Note from a donor

[codephantom]

On Thursday, 26 October 2017 at 20:44:49 UTC, Adam Wilson wrote:
> The XCode installer DMG is 5GB, before unpacking. And unlike 
> VS17, I can't pick and choose. :)


here is an update...( objective: Write some code in D, and build 
a 64bit .exe)

started downloading offline install of vs2017 buildtools at: 
12:04pm

finished downloading them at: 3:25pm (actual time it finished, 
not the time I came back to it).

so...3 hours and 20 min later... I have an offline installation 
of build tools

6.83GB
3791 files
1919 folders

let's try installing those buildtools . 3.55pm (when I got back 
to the pc)

vs_BuildTools.exe
(setup window pops up....says "Give us a minute..we'll be done 
soon."... but then disappears a few seconds later)

what's going on...try again..same thing..try again..nope...

turns out I had disabled my internet connection, and setup needs 
to use it for some reason, or the setup windows just disappears 
without telling the user anything).

(I expect setup need the internet to verify certificates or 
something - I think you can install them manually too, in offline 
mode)...but gee...I wish setup had told me something..anything!!

ok...so enabled internet connection, and try vs_BuildTools.exe....

> vs_BuildTools.exe  (ok...were off..installing 379MB)

..so what is the other 6.5GB needed for then?

4:03pm - build tools installed. pc needs to restart....

booted up..ready to go..lets try installing dmd again..

error: For 64-bit support MSVC and Windows SDK are needed but no 
compatible version were found.Do you want to install VS2013?

No. I do not!

Let's continue installing DMD anyway....oh another message pops 
up...Could not detect Visual Studio (2008-2017 are supported). No 
64-bit support.

That's it!

I've had enough!

4 hours wasted!