dcompiler.dd

Ddoc

$(D_S dmd - $(WINDOWS Windows)$(LINUX Linux)$(OSX Mac OS X)$(FREEBSD FreeBSD) D Compiler,

    $(UL
    $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 requirements, Requirements and Downloads))
    $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 installation, Installation))
    $(WINDOWS $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 example, Example)))
    $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 switches, Compiler Arguments and Switches))
    $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 files, Files))
    $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 linking, Linking))
    $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 environment, Environment Variables))
    $(WINDOWS $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 sc-ini, sc.ini Initialization File)))
    $(UNIX $(LI $(DMD_CONF) Initialization File))
    $(WINDOWS $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 problems, Common Installation Problems)))
    $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 differences, Differences between Windows and Linux versions))
    $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 interface-files, D Interface Files))
    $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 library, Building Libraries))
    $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 compiling-dmd, Compiling dmd))
    $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 compiling-phobos, Compiling Phobos))
    )

$(H2 $(LNAME2 requirements, Requirements and Downloads))

    $(OL
    $(LI $(LINK2 https://dlang.org/download.html, DMD Compiler))

    $(WINDOWS
    $(LI Windows operating system, Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit)

    $(LI Download
     <a href="http://ftp.digitalmars.com/dmc.zip" title="download dmc.zip">
     dmc.zip (C and C++ compiler)</a> for Win32
     (not required, but it complements dmd for Windows)
    )
    )
    $(LINUX
    $(LI 32 bit x86 and 64 bit x86-64 Linux operating system
    ($(LINK2 https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc, LDC)
    and $(LINK2 https://github.com/D-Programming-GDC/GDC, GDC)
    provide support for more architectures)
    )

    $(LI Gnu C compiler (gcc) or LLVM C compiler (clang))
    )
    $(OSX
    $(LI Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9) or later)

    $(LI Xcode)
    )
    $(FREEBSD
    $(LI 32 bit x86 and 64 bit x86-64 FreeBSD operating system (11 or later))

    $(LI Gnu C compiler (gcc))
    )
    )

$(H2 $(LNAME2 installation, Installation))

    $(WINDOWS
$(MESSAGE_BOX gray, $(B Hint) - The official $(LINK2 $(ROOT_DIR)download.html, installer)
performs these steps automatically.
)
    $(P Open a console window (for Windows XP this is done by
    clicking on [Start][Command Prompt]).
    All the tools are command line tools, which means
    they are run from a console window.
    Switch to the root directory.
    Unzip the files in the root directory.
    $(D dmd.zip) will create
    a $(D $(DMDDIR)) directory with all the files in it.
    $(D dmc.zip) will create
    a $(D \dm) directory with all the files in it.
    )

    $(P A typical session might look like:)

$(CONSOLE
C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name&gt;cd \
C:\&gt;unzip dmd.zip
C:\&gt;unzip dmc.zip
)
    )
    $(LINUX

    $(INSTALLATION_SCRIPT_HINT)

    Unzip the archive into your home directory.
    It will create a $(D ~/dmd) directory with all the files in it.

    All the tools are command line tools, which means
    they are run from a console window.
    All tools can be run directly from the archive:
$(CONSOLE
~/dmd/linux/bin64/dmd
)
    To install $(D dmd) globally, add the `~/dmd/linux/bin64` folder to your $(B PATH).
$(CONSOLE
export PATH="$HOME/dmd/linux/bin64:$PATH"
)

    Alternatively, you can install dmd locally yourself by:
    $(P $(UL

    $(LI Create a configuration file in $(D /etc/dmd.conf):

---
[Environment64]
DFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include/d/dmd -L-L/usr/local/lib -L--export-dynamic -fPIC
---

    )

    $(LI Copy binaries to $(D /usr/local/bin):

$(CONSOLE
sudo cp $(DMDDIR)/linux/bin64/{dmd,$(DUMPOBJ),$(OBJ2ASM),rdmd,ddemangle,dub,dustmite} /usr/local/bin
)
    )

    $(LI Copy the library to $(D /usr/local/lib):

$(CONSOLE
sudo cp $(DMDDIR)/linux/lib64/$(LIB) /usr/local/lib
)
    )

    $(LI Copy the standard library and runtime sources to $(D /usr/include/d/dmd):

$(CONSOLE
sudo mkdir -p /usr/include/d/dmd
sudo cp $(DMDDIR)/{phobos/std,phobos/etc,druntime/import} /usr/include/d/dmd
)

    )
    ))
    )

    $(FREEBSD

    $(INSTALLATION_SCRIPT_HINT)

    $(P $(UL

    $(LI Unzip the archive into your home directory.
    It will create
    a $(D ~/dmd) directory with all the files in it.
    All the tools are command line tools, which means
    they are run from a console window.)

