64-bit support (Was: Poll: Primary D version)

[bearophile]

Walter Bright:

> I should amend that by saying that post D2 emphasis will be on addressing 
> problems with the toolchain, of which 64 bit support is a big one.
> 
> Language changes will be a very low priority.
> 
> Other toolchain problems are things like shared libraries, installation, 
> bugzilla bugs, etc.

Things are not as simple as you say: among the Bugzilla bugs there is more than just pure implementation bugs, there are design bugs too, and they are essentially "language changes". I can list you many of them.

Bye,
bearophile