I managed to find and install LDC, and that mostly, somewhat
works.
Except that half the time the compiler crashes with a stack
trace, and sometimes it just hangs. Occasionally if I move and
rearrange the code it will manage to compile it. There are also
worrying comments on the LDC web page about how "Most programs
work just fine" and "Several unit tests still fail" and stuff
about it relying on stuff from visual c++ in order to work that
make me seriously doubt it's stability and correctness.
The times when Windows wasn't a first class target for LDC are
over. We've got Windows CI for a year now, so there should be no
severe Windows-specific bugs (all unittests and the LDC-specific
set of DMD tests work). What's still missing is proper
debuginfos, and I'm unsure about DLL support.
As you didn't mention the LDC version you tried, I recommend
using bleeding-edge master for Windows:
https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc/releases/tag/LDC-Win64-master
I've never experienced any hangs; compiler crashes may occur, but
should be very rare. Be sure to let us know when you hit
something at https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc/issues - we
can't fix stuff we don't know about!
Interestingly I found that LDC is crashing when I compile my
code from visual D but not from the command line.
Worth investigating.
I'm like an honest opinion... Am I wasting my time trying to do
this project in D on Windows? I'll continue to use and support
the language but I don't want to fight a losing battle and end
up having to move away anyway...
I've been working on LDC for a couple of years (focusing on
Windows), mainly because I want to be able to replace C++ at work
at some point. Instead of waiting for others to fix it, I
realized one needs to get involved to push things forward. I
still don't write any D code except for unittests and occasional
DMD front-end mods, so I'd love to get some feedback on
real-world usage of LDC on Windows.
On Tuesday, 23 August 2016 at 21:25:29 UTC, Cauterite wrote:
Well, you're fighting a losing battle by trying to use GDC/LDC
on Windows, since Windows is priority #2 for D, and GDC/LDC are
still struggling with priority #1 (Linux).
@Cauterite: You obviously have no idea about LDC at least, so
please stop making such noninformed claims.
