This is a question I'm sure many have: how feasible would it be to get DMC++ emitting Linux code?
D uses the same backend, in theory, but I'm not sure how much divergence there is between the D backend and this code.
Perhaps you could get Hello World to build, make a gigantic list of everything that's broken, and see how much traction (hopefully) appears out of thin air :)
I love tcc for its "oh it already finished" compilation time (300ms :D), even (and especially) on older hardware. I wish there was something out there to compare it with; it's quite unfortunate it sits on its own, because it hasn't had an official release in in 4 or so years.
Oh, all right!! Cool! I'll definitely be keeping a slightly closer eye on DMC++ now and watching it for changes then, I think :)
I've wanted to play with C++ for quite some time, but (as crazy as it might sound) gcc/clang's multi-second compile times for the smallest of things (eg, messing around with FLTK, which doesn't go that crazy with C++ features) makes tinkering a bit distracting. Multiple seconds for medium+ things, maybe, but tcc has spoilt me when it comes to rapid iteration, heh.
A C++ compiler for Linux with speed reminiscent of (or maybe even similar to!) tcc would have a very big (if quiet) impact for a few people, I reckon. Something nice to have one day.
(Unrelated, but fiddling around to get `dmd -c' + external libphobos.so + ld.lld makes for especially nice compilation speed :) )
Is there any specific reason the last step you speak of hasn't been taken? Just time/inertia, or reluctance for technical reasons? I think many people would be interested to hear what effort you'd want to fold into a Linux release, if there are any technical issues.
This is a question I'm sure many have: how feasible would it be to get DMC++ emitting Linux code?
D uses the same backend, in theory, but I'm not sure how much divergence there is between the D backend and this code.
Perhaps you could get Hello World to build, make a gigantic list of everything that's broken, and see how much traction (hopefully) appears out of thin air :)
I love tcc for its "oh it already finished" compilation time (300ms :D), even (and especially) on older hardware. I wish there was something out there to compare it with; it's quite unfortunate it sits on its own, because it hasn't had an official release in in 4 or so years.