On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Jacob Carlborg <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jul 27, 2012, at 08:54 AM, Alex Rønne Petersen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Since always? I mean, nobody actually uses cmd.exe on Windows, do they? > > > First, shell scripts are not portable. You have to be very careful which > language constructs you choose to use. It's very easy you suddenly use a > language construct that is an extension only available in a particular > shell.
Then I think you mean those extensions aren't portable. :) Also, the script is written for zsh which is fully compatible with bash, which is available practically everywhere. It's not just a generic sh script, but is still portable enough by being written for bash. > > > It's literally the only platform without a shell installed by default, > and even then, getting a shell via MinGW or Cygwin is trivial. > > > I don't agree. I wouldn't want to ask my users of an application/tool to > have to install MinGW or Cygwin. Preferably the shouldn't have to install > anything. That basically means native code. This is a script for use by developers, not by end users. Can you honestly develop on Windows without MinGW/Cygwin? I wouldn't even bother with the platform if it wasn't for those two. > > -- > /Jacob Carlborg > > _______________________________________________ > dmd-beta mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.puremagic.com/mailman/listinfo/dmd-beta Regards, Alex _______________________________________________ dmd-beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.puremagic.com/mailman/listinfo/dmd-beta
