From 0399d5a9682b3cef71c653373e38890c63c4c365 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kai Nacke Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:16:16 +0000 Subject: Add external project LDC to release notes. LDC, the LLVM-based D compiler, is already ready for LLVM 9.0.0. llvm-svn: 372167 --- llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst index 75146ec..6ef3ff9 100644 --- a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst +++ b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst @@ -349,6 +349,21 @@ LLD combined with lazily building compiler-rt to provide out-of-the-box cross-compiling for all supported targets. +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 ARM +and PowerPC (32/64 bit). Ports to other architectures are underway. + + Additional Information ====================== -- cgit v1.1