C++ to D converter based on clang

[Loïc HAMOT via Digitalmars-d-announce]

On Saturday, 28 May 2016 at 11:26:23 UTC, Seb wrote:
> 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
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> 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

I gave a try to magicport2, but I read it is specifically done 
for DMD. Moreover is seams to have some limitations which don't 
fit for my needs : template, C++11, ...
I also tried the cpp2d project inside VisualD. But is has also 
many limitations in the C++ features it can parse (and the parser 
is pretty hard to extend).
This is why I finally decided to use an existing, robust and 
reusable C++ parser : clang.

I am far away to be able to convert the full DMD backend, but 
this is a very interesting challenge!