Mac OSX installer for dmd

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 08/01/2010 10:06 PM, Michel Fortin wrote:
> On 2010-08-01 20:07:10 -0400, Andrei Alexandrescu
> <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> said:
>
>> Ideally we'd have a one-click OSX installer for dmd - a .dmg file. Is
>> someone able and willing to own this project? I think improving the
>> out-of-the-box experience is important and urgent.
>
> I agree too. That's why I made sure the D for Xcode installer installs
> DMD too, so the user doesn't have to bother about that whole mess.
> <http://michelf.com/projects/d-for-xcode/>
>
> If you download this package from Safari it'll automatically open in Mac
> OS X's standard installer program from where you can proceed with the
> installation. The installer package does not contains DMD: it downloads
> the latest version from the website during the install process. It
> installs DMD 1 and DMD 2 and makes them work both from the command line
> though symlink trickery.
>
> A nice "side effect" of using this installer is that you'll also be
> ready to use D from whithin Xcode. But you can deactivate that part by
> customizing the install and unchecking the relevant subpackages. You can
> install just DMD 2 or just DMD 1 that way too.
>
> Try it, it just works.

That sounds encouraging. Would you be willing to modify and contribute 
your installer for dmd?

Thanks,

Andrei