llvm dev - May 2013 - [LLVMdev] The system library is gone for a long time.

On 25 May 2013 15:30, Sean Silva <silvas at purdue.edu>
wrote:
> This will break existing URLs. Until we have a way to set up redirects the
> file name should stay the same.
Would a SystemLibrary.rst saying it was replaced with the support library be ok?
> -- Sean Silva
Cheers,
Rafael

>From 1d658dd52ca3973109e370103a7dd3485a4ee11f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yonggang Luo <luoyonggang at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 00:07:16 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] The System library is merged into Support library.

---
 docs/SystemLibrary.rst | 104 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 docs/index.rst         |   4 +-
 2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/SystemLibrary.rst b/docs/SystemLibrary.rst
index 0d0f4fa..4c6226c 100644
--- a/docs/SystemLibrary.rst
+++ b/docs/SystemLibrary.rst
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 =============-System Library
+Support Library
 =============
 Abstract
 =======
-This document provides some details on LLVM's System Library, located in
the
-source at ``lib/System`` and ``include/llvm/System``. The library's purpose
is
+This document provides some details on LLVM's Support Library, located in
the
+source at ``lib/Support`` and ``include/llvm/Support``. The library's
purpose is
 to shield LLVM from the differences between operating systems for the few
 services LLVM needs from the operating system. Much of LLVM is written using
 portability features of standard C++. However, in a few areas, system dependent
-facilities are needed and the System Library is the wrapper around those system
+facilities are needed and the Support Library is the wrapper around
those system
 calls.

 By centralizing LLVM's use of operating system interfaces, we make it
possible
 for the LLVM tool chain and runtime libraries to be more easily ported to new
-platforms since (theoretically) only ``lib/System`` needs to be ported.  This
+platforms since (theoretically) only ``lib/Support`` needs to be ported.  This
 library also unclutters the rest of LLVM from #ifdef use and special cases for
 specific operating systems. Such uses are replaced with simple calls to the
-interfaces provided in ``include/llvm/System``.
+interfaces provided in ``include/llvm/Support``.

-Note that the System Library is not intended to be a complete operating system
+Note that the Support Library is not intended to be a complete operating system
 wrapper (such as the Adaptive Communications Environment (ACE) or Apache
 Portable Runtime (APR)), but only provides the functionality necessary to
 support LLVM.

-The System Library was written by Reid Spencer who formulated the design based
+The Support Library was written by Reid Spencer who formulated the design based
 on similar work originating from the eXtensible Programming System (XPS).
 Several people helped with the effort; especially, Jeff Cohen and Henrik Bach
 on the Win32 port.
@@ -34,56 +34,56 @@ Keeping LLVM Portable
 ====================
 In order to keep LLVM portable, LLVM developers should adhere to a set of
-portability rules associated with the System Library. Adherence to these rules
-should help the System Library achieve its goal of shielding LLVM from the
+portability rules associated with the Support Library. Adherence to these rules
+should help the Support Library achieve its goal of shielding LLVM from the
 variations in operating system interfaces and doing so efficiently.  The
 following sections define the rules needed to fulfill this objective.

-Don't Include System Headers
+Don't Include Support Headers
 ----------------------------

-Except in ``lib/System``, no LLVM source code should directly ``#include`` a
+Except in ``lib/Support``, no LLVM source code should directly ``#include`` a
 system header. Care has been taken to remove all such ``#includes`` from LLVM
-while ``lib/System`` was being developed.  Specifically this means that header
+while ``lib/Support`` was being developed.  Specifically this means that header
 files like "``unistd.h``", "``windows.h``",
"``stdio.h``", and "``string.h``"
 are forbidden to be included by LLVM source code outside the implementation of
-``lib/System``.
+``lib/Support``.

 To obtain system-dependent functionality, existing interfaces to the system
-found in ``include/llvm/System`` should be used. If an appropriate interface is
-not available, it should be added to ``include/llvm/System`` and implemented in
-``lib/System`` for all supported platforms.
+found in ``include/llvm/Support`` should be used. If an appropriate
interface is
+not available, it should be added to ``include/llvm/Support`` and
implemented in
+``lib/Support`` for all supported platforms.

