Move types in the LLVM C API from Core to Support

[deadalnix]

Summary

Becuase these type were on Core, it required core to be included all over the place, notably in IR/Value.h and IR/Type.h . As a result, any change in Core.h require to recompile LLVM almost completely, which is painful.

Moving them to Support.h allow for most of LLVM to not depend on Core.h , saving a lot of compilation time.

There is no functionality change, only reorganisation of header to save compilation time.

[deadalnix]

Reduced the compilation needs when touching Core.h from more than 706 down to 94.

[jyknight]

I'm not sure this factoring actually makes sense: Support.h looks like it's intended to be exposing functionality in the lib/Support/*.cpp files, right? So putting these types into its header file would be misplacing them.

[deadalnix]

@jyknight I put it there because there was already some common facilities in it, like LLVMBool and it is included across the C API. I can create a new header file if that is necessary (actually, that makes a lot of sense).

[deadalnix]

Lift types declarations in Types.h

[deadalnix]

Also split ErrorHandling.h so that we don't need to recompile tablegen at any change of the C API.

[jyknight]

This seems sane to me. Of course, user code which said only:

#include "llvm-c/BitReader.h"

and then depended upon getting the functions in llvm-c/Core.h transitively included will need to add a #include "llvm-c/Core.h", but that seems perfectly fine to me. My go-to examples of extremely stable libraries, glibc and libstdc++, make that kind of change all the time, for example.

Eric, do you object?

[jyknight]

include/llvm-c/Core.h

20

Would be good to add:
#include "llvm-c/ErrorHandling.h"
here, to continue defining those functions when including this header, so users don't need to do version-conditions to include a brand new header for existing functions.

[echristo]

In D13426#266903, @jyknight wrote:

This seems sane to me. Of course, user code which said only:

#include "llvm-c/BitReader.h"

and then depended upon getting the functions in llvm-c/Core.h transitively included will need to add a #include "llvm-c/Core.h", but that seems perfectly fine to me. My go-to examples of extremely stable libraries, glibc and libstdc++, make that kind of change all the time, for example.

Eric, do you object?

Doesn't this break the source level compatibility that was a part of what people were talking about in the C API thread?

Personally? No, I don't object and am in favor, but I don't feel comfortable approving it until we get some of the other stuff resolved.

-eric

[deadalnix]

@echristo I do understand that people are more attached to ABI compatibility than source compatibility.

[deadalnix]

Rebase and fix the Orc C API test case.

[deadalnix]

ping ! @echristo , has the C API topic made any progress ?

[deadalnix]

Include include/llvm-c/ErrorHandling.h in Core.h as to not break code that include Core.h and use thing defined in ErrorHandling.h

[deadalnix]

Fix go binding

[echristo]

Needs release note documentation and changes.

-eric

[pcc]

bindings/go/llvm/analysis.go

17

Please keep these lines sorted. The #include "llvm-c/Analysis.h" line in particular should come first here as the compiler will error on the first missing LLVM header.

[deadalnix]

Add release note.
Sort include in the go binding by alphabetic order.

[echristo]

Some wordsmithing and a request for more text in the release notes.

Thanks!

docs/ReleaseNotes.rst

44–47

How about:

"With this release, the C API headers have been reorganized to improve build time. <insert comment about what moved and where>. Nothing should change for projects including the headers directly, but may affect code that included headers transitively."

[deadalnix]

Rewording

[deadalnix]

nit

[echristo]

Few more inline comments.

Thanks!

-eric

docs/ReleaseNotes.rst

45

"Type specific defines moved to..."

Also you added an ErrorHandling file and there's no text for it.

include/llvm-c/ErrorHandling.h

2–11

Copy and paste problem.

include/llvm-c/Types.h

2–11

Cut and paste problem.

[deadalnix]

Comments.

[echristo]

Some more text for you to fix :)

Thanks!

-eric

docs/ReleaseNotes.rst

53

"Type specific defines have been moved to Type.h, and error handling routines have been moved to ErrorHandling.h. Both are included in Core.h so nothing should change for projects directly including the headers, but transitive dependencies may be affected."

include/llvm-c/ErrorHandling.h

2

Still have a copy and paste problem.

include/llvm-c/Types.h

2

Still have a copy and paste problem.

