Updated D packages in GNU Guix for x86_64-linux, i686-linux, armhf-linux

[Johan Engelen]

On Sunday, 11 March 2018 at 08:43:25 UTC, Pjotr Prins wrote:
> The GNU package manager updated LDC to 1.7.0 which now provides 
> x86_64-linux, see 
> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/packages/L/. Runtime 
> dependencies and build are listed at 
> https://hydra.gnu.org/build/2525193#tabs-runtime-deps, 
> including 0.17.4 (bootstrap) and LLVM 3.8.1.
>
> LDC 0.17.4 provides x86_64-linux, i686-linux, armhf-linux.
>
> We aim to add D compilers for all supported architectures.

Kai has been working recently [1] on updating LDC 0.17.x 
(ltsmaster) to work with LLVM 6, PowerPC, AArch64, ...  You may 
want to take advantage of that activity to get better bootstrap 
compiler support for your platforms. For example by filing bug 
reports, or better: helping out with testing and fixing things ;-)

-Johan

[1] See e.g. 
https://github.com/ldc-developers/dmd-testsuite/pull/34