-Don't Expose System Headers
+Don't Expose Support Headers
 ---------------------------

-The System Library must shield LLVM from **all** system headers. To obtain
-system level functionality, LLVM source must ``#include
"llvm/System/Thing.h"``
+The Support Library must shield LLVM from **all** system headers. To obtain
+system level functionality, LLVM source must ``#include
"llvm/Support/Thing.h"``
 and nothing else. This means that ``Thing.h`` cannot expose any system header
 files. This protects LLVM from accidentally using system specific functionality
-and only allows it via the ``lib/System`` interface.
+and only allows it via the ``lib/Support`` interface.

 Use Standard C Headers
 ----------------------

 The **standard** C headers (the ones beginning with "c") are allowed
to be
-exposed through the ``lib/System`` interface. These headers and the things they
+exposed through the ``lib/Support`` interface. These headers and the
things they
 declare are considered to be platform agnostic. LLVM source files may include
-them directly or obtain their inclusion through ``lib/System`` interfaces.
+them directly or obtain their inclusion through ``lib/Support`` interfaces.

 Use Standard C++ Headers
 ------------------------

 The **standard** C++ headers from the standard C++ library and standard
-template library may be exposed through the ``lib/System`` interface. These
+template library may be exposed through the ``lib/Support`` interface. These
 headers and the things they declare are considered to be platform agnostic.
 LLVM source files may include them or obtain their inclusion through
-``lib/System`` interfaces.
+``lib/Support`` interfaces.

 High Level Interface
 --------------------

-The entry points specified in the interface of ``lib/System`` must be aimed at
+The entry points specified in the interface of ``lib/Support`` must be aimed at
 completing some reasonably high level task needed by LLVM. We do not want to
 simply wrap each operating system call. It would be preferable to wrap several
 operating system calls that are always used in conjunction with one another by
@@ -92,21 +92,21 @@ LLVM.
 For example, consider what is needed to execute a program, wait for it to
 complete, and return its result code. On Unix, this involves the following
 operating system calls: ``getenv``, ``fork``, ``execve``, and ``wait``. The
-correct thing for ``lib/System`` to provide is a function, say
+correct thing for ``lib/Support`` to provide is a function, say
 ``ExecuteProgramAndWait``, that implements the functionality completely.  what
 we don't want is wrappers for the operating system calls involved.

 There must **not** be a one-to-one relationship between operating system
-calls and the System library's interface. Any such interface function will
be
+calls and the Support library's interface. Any such interface function will
be
 suspicious.

 No Unused Functionality
 -----------------------

-There must be no functionality specified in the interface of ``lib/System``
+There must be no functionality specified in the interface of ``lib/Support``
 that isn't actually used by LLVM. We're not writing a general purpose
operating
 system wrapper here, just enough to satisfy LLVM's needs. And, LLVM
doesn't
-need much. This design goal aims to keep the ``lib/System`` interface small and
+need much. This design goal aims to keep the ``lib/Support``
interface small and
 understandable which should foster its actual use and adoption.

 No Duplicate Implementations
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ systems supported for a given class of operating
system (e.g. Unix, Win32).
 No Virtual Methods
 ------------------

-The System Library interfaces can be called quite frequently by LLVM. In order
+The Support Library interfaces can be called quite frequently by LLVM. In order
 to make those calls as efficient as possible, we discourage the use of virtual
 methods. There is no need to use inheritance for implementation differences, it
 just adds complexity. The ``#include`` mechanism works just fine.
@@ -129,24 +129,24 @@ just adds complexity. The ``#include`` mechanism
works just fine.
 No Exposed Functions
 --------------------

-Any functions defined by system libraries (i.e. not defined by ``lib/System``)
-must not be exposed through the ``lib/System`` interface, even if the header
+Any functions defined by system libraries (i.e. not defined by ``lib/Support``)
+must not be exposed through the ``lib/Support`` interface, even if the header
 file for that function is not exposed. This prevents inadvertent use of system
 specific functionality.

 For example, the ``stat`` system call is notorious for having variations in the
-data it provides. ``lib/System`` must not declare ``stat`` nor allow it to be
+data it provides. ``lib/Support`` must not declare ``stat`` nor allow it to be
 declared. Instead it should provide its own interface to discovering
 information about files and directories. Those interfaces may be implemented in
 terms of ``stat`` but that is strictly an implementation detail. The interface
-provided by the System Library must be implemented on all platforms (even those
+provided by the Support Library must be implemented on all platforms
(even those
 without ``stat``).

