Visual D 0.50.0 released

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On Sunday, 23 June 2019 at 17:58:27 UTC, Rainer Schuetze wrote:
> today a new version of Visual D has been released.

before I used VS2017 with VD 0.49. was ok. then I uninstalled it 
both.
then installed VS2019 (.NET only), installed VD 0.50, installed 
Build Tools for 2019 (C++), installed DMD & LDC as unpack distros 
to some folder and added PATH to their bin dirs - CLI is working 
now.

and now I have some issues with new VD 0.50:
- (weird but can live with it) mode "betterC" looks in settings 
like "remove some runtime info and helper functions" - not clear 
too much coz I thoughts that this option decrease compiled EXE 
size. please give to it more clear text like "betterC"
- (in concert) Visual D Settings\Updates\Base directory
for what needed that directory? for D projects? (oh, we are in 
tab "Updates") then what I should point here DMD directory (that 
can be in ProgramFiles if i used DMD installer)? LDC directory 
(that can be in any other user dir)? or I should point just 
"C:\"? weird name and option.
- Path to VS Linker exists only in DMD Directories tab for x64. 
What for GDC and LDC in case I dont install DMD at all?

and now main troubles: I cant build any D project any more from 
VS.
- compiling as "DMD x64": OPTLINK can not build EXE coz VD gives 
to it probably weird option. OPTLINK points to "/OUT:.." option 
and I dont used any nonASCII chars. dunno whats wrong. DMD still 
can build EXE from CLI.
- compiling as "LDC x64": again used OPTLINK. why? LDC has own 
lld-link.
- ok. remove DMD from VS options and from PATH var. LDC tried to 
use link.exe. why? it has own lld-link again. see next point.
- coz I installed Build Tools(C++) separate form VS my folder to 
libs and tools located at "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft 
Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools" not in the "..\Community". 
Probably its MS problem but I have what I have. so using 
VCINSTALLDIR is not good option for all cases. Try to check 
folder BuildTools too and VCINSTALLDIR for lastest build tools 
and libs. I can point VD settings manually but VD can do it 
automatically - just to check two folders instead one.