CMake for D2 ready for testers

[Jens Mueller]

Jens Mueller wrote:
> Gour wrote:
> > On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:33:48 +0100
> > Jens Mueller <jens.k.mueller at gmx.de> wrote:
> > 
> > > Further I have the impression that nobody really cares. I mean there
> > > _many_ viable ways to have better configuration/build support for D.
> > 
> > Don't be discouraged...think about the future - having good build
> > support is something like having vim/emacs editing-mode and (many)
> > users simply expect to find one in the ecosystem of every serious
> > language.
> 
> Yeah. My point is just that I don't know whether CMake will be the way
> to go. I mean it works but there are more elegant build tools in the
> pipeline. That's why I push it only as far as it needs to be.
> 
> > I'll try to help as soon as I become somewhat (more) familiar with
> > Cmake and its 'language'.
> 
> That would be very nice.
> So far we have quite decent support for
> * dmd (tested on Linux/Windows)
> * gdc (tested on Linux)
> 
> Linking shared libraries on Linux using the C linker is also nice to
> have. This way you can use your favorite third-party C library in D.

I shouldn't have said nice to have. Because it sounds as if we want it
but don't have it. It is already available thus allowing you to link
with shared libraries.

Jens