diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6d962557a..ee8195839 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ # Swift Compiler Driver + Swift's compiler driver is a program that coordinates the compilation of Swift source code into various compiled results: executables, libraries, object files, Swift modules and interfaces, etc. It is the program one invokes from the command line to build Swift code (i.e., `swift` or `swiftc`) and is often invoked on the developer's behalf by a build system such as the [Swift Package Manager (SwiftPM)](https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-package-manager) or Xcode's build system. The `swift-driver` project is a new implementation of the Swift compiler driver that is intended to replace the [existing driver](https://github.com/apple/swift/tree/main/lib/Driver) with a more extensible, maintainable, and robust code base. The specific goals of this project include: