ARM first & default LDC

Daniel Kozak kozzi11 at gmail.com
Mon Dec 14 09:22:25 UTC 2020


On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 5:40 AM 9il via Digitalmars-d <
digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:

> ARM is going to conquer laptop and PC markets in the next few
> years.
>

Yes, that is something I can agree with. But it will take 3-5 years.


> Making LDC a default compiler looks like a more rational
> solution. By default, I mean a branch where we do the main work
> on the compiler and DRuntime and what is used to make the first
> release of the new version of the compiler.
>

No, I do not see any benefit from this.


> I just realized why we still have DMD as the default compiler and
> why probably we would have it in the near future.
>
> D Foundation wants to have full power to make all key decisions.
> Making LDC a default compiler would also mean they would need to
> share their authority with others. That is only my opinion, I
> don't pretend it is right.
>

If D  Foundation would selected LDC as a default compiler I believe LDC
would need to accept D Foundation as their leadership
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