GSOC Linker project

[mta`chrono]

Am 04.05.2012 01:47, schrieb Trass3r:
>> I'm interested in starting a project to make a linker besides optlink
>> for dmd on windows.
> 
> Imho changing dmd to use COFF (incl. 64 support) instead of that crappy
> OMF would be more beneficial than yet another linker.
> 
> 
>> My vision is to create a linker in a relatively modern language (D)
>> and to release the project as open source.
> 
> If you do write a linker then make it cross-platform right from the
> start; and modular so it can support all object file formats.

Yes supporting COFF would be a great benefit on Windows and would allow
the user to use other compilers and linkers in conjunction with D.

The other point: Writing a linker as part of GOSC 2013 will be an ease
for you if you've implemented COFF since you don't need any furthur
ramp-up time ;-).