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reply Dmitry Olshansky <dmitry.olsh gmail.com> writes:
It's been a long time but I've found some spare hours I want to 
devote to finally updating our std.uni to Unicode 14 (soon to 
migrate to 15 I guess).

I downloaded source code of DMD/Phobos as usual and dropped them 
in the src folder of unpacked 7z distribution archive. Now time 
to build. Since DMD doesn't ship make anymore I guessed I needed 
a GNU make so I got that.

Doing make -f win32.mak shows an endless stream of make entering 
the folder and then leaving it.

make[45]: Entering directory 'C:/exp/dmd2/src/dmd'
cd compiler\src
make -f win32.mak
make[46]: Entering directory 'C:/exp/dmd2/src/dmd'
cd compiler\src
make -f win32.mak
make[47]: Entering directory 'C:/exp/dmd2/src/dmd'
cd compiler\src
make -f win32.mak
make[48]: Entering directory 'C:/exp/dmd2/src/dmd'
cd compiler\src
make -f win32.mak
make[49]: Entering directory 'C:/exp/dmd2/src/dmd'
cd compiler\src
make -f win32.mak
make[50]: Entering directory 'C:/exp/dmd2/src/dmd'
cd compiler\src
make -f win32.mak
make[51]: Entering directory 'C:/exp/dmd2/src/dmd'
cd compiler\src
make -f win32.mak

Trying to run any makefiles in compiler/druntime folders do not 
produce anything useful either.

So what is the canonical way to build D on Windows? Any pointers 
would be greately appreciated.
Aug 24 2022
next sibling parent reply rikki cattermole <rikki cattermole.co.nz> writes:
For dmd you use build.d that is in the repository.

For phobos win64.mak (used for 32bit by default as well):


Windows MSVC"

So MSVC make.

Beyond that idk, but its starting point (oh and druntime is now in dmd 
repo, so ugh... yeah)
Aug 24 2022
next sibling parent reply bauss <jacobbauss gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 24 August 2022 at 21:11:42 UTC, rikki cattermole 
wrote:

 For dmd you use build.d that is in the repository.

 For phobos win64.mak (used for 32bit by default as well):


 for Windows MSVC"

 So MSVC make.

 Beyond that idk, but its starting point (oh and druntime is now 
 in dmd repo, so ugh... yeah)


We really need a page in the documentation that describes how to 
build each component of D for each major platform.
Aug 25 2022
parent Nick Treleaven <nick geany.org> writes:
On Thursday, 25 August 2022 at 07:22:32 UTC, bauss wrote:

 We really need a page in the documentation that describes how 
 to build each component of D for each major platform.


There is on the wiki, but it's out of date:
https://wiki.dlang.org/Building_under_Windows

build.d works for dmd, but I haven't been able to build druntime 
for a while, even before the repo was merged into dmd's. (What I 
do is just rename and move dmd to a folder with existing druntime 
installed, but that doesn't really work beyond simple uses as it 
gets out of sync as the implementation changes). Last time I 
tried digger, even that didn't work. This is a problem.
Sep 01 2022
prev sibling parent Dmitry Olshansky <dmitry.olsh gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 24 August 2022 at 21:11:42 UTC, rikki cattermole 
wrote:

 For dmd you use build.d that is in the repository.


Hm, I guess the makefiles should be deleted?


 For phobos win64.mak (used for 32bit by default as well):


 for Windows MSVC"

 So MSVC make.


It’s a shame as I cannot install MSVC on this laptop 
(permissions).


 Beyond that idk, but its starting point (oh and druntime is now 
 in dmd repo, so ugh... yeah)


Yeah, I see that build become more involved.
Aug 25 2022
prev sibling parent Dukc <ajieskola gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 24 August 2022 at 18:06:29 UTC, Dmitry Olshansky 
wrote:

 It's been a long time but I've found some spare hours I want to 
 devote to finally updating our std.uni to Unicode 14 (soon to 
 migrate to 15 I guess).


Thanks, much appreciated!


 So what is the canonical way to build D on Windows? Any 
 pointers would be greately appreciated.


Don't know since I don't use Windows anymore but if all else 
fails it probably works on WSL.
Sep 01 2022