j2d - translating Java to D with the language machine

[kris]

Peri Hankey wrote:
> Hello
> 
> Following an exchange of emails with Brad Anderson I have adapted my 
> d-to-d translator to translate from java to D. It's at a very early 
> stage (I started a couple of days ago). It seems to me that the first 
> thing to do is to apply it to the gnu classpath sources.
> 
> Results so far:
> 
>               j2d ok? gdc syntax ok? gdc compile?  source lines
>   java.lang   y       y              n             33871
>   java.util   y       y              n             56636
>   java.io     y       y              n             23187
> 
> This is quick and dirty so far: the code is probably wrong in many 
> places, and mapping java classes and run-time class information may be 
> tricky - I'm sure many of you will have already thought about this. At 
> present compilation fails because modules are not being found, but when 
> they are found there will be a different crop of incompatible 
> this-that-the-other errors. Also the java.lang modules need to be 
> automatically included.
> 
> So there is a great deal to do. The sources (about 700 rules, 1100 
> lines) are in SVN at dsource - it's easiest to start at
> 
>    http://languagemachine.sourceforge.net/j2d.html
> 
> and follow the link. I am developing on Linux, and this is definitely a 
> project that needs shared libraries. The easiest way to join the chase 
> is to use:
> 
> * the language machine (required)
> * gdc (0.17) - for shared libraries on Linux
> * gnu make - (or roll your own build tools)
> * gnu classpath sources: http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/
> 
> Suggestions, feedback, assistance all welcome.
> 
> Peri
> 


Nice! :)