D, Java? To D or not to D?

[Daniel Keep]

John Reimer wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:54:09 -0800, Walter Bright wrote:
> 
> 
>>TPJ wrote:
>>
>>>1) In order to run a program written in D I have to compile it on the target OS.
>>
>>I haven't talked about this much, but it is technically feasible to 
>>create a D runtime that enables "compile once, run everywhere". It is 
>>not necessary to have a VM to do it.
> 
> 
> 
> Isn't this something that LLVM can be used for?
> 
> http://llvm.org/
> 
> -JJR

I once thought about grabbing LLVM and poking around, but the 
requirements just to compile the damn thing scared me off.  I've had so 
much pain from GCC (and the entire GNU toolchain) on Windows, I just 
can't be arsed anymore.

It's somewhat unfair that the OS I got stuck with is the only non-NIXish 
OS left. :P

	-- Daniel