Where do you keep your source? (was Re: Module packaging)

[Gregor Richards]

Justin C Calvarese wrote:
> Julio César Carrascal Urquijo wrote:
>> Anders F Björklund wrote:
>>> Thiago wrote:
>>>
>>>> Someone could tell me if such system already exists? If not, its 
>>>> creation would be a good idea?
>>>
>>> See http://dsource.org/projects/dsss/, the "D Shared Software System"
>>>
>>> You can also use normal packaging for C/C++ etc. I normally install 
>>> the import modules in $PREFIX/include/d and the libraries in 
>>> $PREFIX/lib...
>>>
>>> --anders
>>
>> I think he refers to a standard folder where a library can be dropped 
>> and it's included by the compiler automatically.
> 
> Just for fun, let's take a survey.
> 
> I can't decide where to store my code. On my home computer I've been 
> using "C:\pgm\d\src", but on my work computer, I've been using 
> "D:\MyFiles\pgm\d\src".
> 
> I suspect at least one person is using "C:\dmd\src" (or something similar).
> 
> But I have multiple versions of DMD on my comptuer, so I guess I would 
> have to decide between:
> C:\PrgFiles\dmd-1.000\src
> C:\PrgFiles\dmd-1.007\src
> C:\PrgFiles\dmd-1.013\src
> etc.
> 
> 

Wouldn't it be great if somebody made a system that could install your D 
source to some central location, and then allow you to use it easily, 
without adding a bunch of -I and -L directives? Oh well, too bad nobody 
has ever thought to do that.

  - Gregor Richards

PS: In case you didn't get it: I'm talking about DSSS, stupid.