[deadalnix]

docs/ReleaseNotes.rst

53

There are typedefs and opaque structs, not defines.

include/llvm-c/ErrorHandling.h

2

[deadalnix]

Blurb reworded.
Header comments fixes.

[echristo]

OK. LGTM.

Thanks!

-eric

[deadalnix]

Rebase and fix conflict.

Also can someone merge this ?

[echristo]

Done as of:

commit cca8dbee4ea6ee37ef32e1794008d4d15bbd566b
Author: Eric Christopher <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri Dec 18 01:46:52 2015 +0000

Reorganize the C API headers to improve build times.

Type specific declarations have been moved to Type.h and error handling
routines have been moved to ErrorHandling.h. Both are included in Core.h
so nothing should change for projects directly including the headers,
but transitive dependencies may be affected.

git-svn-id: https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/trunk@255965

91177308-0d34-0410-b5e6-96231b3b80d8

bindings/go/llvm/analysis.go

 //===- analysis.go - Bindings for analysis --------------------------------===//
 //
 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
 //
 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //
 // This file defines bindings for the analysis component.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 package llvm
 
 /*
 #include "llvm-c/Analysis.h" // If you are getting an error here read bindings/go/README.txt
+#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 */
 import "C"
 import "errors"
 
 type VerifierFailureAction C.LLVMVerifierFailureAction
 
 const (

bindings/go/llvm/bitreader.go

 // This file defines bindings for the bitreader component.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 package llvm
 
 /*
 #include "llvm-c/BitReader.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 */
 import "C"
 
 import (
   "errors"
   "unsafe"
 )

bindings/go/llvm/executionengine.go

 //===- executionengine.go - Bindings for executionengine ------------------===//
 //
 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
 //
 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //
 // This file defines bindings for the executionengine component.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 package llvm
 
 /*
+#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm-c/ExecutionEngine.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 */
 import "C"
 import "unsafe"
 import "errors"
 
 func LinkInMCJIT()       { C.LLVMLinkInMCJIT() }

bindings/go/llvm/linker.go

 //===- linker.go - Bindings for linker ------------------------------------===//
 //
 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
 //
 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //
 // This file defines bindings for the linker component.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 package llvm
 
 /*
+#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm-c/Linker.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 */
 import "C"
 import "errors"
 
 func LinkModules(Dest, Src Module) error {
   failed := C.LLVMLinkModules2(Dest.C, Src.C)
   if failed != 0 {
     err := errors.New("Linking failed")
     return err
   }
   return nil
 }

bindings/go/llvm/target.go

 //===- target.go - Bindings for target ------------------------------------===//
 //
 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
 //
 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //
 // This file defines bindings for the target component.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 package llvm
 
 /*
+#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm-c/Target.h"
 #include "llvm-c/TargetMachine.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 */
 import "C"
 import "unsafe"
 import "errors"
 

docs/ReleaseNotes.rst

 * With this release, the minimum Windows version required for running LLVM is
   Windows 7. Earlier versions, including Windows Vista and XP are no longer
   supported.
 
 * With this release, the autoconf build system is deprecated. It will be removed
   in the 3.9 release. Please migrate to using CMake. For more information see:
   `Building LLVM with CMake <CMake.html>`_
 
 * The C API function LLVMLinkModules is deprecated. It will be removed in the
   3.9 release. Please migrate to LLVMLinkModules2. Unlike the old function the
   new one
 
    * Doesn't take an unused parameter.
    * Destroys the source instead of only damaging it.
    * Does not record a message. Use the diagnostic handler instead.
 
 * The deprecated C APIs LLVMGetBitcodeModuleProviderInContext and
   LLVMGetBitcodeModuleProvider have been removed.
 
+* With this release, the C API headers have been reorganized to improve build
+  time. Type specific declarations have been moved to Type.h, and error
+  handling routines have been moved to ErrorHandling.h. Both are included in
+  Core.h so nothing should change for projects directly including the headers,
+  but transitive dependencies may be affected.
+
 .. NOTE
    For small 1-3 sentence descriptions, just add an entry at the end of
    this list. If your description won't fit comfortably in one bullet
    point (e.g. maybe you would like to give an example of the
    functionality, or simply have a lot to talk about), see the `NOTE` below
    for adding a new subsection.
 
