Daniel Gibson Wrote: > Gour D. schrieb: > > On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:52:22 +0200 > >>>>>>> "Simen" == "Simen kjaeraas" <simen.kja...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Simen> I believe GDC supports ARM. > > > > Hmm, baes on http://dgcc.sourceforge.net/ it looks it is not overly > > active? > > try http://bitbucket.org/goshawk/gdc/wiki/Home :-) > > > > > Simen> The bus-factor of D is sadly close to 1. If Walter should choose > > Simen> to leave, we have a problem. On the other hand, I don't think a > > Simen> mere bus would keep him from continuing the project. > > > > Uhh...this is almost like a showstopper or, at least, very strong > > anti-adoption pattern. :-( > > > > I don't think it's as serious, because afaik Walter is not the only one > developing the dmd compiler (and thus familiar with it) and, more > importantly, there are alternative D compilers (gdc and ldc, with at > least gdc being actively developed). > > So even if Walter, for whatever reason, stops developing D, there is - > IMHO - a good chance that others will continue his efforts and keep D alive. > > Cheers, > - Daniel
I've also heard there is an unannounced compiler in the works.