Dlang LLVM ERROR: Program used external function which could not be resolved

[David Nadlinger via digitalmars-d-ldc]

Hi Kevin,

On 15 Jun 2017, at 16:17, BARRE KEVIN via digitalmars-d-ldc wrote:
> I want try llvm tools :)
>
> for example compile D source in llvm source (.bc, .ll) and compile 
> later with llc or execute with lli.
>
> it is possible ??

Using the LLVM tools is definitely possible – in fact, this is a large 
part of what makes LLVM development so much easier than for the DMD 
backend (and to some extent, also than GCC). Using llc should always 
work just fine. What LDC does to produce an executable is more or less 
equivalent to "llc -filetype=obj …", followed by a call to the system 
linker which you can see using "ldc2 -v". I also regularly use the opt 
tool to look at what individual optimizer passes do to a given piece of 
code, and bugpoint for debugging LLVM crashes/miscompilations.

lli is a bit different to the usual compilation workflow in that it 
literally executes the IR inside an interpreter. Thus, all the code that 
relies on the program image (executable file)/globals/… as a concept 
won't work. This includes the central druntime mechanics for module 
registration and (probably) also garbage collection. Thus, lli might not 
be the easiest thing to get started with, although it can definitely be 
made to work if you work without druntime.

Best,
David