Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:41:34 -0800, Lawrence Hemsley wrote: > This link will go to the download page of the junction > utility. Has usage on it also. > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896768.aspx > > Lawrence Hemsley wrote: >> I use batch files to switch between dmd 1 versions with the three >> different libraries: phobes, tango, and tangobos. However, you can use >> it to switch from dmd ver 1 and dmd ver 2 also. >> >> The batch file I use for tangobos is inserted below and the form of all >> the batch files are the same. >> >> 1. The folder c:\dmd\bin and c:\dm\bin are included on the path >> environment variable. >> >> 2. The folder c:\dmd is used as a symbolic link to which ever batch file >> is run. It the tangobos batch file is run the symbolic link is to >> c:\dmd-tangobos where dmd with the library tangobos is stored. >> C:\dmd-tango is the folder that uses the tango library and c:\dmd-phobos >> is the folder that uses phobos library. c:\dmd-2.05 can be a folder that >> uses the version 2 dmd. (I actually have that one in my D drive. >> >> 3. The utility called junction is used to unset and set the symbolic >> links. Junction is available free from microsoft you just go the >> download or support or msdn or technet dot microsoft.com and search for >> it as in support.microsoft.com >> >> I put shortcuts of each batch file on the desktop so if I am testing or >> writing code with the tangobos library I double click the correct >> shortcut before compiling the code and the correct library is used. >> >> @echo off - tangobos.bat >> rem - Sets the environment for using the tangobos library >> rem - with the dmd compiler called with either dfl.exe with >> rem - entice designer or dsss.exe or bud.exe for command >> rem - line programs >> >> rem - unlink any dir to the symbolic link of dmd directory >> junction -d c:\dmd >> >> rem - set symbolic link to of dmd directory to dmd-phobos directory >> junction c:\dmd c:\dmd-tangobos >> >> Burton Radons wrote: >>> Does anyone have a batch file setup for running multiple DMD versions, >>> that works with 2.025's refit? Specifically I want DMD 1.0, DMD 2.0, >>> Tango, and Other, that can be run to install new versions when they're >>> released and allow me to run "dmd-2.0" or "bud-tango" and it'll just >>> work. I'm like 70% done already but I thought I'd use someone else's >>> wheel for once, if it exists.
I use junction, too, to switch between DMDs. The 'junction -d' is not required. Simply overwriting a link works just fine.
