"bearophile" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > linux user: >>Zip supports the executable flag but for some reason the compiler has >>negative attitude towards Linux users. Maybe it's supposed to boost the >>sales of the Windows port?< > > The situation is different. It's for LLVM and GCC that Windows users look > like third-class citizens. What you are seeing is just DMD being a bit > more fair. >
I'm of the firm optinion that any app that requires MSYS or MinGW to work on Windows is no more cross-platform than an app that requires Wine to run on Linux. Less so, in fact, since MSYS and MinGW are a royal f*&*&^% pain in the ass, and Wine isn't (not to the same degree, anyway). And then with LLVM, it goes another step further what with Windows exceptions continuing to be ignored. <paranoia and fud>Well, it *is* backed by Apple...</paranoia and fud>
