On 7 Mar 2015 04:00, "deadalnix via Digitalmars-d" <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote:
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> On Saturday, 7 March 2015 at 02:18:22 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote:
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>> Unlike LDC, GDC doesn't need to be *made* to target anything.  It's IR is
>> high level enough that you don't need to think (nor care) about your
>> backend target.
>>
>> GCC itself will need a backend to support it though.  ;)
>>
>> Iain
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> Why is that unlike LDC ? LLVM IR is fairly high level (for a compiler IR), is there some specific blocker you are aware of ?

The necessity of the changes in PR 768 - infact just the fact that LDC needs them raises eyebrows.  :)

Iain