split dmd frontend into separate project

[Thomas Koch]

Jacob Carlborg wrote:

> On 2012-11-19 15:46, Iain Buclaw wrote:
> 
>> Yes it would make sense - no it can't be done because gdc/ldc makes
>> changes to their own copies of dfe.  The solution would be to fix dfe
>> so that multiple backends can use it.  But that it not currently the
>> case.
> 
> Wouldn't those changes be easier to make and maintain if the front end
> was a separate project, even if it can't be used unmodified.

>From an outsiders view I'd believe that it would be much simpler to fork git 
branches for the dmd frontend versions of gdc and ldc and use the git 
machinery for merges. - But the developers must decide. I don't want to 
annoy them.

Regards, Thomas