Jordan DeLong
d936b8e120
Adds comments explaining the role of each of these modules. The comments explain the roles as I am planning to make them, not as they actually are, so they are currently partially lies. (I will move EvalStack into TraceBuilder, and get the remaining "dubious" gen routines out to HhbcTranslator on top of this diff.)
HipHop VM for PHP
HipHop VM (HHVM) is a new open-source virtual machine designed for executing programs written in PHP. HHVM uses a just-in-time compilation approach to achieve superior performance while maintaining the flexibility that PHP developers are accustomed to. HipHop VM (and before it HPHPc) has realized >5x increase in throughput for Facebook compared with Zend PHP 5.2.
Required Packages, and Installing and Running HipHop VM
The latest information is available on the wiki.
Contributing to HipHop VM
HipHop VM is licensed under the PHP and Zend licenses except as otherwise noted.
Before changes can be accepted a Contributors Licensing Agreement must be signed and returned.