D Shared Software System version 0.1 Released!
Gregor Richards
Richards at codu.org
Mon Nov 13 08:10:08 PST 2006
clayasaurus wrote:
> Gregor Richards wrote:
>
>> I have just released the first (alpha-ish) version of DSSS, the D
>> Shared Software System. It definitely still has some bugs, but it's at
>> a point where I need to see if anybody actually will use it :)
>>
>> Most notable bug is that its installation scheme is a bit rigid right
>> now. It's on "the list."
>>
>> DSSS is described fully below, but up-front I will mention that part
>> of DSSS' purpose is to provide an analogue to Perl's CPAN or Ruby's Gems.
>>
>> DSSS is available from http://www.dsource.org/projects/dsss .
>>
>> Here's everything you need to know:
>>
>>
>> The D Shared Software System
>> ----------------------------
>>
>> DSSS, the D Shared Software System, is a tool to ease the building,
>> installation, configuration and acquisition of D software.
>>
>>
>> Building
>> --------
>>
>> There are plenty of tools for building D software. There's bud
>> (previously
>> build), upon which DSSS is based, the antiquated make, and a plethora
>> of other
>> tools capable of building D software. DSSS intends to be more
>> generally useful
>> than any of them.
>>
>> * DSSS eliminates the need to keep lists of source files, figuring
>> them all
>> out by imports in source. It will even link in the proper libraries
>> automatically.
>> * DSSS can transparently build libraries from any D package.
>> * DSSS automatically generates .di (D import) files for libraries
>> which cause
>> code using the library to link it in automatically.
>> * Since DSSS uses bud, DSSS has all of bud's features as well.
>> * DSSS can automatically choose names for libraries generated from D
>> packages
>> which will not conflict with libraries from other sources, or
>> incompatible
>> compilers. So you do not need to concern yourself with library names.
>>
>>
>> Installation
>> ------------
>>
>> As compared to building software, there are few tools capable of
>> installing D
>> software well.
>>
>> * DSSS maintains a centralized repository of installed software, such
>> that you
>> can use it in your software trivially. .di files and library files
>> are all
>> managed by DSSS, as part of its effort to make imports map to
>> library files
>> automatically.
>> * DSSS keeps track of all of the software that has been installed
>> through
>> DSSS, so any of it can be uninstalled easily.
>>
>>
>> Configuration
>> -------------
>>
>> DSSS' build configuration file (dsss.conf) allows full use of version
>> statements from D. So, you can fine-tune your software to build
>> precisely what
>> is necessary for the host system.
>>
>>
>> Acquisition
>> -----------
>>
>> In the spirit of Perl's CPAN or Ruby's Gems, DSSS has a central
>> repository of
>> sources for D software. It maintains a list of software packages
>> available,
>> where they can be acquired, and what packages/modules they provide.
>> Because it
>> maintains a list of packages and modules, dependencies for a tool can be
>> installed as easily as:
>> $ dsss net deps
>>
>> DSSS will then trace all of the software's D dependencies and install
>> them.
>> This feature can of course also be used to install arbitrary software,
>> such as:
>> $ dsss net install mango
>>
>> Upon either of these commands, DSSS will download the software from its
>> upstream source, compile it, and install it.
>>
>>
>> More Information
>> ----------------
>>
>> DSSS is available from http://www.dsource.org/projects/dsss . It is FOSS
>> (Free/Open Source Software) under a very permissive license. Its
>> development
>> code base is maintained in subversion and can be checked out from the
>> following
>> URL:
>> http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dsss/trunk
>>
>> DSSS has been tested and is known to work with GDC on Posix systems,
>> and with DMD on Windows. It has not been tested with GDC on Windows or
>> DMD on GNU/Linux.
>>
>>
>>
>> At present, the following software is installable via DSSS:
>> bcd.gen
>> bintod
>> ddbi
>> derelict
>> dirclib
>> dool
>> dsss
>> dstring
>> duit
>> gdc-gcc-3.4
>> gdc-gcc-4.0
>> mango
>> wxd
>>
>>
>> To add your own software, configure it to use DSSS (technically you
>> don't have to, but it'd help ... ) then submit the information to me,
>> and I'll add it.
>>
>> - Gregor Richards
>
>
> Is there some sort of manual available for this? I'm not quite sure how
> I am supposed to use it. Thanks.
>
> ~ Clay
There's a docs directory with READMEs, but not for the basic use yet -
dsss help should tell you most of what you need to know to just build
stuff. If you actually want to configure your software to use DSSS,
read docs/README.software_engineer
- Gregor Richards
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