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Update the project name + minor corrections (#437)

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- Kotlin N -> Kotlin/Native
- Some wording corrections
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Andrey Breslav
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# Early Access Preview of Kotlin Native #
# Early Access Preview of Kotlin/Native #
## Introduction ##
_Kotlin/Native_, is a LLVM backend for the Kotlin compiler.
It consists of a native code generation facility using the LLVM toolchain
Kotlin/Native is a LLVM backend for the Kotlin compiler. It consists of a machine code generation facility using the LLVM toolchain
and a native runtime implementation.
_Kotlin/Native_ is primarily designed to allow compilation for platforms where
virtual machines are not desirable or possible (such as iOS, embedded targets),
or where the developer needs to produce a reasonably-sized self-contained program
virtual machines are not desirable or possible (such as iOS or embedded targets),
or where the developer needs to produce a reasonably-sized self-contained binary
that doesn't require an additional execution runtime.
## Supported platforms ##
_Kotlin/Native_ compiler produces mostly portable (modulo pointer size and target
triplet) LLVM bitcode, and as such can easily support any platform, as long as there's a LLVM
codegenerator for the platform.
However, as actual producing of the native code requires a platform linker and some
basic runtime shipped with the translator, we only support a subset of all possible
The _Kotlin/Native_ compiler produces mostly portable (modulo pointer size and target
triplet) LLVM bitcode, and as such can easily support any platform, as long as there's an LLVM
code generator for the platform.
However, as actualy producing native code requires a platform linker and some
basic runtime shipped along with the translator, we only support a subset of all possible
target platforms. Currently _Kotlin/Native_ is being shipped and tested with support for
the following platforms:
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The language and library version supported by this EAP release mostly match Kotlin 1.1.
However, there are certain limitations, see section [Known Limitations](#limitations).
Currently _Kotlin/Native_ uses reference counting based memory management scheme with cycles
garbage collection algorithm. Multiple threads could be used, but no objects shared
Currently _Kotlin/Native_ uses reference counting based memory management scheme with a cycle
collection algorithm. Multiple threads could be used, but no objects shared
between threads are allowed.
_Kotlin/Native_ provides efficient interoperability with libraries written in C, and supports
automatic generation of Kotlin bindings from a C header file.
See samples coming with the distribution.
See the samples coming with the distribution.
## Getting Started ##
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### Microsoft Windows support ###
Due to significant difference in exception handling model on MS Windows and
Due to significant differences in exception handling models on MS Windows and
other LLVM targets, current _Kotlin/Native_ may not produce executables working on
MS Windows. This situation could be improved in upcoming releases.