 No Exposed Data
 ---------------

-Any data defined by system libraries (i.e. not defined by ``lib/System``) must
-not be exposed through the ``lib/System`` interface, even if the header file
+Any data defined by system libraries (i.e. not defined by ``lib/Support``) must
+not be exposed through the ``lib/Support`` interface, even if the header file
 for that function is not exposed. As with functions, this prevents inadvertent
 use of data that might not exist on all platforms.

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ privileges", etc. while other errors are much
harder like "out of space", "bad
 disk sector", or "system call interrupted". We'll call the
first group "*soft*"
 errors and the second group "*hard*" errors.

-``lib/System`` must always attempt to minimize soft errors.  This is a design
+``lib/Support`` must always attempt to minimize soft errors.  This is a design
 requirement because the minimization of soft errors can affect the granularity
 and the nature of the interface. In general, if you find that you're
wanting to
 throw soft errors, you must review the granularity of the interface because it
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ faced with hard errors.

 For a trivial example, suppose we wanted to add an
"``OpenFileForWriting``"
 function. For many operating systems, if the file doesn't exist, attempting
to
-open the file will produce an error.  However, ``lib/System`` should not simply
+open the file will produce an error.  However, ``lib/Support`` should
not simply
 throw that error if it occurs because its a soft error. The problem is that the
 interface function, ``OpenFileForWriting`` is too low level. It should be
 ``OpenOrCreateFileForWriting``. In the case of the soft "doesn't
exist" error,
 this function would just create it and then open it for writing.

-This design principle needs to be maintained in ``lib/System`` because it
+This design principle needs to be maintained in ``lib/Support`` because it
 avoids the propagation of soft error handling throughout the rest of LLVM.
 Hard errors will generally just cause a termination for an LLVM tool so
don't
 be bashful about throwing them.
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ Rules of thumb:
 No throw Specifications
 -----------------------

-None of the ``lib/System`` interface functions may be declared with C++
+None of the ``lib/Support`` interface functions may be declared with C++
 ``throw()`` specifications on them. This requirement makes sure that the
 compiler does not insert additional exception handling code into the interface
-functions. This is a performance consideration: ``lib/System`` functions are at
+functions. This is a performance consideration: ``lib/Support``
functions are at
 the bottom of many call chains and as such can be frequently called. We need
 them to be as efficient as possible.  However, no routines in the system
 library should actually throw exceptions.
@@ -205,28 +205,28 @@ library should actually throw exceptions.
 Code Organization
 -----------------

-Implementations of the System Library interface are separated by their general
+Implementations of the Support Library interface are separated by their general
 class of operating system. Currently only Unix and Win32 classes are defined
 but more could be added for other operating system classifications.  To
-distinguish which implementation to compile, the code in ``lib/System`` uses
+distinguish which implementation to compile, the code in ``lib/Support`` uses
 the ``LLVM_ON_UNIX`` and ``LLVM_ON_WIN32`` ``#defines`` provided via configure
-through the ``llvm/Config/config.h`` file. Each source file in ``lib/System``,
+through the ``llvm/Config/config.h`` file. Each source file in ``lib/Support``,
 after implementing the generic (operating system independent) functionality
 needs to include the correct implementation using a set of
 ``#if defined(LLVM_ON_XYZ)`` directives. For example, if we had
-``lib/System/File.cpp``, we'd expect to see in that file:
+``lib/Support/Path.cpp``, we'd expect to see in that file:

 .. code-block:: c++

   #if defined(LLVM_ON_UNIX)
-  #include "Unix/File.cpp"
+  #include "Unix/Path.inc"
   #endif
   #if defined(LLVM_ON_WIN32)
-  #include "Win32/File.cpp"
+  #include "Windows/Path.inc"
   #endif

-The implementation in ``lib/System/Unix/File.cpp`` should handle all Unix
-variants. The implementation in ``lib/System/Win32/File.cpp`` should handle all
+The implementation in ``lib/Support/Unix/Path.inc`` should handle all Unix
+variants. The implementation in ``lib/Support/Windows/Path.inc``
should handle all
 Win32 variants.  What this does is quickly differentiate the basic class of
 operating system that will provide the implementation. The specific details for
 a given platform must still be determined through the use of ``#ifdef``.
@@ -234,12 +234,12 @@ a given platform must still be determined
through the use of ``#ifdef``.
 Consistent Semantics
 --------------------

-The implementation of a ``lib/System`` interface can vary drastically between
+The implementation of a ``lib/Support`` interface can vary drastically between
 platforms. That's okay as long as the end result of the interface function
is
 the same. For example, a function to create a directory is pretty straight
 forward on all operating system. System V IPC on the other hand isn't even
 supported on all platforms. Instead of "supporting" System V IPC,
-``lib/System`` should provide an interface to the basic concept of
+``lib/Support`` should provide an interface to the basic concept of
 inter-process communications. The implementations might use System V IPC if
 that was available or named pipes, or whatever gets the job done effectively
 for a given operating system.  In all cases, the interface and the
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 6b182da..28107d7 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ For API clients and LLVM developers.
 :doc:`BitCodeFormat`
    This describes the file format and encoding used for LLVM "bc"
files.

