dmd 1.055 and 2.039 release

[Walter Bright]

Eldar Insafutdinov wrote:
> Walter Bright Wrote:
> 
>> Eldar Insafutdinov wrote:
>>> This patch is no longer relevant. Here is the patch 
>>> http://pastebin.com/m1bed188d that fixes compiling QtD with the 
>>> current dmd (I also have to apply a patch from #3600). However I 
>>> cannot really file a bug as I cannot reduce it to a testcase of a
>>>  reasonable size. Any chance that this patch can be applied?
>>> Shall I submit it to the bugzilla then?
>> You should still submit it to bugzilla, because often someone else
>> is able to cut them down to size.
> 
> There is only 2 of us working on QtD and there has not been interest
> from anyone to help with it.

Interest from people waxes and wanes, I wouldn't be concerned if it was 
wane at the moment. The advantage to Bugzilla is it sits there, sails 
up, ready for when the wind blows. The n.g., however, is very topical, 
and old news scrolls away and out of sight.

> QtD contains more than 500 auto
> generated classes/modules with tons of methods and
> inter-dependencies. It's not easy at all. Consider it as an example
> of real word application with a million lines of code. If not
> Rainer's tremendous help, I would have given up with the development
> of QtD a while ago. He was only able to help me because he used QtD
> as a stress test.

You and Rainer have been very valuable contributors to the quality of D.

> This patch is also made by Rainer and apparently it is no longer
> valid (it was applicable to dmd svn revision 323, but not 324
> anymore). All I can do is to rely on Rainer again.