rdmd

[Georg Wrede]

Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> Georg Wrede wrote:
>> Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>>> Georg Wrede wrote:
>>>> Should I be able to
>>>>
>>>> $ rdmd --eval='printf("Yay, rdmd!")'
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yah. For my money, I can't fathom working in D without rdmd.
>>
>> You can't imagine the initial resistance... :-)
>>
>>> Now with --eval and passable regexes it's even better because I can
>>> easily do tasks (from shell files) that would take longer in Perl.
>>
>> That, and one could concentrate on one language. And Pride!! "We do it
>> with D!"
>>
>>> Since the current source uses the not-yet-released phobos, I wanted
>>> to attach a binary so you can try it, but it's too big for the news
>>> server.
>>
>> Yup, I've been fighting and tweaking and compiling...
>>
>> And the thought crossed my mind, too.
> 
> FYI, I just implemented caching of the executables generated by --eval. 
> They'll be kept around for 24 hours. It's pretty neat. On my laptop, the 
> first --eval='printf("Yay, rdmd!\n")' takes 0.34 seconds to compile and 
> run. Subsequent calls are under 0.1 (practically instant).

Just downloaded D 2.026 and tried rdmd. No eval?????

$ rdmd --help
Usage: rdmd [RDMD AND DMD OPTIONS]... program [PROGRAM OPTIONS]...
Builds (with dependents) and runs a D program.
Example: rdmd -release myprog --myprogparm 5

Any option to be passed to dmd must occur before the program name. In 
addition
to dmd options, rdmd recognizes the following options:
   --build-only      just build the executable, don't run it
   --chatty          write dmd commands to stdout before executing them
   --compiler=comp   use the specified compiler (e.g. gdmd) instead of dmd
   --dry-run         do not compile, just show what commands would be run
                       (implies --chatty)
   --force           force a rebuild even if apparently not necessary
   --help            this message
   --man             open web browser on manual page


I'd *really* appreciate a --version switch. (Probably, instead of fancy 
version numbers, either the repo version, and/or just plain compilation 
date would be nice.) Currently, since the binary is packed, there is no 
way to even peek at the strings in hopes of getting a clue....


It also seems to accept just any switch:

$ rdmd --bullcrap="bull crap"
Error: crap.d: No such file or directory

And from my bash dmd-wrapper log:

compiling /usr/local/digitalmars/dmd2026/linux/bin/dmd --bullcrap=bull 
-v -o- crap.d

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I hope it's not just me...