Include D standard library source with packaged releases?
Jon Degenhardt
jond at noreply.com
Wed Dec 27 01:11:03 UTC 2017
I'm wondering if LDC packaged releases should include source for
D standard libraries (druntime, phobos). This would enable the
ldc-build-runtime tool to operate without downloading the library
source for the release as a separate step.
A specific rationale for doing this would be to be friendlier to
package mangers like HomeBrew that have an aversion to downloads
during the build process. I don't know if other package managers
have similar constraints, but it seems a reasonable restriction.
For the apps I tested, building with LTO against druntime/phobos
proved so valuable that it is desirable to build with these
settings. If other apps show similar results there will be
increased value in enabling these build steps in package mangers.
--Jon
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