[Issue 16122] New: user-friendly CLI interface for dmd

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https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16122

          Issue ID: 16122
           Summary: user-friendly CLI interface for dmd
           Product: D
           Version: D2
          Hardware: x86_64
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P1
         Component: dmd
          Assignee: nobody at puremagic.com
          Reporter: greensunny12 at gmail.com

tl;dr: I couldn't find a found to set the output file of dmd. Tested with 2.071
and git master

> dmd test.d -o bin/test

Error: -o no longer supported, use -of or -od

> dmd test_save.d -of=bin/test


> dmd test_save.d -of bin/test

Error: argument expected for switch '-of'

> dmd test_save.d -of=bin/test

creates '=bin/test'

> dmd test_save.d -od=bin -of=test

creates folder '=bin'
and binary '=test' (in current directory)

Documentation says:

-odobjdir
write object files relative to directory objdir instead of to the current
directory. -op can be used if the original package hierarchy should be retained
-offilename
Set output file name to filename in the output directory. The output file can
be an object file, executable file, or library file depending on the other
switches.

.. so of course I now feel silly, but then again - can't we have a user
friendly CLI?

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