gcc/doc/gccint/plugins.rst

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   3   This is part of the GCC manual.
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   6 .. index:: Plugins
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   8 .. _plugins:
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  10 Plugins
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  13 GCC plugins are loadable modules that provide extra features to the
  14 compiler.  Like GCC itself they can be distributed in source and
  15 binary forms.
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  17 GCC plugins provide developers with a rich subset of
  18 the GCC API to allow them to extend GCC as they see fit.
  19 Whether it is writing an additional optimization pass,
  20 transforming code, or analyzing information, plugins
  21 can be quite useful.
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  23 .. toctree::
  24   :maxdepth: 2
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  26   plugins/loading-plugins
  27   plugins/plugin-api
  28   plugins/interacting-with-the-pass-manager
  29   plugins/interacting-with-the-gcc-garbage-collector
  30   plugins/giving-information-about-a-plugin
  31   plugins/registering-custom-attributes-or-pragmas
  32   plugins/recording-information-about-pass-execution
  33   plugins/controlling-which-passes-are-being-run
  34   plugins/keeping-track-of-available-passes
  35   plugins/building-gcc-plugins