== Quote from Trass3r ([email protected])'s article > I don't want to edit the ideas wiki page without getting another opinion, > so what about: > - helping with getting dmd produce x64 code on Windows. > To quote Walter: > "To do 64 bits on Windows requires: > 1. 64 bit OMF > 2. 64 bit librarian > 3. 64 bit generating dmd > 4. 64 bit C compiler > 5. 64 bit symbolic debug info > 6. 64 bit debugger > 7. 64 bit C runtime" > The first step would be to examine if MinGW's tools could be used.
I can see using MinGW's tools as a dead-end, rather than a step in the right direction. (Besides, wouldn't DMD Windows have to output object files in COFF format?) > - making D run on other architectures like ARM, PowerPC, ...? > GDC and LDC theoretically support these but I guess druntime and the like > could cause difficulties. > Especially ARM could be useful for targeting the mobile phone sector. Sadly, no one cares.
