[GSOC] more ideas

[Trass3r]

Am 25.03.2011, 00:52 Uhr, schrieb Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw at ubuntu.com>:
> == Quote from Trass3r (un at known.com)'s article
>> I don't want to edit the ideas wiki page without getting another  
>> opinion,
>> so what about:
>> - helping with getting dmd produce x64 code on Windows.
>> To quote Walter:
>> "To do 64 bits on Windows requires:
>> 1. 64 bit OMF
>> 2. 64 bit librarian
>> 3. 64 bit generating dmd
>> 4. 64 bit C compiler
>> 5. 64 bit symbolic debug info
>> 6. 64 bit debugger
>> 7. 64 bit C runtime"
>> The first step would be to examine if MinGW's tools could be used.
>
> I can see using MinGW's tools as a dead-end, rather than a step in the  
> right
> direction. (Besides, wouldn't DMD Windows have to output object files in  
> COFF format?)

Care to elaborate?
Yes, outputting COFF would be 1 step if this direction was pursued.