Building DMD from sources

[BCS]

Hello Daniel,

> Well, I tried to download it from:
> 
> http://www.digitalmars.com/download/freecompiler.html
> 

try this link:

http://www.digitalmars.com/download/dmcpp.html

> But the link to the Extended Utilities Package is a link to DM Shop.
> Maybe we should document this stuff on DMD home page, perhaps include
> them on FAQ.
> 
> Can I build DMD using mingw? Or link to mingw libraries?
> 
> Best Regards,
> Daniel
> Denis Koroskin Wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:43:01 +0300, Daniel Ribeiro Maciel
>> <daniel.maciel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thank you for answering so fast.
>>> I'll try that. One more thing: I noticed I need to convert VS
>>> libraries
>>> from COFF format to OMF format so I can link them with my D
>>> software. I
>>> also noticed that coff2omf tool from Digital Mars is not free.
>>> Do you know any free tools that do that job?
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> Daniel
>> Where did you get that information from? coff2omf is free, download
>> it  from ftp://digitalmars.com
>> 
>> In my experience, it's not that easy to get you VS compiled binary
>> working  with DMD (due to object format incompatibility). In most
>> cases it's easier  to re-compile your library with DMC compiler, if
>> sources are available.
>>