[dmd-internals] Consistency with MODEL

[Brad Roberts]

On 5/11/2011 7:01 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
> 
> 
> On 5/10/2011 7:08 PM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
>> I would point out that both druntime and phobos use 32 and 64 for the values
>> of MODEL for building their 32-bit and 64-bit versions respectively, whereas
>> dmd uses -m32 and -m64. Unless there is a good reason for dmd using -m32 and -
>> m64 instead of 32 and 64, it would probably be best (for consistency's sake,
>> if nothing else), for dmd to use 32 and 64 for MODEL like druntime and phobos
>> do.
>>
> 
> It's a good idea.

It's something I've wanted to do for a while.  I'll cook up the pull request, but after the next release.  It'll disrupt
the auto testers so I'd like to have a chance to prepare them for the change so that the period of brokenness can be
minimized.

Later,
Brad