guide / separate_compilation.xml
index 198e5e1..9ce971d 100644 (file)
@@ -440,6 +440,8 @@ $ ghc -c parse/Foo.hs parse/Bar.hs gurgle/Bumble.hs -odir `uname -m`
       </indexterm>
       <indexterm><primary><literal>.hc</literal> files, saving</primary>
       </indexterm>
+      <indexterm><primary><literal>.ll</literal> files, saving</primary>
+      </indexterm>
       <indexterm><primary><literal>.s</literal> files, saving</primary>
       </indexterm>
 
@@ -467,6 +469,23 @@ $ ghc -c parse/Foo.hs parse/Bar.hs gurgle/Bumble.hs -odir `uname -m`
 
        <varlistentry>
          <term>
+            <option>-keep-llvm-file</option>,
+            <option>-keep-llvm-files</option>
+            <indexterm><primary><option>-keep-llvm-file</option></primary></indexterm>
+            <indexterm><primary><option>-keep-llvm-files</option></primary></indexterm>
+          </term>
+         <listitem>
+           <para>Keep intermediate <literal>.ll</literal> files when
+           doing <literal>.hs</literal>-to-<literal>.o</literal>
+           compilations via LLVM (NOTE: <literal>.ll</literal> files
+           aren't generated when using the native code generator, you
+           may need to use <option>-fllvm</option> to force them
+           to be produced).</para>
+         </listitem>
+       </varlistentry>
+
+       <varlistentry>
+         <term>
             <option>-keep-s-file</option>,
             <option>-keep-s-files</option>
             <indexterm><primary><option>-keep-s-file</option></primary></indexterm>