llvm dev - Apr 2009 - [LLVMdev] Patch: MSIL backend global pointers initialization

Hi,
Here's a patch that fixes initialization of global pointers (also 
function pointers).

I'm working on that backend now, so probably I'll send some more patches
soon. I'd be grateful if you could give me some suggestions how to add 
some test for that backend to the test-suite. On Linux the output code 
could be run on Mono and compared with outputs for other backends but 
I'm not sure if it's preferable to involve third party apps.

Thanks for help
Artur
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Hi, Artur
> I'm working on that backend now, so probably I'll send some more
patches
> soon. I'd be grateful if you could give me some suggestions how to add 
> some test for that backend to the test-suite. On Linux the output code 
> could be run on Mono and compared with outputs for other backends but 
> I'm not sure if it's preferable to involve third party apps.
Tests usually should be self-contained. So, you can, for example, just
grep the output for "critical" points, which should always be there.

Please refine you patches to be consistent with LLVM's coding style and
I'll apply them.

Thanks!
-- 
With best regards, Anton Korobeynikov.

Faculty of Mathematics & Mechanics, Saint Petersburg State University.

Anton Korobeynikov wrote:
> Hi, Artur
>
>   
>> I'm working on that backend now, so probably I'll send some
more patches
>> soon. I'd be grateful if you could give me some suggestions how to
add
>> some test for that backend to the test-suite. On Linux the output code
>> could be run on Mono and compared with outputs for other backends but
>> I'm not sure if it's preferable to involve third party apps.
>>     
> Tests usually should be self-contained. So, you can, for example, just
> grep the output for "critical" points, which should always be
there.
>   
Ok, thanks.
> Please refine you patches to be consistent with LLVM's coding style and
> I'll apply them.
>   
I'm sorry, attached again.

So again, one of them makes the global pointers initialization work.
The second one allows executing code with vararg pinvoke functions under 
Mono. It generates separate function declaration for each call signature.

Artur

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