 * ... next change ...

include/llvm-c/Analysis.h

 |* with C++ due to name mangling. So in addition to C, this interface enables *|
 |* tools written in such languages.                                           *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_ANALYSIS_H
 #define LLVM_C_ANALYSIS_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMCAnalysis Analysis
  * @ingroup LLVMC

include/llvm-c/BitReader.h

 |* with C++ due to name mangling. So in addition to C, this interface enables *|
 |* tools written in such languages.                                           *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_BITREADER_H
 #define LLVM_C_BITREADER_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMCBitReader Bit Reader
  * @ingroup LLVMC

include/llvm-c/BitWriter.h

 |* with C++ due to name mangling. So in addition to C, this interface enables *|
 |* tools written in such languages.                                           *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_BITWRITER_H
 #define LLVM_C_BITWRITER_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMCBitWriter Bit Writer
  * @ingroup LLVMC

include/llvm-c/Core.h

 |* This header declares the C interface to libLLVMCore.a, which implements    *|
 |* the LLVM intermediate representation.                                      *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_CORE_H
 #define LLVM_C_CORE_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Support.h"
+#include "llvm-c/ErrorHandling.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMC LLVM-C: C interface to LLVM
  *
  * This module exposes parts of the LLVM library as a C API.
  *
  * @{
  */
 
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMCTransforms Transforms
  */
 
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMCCore Core
  *
  * This modules provide an interface to libLLVMCore, which implements
  * the LLVM intermediate representation as well as other related types
  * and utilities.
  *
- * LLVM uses a polymorphic type hierarchy which C cannot represent, therefore
- * parameters must be passed as base types. Despite the declared types, most
- * of the functions provided operate only on branches of the type hierarchy.
- * The declared parameter names are descriptive and specify which type is
- * required. Additionally, each type hierarchy is documented along with the
- * functions that operate upon it. For more detail, refer to LLVM's C++ code.
- * If in doubt, refer to Core.cpp, which performs parameter downcasts in the
- * form unwrap<RequiredType>(Param).
- *
  * Many exotic languages can interoperate with C code but have a harder time
  * with C++ due to name mangling. So in addition to C, this interface enables
  * tools written in such languages.
  *
  * @{
  */
 
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMCCoreTypes Types and Enumerations
  *
  * @{
  */
 
-/* Opaque types. */
-
-/**
- * The top-level container for all LLVM global data. See the LLVMContext class.
- */
-typedef struct LLVMOpaqueContext *LLVMContextRef;
-
-/**
- * The top-level container for all other LLVM Intermediate Representation (IR)
- * objects.
- *
- * @see llvm::Module
- */
-typedef struct LLVMOpaqueModule *LLVMModuleRef;
-
-/**
- * Each value in the LLVM IR has a type, an LLVMTypeRef.
- *
- * @see llvm::Type
- */
-typedef struct LLVMOpaqueType *LLVMTypeRef;
-
-/**
- * Represents an individual value in LLVM IR.
- *
- * This models llvm::Value.
- */
-typedef struct LLVMOpaqueValue *LLVMValueRef;
-
-/**
- * Represents a basic block of instructions in LLVM IR.
- *
- * This models llvm::BasicBlock.
- */
-typedef struct LLVMOpaqueBasicBlock *LLVMBasicBlockRef;
-
-/**
- * Represents an LLVM basic block builder.
- *
- * This models llvm::IRBuilder.
- */
-typedef struct LLVMOpaqueBuilder *LLVMBuilderRef;
-
-/**
- * Interface used to provide a module to JIT or interpreter.
- * This is now just a synonym for llvm::Module, but we have to keep using the
- * different type to keep binary compatibility.
- */
-typedef struct LLVMOpaqueModuleProvider *LLVMModuleProviderRef;
-
-/** @see llvm::PassManagerBase */
-typedef struct LLVMOpaquePassManager *LLVMPassManagerRef;
-
-/** @see llvm::PassRegistry */
-typedef struct LLVMOpaquePassRegistry *LLVMPassRegistryRef;
-
-/**
- * Used to get the users and usees of a Value.
- *
- * @see llvm::Use */
-typedef struct LLVMOpaqueUse *LLVMUseRef;
-
-
-/**
- * @see llvm::DiagnosticInfo
- */
-typedef struct LLVMOpaqueDiagnosticInfo *LLVMDiagnosticInfoRef;
-
 typedef enum {
     LLVMZExtAttribute       = 1<<0,
     LLVMSExtAttribute       = 1<<1,
     LLVMNoReturnAttribute   = 1<<2,
     LLVMInRegAttribute      = 1<<3,
     LLVMStructRetAttribute  = 1<<4,
     LLVMNoUnwindAttribute   = 1<<5,
     LLVMNoAliasAttribute    = 1<<6,
/** Deallocate and destroy all ManagedStatic variables.
     @see ManagedStatic */
 void LLVMShutdown(void);
 
