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Update the documentation for the merger, and also for various changes in Cranelift. Remove some old obsolete documentation, and convert the remaining Sphinx files to Markdown. Some of the remaining content is still out of date, but this is a step forward.
This crate provides module-level functionality, which allow multiple functions and data to be emitted with Cranelift and then linked together.
This crate is structured as an optional layer on top of cranelift-codegen. It provides additional functionality, such as linking, however users that require greater flexibility don't need to use it.
A Module is a collection of functions and data objects that are linked
together. Backend is a trait that defines an interface for backends
that compile modules into various forms. Most users will use one of the
following Backend implementations:
SimpleJITBackend, provided by cranelift-simplejit, which JITs code to memory for direct execution.ObjectBackend, provided by cranelift-object, which emits native object files.FaerieBackend, provided by cranelift-faerie, which emits native object files.