On Tuesday, 22 March 2016 at 08:52:23 UTC, Laeeth Isharc wrote:
This isn't a question of all-or-nothing. Clearly,
interfacing with any possible C++ code is just complete lunacy.
You need to define what you mean by interfacing:
1. Interfacing with existing C++ libraries.
2. Interfacing with C++ code written with D in mind.
3. Interfacing with legacy C++ applications(pre C++11)
Point 3 will become irrelevant over time, so it is not worth the
trouble. Point 2 is achievable even from Python (Boost Python).
Point 1 is what is needed for C++ interfacing to be a selling
point and then you do need:
1. Redefine or extend D semantics to match C++.
2. Link in clang.
D has thus far demonstrated that there's a decently-sized
proportion of C++ code that can be bound to without needing to
integrate a full C++ compiler.
I don't think this has been demonstrated. What projects are you
talking about?
