Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-20 Thread Jacob Carlborg
On 2013-11-07 21:19, Walter Bright wrote: Jordi had fixed the Linux package builder so it could also build the Windows package. Is it possible to build the release package for OS X under Linux as well? I've tried now, for a couple of days, to create an installer for Mac OS X using tools

Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-07 Thread Jacob Carlborg
On 2013-11-06 22:43, Brad Anderson wrote: It might need to be multiple people because very few people are experts in every platform supported. Maybe a release manager with more platform lieutenants to help. I can help out with Mac OS X. -- /Jacob Carlborg

Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-07 Thread Dicebot
Unfortunately, I can't help here because already volunteered for stuff much over my spare capabilities. But I wanted to note that this is not just about stepping up and being willing to help - such person would need to have a push access to website, repositories, ftp and any other

Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-07 Thread Jacob Carlborg
On 2013-11-07 08:57, Mathias Lang wrote: Good to have a thread on it, thank you for taking this step Walter ! Although, it looks to me that the numbering scheme and the git tags are not related to the build, but rather related to the release. So you might consider a release master, not just

Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-07 Thread Dejan Lekic
On Wednesday, 6 November 2013 at 21:25:46 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: There have been a lot of comments about the package naming scheme and numbering scheme. I confess that these issues do not seem that important to me, as the user just clicks on a url, but I recognize that they are very

Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-07 Thread Andrei Alexandrescu
On 11/7/13 5:04 AM, Dicebot wrote: Unfortunately, I can't help here because already volunteered for stuff much over my spare capabilities. But I wanted to note that this is not just about stepping up and being willing to help - such person would need to have a push access to website,

Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-07 Thread Walter Bright
On 11/6/2013 11:55 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote: I can help out with Mac OS X. And I appreciate that!

Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-07 Thread Walter Bright
On 11/6/2013 11:55 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote: I can help out with Mac OS X. Jordi had fixed the Linux package builder so it could also build the Windows package. Is it possible to build the release package for OS X under Linux as well?

Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-07 Thread Jacob Carlborg
On 2013-11-07 21:19, Walter Bright wrote: Jordi had fixed the Linux package builder so it could also build the Windows package. Is it possible to build the release package for OS X under Linux as well? I can investigate, but don't think it will be straight forward. As a workaround, can't you

Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-07 Thread Walter Bright
On 11/7/2013 1:10 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote: On 2013-11-07 21:19, Walter Bright wrote: Jordi had fixed the Linux package builder so it could also build the Windows package. Is it possible to build the release package for OS X under Linux as well? I can investigate, but don't think it will be

dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-06 Thread Walter Bright
There have been a lot of comments about the package naming scheme and numbering scheme. I confess that these issues do not seem that important to me, as the user just clicks on a url, but I recognize that they are very important to others. This is why I believe that D needs a Build Master.

Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-06 Thread Brad Anderson
On Wednesday, 6 November 2013 at 21:25:46 UTC, Walter Bright wrote: There have been a lot of comments about the package naming scheme and numbering scheme. I confess that these issues do not seem that important to me, as the user just clicks on a url, but I recognize that they are very

Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-06 Thread Walter Bright
On 11/6/2013 1:43 PM, Brad Anderson wrote: It might need to be multiple people because very few people are experts in every platform supported. Maybe a release manager with more platform lieutenants to help. Of course. Being in charge of something doesn't mean being expert at all of it or

Re: dmd package numbering scheme - Build Master wanted

2013-11-06 Thread Mathias Lang
Good to have a thread on it, thank you for taking this step Walter ! Although, it looks to me that the numbering scheme and the git tags are not related to the build, but rather related to the release. So you might consider a release master, not just build. This will involve doing (or delegating