• bachmeier (6/6) Jul 14 2015 Is there some reason that there is no link to the zip for generic
• Jonathan M Davis (9/15) Jul 14 2015 Weird. They used to be there. Certainly, I'd use the zip archive
• Brad Anderson (3/9) Jul 14 2015 The Zip buttons for the Linux distros actually all just link to
• Martin Nowak (2/4) Jul 20 2015 Well make something better then.
• Brad Anderson (3/7) Jul 20 2015 I've already taken a turn at revamping the download page and
• Brad Anderson (4/13) Jul 20 2015 My effort had the same problem. Probably just inherited the

"bachmeier" <no spam.com> writes:

Is there some reason that there is no link to the zip for generic 
Linux distributions? Suppose a Slackware user were to visit the 
downloads page (http://dlang.org/download.html). She would only 
see downloads for other distributions. The zip links are already 
there for several distros, so I don't see why there isn't a 
button for "All Linux Distributions".

"Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisProg gmx.com> writes:

On Tuesday, 14 July 2015 at 20:58:09 UTC, bachmeier wrote:
 Is there some reason that there is no link to the zip for 
 generic Linux distributions? Suppose a Slackware user were to 
 visit the downloads page (http://dlang.org/download.html). She 
 would only see downloads for other distributions. The zip links 
 are already there for several distros, so I don't see why there 
 isn't a button for "All Linux Distributions".

Weird. They used to be there. Certainly, I'd use the zip archive 
way before I touched any of the distribution-specific releases, 
even if I were on one of those distros. It's just so nice and 
trivial to use the zip archive, and I don't have to worry about 
where the .rpm or .deb or whatever puts stuff - or whether it 
even works with the exact release of the distro that I'm using.

I definitely agree that the zip file should be listed.

- Jonathan M Davis

"Brad Anderson" <eco gnuk.net> writes:

On Tuesday, 14 July 2015 at 20:58:09 UTC, bachmeier wrote:
 Is there some reason that there is no link to the zip for 
 generic Linux distributions? Suppose a Slackware user were to 
 visit the downloads page (http://dlang.org/download.html). She 
 would only see downloads for other distributions. The zip links 
 are already there for several distros, so I don't see why there 
 isn't a button for "All Linux Distributions".

The Zip buttons for the Linux distros actually all just link to 
the same general linux zip file. It is confusing though.

"Martin Nowak" <code dawg.eu> writes:

On Wednesday, 15 July 2015 at 00:47:30 UTC, Brad Anderson wrote:
 The Zip buttons for the Linux distros actually all just link to 
 the same general linux zip file. It is confusing though.

Well make something better then.

"Brad Anderson" <eco gnuk.net> writes:

On Monday, 20 July 2015 at 21:32:11 UTC, Martin Nowak wrote:
 On Wednesday, 15 July 2015 at 00:47:30 UTC, Brad Anderson wrote:
 The Zip buttons for the Linux distros actually all just link 
 to the same general linux zip file. It is confusing though.

 Well make something better then.

I've already taken a turn at revamping the download page and 
getting shot down. Someone else will probably have better luck.

"Brad Anderson" <eco gnuk.net> writes:

On Tuesday, 21 July 2015 at 01:36:30 UTC, Brad Anderson wrote:
 On Monday, 20 July 2015 at 21:32:11 UTC, Martin Nowak wrote:
 On Wednesday, 15 July 2015 at 00:47:30 UTC, Brad Anderson 
 wrote:
 The Zip buttons for the Linux distros actually all just link 
 to the same general linux zip file. It is confusing though.

 Well make something better then.

 I've already taken a turn at revamping the download page and 
 getting shot down. Someone else will probably have better luck.

My effort had the same problem. Probably just inherited the 
options from the original: 
https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/304