From the Department of Insane Ideas: D on the JVM

[Lars Ivar Igesund]

Gregor Richards wrote:

> No, I'm not saying somebody should do it, I'm saying I've done it.
> 
> http://www.codu.org/nestedvm-gdc/
> 
> Using NestedVM, a tool that lets you compile anything GCC supports to
> Java bytecode, I've made a modified copy of GDC that can produce native
> Java .class files from D source.
> 
> What's the use? I don't know, I only did it to have a bit of perverse fun.
> 
> Sockets and threads don't work yet, and it's not extensively tested, but
> it works enough to get a simple Hello, World! compiled.
> 
> I'll put up full documentation on using it later, just thought the NG
> might be interested in knowing it exists.
> 
>   - Gregor Richards

I suppose the most important question would be how to interface between Java
and D.

-- 
Lars Ivar Igesund
blog at http://larsivi.net
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