x86_64 support please!

[BLS]

Hi Jascha,

 > what's so bad about cross compilation?

In case that you are talking about GCC,
1)fat bottom binaries
2)a never ending compile link cycle.

 > compilers have intermediate code generation for decades....
Yep. And this is good for what ?

However, we are leaving the 64 bit discussion.
Bjoern

Jascha Wetzel schrieb:
> what's so bad about cross compilation?
> compilers have intermediate code generation for decades, therefore
> having different code generation and -optimization backends is a good
> thing. am i wrong?
> 
> BLS wrote:
> 
>>Tomas Lindquist Olsen schrieb:
>>
>>>BLS wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Seems to be a good chance to start re-implementing the complete D
>>>>Tool-Chain Development in D.
>>>>(Instead of using C and ASM)
>>>>IMO D 2.0 should be implemented in D (seperated from 1.x) , even if the
>>>>2.0 Backend is closed source.
>>>>Bjoern
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Kiriakos Alexoglou schrieb:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Please Walter add support for x86_64!
>>>>>
>>>>>I use Suse Linux 10.0 and developing in Qt and
>>>>>I want to try make Qt bindings for dmd.
>>>>>
>>>>>The bindings that exist for Qt right now,
>>>>>can all work with x86_64 architectures.
>>>>>
>>>>>In my personal opinion x86_64 support is
>>>>>more important than adding additional feutures to dmd.
>>>>>
>>>>>Right now I have to switch to the 32 bit version of Qt 4.2
>>>>>and start making the bindings for it. I have no other choice.
>>>>>
>>>>>There are so many additional registers waiting to get used
>>>>>by all of us! :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>Thank you for the exciting D language
>>>>>you offered to all of us!
>>>>>Keep up the good work!!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>*I think the D Logo with the Dolphin on it at
>>>>>http://www.sukimashita.com/d/ is very nice!!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>By using the LLVM backend D could be implemented in D.
>>>LLVM is C++ but you can output a ASM-like text file instead. I'm not sure
>>>how much this would hurt performance, but I'm guessing it's not that
>>>much.
>>>Also compared to what is gained it's a small price to pay.
>>>
>>>LLVM has a bytecode VM, JIT and some pretty neat optimisation technology.
>>>
>>>I think it could be interesting...
>>
>>NO !
>>NO VM,NET or D to WhatTheHeck cross compilation
>>
>>I simply vote for a D implemented in D. Frontend,  Backend, Linker ....
>>the complete Toolchain..... 32/64 bit at your choice.
>>The impact of having D in D for Tools like IDEs is significant.
>>And :
>>I would prefer to have all  *D Tools implemented as DDL*  guess why ?
>>Bjoern
>>
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