libgmp-3.dll missing from windows binary release

[Manu]

On 25 March 2012 01:34, Daniel Green <venix1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> First, I want apologize.  For the lack of a responses lately and because I
> didn't include installation instructions in the latest release notices, but
> they are still included in the readme that comes in every release.
>
> Second, I'd like to offer some background on why I chose the method of
> distribution I did.
>
> For a long time, GDC2 on Windows didn't work.  That combined with the
> constant work being done on GDC, I wanted to package only the minimal
> number of files necessary.  Since I'm using exactly the same
> arguments(scripts really) as was used to compile TDM, it made it simple
> enough to drop in the GDC bits.
>
> That allowed the rapid updating to newer versions of GDC by extracting
> into TDM-GCC again.  Very useful when needing to test in an unpolluted
> environment.
>
> Starting with the first working release that supported TLS back in
> January, things got complicated.  Currently, there is a patch for GCC,
> binutils, and the MinGW runtime required to support TLS.  The GCC patch
> makes TLS incompatible between D and any other language.  The binutils only
> adds new functionality and fixes a bug.  The MinGW runtime files can really
> break things, because I also had to update to a newer version.  This was
> something I did note in the last release.
>
> I have submitted the binutils and runtime patches but haven't heard much.
>  The GCC patch needs cleaning up before I'm willing to submit it.
>
> I also deliberately wanted the install to be done with a zip file to keep
> away the faint of heart.  GDC/MinGW contained many bugs and I wanted it to
> be known it wasn't ready for use.  Additionally, it also allows rapid
> updating to more recent builds.  Now that GDC is current with DMD the need
> for rapid releases has disappeared and it may be possible to release
> quasi-stable binaries.
>
> I'm going to update GDC/MinGW to tip and release a new zip file.  If there
> are no serious issues and Iain agrees, I'll consider doing a beta release
> and making an installer.  Mostly it depends on if I feel that the release
> can be usable long term.  I really have no interest in maintaining a fourth
> MinGW installer(mingw, mingw-w64, TDM).
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Daniel Green
>

Cheers for the info. Here's hoping the release works out well.
What instabilities are you primarily concerned about with the existing
release? I've been using it for a couple of weeks, and had no problems. Are
there particular things you anticipate causing issues?
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