64-bit support (Was: Poll: Primary D version)

[Don]

Bruno Medeiros wrote:
> On 24/05/2010 14:05, dsimcha wrote:
>> == Quote from Bruno Medeiros (brunodomedeiros+spam at com.gmail)'s article
>>> On 23/05/2010 01:45, Walter Bright wrote:
>>>> Walter Bright wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Other toolchain problems are things like shared libraries, 
>>>> installation,
>>>> bugzilla bugs, etc.
>>> Installation? What kind of problems are those?
>>
>> On Linux, DMD can be a PITA to install if you're using an ancient 
>> distribution due
>> to glibc being a different version than what DMD expects.  I use such 
>> a machine
>> and the only way to get DMD to work is to compile from source.
>>
>> On Windows there's been some talk of making an installer.  Personally, 
>> I think
>> this should be a very low priority.  Unpacking a zip file may not be 
>> the most
>> friendly installation method for someone who's completely computer 
>> illiterate, but
>> we're talking about programmers here.  Even novice ones should be able 
>> to figure
>> out how to unpack a zip file into a reasonable directory.
> 
> Ah, ok, I've only used DMD windows so far, thus I wasn't aware of those 
> problems. (in windows its fine)
> 
> And I think the zip file installation is fine versus using an installer, 
> in fact I even prefer it.
Ditto. Windows installers always make me nervous -- you're never quite 
sure what they're going to do, and what problems they're about to cause.