[dmd-internals] DMD now requires a working D compiler to be build

[Daniel Murphy via Digitalmars-d]

"Walter Bright"  wrote in message news:mdiqav$17i8$1 at digitalmars.com...

> On 3/8/2015 5:00 PM, Daniel Murphy wrote:
> > If it's a new platform, why would 2.067 be able to target it?
>
> Because it'll have a C++ compiler.

You'd be able to compile the C++ version of 2.067 on this platform, but 
2.067 still wouldn't be able to target that platform without patches. 
Wouldn't it be easier to add support for the new platform into the latest 
compiler and cross-compile?  IIRC you did something like this in the past 
when targeting new platforms.