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reply "AJ" <aj nospam.net> writes:
Is there a utility to convert C++ code to D code?
Oct 22 2009
next sibling parent reply dsimcha <dsimcha yahoo.com> writes:
== Quote from AJ (aj nospam.net)'s article

 Is there a utility to convert C++ code to D code?


No.  In theory it would be possible to write one, but it wouldn't be
particularly
useful, as its output would likely not be readable D code.  Look at some of the
C
code output by language x to C compilers.  It's not readable C.  It's filled
with
gotos and no high-level constructs, etc.  This analogy is relevant b/c D has a
C-like subset and the higher level parts are the harder parts to target
programmatically.  Translating into *readable* code would probably require some
program that passes the Turing test.
Oct 22 2009
parent "AJ" <aj nospam.net> writes:
"dsimcha" <dsimcha yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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 == Quote from AJ (aj nospam.net)'s article

 Is there a utility to convert C++ code to D code?


 No.  In theory it would be possible to write one, but it wouldn't be 
 particularly
 useful, as its output would likely not be readable D code.  Look at some 
 of the C
 code output by language x to C compilers.  It's not readable C.  It's 
 filled with
 gotos and no high-level constructs, etc.  This analogy is relevant b/c D 
 has a
 C-like subset and the higher level parts are the harder parts to target
 programmatically.  Translating into *readable* code would probably require 
 some
 program that passes the Turing test.


OK. That shows that D is a drastic departure from C++. Why changes to code 
punctuation (i.e., semicolons) would matter in regards to "luring C++ 
programmers" is not apparent.
Oct 22 2009
prev sibling parent "Robert Jacques" <sandford jhu.edu> writes:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:11:08 -0400, AJ <aj nospam.net> wrote:


 Is there a utility to convert C++ code to D code?


There are utilities that will wrap c++ code. And DMD supports limited  
interfacing with c++ code compiled with DMC.
Oct 22 2009