Hello Eric,
Why not just LLVM? let LLVM do the rest?
What platforms for dmd would you be most interested in using?
.net
jvm
mac osx 32 bit intel
mac osx 64 bit intel
linux 64 bit
windows 64 bit
freebsd 32 bit
netbsd 32 bit
other?
Good question.
I suppose if the question had been asked like "What platforms for /D/ would
you most be interested in using?" then we'd know that ldc could act as the
implementation answer to that question...
But since he said /dmd/, I'm not quite sure what this means. I guess it
should be just taken to be a poll, and not a statement of intent.
As long as dmd remains the reference compiler, then there will be interest
in seeing the reference working on other "high priority" platforms. Seems
like a lot of work to me when ldc could be developed to meet such goals.
Then again, maybe ldc does factor into that picture, and we just don't know
it yet.
-JJR
