Compile-time evaluation of real expressions?

[Robert Clipsham]

On 07/01/2012 02:28, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 07, 2012 at 02:15:39AM +0000, Robert Clipsham wrote:
>> On 07/01/2012 00:31, H. S. Teoh wrote:
>>> I admit I've no idea how the D compiler implements compile-time
>>> evaluation, but is it possible for the compiler to actually emit code
>>> for compile-time functions containing asm blocks and, say, execute it
>>> in a sandbox, and read the values out from the machine registers? Or
>>> does this create more problems than it solves?
>>
>> Doing this would mean you can't do cross-compilation, eg using x86 to
>> compile for ARM. Which means you'd need to use a virtual machine for
>> it, which is almost certainly more effort than it's worth.
> [...]
>
> But doesn't the use of asm{} already prevent cross-compilation in the
> first place? Or does the D compiler actually translate the instructions
> into the target platform? In which case, doesn't it already know enough
> to be able to interpret it?
>
> I'm pretty sure I'm missing something obvious.
>
>
> T
>

version(X86) asm
{
   // X86 ASM
}
else version(ARM) asm
{
   // ARM ASM
}
// etc

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