-:doc:`System Library <SystemLibrary>`
-   This document describes the LLVM System Library (``lib/System``) and
+:doc:`Support Library <SystemLibrary>`
+   This document describes the LLVM Support Library (``lib/Support``) and
    how to keep LLVM source code portable

 :doc:`LinkTimeOptimization`
--
1.8.1.msysgit.1

2013/5/26 Rafael Espíndola <rafael.espindola at
gmail.com>:
> On 25 May 2013 15:30, Sean Silva <silvas at purdue.edu> wrote:
>> This will break existing URLs. Until we have a way to set up redirects
the
>> file name should stay the same.
>
> Would a SystemLibrary.rst saying it was replaced with the support library
be ok?
>
>> -- Sean Silva
>
> Cheers,
> Rafael


-- 
         此致
礼
罗勇刚
Yours
    sincerely,
Yonggang Luo

ping,is there any other problems in this patch?
在 2013-5-27 上午12:09，"罗勇刚(Yonggang Luo)" <luoyonggang at
gmail.com>写道：
> From 1d658dd52ca3973109e370103a7dd3485a4ee11f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Yonggang Luo <luoyonggang at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 00:07:16 +0800
> Subject: [PATCH] The System library is merged into Support library.
>
> ---
>  docs/SystemLibrary.rst | 104
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
>  docs/index.rst         |   4 +-
>  2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/docs/SystemLibrary.rst b/docs/SystemLibrary.rst
> index 0d0f4fa..4c6226c 100644
> --- a/docs/SystemLibrary.rst
> +++ b/docs/SystemLibrary.rst
> @@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
>  =============> -System Library
> +Support Library
>  =============>
>  Abstract
>  =======>
> -This document provides some details on LLVM's System Library, located
in
> the
> -source at ``lib/System`` and ``include/llvm/System``. The library's
> purpose is
> +This document provides some details on LLVM's Support Library, located
in
> the
> +source at ``lib/Support`` and ``include/llvm/Support``. The library's
> purpose is
>  to shield LLVM from the differences between operating systems for the few
>  services LLVM needs from the operating system. Much of LLVM is written
> using
>  portability features of standard C++. However, in a few areas, system
> dependent
> -facilities are needed and the System Library is the wrapper around those
> system
> +facilities are needed and the Support Library is the wrapper around
> those system
>  calls.
>
>  By centralizing LLVM's use of operating system interfaces, we make it
> possible
>  for the LLVM tool chain and runtime libraries to be more easily ported to
> new
> -platforms since (theoretically) only ``lib/System`` needs to be ported.
>  This
> +platforms since (theoretically) only ``lib/Support`` needs to be ported.
>  This
>  library also unclutters the rest of LLVM from #ifdef use and special
> cases for
>  specific operating systems. Such uses are replaced with simple calls to
> the
> -interfaces provided in ``include/llvm/System``.
> +interfaces provided in ``include/llvm/Support``.
>
> -Note that the System Library is not intended to be a complete operating
> system
> +Note that the Support Library is not intended to be a complete operating
> system
>  wrapper (such as the Adaptive Communications Environment (ACE) or Apache
>  Portable Runtime (APR)), but only provides the functionality necessary to
>  support LLVM.
>
> -The System Library was written by Reid Spencer who formulated the design
> based
> +The Support Library was written by Reid Spencer who formulated the design
> based
>  on similar work originating from the eXtensible Programming System (XPS).
>  Several people helped with the effort; especially, Jeff Cohen and Henrik
> Bach
>  on the Win32 port.
> @@ -34,56 +34,56 @@ Keeping LLVM Portable
>  ====================>
>  In order to keep LLVM portable, LLVM developers should adhere to a set of
> -portability rules associated with the System Library. Adherence to these
> rules
> -should help the System Library achieve its goal of shielding LLVM from the
> +portability rules associated with the Support Library. Adherence to these
> rules
> +should help the Support Library achieve its goal of shielding LLVM from
> the
>  variations in operating system interfaces and doing so efficiently.  The
>  following sections define the rules needed to fulfill this objective.
>
> -Don't Include System Headers
> +Don't Include Support Headers
>  ----------------------------
>
> -Except in ``lib/System``, no LLVM source code should directly
> ``#include`` a
> +Except in ``lib/Support``, no LLVM source code should directly
> ``#include`` a
>  system header. Care has been taken to remove all such ``#includes`` from
