Build Script in D

[evilrat]

On Saturday, 12 January 2013 at 16:34:12 UTC, David wrote:
>
> Using make with D works great, also there is cmake for D. But 
> try to use
> two tools (d buildscript and let's say cmake) on windows. You 
> have to
> force the user to either install mingw/cygwin or cmake/make and 
> VS
> (cmake can only generate for mingw-make and VS not dmc). Users 
> will end
> up not using it.
>
> stb_image e.g. is in no "OS-Package" (which also don't exist 
> for windows)

of course makefiles work, it's just hated by so many 
programmers...

for windows there is 99% chance that already compiled 
executables/libraries exists.

and if some project doesn't have binaries for windows, it's 
maintainers fault, not windows. just imagine yourself compiling 
for example Qt or chrome on single core 2Ghz machine with 1gb ram 
because there is no compiled binaries, would you be happy after 
that?

but... we already going to OT, i don't want to start holy wars 
about build systems.