From the Department of Insane Ideas: D on the JVM

[bobef]

LOL! Let me give you an idea if you like doing stuff like that. Can't 
you make PySWT work with D? Or something similar with GCJ?


Gregor Richards wrote:
> No, I'm not saying somebody should do it, I'm saying I've done it.
> 
> http://www.codu.org/nestedvm-gdc/
> 
> Using NestedVM, a tool that lets you compile anything GCC supports to 
> Java bytecode, I've made a modified copy of GDC that can produce native 
> Java .class files from D source.
> 
> What's the use? I don't know, I only did it to have a bit of perverse fun.
> 
> Sockets and threads don't work yet, and it's not extensively tested, but 
> it works enough to get a simple Hello, World! compiled.
> 
> I'll put up full documentation on using it later, just thought the NG 
> might be interested in knowing it exists.
> 
>  - Gregor Richards