Using D, not developing D...

[Frits van Bommel]

kris wrote:
> 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.
>>>
[snip -v1 explanation]
> 
> 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)

Yes, that was a problem for a while. But then you could just hold off on 
upgrading[1], or if the runtime is still binary-compatible you can use 
the old runtime with the new compiler.


[1]: Or revert to the last stable version if you've already upgraded; 
the old versions (down to 0.102, sep 2004) are still available from the 
site.


And just to be pedantic: he asked about a stable compiler, not a stable 
runtime :P.