Ehem, ARM

[Chris]

On Thursday, 14 November 2013 at 16:14:16 UTC, Kai Nacke wrote:
> On Thursday, 14 November 2013 at 14:47:47 UTC, Chris wrote:
>> I know, I know, this question has been asked many times 
>> before. But it came up in a meeting the other day: is there 
>> any work being done on making D an ARM citizen so that 
>> _non-trivial_ D code can be ported to smartphones and the 
>> like? If so, what it the rough time frame?
>
> Hi Chris!
>
> LDC can generate binaries for ARM but still has a major bug 
> which prevents working exception handling. My new developer 
> board arrived this week so I hope to solve this issue soon.
>
> But this is only half of the story. My target is Linux/ARM 
> which is already supported by druntime/phobos. If you target a 
> smartphone then you also have to add Android or iOS support to 
> druntime/phobos. I don't know if somebody is working on this 
> topic.
>
> Regards,
> Kai

Thanks for your reply, Kai. That's good news, however iOS and 
Android support is crucial. I hope D can soon be ported to ARM, 
it's just too important.