dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

[Dejan Lekic]

On Wednesday, 6 November 2013 at 21:25:46 UTC, Walter Bright 
wrote:
> There have been a lot of comments about the package naming 
> scheme and numbering scheme. I confess that these issues do not 
> seem that important to me, as the user just clicks on a url, 
> but I recognize that they are very important to others.
>
> This is why I believe that D needs a Build Master. This person 
> needs to be someone who ensures that the packages are all 
> properly built, the build scripts work, the versions are done 
> right, the git tags are done, etc., and takes pride in it being 
> done to perfection.
>
> (Note that because dmd changes constantly, and the operating 
> system targets also change constantly, the package build 
> scripts constantly break.)
>
> Eventually, I'd like at least the package builds to be done 
> automatically by Brad's autotester. But someone still needs to 
> make sure it is working properly and keeps working properly.

This is why large projects have release manager(s). The more D 
becomes popular, the more work will be performed by this 
individual, or individuals. Especially if we want to support 
various Linux distributions, etc...