ghc-7.8.20140130: The GHC API

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Llvm.MetaData

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Synopsis

Metadata can be constructed in a few different ways (See below).

After which it can either be attached to LLVM statements to pass along

Metadata expressions -- these are the raw metadata values that encode

Metadata nodes -- global metadata variables that attach a metadata

Named metadata -- global metadata variables that attach a metadata nodes

Attach to instructions -- metadata can be attached to LLVM instructions

As arguments -- llvm functions can take metadata as arguments, for

As a named metadata -- Here the metadata is simply declared in global

data MetaExprSource

LLVM metadata expressions

data MetaAnnotSource

Associates some metadata with a specific label for attaching to an instruction.

Instances

data MetaDeclSource

Metadata declarations. Metadata can only be declared in global scope.

Constructors

MetaNamed LMString [Int]

Named metadata. Only used for communicating module information to LLVM. ('!name = !{ [!n] }' form).

MetaUnamed Int MetaExpr

Metadata node declaration. ('!0 = metadata !{ expression }' form).