DMD + Library Bundles

[Chris Miller]

Bill Baxter Wrote:

> Chris Miller wrote:
> > Christopher Wright Wrote:
> > 
> >> Chris Miller wrote:
> >>> Hey, great news!
> >>>
> >>> I talked to Walter, and after a few emails I got permission to distribute my strange little compiler toolchain "snapshots" to make it easier for you to install D and start working.  The general idea is to make it easier for people who are new to D to start coding.
> >>>
> >>> My current snapshot (0.2.0) has a few goodies, such as Tango and DWT.
> >>>
> >>> You can download the snapshot from my site here:
> >>> http://www.fsdev.net/node/2
> >> Nice, but I don't see a single, centralized manifest. I see that it has 
> >> DMD (Windows only, alas), Tango, Derelict, and DWT, but that's split 
> >> between the release notes for 0.1.0 and 0.2.0. Could you list the files 
> >> on the main page?
> > 
> > Good idea.  Well, not for the main page.  0.1 doesn't have things that 0.2.1 has, so it would probably cause some confusion.
> > 
> > I just updated 0.2.1 for 'ya, so if that's what you had in mind let me know.
> 
> I think what he was saying was that the download pages like this one:
>     http://www.fsdev.net/node/13

Latest is at http://www.fsdev.net/node/15 but I have to put off documenting past releases until I can get some other bits of work done.  It's #2 on my list of stuff to do though.

> Should list what versions of what packages are included, and for what 
> OS.  And if some of the libs are pre-compiled, what version of what 
> compiler was used.

Excellent idea!  Why didn't I think of that...  obviously because if I had I would have done it, but that's beside the point.

> If he's not saying that, then I am.  :-)

Good good these are good things that I forgot that really need to be there.  Excellent!