Stick a fork in it

Georg Wrede georg at nospam.org
Thu May 10 05:44:37 PDT 2007


Aarti_pl wrote:
> Bastiaan Veelo pisze:
> Your link points to GDC sources, but I wrote about DMD sources. GDC is 
> different compiler, with additional modifications necessary to work with 
> gcc. 

1

> What's more svn repository of DMD sources should be rather 
> accessible from DMD page not from other places...

2

> Source should be available because it's easier to track changes, check 
> out one specific revision of compiler and prepare patches.

3

> I think also that it makes much better impression about openess of 
> compiler development and rises quality of code. It gives also some sort 
> of security, as open projects with many contributors are more likely to 
> survive in longer term...

You make three good points!

> Of course I am not expecting that Walter will put there sources for 
> programs which are currently closed...



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