Almost four years ago, I asked where Android was at, in this thread about supporting ARM, and decided to take up the port:

http://forum.dlang.org/thread/yhulkqvlwnxjklnogmfv@forum.dlang.org

After releasing linux/x64 cross-compilers for the last couple years, I finally got all my patches upstream and ldc 1.4 is the first official release to fully support cross-compiling for Android/ARM from linux, Windows, and hopefully macOS:

https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc/releases/tag/v1.4.0

As noted there, I've written up full instructions on using the official release to write D apps for Android, employing the simple OpenGLES C/C++ sample apps that used to come with the NDK but ported to D, including demonstrating calling Java methods through JNI:

https://wiki.dlang.org/Build_D_for_Android

If someone can try it out on a mac and either update that wiki page with the required brew/port steps and any other mac-isms or post them here, we can make it easier for mac users too.

Next up, 32-bit ARM Android devices are now supported, I'm looking at getting 64-bit AArch64 Android up and running.

On Tuesday, 19 September 2017 at 03:25:08 UTC, Joakim wrote:
> Next up, 32-bit ARM Android devices are now supported, I'm looking at getting 64-bit AArch64 Android up and running.

Keep it up!
Andrea

On Tuesday, 19 September 2017 at 07:44:47 UTC, Andrea Fontana wrote:
> On Tuesday, 19 September 2017 at 03:25:08 UTC, Joakim wrote:
>> Next up, 32-bit ARM Android devices are now supported, I'm looking at getting 64-bit AArch64 Android up and running.
>
> Keep it up!
> Andrea

Joakim

I think the  Atmel processors (AVR) that Microchhip bought are 32-bit ARM based.
It would be neat to develop D programs for limited resource processors.

Does the compiler support the -BetterC flag?

I know this was hard work, and I give you a very, very big thank you.

twkrimm

Am Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:38:15 +0000
schrieb twkrimm <invalid@123.xxx>:

> On Tuesday, 19 September 2017 at 07:44:47 UTC, Andrea Fontana wrote:
> > On Tuesday, 19 September 2017 at 03:25:08 UTC, Joakim wrote:
> >> Next up, 32-bit ARM Android devices are now supported, I'm looking at getting 64-bit AArch64 Android up and running.
> >
> > Keep it up!
> > Andrea
> 
> Joakim
> 
> I think the  Atmel processors (AVR) that Microchhip bought are
> 32-bit ARM based.
> It would be neat to develop D programs for limited resource
> processors.

OT, but Atmel produces:
AVR 8 bit microcontrollers, AVR custom architecture
AVR32 32 bit microcontrollers, AVR32 custom architecture
ARM based products (the SAM* series), ARM7, ARM9, Cortex-M/Cortex-A

Microchip additionally maintains custom 8,16 and 32 bit PIC architectures.

Joakim's Android work is much appreciated, but for these types of bare-metal controllers you'll have to look at Mike's work: https://github.com/JinShil/stm32f42_discovery_demo

This is for 32bit ARM only. I wrote a proof-of concept hello-world for AVR 8bit controllers (blink an LED) some time ago. On the compiler side, not much is missing and betterC-related changes fix most compiler problems. What you really need though is register definitions and nobody wrote those for AVR 8 bit controllers yet.

-- Johannes

On 9/18/17 11:25 PM, Joakim wrote:
> Almost four years ago, I asked where Android was at, in this thread about supporting ARM, and decided to take up the port:
> 
> http://forum.dlang.org/thread/yhulkqvlwnxjklnogmfv@forum.dlang.org
> 
> After releasing linux/x64 cross-compilers for the last couple years, I finally got all my patches upstream and ldc 1.4 is the first official release to fully support cross-compiling for Android/ARM from linux, Windows, and hopefully macOS:
> 
> https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc/releases/tag/v1.4.0
> 
> As noted there, I've written up full instructions on using the official release to write D apps for Android, employing the simple OpenGLES C/C++ sample apps that used to come with the NDK but ported to D, including demonstrating calling Java methods through JNI:
> 
> https://wiki.dlang.org/Build_D_for_Android
> 
> If someone can try it out on a mac and either update that wiki page with the required brew/port steps and any other mac-isms or post them here, we can make it easier for mac users too.
> 
> Next up, 32-bit ARM Android devices are now supported, I'm looking at getting 64-bit AArch64 Android up and running.

Congratulations, that's terrific news! -- Andrei

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