LLVM IR influence on compiler debugging

Walter Bright newshound2 at digitalmars.com
Sat Jul 7 16:34:53 PDT 2012


On 7/7/2012 4:28 PM, Adam Wilson wrote:
> I imagine that it does, and honestly, I am not terribly concerned if DMD stays
> with it's current backend because once LLVM gets SEH, im gone. But I do wonder
> if DMD will become increasingly irrelevant as backends like GCC and LLVM
> advance. And I am particularly troubled by what seems like a duplication of
> effort in the face of more widely tested backends...

Different implementations will have their different strengths and weaknesses, 
and also competition between them is good. I'm very pleased that we have 3 
strong implementations.


> All that said, I understand the legal predicament. You can't do anything about
> it and I'm not trying to convince you too. I just want to see more promotion and
> support of the other options available.

I think we'd all be better off if more involved here would get more active in 
promotion, rather than waiting for me to do it.

The whole "better mouse trap" thing is baloney. Promotion is necessary, even if 
you've got a great product. Even Apple has a huge promotion budget.




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