• Ingvaldur Sigurjonsson (27/27) Mar 30 2002 Hi Walter,
• Walter (16/41) Mar 30 2002 I wish I was closer!

"Ingvaldur Sigurjonsson" <ingi ementor.se> writes:

Hi Walter,

How close are you to DMD version 1.0 ?

As I understood it, you would not do any major changes to the DMC compiler
until the DMD was at version 1.0!

Are you going to add a full template support into the compiler ? Will I be
able to compile Andrei Alexandrescu library Loki
(http://cseng.aw.com/book/0,,0201704315,00.html) with DMC.

Another small thing I found here the other day was the scope of variables in
for loops, like:

for( int i=0; i < 10; i++ )
    ;
for( int i=0; i < 10; i++ )
    ;

will not compile because the second occurence of 'int i' will generate a
multiple definition of 'i' error! Not a big thing but I think I'm right in
that the Standard say's 'int i' should be local to the for-loop scope.

I've been using DMC for the last month or so and I'm very happy about it
because it's so fast.

But as I've said before, I would need a better template support in it, so I
could use the latest and greatest STLport versions...

I'm following the 'D' mailing list, and I like the arguments, I'm not in
need for new language though! What I need to to I can do in C and C++ and I
can live with their shortcomings. D is cool though :-)

It's a great task you've assigned your self to, writing a new language and
maintaining (keeping up with the Standard) a "great" C/C++ compiler.

Good luck
- Ingi

"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Ingvaldur Sigurjonsson" <ingi ementor.se> wrote in message
news:a85418$247$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 How close are you to DMD version 1.0 ?

I wish I was closer!

 As I understood it, you would not do any major changes to the DMC compiler
 until the DMD was at version 1.0!

The trouble is, if I timeshare between them, I get neither done.

 Are you going to add a full template support into the compiler ?

Yes.

 Will I be
 able to compile Andrei Alexandrescu library Loki
 (http://cseng.aw.com/book/0,,0201704315,00.html) with DMC.

Beats me! My initial goal is to compile STL with no macros for unimplemented
features.

 Another small thing I found here the other day was the scope of variables

in
 for loops, like:

 for( int i=0; i < 10; i++ )
     ;
 for( int i=0; i < 10; i++ )
     ;

 will not compile because the second occurence of 'int i' will generate a
 multiple definition of 'i' error! Not a big thing but I think I'm right in
 that the Standard say's 'int i' should be local to the for-loop scope.

Yeah, it used to work that way, then they changed the standard, so I changed
it, now it's changed back, grrr!

 I've been using DMC for the last month or so and I'm very happy about it
 because it's so fast.

Great!

 But as I've said before, I would need a better template support in it, so

I
 could use the latest and greatest STLport versions...

I know.

 I'm following the 'D' mailing list, and I like the arguments, I'm not in
 need for new language though! What I need to to I can do in C and C++ and

I
 can live with their shortcomings. D is cool though :-)
 It's a great task you've assigned your self to, writing a new language and
 maintaining (keeping up with the Standard) a "great" C/C++ compiler.

I'm supporting 4 compilers at the moment; most companies would put a team of
10-30 on each.