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...f the tool ... > > Another possible name is llvmgen (even though I do think it should > have options to compile to native code). ... > > I would like to encourage users to think about the "normal" output of > our compiler as llvm code, not native code. There are many reasonsfor > this but here are two key ones: > > (1) Most compilations are run one or several files at a time, so > interprocedural optimizations cannot be done when running the compiler > driver. Modern compilers present a misleading view that front-ends > generate object code. That'...

I have been at Microsoft the last couple of days and so couldn't join the discussion earlier. Here's my view of the name issue, and (the reason this is long), a little about how I think we want users to view this tool: First, I think the name should convey the purpose of the tool -- otherwise, it just creates a confusing acronym (and goodness knows we have enough names already, even