killer App for D? (was: State of D on iOS/Android)

[Manu]

On 2 February 2012 20:57, Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> On 2 February 2012 18:54, Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > On 2 February 2012 18:10, Manu <turkeyman at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 2 February 2012 17:18, Iain Buclaw <ibuclaw at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 2 February 2012 14:50, J Arrizza <cppgent0 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > So... Will D and Android GUI libraries be able to replace Java in the
> >>> > next
> >>> > two years? Is there a commitment or direction towards that end?
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> Not replace, but it is my goal to certainly have it a viable
> >>> alternative, just as you could alternatively use C/C++ on Android
> >>> instead of Java.
> >>
> >>
> >> Have you experimented with the android toolchain? Successfully built a
> GDC
> >> for it?
> >> I'm keen to get on with it the moment a working toolchain appears,
> >> regardless if druntime/phobos builds/works.
> >
> > As soon as I've got some things off my plate with getting GDC out the
> > door. I intend to get it going on my Android and my ARM7 plug. :)
> >
>
> To answer your question though, I have an old copy that worked on my
> ARM plug device back a few months ago when I started experimenting.  I
> intend to pick it back up soon though.


Is the NDK's ARM7 toolchain modified in any way from stock GCC? why do they
provide their own toolchain? shouldn't they just build it from GCC main?
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