Re:DigitalMars C/C++ Compiler
by exikyut on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @11:24PM
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Oh, all right!! Cool! I'll definitely be keeping a slightly closer eye on DMC++ now and watching it for changes then, I think :)
I've wanted to play with C++ for quite some time, but (as crazy as it might sound) gcc/clang's multi-second compile times for the smallest of things (eg, messing around with FLTK, which doesn't go that crazy with C++ features) makes tinkering a bit distracting. Multiple seconds for medium+ things, maybe, but tcc has spoilt me when it comes to rapid iteration, heh.
A C++ compiler for Linux with speed reminiscent of (or maybe even similar to!) tcc would have a very big (if quiet) impact for a few people, I reckon. Something nice to have one day.
(Unrelated, but fiddling around to get `dmd -c' + external libphobos.so + ld.lld makes for especially nice compilation speed :) )
Is there any specific reason the last step you speak of hasn't been taken? Just time/inertia, or reluctance for technical reasons? I think many people would be interested to hear what effort you'd want to fold into a Linux release, if there are any technical issues.
I've wanted to play with C++ for quite some time, but (as crazy as it might sound) gcc/clang's multi-second compile times for the smallest of things (eg, messing around with FLTK, which doesn't go that crazy with C++ features) makes tinkering a bit distracting. Multiple seconds for medium+ things, maybe, but tcc has spoilt me when it comes to rapid iteration, heh.
A C++ compiler for Linux with speed reminiscent of (or maybe even similar to!) tcc would have a very big (if quiet) impact for a few people, I reckon. Something nice to have one day.
(Unrelated, but fiddling around to get `dmd -c' + external libphobos.so + ld.lld makes for especially nice compilation speed :) )
Is there any specific reason the last step you speak of hasn't been taken? Just time/inertia, or reluctance for technical reasons? I think many people would be interested to hear what effort you'd want to fold into a Linux release, if there are any technical issues.