I don't suppose anybody has any links to work being done on a Unix D compiler...

Not yet!

"Cory Spencer" <cspencer@okcomputer.antiflux.org> wrote in message news:a256ti$2buu$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> I don't suppose anybody has any links to work being done on a Unix D compiler...

Walter wrote:

> Not yet!
> 
> "Cory Spencer" <cspencer@okcomputer.antiflux.org> wrote in message news:a256ti$2buu$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>> I don't suppose anybody has any links to work being done on a Unix D compiler...

This is a shame. I am looking forward to D (Actually, would REALLY look forward of a port of Qt or WxWindows to D -- I'd almost be ready to spend time with that rather than Python) but I don't run Microsoft operating systems anymore. Not unless threatened or held at paycheck-point.

Tim

"Tim Ottinger" <tottinge@home.com> wrote in message news:a2858s$18aq$1@digitaldaemon.com...

> This is a shame. I am looking forward to D (Actually, would REALLY look forward of a port of Qt or WxWindows to D -- I'd almost be ready to spend time with that rather than Python) but I don't run Microsoft operating systems anymore. Not unless threatened or held at paycheck-point.

Well, while most people still do (I personally have WinXP, BeOS and
QNX installed), I believe Walter's choice is the best in this situation.

"Pavel Minayev" <evilone@omen.ru> wrote in message news:a28v4i$1pjc$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> "Tim Ottinger" <tottinge@home.com> wrote in message news:a2858s$18aq$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>
> > This is a shame. I am looking forward to D (Actually, would REALLY look forward of a port of Qt or WxWindows to D -- I'd almost be ready to
spend
> > time with that rather than Python) but I don't run Microsoft operating systems anymore. Not unless threatened or held at paycheck-point.
>
> Well, while most people still do (I personally have WinXP, BeOS and
> QNX installed), I believe Walter's choice is the best in this situation.

I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that a "dfront" will be necessary to build. Dfront will translate D to C. That would make D available on any platform with a decent C compiler. Windows will sport a native compiler, but the existence of Dfront will mean users will not be risking their projects on a unique implementation.

"Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:a2a0nc$2q7e$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>
> I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that a "dfront" will be necessary to build. Dfront will translate D to C. That would make D available on any platform with a decent C compiler. Windows will sport a native compiler,
but
> the existence of Dfront will mean users will not be risking their projects on a unique implementation.

   And new platforms could be very easily bootstrapped, too. That would be a
very good idea indeed.

Salutaciones,
                         JCAB

Walter wrote:

> "Pavel Minayev" <evilone@omen.ru> wrote in message news:a28v4i$1pjc$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > "Tim Ottinger" <tottinge@home.com> wrote in message news:a2858s$18aq$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> >
> > > This is a shame. I am looking forward to D (Actually, would REALLY look forward of a port of Qt or WxWindows to D -- I'd almost be ready to
> spend
> > > time with that rather than Python) but I don't run Microsoft operating systems anymore. Not unless threatened or held at paycheck-point.
> >
> > Well, while most people still do (I personally have WinXP, BeOS and
> > QNX installed), I believe Walter's choice is the best in this situation.
>
> I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that a "dfront" will be necessary to build. Dfront will translate D to C. That would make D available on any platform with a decent C compiler. Windows will sport a native compiler, but the existence of Dfront will mean users will not be risking their projects on a unique implementation.

Seems very wise to me. Walter, don't hurry.

--
Mark

"Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:a2a0nc$2q7e$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>
> I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that a "dfront" will be necessary to build. Dfront will translate D to C. That would make D available on any platform with a decent C compiler.

Yes, a dfront would be a great idea.  It would at least make it easy to jump
start D
on other platforms.