Using D, not developing D...

[kris]

Frits van Bommel wrote:
> Henrik Harmsen wrote:
> 
>> Which version of DMD should I use if I need a stable compiler?
>>
>> I want to use D for developing an application but I need a stable 
>> compiler (as bug free as possible). Will there be a fork into devel 
>> and stable? For me, that's necessary.
>>
>> Maybe the answer is someone else but Walter should pick this up, but 
>> I'd like to hear your thoughts.
> 
> 
> This is why the -v1 switch was added to DMD. It's supposed to preserve 
> backwards-compatibility to DMD v1.00.
> The idea is that you can update the compiler to the newest version 
> without losing the ability to compile programs that were legal for DMD 
> v1.00.
> So then 'dmd' would be your devel, and 'dmd -v1' the stable.

Can't do that when the runtime and GC changes -- it was kinda unstable 
for a few releases there, and -v1 won't affect it (obviously)