Re: LDC for iOS
On Friday, 27 February 2015 at 11:11:36 UTC, Chris wrote: On Thursday, 26 February 2015 at 18:35:00 UTC, Dan Olson wrote: I think this all is in good enough shape that someone else should give it a try. https://github.com/smolt/ldc-iphone-dev This is an LDC development sandbox for iPhone iOS. It glues together various pieces needed to build an LDC cross compiler targeting iPhoneOS. It also includes a few samples to show how to get started. The compiler and libraries are in good enough shape to pass the druntime/phobos unittests with a few minor test failures (see project README.md). This means someone could, if so inclined, build their D library and use it in an iOS App. Currently based on LDC 0.15.1 (DMD v2.066.1) and LLVM 3.5.1. There are no prebuild binaries, so you have to do it yourself. Nobody has reported yet on trying to build beside me, so there may be potholes. Enjoy, Dan Thank you very much! Although I cannot test it right now (working mainly on Linux), I will soon give it a go, because we've been asked several times whether one of our apps will be available on the iPhone/iPad one day. This is very important work and, again, I thank you for your efforts. Hi Dan Olson, This is very great work but the ldc version is too old. I try patch it into last ldc master branch get a lot error(thanks Joakim for a lot help). Can you help to check what need to be modify to made it buildable ? (It require modify some file like abi-ios* to work).
Re: LDC for iOS prebuilt binaries
On Friday, 10 July 2015 at 05:38:47 UTC, Dan Olson wrote: Manu via Digitalmars-d-announce digitalmars-d-announce@puremagic.com writes: [...] [...] http://www.itoolchain.com/ or iPhone toolchain on cygwin
Re: LDC for iOS prebuilt binaries
Jack Stouffer j...@jackstouffer.com writes: Does this have any way to call the iOS Obj-C libraries for UI rendering and the like? Or is that a separate project? It is a separate project and is gradually getting pulled into DMD: http://forum.dlang.org/post/mnm1sf$kp8$1...@digitalmars.com For now, you can write UI part in Objective-C and rest as D. From D you could call any of the C-based graphics APIs (e.g. CGContextFillRect) but you'd have to write declarations - or try out Dstep: https://github.com/jacob-carlborg/dstep Another approach is using a framework with D bindings like Allegro5. http://forum.dlang.org/post/m2sicg48ff@comcast.net This looked promising but I have not pursed beyond that post. -- Dan
LDC for iOS prebuilt binaries
On Thursday, 9 July 2015 at 06:32:28 UTC, Dan Olson wrote: Only 32-bit devices currently; arm64 work starts next month when I acquire an iPhone 6. The download should have everything needed to run on an OS X build host in the same fashion as LDC downloads. Great work. D will get a huge boost in popularity if it can work on mobile devices. Does this have any way to call the iOS Obj-C libraries for UI rendering and the like? Or is that a separate project?
Re: LDC for iOS prebuilt binaries
On Friday, 10 July 2015 at 20:38:16 UTC, Rishub Nagpal wrote: On Thursday, 9 July 2015 at 06:32:28 UTC, Dan Olson wrote: I've made a set of binaries and universal libs for the LDC iOS cross-compiler. It is based on LDC 0.15.1 (2.066) and LLVM 3.5.1. https://github.com/smolt/ldc-iphone-dev/releases/tag/ios-0.15.1-150708 Only 32-bit devices currently; arm64 work starts next month when I acquire an iPhone 6. The download should have everything needed to run on an OS X build host in the same fashion as LDC downloads. But I may have missed something. Feedback appreciated. Good Work! I'd like to help get D to work on android, but I do not know much about llvm and arm compilers to be of much help. Last I heard there was an issue with exception handling and TLS, is that still so? That's funny, because I was just thinking about putting my Android patches for ldc online and trying to get more people to chip in on working through the remaining tests to be fixed for Android/ARM. I got TLS working a month and a half ago (http://forum.dlang.org/post/imkgasjuvbbasyghd...@forum.dlang.org) and exception-handling seems to be working since this fix I ferreted out last week (http://forum.dlang.org/post/qsfaussopqwwjuljd...@forum.dlang.org). Now it's just codegen issues, with about half of phobos modules' tests failing somewhere, though many of those modules only have a handful of tests that fail. For example, only three unit test blocks fail in std.stdio and one in std.path. Common causes appear to be problems with ranges and functions from std.random. I'm going through each module and commenting out failing tests and checking backtraces, a time-consuming process that's got me thinking about hacking the test runner, so that failing tests in one unit test block won't stop other test blocks from the same module from running, as is the case now. If you or anybody else is interested in chipping in, reply in the Android thread (first link above) and I'll put some patches and build info online. Unfortunately, to really fix any of these issues, you'll probably have to know something about ARM assembly, LLVM IR, and be comfortable stepping through the binary with gdb but without debug info, although simply triaging the tests to figure out what works and what doesn't could probably be done by almost anyone.
