Does anyone want to work on a Linux port of the D Installer

[Lester L. Martin II]

C# is only for the current,
When I have written it with all the features asked for I will then convert it to D.  If that's to big of a runtime then anything is.  I am better a writing in a C based language than using a scripted installation system.
I understand all you linux people feel no need for an installer but just in case it would be convenient would someone just convert it and stop telling me reasons it isn't needed or why not to do it this or that way. I also have included my source code under the same liscense as the readme states. It is in the same zip as my d installer. My D installer is now at version 1.002.
Lester L. Martin II
David Wilson Wrote:

> Hi Lester,
> 
> Linux users are far from in the habit of running installers, typically
> only doing so for pieces of commercial software that plays ignorant to
> local conventions, or chooses to sidestep the issue of high quality
> packaging.
> 
> Efforts would be much better spent producing packaging or helping to
> maintain that which already exists. D for Linux really does not need
> an installer.
> 
> Although I'm really grateful to see someone taking the initiative, I
> also have my doubts about producing an installer for Windows in C#
> that the community will accept (and that, after all, is what is
> important here). Given that more acceptable solutions have previously
> been tried (I believe an NSIS-based installer was mentioned), perhaps
> you better focus your efforts on those already existing instead?
> 
> I certainly find the idea of a 22MB runtime just to install around 6mb
> of code a little over the top.
> 
> 
> David.
> 
> On 30/09/2007, Lester L. Martin II <Lester at ewam-associates.com> wrote:
> > If anyone wants to work on a Linux port of the D installer I will give them the source code to my project free as long as they keep the source code of their project fully open to me as I will have done with my project by giving them the source.
> > Lester L. Martin II