LLVM IR influence on compiler debugging

[Adam Wilson]

On Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:33:02 -0700, Walter Bright  
<newshound2 at digitalmars.com> wrote:

> On 7/6/2012 4:50 PM, Adam Wilson wrote:
>> My guess is that, unless something changes significantly, DMD will  
>> remain a
>> niche tool; useful as a reference/research compiler, but for actual  
>> work people
>> will use LDC or GDC.
>
> A more diverse ecosystem that supports D is only for the better.
>

If this is what you want then I can be fine with it too. I just wanted to  
make my position clear. This also means that use cases are going to need  
to be clarified and a clear story crafted around the pro's and con's of  
each compiler to help us make a decision about which option is best for  
our needs. I was able to reach my conclusions, but only after months of  
immersion into the community. Needless to say, most people, open-source or  
commercial won't spend that kind of time...

In short, more promotion of the options on dlang.org.

-- 
Adam Wilson
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Project Coordinator
The Horizon Project
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