dmd for ARM

[Trass3r]

Am 28.09.2011, 01:30 Uhr, schrieb Ruben <chromium at hybridsource.org>:

> Hello, is there a chance an ARM backend can be written for dmd this year?

No. We won't even get Win x64 support in that time frame.

> it appears that those wanting to use ARM are pointed at gdc/ldc,
> but it seems like those two projects are usually behind in D2 support

gdc is very active and so far has always been on par with dmd.
There are a few ARM-specific bugs though that still need to be fixed. Feel
free to help out.
ldc is only 1 revision behind currently.


> Some estimate of when dmd might come to ARM or
> why such a port is not a priority would be appreciated.

Cause there are plenty of bugs and unfinished feature implementations that
are way more important.
Plus you are free to use gdc or ldc to generate code for ARM targets
*right now*.

The real problem is druntime, memory management and the like that need to  
be sorted out.
But nobody fixed those yet.