Note from a donor

[codephantom]

On Thursday, 26 October 2017 at 20:44:49 UTC, Adam Wilson wrote:
> The XCode installer DMG is 5GB, before unpacking. And unlike 
> VS17, I can't pick and choose. :)

(trying to install vs2017 build tools on Win7 sp1 .. )

vs_BuildTools.exe --layout c:\btoffline
(error: requires .NET framework 4.6 of higher!!)

(ok, download web installed for .NET 4.6...50MB or so, about 5 
minutes later)
(done...and installed)

(lets try again)
start: 12:04pm

vs_BuildTools.exe --layout c:\btoffline
..Give us a minute..we'll be done soon.. (yeah right!!)

total packages to download...1897

what the f##TG$!

12:08pm
layout progres..0.19%

forget it!

I'll go use FreeBSD instead.

>pkg install ldc

done..ready.to.go..start coding!

VS is the most bloated piece of crap that's ever come out of 
Microsoft!
Why encourage/force D developers to use it?

You also need to update your certificates just to install the 
components, and a through other hoops you have to jump through as 
well....