Building DMD on windows - wiki is outdated

[ryuukk_]

On Tuesday, 1 November 2022 at 22:38:48 UTC, Imperatorn wrote:
> On Tuesday, 1 November 2022 at 21:22:29 UTC, ryuukk_ wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 1 November 2022 at 16:41:59 UTC, Sergey wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, 1 November 2022 at 16:27:24 UTC, ryuukk_ wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>
>>>  Building dmd on windows has a long story on the forum :)
>>> One guy made the detailed instruction, but unfortunately I 
>>> can’t find it :(
>>>
>>> Make could be installed from dmc, or better from msys64.
>>>
>>> Check some info about building:
>>> - 
>>> https://forum.dlang.org/post/fitahoktkjcgdtnusdbz@forum.dlang.org
>>> - 
>>> https://forum.dlang.org/post/taggytodyaqsviqhuqfd@forum.dlang.org
>>> - 
>>> https://forum.dlang.org/post/vwpsvaykkubuicfmtmxj@forum.dlang.org
>>> - 
>>> https://forum.dlang.org/thread/nrctztchyvfluyiohwvo@forum.dlang.org?page=3
>>
>> That's concerning, it's frustrating that people make breaking 
>> changes and don't bother updating the instruction on how to 
>> build it
>>
>> I did a pass to remove the mention of druntime repo, but i'm 
>> not sure that's enough, i don't understand this guide
>
> On Windows I have always used the Solution file to build it.
>
> If the current information to build on Windows without VS is 
> incorrect, please fix it if possible or let us know what is 
> missing

Can you please stop reply with pointless messages, it makes 
people have to scroll to follow the proper discussion

This thread is not what's best to build DMD, it's about the wiki 
being outdated, asking for proper guidance how to update it