Compile Java to LLVM IR

[NiklasHeneka]

Hey,
I want to compile Java Code to LLVM IR which should be possible with RoboVM.
I installed the latest IntelliJ IDEA plugin and created a new RoboVM Console App.
My question is how can I get the LLVM IR code?
Apparently the -dump-intermediates option should dump the LLVM IR in the cache.
But when I created a run configuration with -dump-intermediates as program arguments in IntelliJ and ran the sample I did not get the .ll files.
Did is miss something or how can I do this?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

[dkimitsa]

hi,
run configurations specifies arguments that are passed to already built binary.
intermediates are being produced during the build.
there is no option to get these during build in Idea/AndroidStudio.
But you can set following in your gradle script and build it using gradle command line.
robovm {
dumpIntermediates = true
}

[NiklasHeneka]

Hey,
thanks for your answer but I am sorry I am a bit lost.
I cloned the repo and added your answer as well as this to the build.gradle in robovm/plugins/gradle. When running gradle build there nothing seems to happen and running robovmInstall tells me I havent specified a target and main class.

So what are the steps in order to compile the Java code and where should I put it?
Sorry that im lost here but I havent found any solution.

[dkimitsa]

hey, you don't need to clone robovm source code. dumpIntermediates should be working with your iOS or console project. You can create simple project from template using Idea/Android Studio plugin.
Then run ./gradlew.sh launchIPhoneSimulator from command line. Having dumpIntermediates in project gradle file will case intermediates generated

[NiklasHeneka]

It worked, thank you very much. I really appreciate it.