> LLVM
> -while ``lib/System`` was being developed.  Specifically this means that
> header
> +while ``lib/Support`` was being developed.  Specifically this means that
> header
>  files like "``unistd.h``", "``windows.h``",
"``stdio.h``", and
> "``string.h``"
>  are forbidden to be included by LLVM source code outside the
> implementation of
> -``lib/System``.
> +``lib/Support``.
>
>  To obtain system-dependent functionality, existing interfaces to the
> system
> -found in ``include/llvm/System`` should be used. If an appropriate
> interface is
> -not available, it should be added to ``include/llvm/System`` and
> implemented in
> -``lib/System`` for all supported platforms.
> +found in ``include/llvm/Support`` should be used. If an appropriate
> interface is
> +not available, it should be added to ``include/llvm/Support`` and
> implemented in
> +``lib/Support`` for all supported platforms.
>
> -Don't Expose System Headers
> +Don't Expose Support Headers
>  ---------------------------
>
> -The System Library must shield LLVM from **all** system headers. To obtain
> -system level functionality, LLVM source must ``#include
> "llvm/System/Thing.h"``
> +The Support Library must shield LLVM from **all** system headers. To
> obtain
> +system level functionality, LLVM source must ``#include
> "llvm/Support/Thing.h"``
>  and nothing else. This means that ``Thing.h`` cannot expose any system
> header
>  files. This protects LLVM from accidentally using system specific
> functionality
> -and only allows it via the ``lib/System`` interface.
> +and only allows it via the ``lib/Support`` interface.
>
>  Use Standard C Headers
>  ----------------------
>
>  The **standard** C headers (the ones beginning with "c") are
allowed to be
> -exposed through the ``lib/System`` interface. These headers and the
> things they
> +exposed through the ``lib/Support`` interface. These headers and the
> things they
>  declare are considered to be platform agnostic. LLVM source files may
> include
> -them directly or obtain their inclusion through ``lib/System`` interfaces.
> +them directly or obtain their inclusion through ``lib/Support``
> interfaces.
>
>  Use Standard C++ Headers
>  ------------------------
>
>  The **standard** C++ headers from the standard C++ library and standard
> -template library may be exposed through the ``lib/System`` interface.
> These
> +template library may be exposed through the ``lib/Support`` interface.
> These
>  headers and the things they declare are considered to be platform
> agnostic.
>  LLVM source files may include them or obtain their inclusion through
> -``lib/System`` interfaces.
> +``lib/Support`` interfaces.
>
>  High Level Interface
>  --------------------
>
> -The entry points specified in the interface of ``lib/System`` must be
> aimed at
> +The entry points specified in the interface of ``lib/Support`` must be
> aimed at
>  completing some reasonably high level task needed by LLVM. We do not want
> to
>  simply wrap each operating system call. It would be preferable to wrap
> several
>  operating system calls that are always used in conjunction with one
> another by
> @@ -92,21 +92,21 @@ LLVM.
>  For example, consider what is needed to execute a program, wait for it to
>  complete, and return its result code. On Unix, this involves the following
>  operating system calls: ``getenv``, ``fork``, ``execve``, and ``wait``.
> The
> -correct thing for ``lib/System`` to provide is a function, say
> +correct thing for ``lib/Support`` to provide is a function, say
>  ``ExecuteProgramAndWait``, that implements the functionality completely.
>  what
>  we don't want is wrappers for the operating system calls involved.
>
>  There must **not** be a one-to-one relationship between operating system
> -calls and the System library's interface. Any such interface function
> will be
> +calls and the Support library's interface. Any such interface function
> will be
>  suspicious.
>
>  No Unused Functionality
>  -----------------------
>
> -There must be no functionality specified in the interface of
> ``lib/System``
> +There must be no functionality specified in the interface of
> ``lib/Support``
>  that isn't actually used by LLVM. We're not writing a general
purpose
> operating
>  system wrapper here, just enough to satisfy LLVM's needs. And, LLVM
> doesn't
> -need much. This design goal aims to keep the ``lib/System`` interface
> small and
> +need much. This design goal aims to keep the ``lib/Support``
> interface small and
>  understandable which should foster its actual use and adoption.
>