Re: LDC for iOS prebuilt binaries
On Thursday, 9 July 2015 at 06:32:28 UTC, Dan Olson wrote: I've made a set of binaries and universal libs for the LDC iOS cross-compiler. It is based on LDC 0.15.1 (2.066) and LLVM 3.5.1. https://github.com/smolt/ldc-iphone-dev/releases/tag/ios-0.15.1-150708 Only 32-bit devices currently; arm64 work starts next month when I acquire an iPhone 6. The download should have everything needed to run on an OS X build host in the same fashion as LDC downloads. But I may have missed something. Feedback appreciated. Good Work! I'd like to help get D to work on android, but I do not know much about llvm and arm compilers to be of much help. Last I heard there was an issue with exception handling and TLS, is that still so? anyway, good job!
Re: LDC for iOS prebuilt binaries
Possible to make cross compilers for other hosts? Who uses a mac? ;) On 9 July 2015 at 16:32, Dan Olson via Digitalmars-d-announce digitalmars-d-announce@puremagic.com wrote: I've made a set of binaries and universal libs for the LDC iOS cross-compiler. It is based on LDC 0.15.1 (2.066) and LLVM 3.5.1. https://github.com/smolt/ldc-iphone-dev/releases/tag/ios-0.15.1-150708 Only 32-bit devices currently; arm64 work starts next month when I acquire an iPhone 6. The download should have everything needed to run on an OS X build host in the same fashion as LDC downloads. But I may have missed something. Feedback appreciated. -- Dan
Re: LDC for iOS prebuilt binaries
Manu via Digitalmars-d-announce digitalmars-d-announce@puremagic.com writes: Possible to make cross compilers for other hosts? Who uses a mac? ;) Hi Manu - I wish I knew the answer. I assume you are thinking Windows. I just looked at some stackoverflow answers, specifically at Xamarin.iOS for Windows, and all seem to require a Mac at somepoint in the iOS dev process. Just thinking now as I type: - druntime, and phobos as built should be fine, since they are already cross compiled for iOS/arm - ldc could be built as an iOS cross compiler on Windows with a little work - that leaves: cross linker (I think Apple open sources it), and app tools to create, sign, and download apps. Maybe someone in the field knows a solution. http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/ios/getting_started/installation/windows/ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22358/how-can-i-develop-for-iphone-using-a-windows-development-machine -- Dan
LDC for iOS prebuilt binaries
I've made a set of binaries and universal libs for the LDC iOS cross-compiler. It is based on LDC 0.15.1 (2.066) and LLVM 3.5.1. https://github.com/smolt/ldc-iphone-dev/releases/tag/ios-0.15.1-150708 Only 32-bit devices currently; arm64 work starts next month when I acquire an iPhone 6. The download should have everything needed to run on an OS X build host in the same fashion as LDC downloads. But I may have missed something. Feedback appreciated. -- Dan
Re: LDC for iOS
On Thursday, 26 February 2015 at 18:35:00 UTC, Dan Olson wrote: I think this all is in good enough shape that someone else should give it a try. https://github.com/smolt/ldc-iphone-dev This is an LDC development sandbox for iPhone iOS. It glues together various pieces needed to build an LDC cross compiler targeting iPhoneOS. It also includes a few samples to show how to get started. The compiler and libraries are in good enough shape to pass the druntime/phobos unittests with a few minor test failures (see project README.md). This means someone could, if so inclined, build their D library and use it in an iOS App. Currently based on LDC 0.15.1 (DMD v2.066.1) and LLVM 3.5.1. There are no prebuild binaries, so you have to do it yourself. Nobody has reported yet on trying to build beside me, so there may be potholes. Enjoy, Dan Thank you very much! Although I cannot test it right now (working mainly on Linux), I will soon give it a go, because we've been asked several times whether one of our apps will be available on the iPhone/iPad one day. This is very important work and, again, I thank you for your efforts.
Re: LDC for iOS
On Thursday, 26 February 2015 at 19:26:07 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote: I could successfully compile the compiler and compile Hello World without any problems. I did not try running it on an a device. Thanks Jacob!
Re: LDC for iOS
On 2015-02-26 19:34, Dan Olson wrote: I think this all is in good enough shape that someone else should give it a try. Awesome work. I could successfully compile the compiler and compile Hello World without any problems. I did not try running it on an a device. -- /Jacob Carlborg
LDC for iOS
I think this all is in good enough shape that someone else should give it a try. https://github.com/smolt/ldc-iphone-dev This is an LDC development sandbox for iPhone iOS. It glues together various pieces needed to build an LDC cross compiler targeting iPhoneOS. It also includes a few samples to show how to get started. The compiler and libraries are in good enough shape to pass the druntime/phobos unittests with a few minor test failures (see project README.md). This means someone could, if so inclined, build their D library and use it in an iOS App. Currently based on LDC 0.15.1 (DMD v2.066.1) and LLVM 3.5.1. There are no prebuild binaries, so you have to do it yourself. Nobody has reported yet on trying to build beside me, so there may be potholes. Enjoy, Dan
