C++ to D converter based on clang

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On Saturday, 28 May 2016 at 11:02:37 UTC, Loïc HAMOT wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am working on a C++ to D converter.
> The project is opensource, on github : 
> https://github.com/lhamot/CPP2D
>
> Clang is used to parse the C++ code and get the abstract syntax 
> tree. Then I can visit the AST to print it to D language.
> Some tricks are used to convert the simplest macros to mixin.
>
> Some C++ features which are not straightforward to convert are 
> already handled, like (A not exhaustive list):
>     class
>         constructor/destructor
>         virtual
>         abstract
>         override
>         initialization list
>         call base constructor
>     Operator overloading
>         member
>         free
>             left or right
>     Template
>         function
>         function specialization
>         class
>         class/struct specialization
>         class/struct partial specialization
>     arrays
>         static
>         dynamic
>
> Some examples here : 
> https://github.com/lhamot/CPP2D/wiki/Conversion-samples
>
> If somebody is interested to use this software, or to 
> participate, do not hesitate to contact me.
>
> Regards

That's a great project! IIRC Walter still searches for someone to 
convert the dmd backend to D.
Btw do you know about Daniel's porting tool that was used to 
migrate the dmd frontend to D?
https://github.com/yebblies/magicport2