OS X Installer

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 7/23/09 12:32 PM, Michel Fortin wrote:
> On 2009-07-23 05:37:24 -0400, Jacob Carlborg <doob at me.com> said:
>
>> Yes: http://www.dsource.org/projects/dmd-installer
>> I'm still waiting for Walter to add the osx installer to the dmd
>> download page.
>
> Speaking of that OS X DMD installer, are you sure installing it at
> /usr/share/dmd/ is a good idea? Normally /usr/share is reserved for
> architecture-independent data[1], not executable files. What about
> /usr/local/dmd with symlinks in /usr/local/bin for executables
> /usr/local/lib for phobos and druntime and /usr/local/man for man pages.
> Or perhaps install /Library/D/{dmd,dmd2} so the files are more user
> accessible and easy to change if you got the zip archive (/usr is a
> hidden dir on Mac OS X).
>
> If I'm not mistaken, both your D1 and D2 installer install at the same
> location and they will overwrite each other. I'd much prefer if D2 and
> D1 could coexist without having to go with a special installer or custom
> installation instructions. Otherwise it'll be hard for me to offer the
> choice between D1 and D2 in Xcode (and I certainly do want that choice
> to be available).
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
> [1]: http://www.pathname.com/fhs/2.2/fhs-4.11.html
>

Sorry I haven't replied sooner I've been on vacation.

I looked at a gdc installer and looked where it placed the compiler and 
did the same. I don't know where it's best to place the compiler.

/Jacob Carlborg