[dmd-internals] Create a dmd-cxx branch on dlang/dmd

[Iain Buclaw]

On 11 December 2017 at 20:28, Diederik de Groot via dmd-internals
<dmd-internals at puremagic.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, 23 July 2017 at 22:40:13 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote:
>>
>> On 23 July 2017 at 23:52, Brad Roberts via dmd-internals
>> <dmd-internals at puremagic.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I just setup the auto-tester to test the dmd-cxx branches:
>>>
>>>     https://auto-tester.puremagic.com/?projectid=17
>>>
>>> One thing that needs to happen for it to build is to catch up with the
>>> changes made to the makefiles to put the build output in the generated
>>> directory.  I'm sure there's others, but that'll get past the first batch of
>>> errors I see right now.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Really?  That is a bit of a shame, I'd rather not much around with the
>> build config more than what is strictly necessary.
>>
>> Iain.
>
>
> Hi Iain/All,
>
> Thanks for creating the dmd-cxx branch. I used it when porting dmd/druntime
> and phobos to DragonFlyBSD (see:
> https://forum.dlang.org/post/bsgxwztbentpvxggahzx@forum.dlang.org).
>
> Is the dmd-cxx going to be available in the future as a starting point for
> other ports ? Are you / is anyone working on making it compatible with the
> current master branch (v2.077.x) ? Or is it ok to use a multi stage method
> (like i did) ?
>
> I used v2.068.2 as the middle stage, instead of v2.072.2 to which you
> updated dmd-cxx, which i only noticed after i had finished the v2.068.2
> version. Is it ok to depend on 2.68.2 instead of the version you chose ?
>

I would hardly call it 2.072, its just 2.068 but with some regression
fixes from latter releases.  The only thing I guarantee it to build is
phobos and dmd.

I can't see it being updated beyond a 2.076-ish front-end (which is
what gdc is using).

Iain.