Jens Mueller wrote: > Gour wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:33:48 +0100 > > Jens Mueller <jens.k.muel...@gmx.de> wrote: > > > > > Further I have the impression that nobody really cares. I mean there > > > _many_ viable ways to have better configuration/build support for D. > > > > Don't be discouraged...think about the future - having good build > > support is something like having vim/emacs editing-mode and (many) > > users simply expect to find one in the ecosystem of every serious > > language. > > Yeah. My point is just that I don't know whether CMake will be the way > to go. I mean it works but there are more elegant build tools in the > pipeline. That's why I push it only as far as it needs to be. > > > I'll try to help as soon as I become somewhat (more) familiar with > > Cmake and its 'language'. > > That would be very nice. > So far we have quite decent support for > * dmd (tested on Linux/Windows) > * gdc (tested on Linux) > > Linking shared libraries on Linux using the C linker is also nice to > have. This way you can use your favorite third-party C library in D.
I shouldn't have said nice to have. Because it sounds as if we want it but don't have it. It is already available thus allowing you to link with shared libraries. Jens