DMD + msvc

[Adam Wilson]

On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:50:44 -0700, Walter Bright  
<newshound2 at digitalmars.com> wrote:

> On 6/17/2012 3:34 AM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>> 1. DMD can only output OMF binaries
>> 2. DMD cannot output 64bit code for Windows
>> 3. DMD is not compatible with the MSVC linker or runtime
>
>
> I intend to fix all of those, at least for 64 bit Windows, in the near  
> term.
>

Does this somewhat vague statement meant that we are getting COFF support  
in the near term? Because if so, I have some serious plans for source  
embedding in custom sections. The only thing blocking it is the fact that  
OMF doesn't support custom sections. Once the source is embedded in  
libraries, we can finally jettison DI files once and for all! Also would  
it be possible at this point to clean up the backend such that we have a  
clean interface for interacting with object files during their  
construction, given that with COFF, all object format wills be roughly  
feature equal? Object generation is an unholy disaster of IFDEF's and my  
brain has melted every time I try to venture into it; but if we have a  
clean interface for interacting with them it would make it significantly  
easier to add things like custom sections, which in turn will open up a  
plethora of new options, including source embedding.

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