What should I replace getGlobalContext() with in LLVM 3.9.1?

Question

Doing old tutorials, I often see getGlobalContext() used. However, in LLVM 3.9.1, this function can no longer be found.

What should I replace these calls with for equivalent behaviour?

Answer 1

you just can use

static LLVMContext TheContext;

Answer 2

I found this review very useful: https://reviews.llvm.org/rL266379

It shows the tutorials being changed in llvm/docs to match the new API. They are replacing getGlobalContext() with code to allocate an LLVMContext to match the usage (static if it's being used with a static IRBuilder, for example).

So basically, make your own LLVMContext instead of using getGlobalContext().