Do developers plan to realize compilation to coff format on windows? There are the cases when i have to use visual studio compiler that generates coff object files. For example, CUDA compiler now support only vc cl compiler. That's why i have to refuse D, because there are not any correct converter omf -> coff or native support of coff in dmd. But i like D very much. This is the issue, what about it?

On 08/16/2011 07:53 PM, Klimov Max wrote:
> Do�developers�plan�to�realize�compilation�to�coff�format�on�windows?
> There�are�the�cases�when�i�have�to�use�visual�studio�compiler�that
> generates�coff�object�files.�For�example,�CUDA�compiler�now�support
> only�vc�cl�compiler.�That's�why�i�have�to�refuse�D,�because�there
> are�not�any�correct�converter�omf�->�coff�or�native�support�of
> coff�in�dmd.�But�i�like�D�very�much.�This�is�the�issue,�what�about
> it?

Afaik the GNU D compiler will generate COFF on Windows. But that probably still won't be 100% compatible to Microsofts COFF.

https://bitbucket.org/goshawk/gdc/wiki/Home#!what-is-gdc

"Klimov Max" <klimroot@mail.ru> wrote in message news:j2eapu$8as$1@digitalmars.com...
> Dodevelopersplantorealizecompilationtocoffformatonwindows?
> Therearethecaseswhenihavetousevisualstudiocompilerthat
> generatescoffobjectfiles.Forexample,CUDAcompilernowsupport
> onlyvcclcompiler.That'swhyihavetorefuseD,becausethere
> arenotanycorrectconverteromf->coffornativesupportof
> coffindmd.ButilikeDverymuch.Thisistheissue,whatabout
> it?

There is Digital Mars's COFF2OMF, but it's not free (although it is inexpensine, IIRC):

http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/coff2omf.html

Also, there's a linker called UniLink (or ulink?) that will link DMD's OMF files with MS's COFF. I don't have a link for that handy though.

On 17.08.2011 6:19, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> "Klimov Max"<klimroot@mail.ru>  wrote in message
> news:j2eapu$8as$1@digitalmars.com...
>> Dodevelopersplantorealizecompilationtocoffformatonwindows?
>> Therearethecaseswhenihavetousevisualstudiocompilerthat
>> generatescoffobjectfiles.Forexample,CUDAcompilernowsupport
>> onlyvcclcompiler.That'swhyihavetorefuseD,becausethere
>> arenotanycorrectconverteromf->coffornativesupportof
>> coffindmd.ButilikeDverymuch.Thisistheissue,whatabout
>> it?
> There is Digital Mars's COFF2OMF, but it's not free (although it is
> inexpensine, IIRC):
>
> http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/coff2omf.html
>
> Also, there's a linker called UniLink (or ulink?) that will link DMD's OMF
> files with MS's COFF. I don't have a link for that handy though.
>
>
That would be it, look for the latest ulnb0xxx.zip:
ftp://ftp.styx.cabel.net/pub/UniLink/
However recently some folks had trouble linking gtkD library with it.

-- 
Dmitry Olshansky