Sadness

[Dan]

Bill Baxter Wrote:

> Dan wrote:
> > Bill Baxter Wrote:
> >> My problem with GDC is just that it lags so far behind DMD.  But maybe 
> >> it's time for me to try to become part of the solution there.
> >>
> >> --bb
> > 
> > Yeah, I personally think GDC is the way to go.
> > 
> > On principle it:
> > 
> > 1) Uses a standard platform for compilers, sharing optimization techniques and "stuff" with other compilers.
> > 
> > 2) Is open source.
> > 
> > 3) Is cross platform (including x86-64)
> > 
> > 4) Should be less maintenance work than dmd?  (backend doesn't need work?)
> > 
> > That's my take on it anyways.
> 
> I just emailed Anders B. and David F. a while ago to see if there's 
> anything I could do to help keep it more up to date.
> 
> That's really my only gripe with it, it just lags behind too much.  And 
> I definitely like the fact that it generates faster FP code than DMD.
> 
> --bb

I would probably take up renewed interest in D if it supported the x86-64 - both from D source and inline assembler.  The x86-32 is obsolete.

At that point, my only major gripe would be that hello world takes up 80kb.