D for scripting?

[Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d]

On 01/20/2017 09:15 AM, Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> On Fri, 2017-01-20 at 07:10 +0000, Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-
> d wrote:
> […]
>>
>> It would be worth it. I think a fix takes some thinking because if I
>> remember correctly the compiler does not accept files without an
>> extension as input. So rdmd would need to use a workaround - e.g.
>> create
>> a temporary symlink, compile, and remove the symlink. -- Andrei
>
> Someone mentioned that rdmd can be separated from the dmd distribution
> and distributed on it's own. I think this would be a splendid idea.
> rdmd over ldc2 could then be distributed via Debian and Fedora
> packaging by the people who package ldc2 for Debian and Fedora.

rdmd is a single-file program distributed under a very permissive 
license. Would you care to repackage it the way you find more 
appropriate? -- Andrei