Development of dmd on windows is painfull.

[Basile B.]

On Wednesday, 6 January 2021 at 02:57:50 UTC, 12345swordy wrote:
> On Wednesday, 6 January 2021 at 02:17:50 UTC, Basile B. wrote:
>> On Wednesday, 6 January 2021 at 01:51:04 UTC, 12345swordy 
>> wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, 6 January 2021 at 00:40:24 UTC, 12345swordy 
>>> wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>
>>> I meant "...software development on linux" not windows. 
>>> Regardless I had figure it out already and it is not an idea 
>>> solution.
>>
>> ???
>>
>> To avoid building manually run.d use directly rdmd as 
>> "Command", then tweak the "Arguments" fields.
>>
>> Command: rdmd.exe
>> Arguments: <path to>\run.d
>> Initial Directory: <path to run.d>
>>
>> and check "Prompt for Arguments" and then in the prompt you 
>> type the particular test to run. This step in unavoidable.
> I am using this currently.
> https://github.com/rainers/dlangvs/blob/master/vcbuild/dmd/dmd_test.vcxproj

I don't follow you. What's wrong with the use of a tool ? Use the 
VS solution to build dmd and then use the external tool to run 
the the test suite. I mean it can be launched from the IDE, even 
with a shortcut so the fact that is is external is not blocker.