    $(LI Create a configuration file in $(D /etc/dmd.conf):

---
[Environment64]
DFLAGS=-I/usr/local/include/d/dmd -L-L/usr/local/lib -L--export-dynamic -fPIC
---

    )


    $(LI Put $(D $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/bin) on your $(B PATH),
    or copy the FreeBSD executables
    to $(D /usr/local/bin):)

$(CONSOLE
sudo cp $(DMDDIR)/linux/bin64/{dmd,$(DUMPOBJ),$(OBJ2ASM),rdmd,ddemangle,dub,dustmite} /usr/local/bin
)

    $(LI Copy the library to $(D /usr/lib):

$(CONSOLE
sudo cp $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/lib/$(LIB) /usr/lib
)
    )

    $(LI Copy the standard library and runtime sources to $(D /usr/include/d/dmd):

$(CONSOLE
sudo mkdir -p /usr/include/d/dmd
sudo cp $(DMDDIR)/{phobos/std,phobos/etc,druntime/import} /usr/include/d/dmd
)
    )
    ))
    )
    $(OSX

    $(INSTALLATION_SCRIPT_HINT)

    $(P $(UL

    $(LI Put the dmd zip file into your home directory,
    and unzip it:

$(CONSOLE
unzip dmd.$(I VERSION).zip
)
    where $(I VERSION) is the particular version of the zip file.
    )

    $(LI It will create
    a $(D ~/$(DMDDIR)) directory with all the files in it.
    All the tools are command line tools, which means
    they are run from a console window.)

    $(LI Verify that this works by creating $(D hello.d) in your home directory
    with these contents:
---
import std.stdio;

void main()
{
    writeln("hello world!");
}
---
    and compile and run it with:
$(CONSOLE
$(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/dmd hello
./hello
)
    and it should print:
$(CONSOLE
hello world!
)
    )

    $(LI To install a global copy:)

    $(LI Copy binaries to $(D /usr/local/bin):

$(CONSOLE
sudo cp $(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/{dmd,$(DUMPOBJ),$(OBJ2ASM),rdmd,dub,ddemangle,dustmite} /usr/local/bin
sudo cp $(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/dmdx.conf /usr/local/bin/$(DMD_CONF)
)
    )

    $(LI Copy the library to $(D /usr/local/lib):

$(CONSOLE
sudo cp $(DMDDIR)/osx/lib/$(LIB) /usr/local/lib
)
    )

    $(LI Copy the standard library and runtime sources to $(D /usr/local/include/d/dmd):

$(CONSOLE
sudo mkdir -p /usr/include/d/dmd
sudo cp $(DMDDIR)/{phobos/std,phobos/etc,druntime/import} /usr/include/d/dmd
)
    )

    ))
    )

$(WINDOWS
$(H2 $(H2 $(LNAME2 example, Example)))

    $(P Run:)

$(CONSOLE
$(DMDDIR)$(SEP)$(OS)$(SEP)bin$(SEP)$(SHELL) all.sh
)

    $(P in the $(D $(DMDDIR)$(SEP)samples$(SEP)d) directory for several small examples.)
)


$(H2 $(LNAME2 switches, Compiler Arguments and Switches))

    $(DL
      $(DT $(B dmd) $(I files)... -$(I switches)...
        $(DD )
      )

      $(DT $(I files)...
        $(DD
        $(TABLE2 File Extensions,
        $(TR
        $(TH Extension)
        $(TH File Type)
        )
        $(TR
        $(TD $(I none))
        $(TD D source files)
        )
        $(TR
        $(TD $(B .d))
        $(TD D source files)
        )
        $(TR
        $(TD $(B .dd))
        $(TD $(LINK2 spec/ddoc.html, Ddoc) source files)
        )
        $(TR
        $(TD $(B .di))
        $(TD $(RELATIVE_LINK2 interface-files, D interface files))
        )
        $(TR
        $(TD $(B .$(OBJEXT)))
        $(TD Object files to link in)
        )
        $(TR
        $(TD $(B .$(LIBEXT)))
        $(TD Object code libraries to search)
        )
$(WINDOWS
        $(TR
        $(TD $(B .exe))
        $(TD Output executable file)
        )
        $(TR
        $(TD $(B .def))
        $(TD $(LINK2 http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/ctgDefFiles.html, module definition file))
        )
        $(TR
        $(TD $(B .res))
        $(TD resource file)
        )
)
        )
        )
      )

      $(SWITCH $(B @)$(I cmdfile),
        If $(I cmdfile) is an environment variable,
        read the compiler arguments and switches from
        the value of that variable.
        Otherwise, read compiler arguments and switches from
        the text file $(I cmdfile).
        The file may contain single-line comments starting
        with the hash symbol ($(CODE #)).
      )

      $(CLI_SWITCHES)
    )

    $(WINDOWS
    $(P Empty switches, i.e. "", are ignored.)
    )

$(H2 $(LNAME2 files, Files))