 /*===-- Error handling ----------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 char *LLVMCreateMessage(const char *Message);
 void LLVMDisposeMessage(char *Message);
 
-typedef void (*LLVMFatalErrorHandler)(const char *Reason);
-
-/**
- * Install a fatal error handler. By default, if LLVM detects a fatal error, it
- * will call exit(1). This may not be appropriate in many contexts. For example,
- * doing exit(1) will bypass many crash reporting/tracing system tools. This
- * function allows you to install a callback that will be invoked prior to the
- * call to exit(1).
- */
-void LLVMInstallFatalErrorHandler(LLVMFatalErrorHandler Handler);
-
-/**
- * Reset the fatal error handler. This resets LLVM's fatal error handling
- * behavior to the default.
- */
-void LLVMResetFatalErrorHandler(void);
-
-/**
- * Enable LLVM's built-in stack trace code. This intercepts the OS's crash
- * signals and prints which component of LLVM you were in at the time if the
- * crash.
- */
-void LLVMEnablePrettyStackTrace(void);
-
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMCCoreContext Contexts
  *
  * Contexts are execution states for the core LLVM IR system.
  *
  * Most types are tied to a context instance. Multiple contexts can
  * exist simultaneously. A single context is not thread safe. However,
  * different contexts can execute on different threads simultaneously.

  */
 void LLVMInstructionEraseFromParent(LLVMValueRef Inst);
 
 /**
  * Obtain the code opcode for an individual instruction.
  *
  * @see llvm::Instruction::getOpCode()
  */
-LLVMOpcode   LLVMGetInstructionOpcode(LLVMValueRef Inst);
+LLVMOpcode LLVMGetInstructionOpcode(LLVMValueRef Inst);
 
 /**
  * Obtain the predicate of an instruction.
  *
  * This is only valid for instructions that correspond to llvm::ICmpInst
  * or llvm::ConstantExpr whose opcode is llvm::Instruction::ICmp.
  *
  * @see llvm::ICmpInst::getPredicate()

include/llvm-c/ErrorHandling.h

+/*===-- llvm-c/ErrorHandling.h - Error Handling C Interface -------*- C -*-===*\
+|*                                                                            *|
+|*                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure                       *|
+|*                                                                            *|
+|* This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source      *|
+|* License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.                                      *|
+|*                                                                            *|
+|*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*|
+|*                                                                            *|
+|* This file defines the C interface to LLVM's error handling mechanism.      *|
+|*                                                                            *|
+\*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
+
+#ifndef LLVM_C_ERROR_HANDLING_H
+#define LLVM_C_ERROR_HANDLING_H
+
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef void (*LLVMFatalErrorHandler)(const char *Reason);
+
+/**
+ * Install a fatal error handler. By default, if LLVM detects a fatal error, it
+ * will call exit(1). This may not be appropriate in many contexts. For example,
+ * doing exit(1) will bypass many crash reporting/tracing system tools. This
+ * function allows you to install a callback that will be invoked prior to the
+ * call to exit(1).
+ */
+void LLVMInstallFatalErrorHandler(LLVMFatalErrorHandler Handler);
+
+/**
+ * Reset the fatal error handler. This resets LLVM's fatal error handling
+ * behavior to the default.
+ */
+void LLVMResetFatalErrorHandler(void);
+
+/**
+ * Enable LLVM's built-in stack trace code. This intercepts the OS's crash
+ * signals and prints which component of LLVM you were in at the time if the
+ * crash.
+ */
+void LLVMEnablePrettyStackTrace(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif

