[Issue 15445] New: Make DMD's command-line options more compatible with other popular C/C++ compilers

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https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15445

          Issue ID: 15445
           Summary: Make DMD's command-line options more compatible with
                    other popular C/C++ compilers
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Hardware: x86_64
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P1
         Component: dmd
          Assignee: nobody at puremagic.com
          Reporter: samjnaa at gmail.com

Currently DMD's command-line options are different from those of popular
C-family compilers like GCC and Clang. This violates the principle of least
surprise and thus makes it unnecessarily difficult for people to migrate from
those languages without any significant benefit. We should try to make adopting
D easier.

>From http://www.unix.com/man-page/debian/1/gdc/ I note that GDC has a much more
streamlined interface which provides for D's additional features but at the
same time keeps the rest in line with GCC.

I request that DMD's (and thereby LDC should hopefully follow suit)
command-line interface be likewise streamlined so that it can be more usable.

Notably, -of as output option i.o. -o is most awkward, but the rest are
likewise too...

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