Batch files for running multiple DMD versions?

Lawrence Hemsley lawrence.hemsley at gmail.com
Wed Feb 18 15:26:01 PST 2009


I use batch files to switch between dmd 1 versions with the 
three different libraries: phobes, tango, and tangobos. 
However, you can use it to switch from dmd ver 1 and dmd ver 
2 also.

The batch file I use for tangobos is inserted below and the 
form of all the batch files are the same.

1. The folder c:\dmd\bin and c:\dm\bin are included on the 
      path environment variable.

2. The folder c:\dmd is used as a symbolic link to which 
ever batch file is run. It the tangobos batch file is run 
the symbolic link is to c:\dmd-tangobos where dmd with the 
library tangobos is stored. C:\dmd-tango is the folder that 
uses the tango library and c:\dmd-phobos is the folder that 
uses phobos library. c:\dmd-2.05 can be a folder that uses 
the version 2 dmd. (I actually have that one in my D drive.

3. The utility called junction is used to unset and set the 
symbolic links. Junction is available free from microsoft 
you just go the download or support or msdn or technet dot 
microsoft.com and search for it as in support.microsoft.com

I put shortcuts of each batch file on the desktop so if I am 
testing or writing code with the tangobos library I double 
click the correct shortcut before compiling the code and the 
correct library is used.

@echo off - tangobos.bat
rem - Sets the environment for using the tangobos library
rem - with the dmd compiler called with either dfl.exe with
rem - entice designer or dsss.exe or bud.exe for command
rem - line programs

rem - unlink any dir to the symbolic link of dmd directory
junction -d c:\dmd

rem - set symbolic link to of dmd directory to dmd-phobos 
directory
junction c:\dmd c:\dmd-tangobos

Burton Radons wrote:
> Does anyone have a batch file setup for running multiple DMD versions, that works with 2.025's refit? Specifically I want DMD 1.0, DMD 2.0, Tango, and Other, that can be run to install new versions when they're released and allow me to run "dmd-2.0" or "bud-tango" and it'll just work. I'm like 70% done already but I thought I'd use someone else's wheel for once, if it exists.


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