include/llvm-c/ExecutionEngine.h

 |* with C++ due to name mangling. So in addition to C, this interface enables *|
 |* tools written in such languages.                                           *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_EXECUTIONENGINE_H
 #define LLVM_C_EXECUTIONENGINE_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 #include "llvm-c/Target.h"
 #include "llvm-c/TargetMachine.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**

include/llvm-c/IRReader.h

 /*===-- llvm-c/IRReader.h - IR Reader C Interface -----------------*- C -*-===*\
 |*                                                                            *|
 |*                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure                       *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 |* This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source      *|
 |* License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.                                      *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 |*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*|
 |*                                                                            *|
 |* This file defines the C interface to the IR Reader.                        *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_IRREADER_H
 #define LLVM_C_IRREADER_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
  * Read LLVM IR from a memory buffer and convert it into an in-memory Module
  * object. Returns 0 on success.

include/llvm-c/Initialization.h

 |* which must be called before you can use the functionality provided by      *|
 |* the corresponding LLVM library.                                            *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_INITIALIZATION_H
 #define LLVM_C_INITIALIZATION_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMCInitialization Initialization Routines
  * @ingroup LLVMC

include/llvm-c/Linker.h

 /*===-- llvm-c/Linker.h - Module Linker C Interface -------------*- C++ -*-===*\
 |*                                                                            *|
 |*                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure                       *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 |* This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source      *|
 |* License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.                                      *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 |*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*|
 |*                                                                            *|
 |* This file defines the C interface to the module/file/archive linker.       *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_LINKER_H
 #define LLVM_C_LINKER_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /* This enum is provided for backwards-compatibility only. It has no effect. */
 typedef enum {
   LLVMLinkerDestroySource = 0, /* This is the default behavior. */

include/llvm-c/Object.h

 /* with C++ due to name mangling. So in addition to C, this interface enables */
 /* tools written in such languages.                                           */
 /*                                                                            */
 /*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_OBJECT_H
 #define LLVM_C_OBJECT_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 #include "llvm/Config/llvm-config.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMCObject Object file reading and writing

include/llvm-c/Support.h

 |* This file defines the C interface to the LLVM support library.             *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_SUPPORT_H
 #define LLVM_C_SUPPORT_H
 
 #include "llvm/Support/DataTypes.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
- * @defgroup LLVMCSupportTypes Types and Enumerations
- *
- * @{
- */
-
-typedef int LLVMBool;
-
-/**
- * Used to pass regions of memory through LLVM interfaces.
- *
- * @see llvm::MemoryBuffer
- */
-typedef struct LLVMOpaqueMemoryBuffer *LLVMMemoryBufferRef;
-
-/**
- * @}
- */
-
-/**
  * This function permanently loads the dynamic library at the given path.
  * It is safe to call this function multiple times for the same library.
  *
  * @see sys::DynamicLibrary::LoadLibraryPermanently()
   */
 LLVMBool LLVMLoadLibraryPermanently(const char* Filename);
 
 /**

include/llvm-c/Target.h

 /* with C++ due to name mangling. So in addition to C, this interface enables */
 /* tools written in such languages.                                           */
 /*                                                                            */
 /*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_TARGET_H
 #define LLVM_C_TARGET_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 #include "llvm/Config/llvm-config.h"
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(inline)
 #define inline __inline
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {

include/llvm-c/TargetMachine.h

 |* with C++ due to name mangling. So in addition to C, this interface enables *|
 |* tools written in such languages.                                           *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_TARGETMACHINE_H
 #define LLVM_C_TARGETMACHINE_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 #include "llvm-c/Target.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 typedef struct LLVMOpaqueTargetMachine *LLVMTargetMachineRef;
 typedef struct LLVMTarget *LLVMTargetRef;
 