>  No Duplicate Implementations
> @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ systems supported for a given class of operating
> system (e.g. Unix, Win32).
>  No Virtual Methods
>  ------------------
>
> -The System Library interfaces can be called quite frequently by LLVM. In
> order
> +The Support Library interfaces can be called quite frequently by LLVM. In
> order
>  to make those calls as efficient as possible, we discourage the use of
> virtual
>  methods. There is no need to use inheritance for implementation
> differences, it
>  just adds complexity. The ``#include`` mechanism works just fine.
> @@ -129,24 +129,24 @@ just adds complexity. The ``#include`` mechanism
> works just fine.
>  No Exposed Functions
>  --------------------
>
> -Any functions defined by system libraries (i.e. not defined by
> ``lib/System``)
> -must not be exposed through the ``lib/System`` interface, even if the
> header
> +Any functions defined by system libraries (i.e. not defined by
> ``lib/Support``)
> +must not be exposed through the ``lib/Support`` interface, even if the
> header
>  file for that function is not exposed. This prevents inadvertent use of
> system
>  specific functionality.
>
>  For example, the ``stat`` system call is notorious for having variations
> in the
> -data it provides. ``lib/System`` must not declare ``stat`` nor allow it
> to be
> +data it provides. ``lib/Support`` must not declare ``stat`` nor allow it
> to be
>  declared. Instead it should provide its own interface to discovering
>  information about files and directories. Those interfaces may be
> implemented in
>  terms of ``stat`` but that is strictly an implementation detail. The
> interface
> -provided by the System Library must be implemented on all platforms (even
> those
> +provided by the Support Library must be implemented on all platforms
> (even those
>  without ``stat``).
>
>  No Exposed Data
>  ---------------
>
> -Any data defined by system libraries (i.e. not defined by ``lib/System``)
> must
> -not be exposed through the ``lib/System`` interface, even if the header
> file
> +Any data defined by system libraries (i.e. not defined by
> ``lib/Support``) must
> +not be exposed through the ``lib/Support`` interface, even if the header
> file
>  for that function is not exposed. As with functions, this prevents
> inadvertent
>  use of data that might not exist on all platforms.
>
> @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ privileges", etc. while other errors are much
> harder like "out of space", "bad
>  disk sector", or "system call interrupted". We'll call
the first group
> "*soft*"
>  errors and the second group "*hard*" errors.
>
> -``lib/System`` must always attempt to minimize soft errors.  This is a
> design
> +``lib/Support`` must always attempt to minimize soft errors.  This is a
> design
>  requirement because the minimization of soft errors can affect the
> granularity
>  and the nature of the interface. In general, if you find that you're
> wanting to
>  throw soft errors, you must review the granularity of the interface
> because it
> @@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ faced with hard errors.
>
>  For a trivial example, suppose we wanted to add an
> "``OpenFileForWriting``"
>  function. For many operating systems, if the file doesn't exist,
> attempting to
> -open the file will produce an error.  However, ``lib/System`` should not
> simply
> +open the file will produce an error.  However, ``lib/Support`` should
> not simply
>  throw that error if it occurs because its a soft error. The problem is
> that the
>  interface function, ``OpenFileForWriting`` is too low level. It should be
>  ``OpenOrCreateFileForWriting``. In the case of the soft "doesn't
exist"
> error,
>  this function would just create it and then open it for writing.
>
> -This design principle needs to be maintained in ``lib/System`` because it
> +This design principle needs to be maintained in ``lib/Support`` because it
>  avoids the propagation of soft error handling throughout the rest of LLVM.
>  Hard errors will generally just cause a termination for an LLVM tool so
> don't
>  be bashful about throwing them.
> @@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ Rules of thumb:
>  No throw Specifications
>  -----------------------
>
> -None of the ``lib/System`` interface functions may be declared with C++
> +None of the ``lib/Support`` interface functions may be declared with C++
>  ``throw()`` specifications on them. This requirement makes sure that the
>  compiler does not insert additional exception handling code into the
