ldc-developers/ldc

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LDC is a portable compiler for the D programming language that uses the official DMD frontend and LLVM for optimization and code generation. It is fully open source and provides pre-built binaries for common platforms.

Use cases

• compile D programs with LLVM optimizations
• build D applications on Linux, macOS, Windows, or FreeBSD
• install a D compiler via package manager or install script
• cross-platform D development toolchain
• use latest D2 language features with a modern backend

When to choose

• you write D code and want LLVM-level optimization and code generation
• you need a portable D compiler with pre-built binaries across platforms
• you want the latest D2 language support via the DMD frontend

When to avoid

• you need D1 support, which is only on a legacy branch
• you prefer the reference DMD compiler toolchain
• you rely on community package managers and need the full official feature set

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

compiler developer-tools programming-languages compilers developer-tools windows bsd cross-platform cli dlang llvm d-compiler code-generation linux macos android

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