include/llvm-c/Transforms/IPO.h

 |* This header declares the C interface to libLLVMIPO.a, which implements     *|
 |* various interprocedural transformations of the LLVM IR.                    *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_TRANSFORMS_IPO_H
 #define LLVM_C_TRANSFORMS_IPO_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMCTransformsIPO Interprocedural transformations
  * @ingroup LLVMCTransforms

include/llvm-c/Transforms/PassManagerBuilder.h

 /*===-- llvm-c/Transform/PassManagerBuilder.h - PMB C Interface ---*- C -*-===*\
 |*                                                                            *|
 |*                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure                       *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 |* This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source      *|
 |* License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.                                      *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 |*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*|
 |*                                                                            *|
 |* This header declares the C interface to the PassManagerBuilder class.      *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_TRANSFORMS_PASSMANAGERBUILDER_H
 #define LLVM_C_TRANSFORMS_PASSMANAGERBUILDER_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 typedef struct LLVMOpaquePassManagerBuilder *LLVMPassManagerBuilderRef;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**

include/llvm-c/Transforms/Scalar.h

 |* with C++ due to name mangling. So in addition to C, this interface enables *|
 |* tools written in such languages.                                           *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_TRANSFORMS_SCALAR_H
 #define LLVM_C_TRANSFORMS_SCALAR_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMCTransformsScalar Scalar transformations
  * @ingroup LLVMCTransforms

include/llvm-c/Transforms/Vectorize.h

 |* with C++ due to name mangling. So in addition to C, this interface enables *|
 |* tools written in such languages.                                           *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #ifndef LLVM_C_TRANSFORMS_VECTORIZE_H
 #define LLVM_C_TRANSFORMS_VECTORIZE_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
  * @defgroup LLVMCTransformsVectorize Vectorization transformations
  * @ingroup LLVMCTransforms

  * @}
  */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif /* defined(__cplusplus) */
 
 #endif
-

include/llvm-c/Types.h

+/*===-- llvm-c/Support.h - C Interface Types declarations ---------*- C -*-===*\
+|*                                                                            *|
+|*                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure                       *|
+|*                                                                            *|
+|* This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source      *|
+|* License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.                                      *|
+|*                                                                            *|
+|*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*|
+|*                                                                            *|
+|* This file defines types used by the the C interface to LLVM.               *|
+|*                                                                            *|
+\*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
+
+#ifndef LLVM_C_TYPES_H
+#define LLVM_C_TYPES_H
+
+#include "llvm/Support/DataTypes.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup LLVMCSupportTypes Types and Enumerations
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+typedef int LLVMBool;
+
+/* Opaque types. */
+
+/**
+ * LLVM uses a polymorphic type hierarchy which C cannot represent, therefore
+ * parameters must be passed as base types. Despite the declared types, most
+ * of the functions provided operate only on branches of the type hierarchy.
+ * The declared parameter names are descriptive and specify which type is
+ * required. Additionally, each type hierarchy is documented along with the
+ * functions that operate upon it. For more detail, refer to LLVM's C++ code.
+ * If in doubt, refer to Core.cpp, which performs parameter downcasts in the
+ * form unwrap<RequiredType>(Param).
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Used to pass regions of memory through LLVM interfaces.
+ *
+ * @see llvm::MemoryBuffer
+ */
+typedef struct LLVMOpaqueMemoryBuffer *LLVMMemoryBufferRef;
+
+/**
+ * The top-level container for all LLVM global data. See the LLVMContext class.
+ */
+typedef struct LLVMOpaqueContext *LLVMContextRef;
+
+/**
+ * The top-level container for all other LLVM Intermediate Representation (IR)
+ * objects.
+ *
+ * @see llvm::Module
+ */
+typedef struct LLVMOpaqueModule *LLVMModuleRef;
+
+/**
+ * Each value in the LLVM IR has a type, an LLVMTypeRef.
+ *
+ * @see llvm::Type
+ */
+typedef struct LLVMOpaqueType *LLVMTypeRef;
+
+/**
+ * Represents an individual value in LLVM IR.
+ *
+ * This models llvm::Value.
+ */
+typedef struct LLVMOpaqueValue *LLVMValueRef;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a basic block of instructions in LLVM IR.
+ *
+ * This models llvm::BasicBlock.
+ */
+typedef struct LLVMOpaqueBasicBlock *LLVMBasicBlockRef;
+
+/**
+ * Represents an LLVM basic block builder.
+ *
+ * This models llvm::IRBuilder.
+ */
+typedef struct LLVMOpaqueBuilder *LLVMBuilderRef;
+
+/**
+ * Interface used to provide a module to JIT or interpreter.
+ * This is now just a synonym for llvm::Module, but we have to keep using the
+ * different type to keep binary compatibility.
+ */
+typedef struct LLVMOpaqueModuleProvider *LLVMModuleProviderRef;
+
+/** @see llvm::PassManagerBase */
+typedef struct LLVMOpaquePassManager *LLVMPassManagerRef;
+
+/** @see llvm::PassRegistry */
+typedef struct LLVMOpaquePassRegistry *LLVMPassRegistryRef;
+
+/**
+ * Used to get the users and usees of a Value.
+ *
+ * @see llvm::Use */
+typedef struct LLVMOpaqueUse *LLVMUseRef;
+
+/**
+ * @see llvm::DiagnosticInfo
+ */
+typedef struct LLVMOpaqueDiagnosticInfo *LLVMDiagnosticInfoRef;
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif

