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RoaringPenguin
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 Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 4:49 am Post subject: Embedded D |
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Hi folks,
I'm a software engineer for automotive control devices, and currently in search of new concepts concerning embedded software development including new programming languages.
Today's de-facto standard is C, which lacks of modularity and always causes trouble when distributing development of one system to several subcontractors. On the other hand, C++, C# or even Java are out of question, as they are much too clumsy.
As I've come across the D programming languages, I really have to say: that's exactly what I've been looking for, and I could imagine, there's not that much overhead compared to C! With the only exception, that (yet) there are no compilers for embedded controllers.
I'd like to know how others think about using D for this purpose. Maybe there are already plans or even efforts in doing D for platforms like PPC, TMS470, ST10 or NEC V850?
Kind Regards
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Hohums
Joined: 08 Apr 2004
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Location: Western Australia
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 8:40 am Post subject: Re: Embedded D |
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| RoaringPenguin wrote: |
I'd like to know how others think about using D for this purpose. Maybe there are already plans or even efforts in doing D for platforms like PPC, TMS470, ST10 or NEC V850?
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Wellcome to D.
I haven't heard of any plans to do D for such systems although I'm very sure the D group would welcome it. One aim of D is to be cross-platform.
Now you need to run a recuitment drive <g>
One short cut would be to look into the gcc versions of D which have attached C to Walter's D front end. |
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Wienczny
Joined: 10 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 9:02 am Post subject: Re: Embedded D |
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| RoaringPenguin wrote: | Hi folks,
I'm a software engineer for automotive control devices, and currently in search of new concepts concerning embedded software development including new programming languages.
Today's de-facto standard is C, which lacks of modularity and always causes trouble when distributing development of one system to several subcontractors. On the other hand, C++, C# or even Java are out of question, as they are much too clumsy.
As I've come across the D programming languages, I really have to say: that's exactly what I've been looking for, and I could imagine, there's not that much overhead compared to C! With the only exception, that (yet) there are no compilers for embedded controllers.
I'd like to know how others think about using D for this purpose. Maybe there are already plans or even efforts in doing D for platforms like PPC, TMS470, ST10 or NEC V850?
Kind Regards |
Well, you could write such a backend for my compiler project...
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RoaringPenguin
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@Hohums: ok, there is an D frontend for gcc. Does that mean, it is possible to combine the D frontend and e.g. gcc's PPC-backend for generating PPC code? (Sorry, maybe this question is misplaced in this forum, but I've got to admit I was always used to do call 'make' without any further knowledge of compiler frontends/backendts etc.  )
@Wienczny: lol, I'll start immediately after you've successfully invented a spare time generator  |
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Hohums
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[quote="RoaringPenguin"]@Hohums: ok, there is an D frontend for gcc. Does that mean, it is possible to combine the D frontend and e.g. gcc's PPC-backend for generating PPC code? (Sorry, maybe this question is misplaced in this forum, but I've got to admit I was always used to do call 'make' without any further knowledge of compiler frontends/backendts etc. )
I guess so. Now you know as much as I do on the subject. I suggest you contact David Friedman. The D gcc website is:
http://home.earthlink.net/~dvdfrdmn/d/
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