Difference between revisions of "Compilers"
(→Package and/or binary availability, by platform and compiler: Remove notice, should be no longer necessary) |
ZILtoid1991 (talk | contribs) (→Comparison) |
||
(5 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
Line 67: | Line 67: | ||
* i386 | * i386 | ||
* amd64 | * amd64 | ||
+ | * arm64(aarch64)(experimental) | ||
| | | | ||
Complete (runtime / standard library) support: | Complete (runtime / standard library) support: | ||
Line 107: | Line 108: | ||
* mips | * mips | ||
* s390x | * s390x | ||
+ | * WASM | ||
|--- | |--- | ||
|'''Distribution''' | |'''Distribution''' | ||
Line 167: | Line 169: | ||
* FreeBSD ? | * FreeBSD ? | ||
| | | | ||
+ | * Linux | ||
+ | * FreeBSD ? | ||
| | | | ||
* Linux | * Linux | ||
Line 280: | Line 284: | ||
*[http://d-apt.sourceforge.net APT repository] | *[http://d-apt.sourceforge.net APT repository] | ||
| | | | ||
− | * [https://packages.debian.org/ | + | * [https://packages.debian.org/buster/gdc stable] |
− | * [https://packages.debian.org/ | + | * [https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/gdc testing] |
* [https://packages.debian.org/sid/gdc unstable] | * [https://packages.debian.org/sid/gdc unstable] | ||
| | | | ||
− | * [https://packages.debian.org/ | + | * [https://packages.debian.org/buster/ldc stable] |
+ | * [https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/ldc testing] | ||
* [https://packages.debian.org/sid/ldc unstable] | * [https://packages.debian.org/sid/ldc unstable] | ||
|--- | |--- | ||
Line 292: | Line 297: | ||
*[http://d-apt.sourceforge.net APT repository] | *[http://d-apt.sourceforge.net APT repository] | ||
| | | | ||
− | [http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords= | + | [http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=gdc gdc] |
| | | | ||
[http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=ldc ldc] | [http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=ldc ldc] | ||
Line 341: | Line 346: | ||
== Experimental compilers and forks == | == Experimental compilers and forks == | ||
− | * [[SDC|SDC ( | + | * [[SDC|SDC (Snazzy D Compiler)]] - from-scratch D compiler implementation, written in idiomatic D. |
* [https://github.com/smolt/ldc-iphone-dev LDC for iOS] - LDC-based toolkit for cross-compiling to iOS | * [https://github.com/smolt/ldc-iphone-dev LDC for iOS] - LDC-based toolkit for cross-compiling to iOS | ||
* [https://github.com/joakim-noah/android/releases D for Android] - Toolkit for cross-compiling to Android (x86 using DMD and ARM using LDC) | * [https://github.com/joakim-noah/android/releases D for Android] - Toolkit for cross-compiling to Android (x86 using DMD and ARM using LDC) | ||
Line 349: | Line 354: | ||
* [https://github.com/adamdruppe/dtojs dtojs] - DMD fork which outputs JavaScript source code instead of object files | * [https://github.com/adamdruppe/dtojs dtojs] - DMD fork which outputs JavaScript source code instead of object files | ||
* [[DIL]] - D compiler written in D2/Tango (inactive project) | * [[DIL]] - D compiler written in D2/Tango (inactive project) | ||
+ | * [https://github.com/Ace17/dscripten dscripten] - LDC/emscripten-based toolchain for compiling D to asm.js / WebAssembly | ||
Category page: [[Experimental compilers]] | Category page: [[Experimental compilers]] | ||
[[Category:Compiler]] | [[Category:Compiler]] |
Latest revision as of 18:35, 28 August 2024
DMD »Digital Mars D compiler |
GDC »GCC D compiler |
LDC »LLVM D compiler |
Which compiler should I use?
For beginners, DMD is the recommended choice, as it is the implementation closest to the D Language Specification. Otherwise, the best choice depends on the project's needs, the target platforms, and personal preferences. GDC and LDC both generate substantially faster binaries than DMD.
Comparison
DMD | GDC | LDC | |
---|---|---|---|
Platforms |
|
|
|
Architectures |
|
Complete (runtime / standard library) support:
Partial or bare-metal only support (packages for gdc in debian):
|
Complete (runtime / standard library) support:
Near-complete support:
Partial or bare-metal only support:
|
Distribution |
|
|
|
Backend | DMD (DMC fork) | GCC | LLVM |
License | Boost | GPL 3 or later | LDC-specific code: 3-clause BSD |
Inline assembler |
|
|
|
SIMD | Partial (?) | Partial (?) | Partial (?) |
Phobos as a shared library |
|
|
|
Building D code as shared library |
|
| |
Dynamic loading of D shared libraries |
|
| |
Linux specific | |||
Object file format | ELF | ELF | ELF |
Mac specific | |||
Object file format | Mach-O | Mach-O | Mach-O |
Windows specific | |||
Object file format | OMF (32) / COFF (32 & 64) | COFF | COFF |
Package and/or binary availability, by platform and compiler
Some unofficial repositories and downloads are listed here, but of course many more do exist. With a little searching, you may be able to find something more up to date for your chosen OS.
Very old compilers are (mostly) omitted, as they are unlikely to be of interest to users.
Platform |
Compiler | ||
---|---|---|---|
DMD | GDC | LDC | |
Windows | |||
OS X | |||
iOS | |||
Android |
| ||
Linux (generic) |
| ||
Cross-platform |
|
||
Distribution-specific packages | |||
Debian | |||
Ubuntu | |||
Fedora | |||
OpenSuse | |||
CentOS | |||
Arch Linux |
|
|
|
Gentoo | see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Dlang | ||
FreeBSD |
|
Experimental compilers and forks
- SDC (Snazzy D Compiler) - from-scratch D compiler implementation, written in idiomatic D.
- LDC for iOS - LDC-based toolkit for cross-compiling to iOS
- D for Android - Toolkit for cross-compiling to Android (x86 using DMD and ARM using LDC)
- Calypso - LDC fork which provides direct Clang interoperability, allowing the use of C headers directly.
- DCompute (LDC CUDA and SPIRV) - Library and LDC fork to "target CUDA and SPIR to enable hassle free native execution on the gpu" -upstreamed into LDC
- MicroD - DMD fork which outputs C source code instead of object files
- dtojs - DMD fork which outputs JavaScript source code instead of object files
- DIL - D compiler written in D2/Tango (inactive project)
- dscripten - LDC/emscripten-based toolchain for compiling D to asm.js / WebAssembly
Category page: Experimental compilers