Homebrew dmd betas

[John Colvin]

On Saturday, 7 April 2018 at 18:39:12 UTC, Martin Nowak wrote:
> First beta for the 2.079.1 patch release.
>
> Comes with a handful of fixes.
>
> http://dlang.org/download.html#dmd_beta 
> http://dlang.org/changelog/2.079.1.html
>
> Please report any bugs at https://issues.dlang.org
>
> - -Martin

Available now on homebrew :)

I try to keep homebrew up to date with the latest betas, but the 
stats show that almost no-one ever downloads them, despite 
reasonable numbers getting the stable version. See for example 
https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/24348#issuecomment-367021918 .

I will continue to keep adding the betas for my own use anyway, 
but please, PLEASE, install the betas and test them, it's so 
simple, just `brew upgrade dmd --devel`.

You can then switch freely between the beta and the stable 
versions with `brew switch dmd 2.079.0`, `brew switch dmd 
2.079.1-beta.1`.

To inspect what versions you have installed, `brew info dmd`.

To uninstall specific versions, `brew switch` to the relevant 
version then run `brew uninstall dmd`.

The same steps apply for any other betas on homebrew. I try to 
keep dmd, dub, ldc, dfix, dfmt and dcd up to date.

If I'm late updating something, you can try nagging me or you can 
DIY, take a look at 
https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pulls?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Apr+dmd for examples of how to submit the update yourself.