D Cross Compiler

[Brendan Simon (eTRIX)]

On 14/04/11 5:00 AM, d.gnu-request at puremagic.com wrote:
> Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:12:13 +0000 (UTC) From: Iain Buclaw
> <ibuclaw at ubuntu.com> == Quote from Brendan Simon (eTRIX)
> (brendan.simon at etrix.com.au)'s article
>> > Can D be used in low-level drivers for Linux or other RTOS (e.g.
>> > freertos) ??
> D is not really suitable for a freestanding environment. Especially if you intend
> to use any non-POD features of the language (C++ has the same problem too).
POD ??  Not sure what you mean here.  I searched wikipedia.  Is it
"Plain Old Data" as in standard C data types and structures ??

So is it possible to use D in a limited capacity for a bare-metal, or
low-level (rtos/kernel, driver) environment ??

Is D suitable for developing code for high speed Network Routers, Robot
Controllers, etc ??

If not, it sounds like it is more suitable for host applications (guis,
web/network service apps, etc).

Thanks, Brendan.