Would anyone mind terribly if I tried to
get LLVM packaged and added to the Debian
distribution?
Definitely not! Please do. 
Note that we have experimental support
for RPM generation in CVS currently, which might give you a starting point
to look at.
If you have any questions or run into any problems, please just let us
know! What version would you be interested in working with? 1.1 or CVS?
-Chris
Al Stone wrote:
Would anyone mind terribly if I tried to
get LLVM packaged and added to the Debian
distribution?
We have added rpm creation in cvs and it will most likely be in the 1.2 release. With a provided rpm, Debian users can use alien to make it into a deb.
True, alien will do most everything properly. To
actually have LLVM become a proper part of the Debian
distro, though, it should probably be done as a full
Debian package. Given the good work already done for
rpm's, it should be pretty straightforward.
Okey dokey. I'll start setting things up.
I think what I'll do is start with 1.1 (or the infamous
and soon-to-be-released 1.2 :). Once that works, I'll
probably put together a CVS snapshot version.
I know LLVM currently supports ia32 and SPARC; is anyone
looking at any other architectures?
Okey dokey. I'll start setting things up.
Sounds great!
I think what I'll do is start with 1.1 (or the infamous and
soon-to-be-released 1.2 :).
It's already infamous? 
Our tentative plan is to get it out in time for
the CGO conference which is Mar 20. We'll be presenting an LLVM paper,
which will hopefully stir up some more interest/awareness in the compiler
community for it. Frankly we could release CVS today and it would make a
great 1.2 release, we just want to squeeze in more cool stuff.
Once that works, I'll probably put together a CVS snapshot version.
I would recommend starting with "1.2" (aka CVS) if possible. There have
been some improvements to the build system and install targets that might
make things easier (as well as the rpm support). That said, starting with
1.1 and forward porting it to CVS might not be bad either. If you get
it working in time for the 1.2 release, we would obviously be able to
include it with the release...
I know LLVM currently supports ia32 and SPARC; is anyone looking at any
other architectures?
PPC support has a good chance of materializing in time, but there is
nothing concrete at the moment. We have medium term plans to do some ARM
work as well, but that is still a way off.
-Chris