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D has a C compiler built-in now, I wonder if we could bootstrap all the toolchain now.

Don't most toolchains have a rather large C++ component?

Just parsing C++ is a rather large undertaking (my understanding is that it's syntax is turing complete).

So you start with a C++ compiler written in C. Hence bootstrap, rather than compile from source.

Oh, gotcha. Sorry, brain wasn't parsing right before the coffee today.