LLVM IR influence on compiler debugging

[Paulo Pinto]

On Saturday, 7 July 2012 at 04:39:25 UTC, Adam Wilson wrote:
> 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.

How different is this from C, C++, Pascal, Modula, Ada, Java 
compilers?

As long as all implement the language standard, it is all for the 
better.

--
Paulo