[GSoC 2026] Ninja Build Backend for DUB, wrap-up

[Basile B.]

On Tuesday, 25 August 2026 at 08:06:32 UTC, Hariprakash wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm Hariprakash, this summer's GSoC contributor working on a 
> native Ninja build backend for dub, mentored by Atila Neves. I 
> should have been posting weekly updates here like others in the 
> cohort and didn't, apologies for the silence. Sharing the full 
> wrap-up now that coding is done.
>
> [...]

That's an intersting project. I remember there has been tensions 
in the dlang-community group (d-scanner, dcd, etc.) toward the 
ninja build system. Does that mean that now there's no need for 
things like making PRs for updating the Meson things ?