The reference D compiler is now open source

Re:The reference D compiler is now open source by loeg on Friday April 07, 2017 @01:52PM (#14061926)

Is the GC mandatory in D? I was under the impression some time ago that D could run GC-free, but the standard library still widely used GC. Did I just misunderstand?

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Re:The reference D compiler is now open source by steveklabnik on Friday April 07, 2017 @01:59PM (#14061994)

In my understanding, you're overall correct, but they've also been working on reducing that need, making more and more of it work without a GC.

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Re:The reference D compiler is now open source by WalterBright on Friday April 07, 2017 @02:17PM (#14062184)

Currently working on making the Exception handling system usable without the GC. Expect it soon.

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Re:The reference D compiler is now open source by steveklabnik on Friday April 07, 2017 @02:22PM (#14062227)

Great! (and, congrats on the re-licensing.)

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Re:The reference D compiler is now open source by mhh__ on Friday April 07, 2017 @05:00PM (#14063468)

You can tag a block @nogc, if you just need to avoid it for a specific part of your program. This can be done with the whole program, but quite a lot of the standard library requires the GC. I should point out that the GC has no problems that affect day to day usage, the stuff people complain about is when it's running for a while (it's conservative atm so it leaks).

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Re:The reference D compiler is now open source by loeg on Saturday April 08, 2017 @12:42PM (#14067762)

If you can tag the entire program @nogc, great.

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Re:The reference D compiler is now open source by petre on Friday April 07, 2017 @02:21PM (#14062220)

You can go easier on the GC or avoid it altogether. See this article and the discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13914308

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