On 7/15/2012 5:45 PM, Adam Wilson wrote:
I think the problem is that in the real world, that state is somewhat unlikely. For example, Walter is currently working on COFF support, this is arguably a new feature (we already can make programs work on Windows). Programmers aren't machines and fixing bugs all day is boring, we want to do the fun stuff, in this case, new features. It just so happens that it's the fun stuff that makes fixing bugs bearable. I don't think it's fair of us to demand that Walter only fix bugs, besides, COFF support is a HIGHLY requested new feature, he is just supposed to ignore them?
Supporting Win64 is absolutely critical for the future of D, and the sooner we get it, the better. The COFF route is the shortest route to doing it, and the most practical for attracting devs, which is why it's the way we're going.
32 bit code is dead on OSX, is dying rapidly on Linux and Windows.
