Glad to announce first version of
https://github.com/mihails-strasuns/dc suitable for public
destruction. It is a small utility originally created to fulfill
similar purpose to existing `install.sh` script but also with
Windows support.
https://github.com/mihails-strasuns/dc/releases/tag/v1.0.0
It is provided as an independent statically linked binary which
creates and maintain own toolchain directory with
`bin`/`lib`/`imports` sub-directories and allows to quickly
switch between compiler versions.
Two main use cases:
- Cross-platform CI, being able to just say `dc use ldc-1.14.0`
in your test spec for both Linux and Windows
- Quicky and dirty switching between compiler versions on
development machines.
Contrary to `install.sh` and DVM approach, DC changes active
compiler globally instead of a current shell context only. This
done intentionally to simplify integration with IDEs and other
non-CLI tools - though temporary shell-only switching is also
planned once I come with a decent design.
It is also possible (and encouraged) to put own development tools
and static libraries in toolchain `bin` and `lib` folders
accordingly to make them easily available without doing any
system install.
Right now the tool is in "works for me" stage, any feedback is
welcome.
