== Quote from Iain Buclaw (ibuc...@ubuntu.com)'s article > == Quote from Brendan Simon (eTRIX) (brendan.si...@etrix.com.au)'s article > > On 14/04/11 5:00 AM, d.gnu-requ...@puremagic.com wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:12:13 +0000 (UTC) From: Iain Buclaw > > > <ibuc...@ubuntu.com> == Quote from Brendan Simon (eTRIX) > > > (brendan.si...@etrix.com.au)'s article > > >> > Can D be used in low-level drivers for Linux or other RTOS (e.g. > > >> > freertos) ?? > > > D is not really suitable for a freestanding environment. Especially if you intend > > > to use any non-POD features of the language (C++ has the same problem > > > too). > > POD ?? Not sure what you mean here. I searched wikipedia. Is it > > "Plain Old Data" as in standard C data types and structures ?? > > So is it possible to use D in a limited capacity for a bare-metal, or > > low-level (rtos/kernel, driver) environment ?? > Yes an no for the same reasons C++ is suitable for such a task.
s/suitable/unsuitable/ :)
