Attempt at DWT 64 bit port

[Mike via Digitalmars-d-dwt]

On Tuesday, 24 June 2014 at 00:30:58 UTC, ed wrote:
> I'm attempting a 64 bit port of DWT and I'd like some feedback 
> on API changes.
>
> My initial preference was no changes to existing API in order 
> to ease future updates from SWT proper. But of course that 
> requires casts and I suspect they will bubble to the surface 
> and be exposed to end-users of DWT.
>
> So now I'm leaning towards API changes of this sort:
>
>     /// Extension to String
>     public int indexOf( in char[] str,
>                         char searched,
>                         int fromIndex 
> ){cast(int)...cast(int)...}
>
> becomes
>
>     /// Extension to String
>     public ptrdiff_t indexOf( in char[] str,
>                               char searched,
>                               ptrdiff_t fromIndex) {...}
>
>
> This maintains sign compatibility with the original API but may 
> require some changes to existing code. For example:
>
> ---
> // Fails 64 bit, works 32 bit
> int idx = indexOf("astring", 't', 1);
>
>  // Works 64 bit, Fails 32 bit
> long idx = indexOf("astring", 't', 1);
>
> // Works 64 bit and 32 bit
> auto idx = indexOf("astring", 't', 1);
> ----
>
> Does anyone have an alternative preferred approach to portable 
> 32/64 bit code?
>
> One possibility is separate code bases for 32 and 64 bit, as 
> per SWT proper. This is not my preference but I am happy to do 
> it if people feel it would be better this way.
>
>
> Cheers,
> ed

Hi ed,

How is this going?  Where is the source code?  Would you like 
some help?

Mike