• %u <wfunction hotmail.com> Dec 06 2010
• Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> Dec 06 2010

%u <wfunction hotmail.com> writes:

Hello,

I was wondering if it is possible to compile a D program for 16-bit real mode,
if only just the embedded assembly portions? I saw this in the "features to
drop" section, but I was wondering, if D is a systems programming language,
then wouldn't one need 16-bit code in order to program, say, a boot loader?

Thank you!

Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:

%u wrote:
 I was wondering if it is possible to compile a D program for 16-bit real mode,
 if only just the embedded assembly portions? I saw this in the "features to
 drop" section, but I was wondering, if D is a systems programming language,
 then wouldn't one need 16-bit code in order to program, say, a boot loader?


D is unsuitable for 16 bit work, for several reasons. (C++ has similar
problems; 
only a subset of it works on 16 bits.)

You're better off with C for 16 bit work.