module IR code is not dumped on exit in kaleidoscope example
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Description
[Documentation](https://llvm.org/docs/tutorial/MyFirstLanguageFrontend/LangImpl03.html#driver-changes-and-closing-thoughts) states that on `^D` on `Linux`(I checked on `MacOS`) the llvm module should [dump](https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/blob/main/llvm/examples/Kaleidoscope/Chapter3/toy.cpp#L619) all generated `IR` code. It seems that somehow the code is flushed off before being printed, the only output is something like:
```
; ModuleID = 'global_module'
source_filename = "global_module"
```
The workaround was to implement a more deterministic program exit [control](https://github.com/popescun/Learning/blob/main/llvm/kaleidoscope/ast.cpp#L559) using a predefined input token, e.g. `exit`.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the Kaleidoscope documentation section on driver changes and the linked llvm/examples/Kaleidoscope/Chapter3/toy.cpp around line 619. Reproduce the ^D exit behavior on the example and inspect how generated IR is emitted during shutdown. Done means the documented EOF path dumps the generated module rather than only its header.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100