include/llvm/IR/DiagnosticInfo.h

 // This file declares the different classes involved in low level diagnostics.
 //
 // Diagnostics reporting is still done as part of the LLVMContext.
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #ifndef LLVM_IR_DIAGNOSTICINFO_H
 #define LLVM_IR_DIAGNOSTICINFO_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/ArrayRef.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/DebugLoc.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Module.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Casting.h"
 #include <functional>
 
 namespace llvm {
 

include/llvm/IR/LLVMContext.h

 // This file declares LLVMContext, a container of "global" state in LLVM, such
 // as the global type and constant uniquing tables.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #ifndef LLVM_IR_LLVMCONTEXT_H
 #define LLVM_IR_LLVMCONTEXT_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/CBindingWrapping.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Compiler.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Options.h"
 
 namespace llvm {
 
 class LLVMContextImpl;
 class StringRef;

include/llvm/IR/Type.h

 // This file contains the declaration of the Type class.  For more "Type"
 // stuff, look in DerivedTypes.h.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #ifndef LLVM_IR_TYPE_H
 #define LLVM_IR_TYPE_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/APFloat.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/SmallPtrSet.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/CBindingWrapping.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Casting.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/DataTypes.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/ErrorHandling.h"
 
 namespace llvm {

include/llvm/IR/Use.h

 ///
 ///   http://www.llvm.org/docs/ProgrammersManual.html#UserLayout
 ///
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #ifndef LLVM_IR_USE_H
 #define LLVM_IR_USE_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/PointerIntPair.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/CBindingWrapping.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Compiler.h"
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <iterator>
 
 namespace llvm {
 

include/llvm/IR/Value.h

 //===-- llvm/Value.h - Definition of the Value class ------------*- C++ -*-===//
 //
 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
 //
 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //
 // This file declares the Value class.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #ifndef LLVM_IR_VALUE_H
 #define LLVM_IR_VALUE_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/iterator_range.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Use.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/CBindingWrapping.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Casting.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Compiler.h"
 
 namespace llvm {
 

include/llvm/PassRegistry.h

 // with the PassRegistry, which is later provided to the PassManager for 
 // dependency resolution and similar tasks.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #ifndef LLVM_PASSREGISTRY_H
 #define LLVM_PASSREGISTRY_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/DenseMap.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/SmallPtrSet.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/StringMap.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/StringRef.h"
 #include "llvm/PassInfo.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/CBindingWrapping.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/RWMutex.h"
 #include <vector>

include/llvm/Support/CBindingWrapping.h

 // This file declares the wrapping macros for the C interface.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #ifndef LLVM_SUPPORT_CBINDINGWRAPPING_H
 #define LLVM_SUPPORT_CBINDINGWRAPPING_H
 
 #include "llvm/Support/Casting.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Types.h"
 
