From: Kai Nacke Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:52:38 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Add LDC compiler as external project to the 3.6 release notes. X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=35b927f016ec0cc1b5665a88e992af3a6e4173f9;p=llvm Add LDC compiler as external project to the 3.6 release notes. git-svn-id: https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/llvm/branches/release_36@229418 91177308-0d34-0410-b5e6-96231b3b80d8 --- diff --git a/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst index 2edb4fc4694..24dcf3ec8db 100644 --- a/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst +++ b/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst @@ -556,6 +556,21 @@ algorithms by moving them from an offline model generation step to the compile-time evaluation of a function (the learning algorithm) with constant arguments (the training data). +LDC - the LLVM-based D compiler +------------------------------- + +`D `_ is a language with C-like syntax and static typing. It +pragmatically combines efficiency, control, and modeling power, with safety and +programmer productivity. D supports powerful concepts like Compile-Time Function +Execution (CTFE) and Template Meta-Programming, provides an innovative approach +to concurrency and offers many classical paradigms. + +`LDC `_ uses the frontend from the reference compiler +combined with LLVM as backend to produce efficient native code. LDC targets +x86/x86_64 systems like Linux, OS X, FreeBSD and Windows and also Linux on +PowerPC (32/64 bit). Ports to other architectures like ARM, AArch64 and MIPS64 +are underway. + Additional Information ======================