[dmd-beta] Do a new release?
Walter Bright
walter at digitalmars.com
Mon Dec 6 15:42:54 PST 2010
I don't know how much work is left for 64 bits to work.
David Simcha wrote:
> IMHO it depends on how close we are to fixing enough 64 bugs to make
> 64 support usable. I define "usable" as at least successfully
> compiling, linking and running a version of "hello, world" that uses
> std.stdio, not printf, so that people can test it on more complex code
> and file bug reports.
>
> If there's likely still another month's work or more there, then yeah,
> now's a good time for a release because we just got rid of some nasty
> and important bugs. On the other hand, if there's only maybe a week
> or two more worth of work (at least plausibly; I know it's somewhat
> unpredictable), I suggest getting these last 64 bugs fixed before
> releasing.
>
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