 #define DEFINE_SIMPLE_CONVERSION_FUNCTIONS(ty, ref)     \
   inline ty *unwrap(ref P) {                            \
     return reinterpret_cast<ty*>(P);                    \
   }                                                     \
                                                         \
   inline ref wrap(const ty *P) {                        \
     return reinterpret_cast<ref>(const_cast<ty*>(P));   \

include/llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h

 //===--- MemoryBuffer.h - Memory Buffer Interface ---------------*- C++ -*-===//
 //
 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
 //
 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //
 //  This file defines the MemoryBuffer interface.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #ifndef LLVM_SUPPORT_MEMORYBUFFER_H
 #define LLVM_SUPPORT_MEMORYBUFFER_H
 
-#include "llvm-c/Support.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/Twine.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/CBindingWrapping.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/DataTypes.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/ErrorOr.h"
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace llvm {
 class MemoryBufferRef;

lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitReader.cpp

 //===-- BitReader.cpp -----------------------------------------------------===//
 //
 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
 //
 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #include "llvm-c/BitReader.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm/Bitcode/ReaderWriter.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/DiagnosticPrinter.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/LLVMContext.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Module.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
 #include <cstring>
 #include <string>

lib/Support/ErrorHandling.cpp

 //===- lib/Support/ErrorHandling.cpp - Callbacks for errors ---------------===//
 //
 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
 //
 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //
 // This file defines an API used to indicate fatal error conditions.  Non-fatal
 // errors (most of them) should be handled through LLVMContext.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #include "llvm/Support/ErrorHandling.h"
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/ErrorHandling.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/SmallVector.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/Twine.h"
 #include "llvm/Config/config.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Debug.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Errc.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/ManagedStatic.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Mutex.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/MutexGuard.h"

lib/Support/PrettyStackTrace.cpp

 //===- PrettyStackTrace.cpp - Pretty Crash Handling -----------------------===//
 // 
 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
 //
 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
 // 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //
 // This file defines some helpful functions for dealing with the possibility of
 // Unix signals occurring while your program is running.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #include "llvm/Support/PrettyStackTrace.h"
-#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
+#include "llvm-c/ErrorHandling.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/SmallString.h"
 #include "llvm/Config/config.h"     // Get autoconf configuration settings
 #include "llvm/Support/Compiler.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Signals.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Watchdog.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CRASHREPORTERCLIENT_H

tools/llvm-c-test/object.c

 /*===-- object.c - tool for testing libLLVM and llvm-c API ----------------===*\
 |*                                                                            *|
 |*                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure                       *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 |* This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source      *|
 |* License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.                                      *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 |*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*|
 |*                                                                            *|
 |* This file implements the --object-list-sections and --object-list-symbols  *|
 |* commands in llvm-c-test.                                                   *|
 |*                                                                            *|
 \*===----------------------------------------------------------------------===*/
 
 #include "llvm-c-test.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm-c/Object.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 int object_list_sections(void) {
   LLVMMemoryBufferRef MB;
   LLVMObjectFileRef O;
   LLVMSectionIteratorRef sect;

unittests/ExecutionEngine/Orc/OrcCAPITest.cpp

 //===--------------- OrcCAPITest.cpp - Unit tests Orc C API ---------------===//
 //
 //                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
 //
 // This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
 // License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #include "OrcTestCommon.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm-c/OrcBindings.h"
 #include "llvm-c/Target.h"
 #include "llvm-c/TargetMachine.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 

unittests/IR/ConstantsTest.cpp

 #include "llvm/AsmParser/Parser.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Constants.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/DerivedTypes.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/InstrTypes.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Instruction.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/LLVMContext.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Module.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/SourceMgr.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
 namespace llvm {
 namespace {
 
 TEST(ConstantsTest, Integer_i1) {
   IntegerType* Int1 = IntegerType::get(getGlobalContext(), 1);
   Constant* One = ConstantInt::get(Int1, 1, true);

unittests/Linker/LinkModulesTest.cpp

 #include "llvm/AsmParser/Parser.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/BasicBlock.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/DataLayout.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Function.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/IRBuilder.h"
 #include "llvm/IR/Module.h"
 #include "llvm/Linker/Linker.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/SourceMgr.h"
+#include "llvm-c/Core.h"
 #include "llvm-c/Linker.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
 using namespace llvm;
 
 namespace {
 
 class LinkModuleTest : public testing::Test {