ARM first & default LDC

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On Saturday, 19 December 2020 at 19:24:34 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe 
wrote:
> On Saturday, 19 December 2020 at 17:40:28 UTC, Timon Gehr wrote:
>> Why is it so hard to believe that this is a benefit that an 
>> actual compiler developer might care for?
>
> Yes, this is important.
>
> I have done patches to dmd myself. It is very quick and 
> accessible.
>
> [...]
>
> still isn't too hard. Way faster and much less scary = more 
> likely to get new dev work done.

+1

Wouldn't (couldn't) have contributed to DMD if it wasn't as 
simple as it is.
It's super cool when your modified compiler is just a few seconds 
of compilation way.


In comparison to that, testing some changes to the DUB registry 
requires me to setup some MongoDB server in advance. And 
configure it accordingly. And maybe patch some code to not bug me 
with it's auth process or whatsoever…
Without some (time consuming) help by WebFreak dub-registry PR 
#474 wouldn't have been a thing.

For DMD you just run the build script. No need to prepare some 
LLVM or whatever dependency (maybe even in some specific expected 
versions) in advance.

- Elias