dlang/dmd

dmd D Programming Language compiler

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DMD

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DMD is the reference compiler for the D programming language.

Releases, language specification and other resources can be found on the homepage. Please refer to the guidelines for bug reports to report a problem or browse the list of open bugs.

Overview

This repository is structured into the following directories. Refer to their respective README.md for more in-depth information.

DirectoryDescription
changelogchangelog entries for the upcoming release
ciCI related scripts / utilities
compilerroot of all compiler (DMD/frontend) related code
compiler/srcsource code, build system and build instructions
compiler/testtests and testing infrastructure
compiler/docsman pages and internal documentation
compiler/inipredefined dmd.conf files
druntimeroot of all runtime related code

With a D compiler and dub installed, dmd can be built with:

dub build dmd:compiler

For more information regarding compiling, installing, and hacking on DMD, check the contribution guide and visit the D Wiki.

Nightlies

Nightly builds based of the current DMD / Phobos master branch can be found here.

Contributors

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WalterBright

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dlang-bot

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9rnsr

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MartinNowak

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dlang/dmd

dmd D Programming Language compiler

3,307

stars

42,545

commits

D

primary language

Sep 11, 2026

updated

dlang.org
compiler
d
dlang
dmd
fast
hacktoberfest
language
native
programming-language

README

dlang logo

DMD

GitHub tag Code coverage license

Build status CircleCI Build Status Buildkite


DMD is the reference compiler for the D programming language.

Releases, language specification and other resources can be found on the homepage. Please refer to the guidelines for bug reports to report a problem or browse the list of open bugs.

Overview

This repository is structured into the following directories. Refer to their respective README.md for more in-depth information.

DirectoryDescription
changelogchangelog entries for the upcoming release
ciCI related scripts / utilities
compilerroot of all compiler (DMD/frontend) related code
compiler/srcsource code, build system and build instructions
compiler/testtests and testing infrastructure
compiler/docsman pages and internal documentation
compiler/inipredefined dmd.conf files
druntimeroot of all runtime related code

With a D compiler and dub installed, dmd can be built with:

dub build dmd:compiler

For more information regarding compiling, installing, and hacking on DMD, check the contribution guide and visit the D Wiki.

Nightlies

Nightly builds based of the current DMD / Phobos master branch can be found here.

Contributors

(top 30 of 310)

WalterBright

9,453 commits

dlang-bot

4,061 commits

9rnsr

3,813 commits

MartinNowak

2,966 commits

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