Development of dmd on windows is painfull.

[12345swordy]

On Wednesday, 6 January 2021 at 03:13:56 UTC, Basile B. wrote:
> 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.

It is much easier for me to explain what the problem is if you 
managed to run visual studio on your local window machine.