Embedded Linux really needs Dlang for the IOT market

[rikki cattermole]

On 09/03/2018 4:09 PM, dangbinghoo wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> I think the D community should make more effort to make Dlang more 
> easier to use on embedded Linux(mostly are arm and mips, powerpc).
> 
> currently, LDC seems to be more complete, but we can only see a hundred 
> words on the wiki about the cross-compiling for arm.
> 
> I'm working in a company now for IOT market. We have a lot of things 
> like embedded linux systems: has a basic linux kernel, uclibc/eglibc 
> system, built using buildroot or yocto.
> 
> for such a device, we need to write lost of code for dealing networking, 
> web interface, database storage and sometimes data algorithm.
> 
> And, For most of the devices on the market, like routers, fiber-port 
> routers, ethernet switches, and most of the termination system made by 
> Cisco, Broadcom, Huawei and others running at least millions of lines of 
> C code on the embedded linux system.
> 
> So, We have very big chance for spreading to these market. D is really 
> syntax-clean and provides more productive.
> 
> We need tutorial for cross-compiling a whole d project for the ARM, MIPS 
> linux systems, and we need the cross-compile toolchain ready to download.
> 
> so, any ideas?

Your best bet is to throw some developer time + money at the ldc devs.
They may need more CI's or help automating builds idk, best to ask them 
on their issue tracker on how you can contribute.

But most importantly, use it in some form.