[upforgrabs] tools/update

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2011-06-10 16:14, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> We need a script to update all of dmd's paraphernalia. By this I'm
> putting the task up for grabs and am describing it.
>
> The script would require git to be installed, and would orchestrate git
> commands to freshen the installation. Either a tag can be given, or the
> script would automatically detect the latest "semistable" release, or
> even the script can be told to get the latest and greatest. The exact
> tagging convention is to be defined later.

You don't need git to just do a simple clone. Have you seen the big 
"Downloads" button? You can download HEAD, tags and (I assume) branches.

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/Jacob Carlborg