Re: Adding the D programming language

2005-11-16 Thread Andrew Haley
Romain Failliot writes: > 2005/11/13, Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > There is a GCC front end, but it has zero chance of being integrated > > into FSF GCC at this stage. The run-time library license contains > > this little gem: > > > > * (ii) Any derived versions of t

Re: Adding the D programming language

2005-11-15 Thread Ed Smith-Rowland
On 11/13/2005 02:13 PM, Brian Makin wrote: [snip] If some folks are interested we should talk to the D people and suggest an acceptable D frontend. I for one would be willing to pitch in. There's already one, IIUC: The link below seems like a more mature effort (it even work

Re: Adding the D programming language

2005-11-15 Thread Larry Evans
On 11/13/2005 02:13 PM, Brian Makin wrote: [snip] If some folks are interested we should talk to the D people and suggest an acceptable D frontend. I for one would be willing to pitch in. There's already one, IIUC: http://www.opend.org/

Re: Adding the D programming language

2005-11-13 Thread Robert Dewar
Romain Failliot wrote: Yes, but you have to be careful, with a license statement like the above, you probably have to adopt a chinese wall strategy, i.e. anyone who has seen the run time library that is so licensed should not be allowed to work on the implementation of the replacement. David s

Re: Adding the D programming language

2005-11-13 Thread Romain Failliot
> Yes, but you have to be careful, with a license statement like > the above, you probably have to adopt a chinese wall strategy, > i.e. anyone who has seen the run time library that is so > licensed should not be allowed to work on the implementation of > the replacement. David send me a more exp

Re: Adding the D programming language

2005-11-13 Thread Robert Dewar
Romain Failliot wrote: 2005/11/13, Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: There is a GCC front end, but it has zero chance of being integrated into FSF GCC at this stage. The run-time library license contains this little gem: * (ii) Any derived versions of this software (howsoever m

Re: Adding the D programming language

2005-11-13 Thread Romain Failliot
2005/11/13, Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > There is a GCC front end, but it has zero chance of being integrated > into FSF GCC at this stage. The run-time library license contains > this little gem: > > * (ii) Any derived versions of this software (howsoever > modified) > *

Re: Adding the D programming language

2005-11-13 Thread Brian Makin
> Is it plan to add the D language in the ones that are supported by GCC > by default? I have been following the D language for some time. In many ways it mirrors my own ideas on language design. In my oppinion the biggest thing holding it back is the lack of good tools. If some folks are inte

Re: Adding the D programming language

2005-11-12 Thread Florian Weimer
* Romain Failliot: > Is it plan to add the D language in the ones that are supported by GCC > by default? There is a GCC front end, but it has zero chance of being integrated into FSF GCC at this stage. The run-time library license contains this little gem: * (ii) Any derived vers

Re: Adding the D programming language

2005-11-12 Thread Mike Stump
On Nov 12, 2005, at 5:06 PM, Romain Failliot wrote: Is it plan to add the D language in the ones that are supported by GCC by default? No plans I'm aware of, but, asking the D folks would be more productive than asking us.

Adding the D programming language

2005-11-12 Thread Romain Failliot
Hi! I read some documentation about D programming language and began to test few .d files/modules. I think the D language is promising, and even if it has a garbage collector, it seems to be a good alternative in front of Java and .Net languages since it implements everything that quite every deve