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This updates the pointer authentication documentation to include a complete description of the existing functionaliy and behaviour, details of the more complex aspects of the semantics and security properties, and the Apple arm64e ABI design. Co-authored-by: Ahmed Bougacha Co-authored-by: Akira Hatanaka Co-authored-by: John Mccall --------- Co-authored-by: Ahmed Bougacha <ahmed@bougacha.org> Co-authored-by: Akira Hatanaka <ahatanak@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: John Mccall <rjmccall@apple.com> (cherry picked from commit 62d2a8e6823de0310ba3a8b014ddcb2db356a1bb)
C language Family Front-end
Welcome to Clang.
This is a compiler front-end for the C family of languages (C, C++ and Objective-C) which is built as part of the LLVM compiler infrastructure project.
Unlike many other compiler frontends, Clang is useful for a number of things beyond just compiling code: we intend for Clang to be host to a number of different source-level tools. One example of this is the Clang Static Analyzer.
If you're interested in more (including how to build Clang) it is best to read the relevant websites. Here are some pointers:
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Information on Clang: http://clang.llvm.org/
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Building and using Clang: http://clang.llvm.org/get_started.html
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Clang Static Analyzer: http://clang-analyzer.llvm.org/
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Information on the LLVM project: http://llvm.org/
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If you have questions or comments about Clang, a great place to discuss them is on the Clang forums:
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If you find a bug in Clang, please file it in the LLVM bug tracker: