dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

[Brad Anderson]

On Wednesday, 6 November 2013 at 21:25:46 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:
> There have been a lot of comments about the package naming 
> scheme and numbering scheme. I confess that these issues do not 
> seem that important to me, as the user just clicks on a url, 
> but I recognize that they are very important to others.
>
> This is why I believe that D needs a Build Master. This person 
> needs to be someone who ensures that the packages are all 
> properly built, the build scripts work, the versions are done 
> right, the git tags are done, etc., and takes pride in it being 
> done to perfection.
>
> (Note that because dmd changes constantly, and the operating 
> system targets also change constantly, the package build 
> scripts constantly break.)
>
> Eventually, I'd like at least the package builds to be done 
> automatically by Brad's autotester. But someone still needs to 
> make sure it is working properly and keeps working properly.

It might need to be multiple people because very few people are 
experts in every platform supported. Maybe a release manager with 
more "platform lieutenants" to help.

In any case, I think this is a good idea.

Nick's tool should help whomever takes on this job until the 
autotester stuff is in place: 
https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/installer/pull/24