> interface
> -functions. This is a performance consideration: ``lib/System`` functions
> are at
> +functions. This is a performance consideration: ``lib/Support``
> functions are at
>  the bottom of many call chains and as such can be frequently called. We
> need
>  them to be as efficient as possible.  However, no routines in the system
>  library should actually throw exceptions.
> @@ -205,28 +205,28 @@ library should actually throw exceptions.
>  Code Organization
>  -----------------
>
> -Implementations of the System Library interface are separated by their
> general
> +Implementations of the Support Library interface are separated by their
> general
>  class of operating system. Currently only Unix and Win32 classes are
> defined
>  but more could be added for other operating system classifications.  To
> -distinguish which implementation to compile, the code in ``lib/System``
> uses
> +distinguish which implementation to compile, the code in ``lib/Support``
> uses
>  the ``LLVM_ON_UNIX`` and ``LLVM_ON_WIN32`` ``#defines`` provided via
> configure
> -through the ``llvm/Config/config.h`` file. Each source file in
> ``lib/System``,
> +through the ``llvm/Config/config.h`` file. Each source file in
> ``lib/Support``,
>  after implementing the generic (operating system independent)
> functionality
>  needs to include the correct implementation using a set of
>  ``#if defined(LLVM_ON_XYZ)`` directives. For example, if we had
> -``lib/System/File.cpp``, we'd expect to see in that file:
> +``lib/Support/Path.cpp``, we'd expect to see in that file:
>
>  .. code-block:: c++
>
>    #if defined(LLVM_ON_UNIX)
> -  #include "Unix/File.cpp"
> +  #include "Unix/Path.inc"
>    #endif
>    #if defined(LLVM_ON_WIN32)
> -  #include "Win32/File.cpp"
> +  #include "Windows/Path.inc"
>    #endif
>
> -The implementation in ``lib/System/Unix/File.cpp`` should handle all Unix
> -variants. The implementation in ``lib/System/Win32/File.cpp`` should
> handle all
> +The implementation in ``lib/Support/Unix/Path.inc`` should handle all Unix
> +variants. The implementation in ``lib/Support/Windows/Path.inc``
> should handle all
>  Win32 variants.  What this does is quickly differentiate the basic class
> of
>  operating system that will provide the implementation. The specific
> details for
>  a given platform must still be determined through the use of ``#ifdef``.
> @@ -234,12 +234,12 @@ a given platform must still be determined
> through the use of ``#ifdef``.
>  Consistent Semantics
>  --------------------
>
> -The implementation of a ``lib/System`` interface can vary drastically
> between
> +The implementation of a ``lib/Support`` interface can vary drastically
> between
>  platforms. That's okay as long as the end result of the interface
> function is
>  the same. For example, a function to create a directory is pretty straight
>  forward on all operating system. System V IPC on the other hand isn't
even
>  supported on all platforms. Instead of "supporting" System V
IPC,
> -``lib/System`` should provide an interface to the basic concept of
> +``lib/Support`` should provide an interface to the basic concept of
>  inter-process communications. The implementations might use System V IPC
> if
>  that was available or named pipes, or whatever gets the job done
> effectively
>  for a given operating system.  In all cases, the interface and the
> diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
> index 6b182da..28107d7 100644
> --- a/docs/index.rst
> +++ b/docs/index.rst
> @@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ For API clients and LLVM developers.
>  :doc:`BitCodeFormat`
>     This describes the file format and encoding used for LLVM
"bc" files.
>
> -:doc:`System Library <SystemLibrary>`
> -   This document describes the LLVM System Library (``lib/System``) and
> +:doc:`Support Library <SystemLibrary>`
> +   This document describes the LLVM Support Library (``lib/Support``) and
>     how to keep LLVM source code portable
>
>  :doc:`LinkTimeOptimization`
> --
> 1.8.1.msysgit.1
>
> 2013/5/26 Rafael Espíndola <rafael.espindola at gmail.com>:
> > On 25 May 2013 15:30, Sean Silva <silvas at purdue.edu> wrote:
> >> This will break existing URLs. Until we have a way to set up
redirects
> the
> >> file name should stay the same.
> >
> > Would a SystemLibrary.rst saying it was replaced with the support
> library be ok?
> >
> >> -- Sean Silva
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Rafael
>
>
>
> --
>          此致
> 礼
> 罗勇刚
> Yours
>     sincerely,
> Yonggang Luo
>
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