Why D is not self hosting language?
I mean, could be front end (for example) written in D? And backend too?
For a moment we see how C++ killer is written in C++ :-)

I dont think ready its for yet. :-)


Sokolov Yura wrote:
> Why D is not self hosting language?
> I mean, could be front end (for example) written in D? And backend too?
> For a moment we see how C++ killer is written in C++ :-)
> 
> 

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:23:55 -0400, Sokolov Yura <Sokolov_member@pathlink.com> wrote:

> Why D is not self hosting language?
> I mean, could be front end (for example) written in D? And backend too?
> For a moment we see how C++ killer is written in C++ :-)

Here's an older discussion, http://www.digitalmars.com/d/archives/digitalmars/D/19857.html

In article <dg1i6b$2m26$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Sokolov Yura says...
>
>Why D is not self hosting language?
>I mean, could be front end (for example) written in D? And backend too?
>For a moment we see how C++ killer is written in C++ :-)

I take by "self-hosting" you mean "self-compiling".

It's in a FAQ: http://www.prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?action=browse&id=FaqRoadmap&oldid=FAQ#Self-CompilingCompiler

jcc7

"Sokolov Yura" <Sokolov_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:dg1i6b$2m26$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Why D is not self hosting language?
> I mean, could be front end (for example) written in D? And backend too?
> For a moment we see how C++ killer is written in C++ :-)

I'd much prefer it was written in D, it would make maintenance and improvement much easier. But it's got to hook up with the gcc back end and the DMC back end.