    $(DL

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)$(SEP)src$(SEP)phobos$(SEP))
    $(DD D runtime library source)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)$(SEP)src$(SEP)dmd$(SEP))
    $(DD D compiler front end source under dual (GPL and Artistic) license)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)$(SEP)html$(SEP)d$(SEP))
    $(DD Documentation)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)$(SEP)samples$(SEP)d$(SEP))
    $(DD Sample D programs)
    )
    $(WINDOWS

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)\windows\bin\ddemangle.exe)
    $(DD D symbol demangler)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)\windows\bin\dman.exe)
    $(DD D manual lookup tool)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)\windows\bin\dmd.exe)
    $(DD D compiler executable)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)\windows\bin\$(DUB))
    $(DD D's package manager)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)\windows\bin\$(DUSTMITE))
    $(DD D source code minimizer)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)\windows\bin\$(OPTLINK))
    $(DD OPTLINK)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)\windows\bin\$(LINK2 http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/make.html, make.exe))
    $(DD Digitalmars Make)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)\windows\bin\replace.exe)
    $(DD Find/replace text in files)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)\windows\bin\$(RDMD))
    $(DD D build tool for script-like D code execution)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(SC_INI))
    $(DD Global compiler settings)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)\windows\bin\$(LINK2 http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/shell.html, shell.exe))
    $(DD Simple command line shell)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)\windows\lib\$(LIB))
    $(DD D runtime library)
    )
    )
    $(LINUX
    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/linux/bin/ddemangle)
    $(DD D symbol demangler)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/linux/bin/dman)
    $(DD D manual lookup tool)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/linux/bin/dmd)
    $(DD D compiler executable)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/linux/bin/$(DMD_CONF))
    $(DD Global compiler settings (copy to $(D /etc/dmd.conf)))
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/linux/bin/$(DUB))
    $(DD D's package manager)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/linux/bin/$(DUMPOBJ))
    $(DD ELF file dumper)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/linux/bin/$(DUSTMITE))
    $(DD D source code minimizer)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/linux/bin/$(OBJ2ASM))
    $(DD ELF file disassembler)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/linux/bin/$(RDMD))
    $(DD D build tool for script-like D code execution)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/linux/lib/$(LIB))
    $(DD D runtime library (copy to $(D /usr/lib/$(LIB))))
    )
    )
    $(FREEBSD
    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/freesd/bin/ddemangle)
    $(DD D symbol demangler)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/bin/dman)
    $(DD D manual lookup tool)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/bin/dmd)
    $(DD D compiler executable)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/bin/$(DMD_CONF))
    $(DD Global compiler settings (copy to $(D /etc/dmd.conf)))
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/bin/$(DUB))
    $(DD D's package manager)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/bin/$(DUMPOBJ))
    $(DD ELF file dumper)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/bin/$(DUSTMITE))
    $(DD D source code minimizer)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/bin/$(OBJ2ASM))
    $(DD ELF file disassembler)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/bin/$(RDMD))
    $(DD D build tool for script-like D code execution)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/bin/$(SHELL))
    $(DD Simple command line shell)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/lib/$(LIB))
    $(DD D runtime library (copy to $(D /usr/lib/$(LIB))))
    )
    )
    $(OSX
    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/ddemangle)
    $(DD D symbol demangler)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/dman)
    $(DD D manual lookup tool)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/dmd)
    $(DD D compiler executable)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/$(DMD_CONF))
    $(DD Global compiler settings (copy to $(D /etc/dmd.conf)))
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/$(DUB))
    $(DD D's package manager)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/$(DUMPOBJ))
    $(DD Mach-O file dumper)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/$(DUSTMITE))
    $(DD D source code minimizer)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/$(OBJ2ASM))
    $(DD Mach-O file disassembler)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/$(RDMD))
    $(DD D build tool for script-like D code execution)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/osx/bin/$(SHELL))
    $(DD Simple command line shell)
    )

    $(DT $(D $(DMDDIR)/osx/lib/$(LIB))
    $(DD D runtime library (copy to $(D /usr/local/lib/$(LIB))))
    )
    )

    )



$(H2 $(LNAME2 linking, Linking))

    $(P Linking is done directly by the $(B dmd) compiler after a successful
    compile. To prevent $(B dmd) from running the linker, use the
    $(SWLINK -c) switch.
    )

    $(WINDOWS
    $(P 32 bit programs must be linked with the D runtime library $(B phobos.lib),
    followed by the Digital Mars C runtime library $(B snn.lib).
    This is done automatically as long as the directories for the
    libraries are on the $(B LIB) environment variable path. A typical
    way to set $(B LIB) would be:
    )

$(CONSOLE
set LIB=$(DMDDIR)\lib;\dm\lib
)

    $(P If the $(B dmd) command is used to both compile and link
    to an executable, it will make certain optimizations that are
    valid only for Windows executable files. Do not use the resulting
    .obj files in a DLL.
    To compile modules into .obj files that can be used in an exe or
    DLL, compile with $(SWLINK -c) and $(SWLINK -shared).
    )

    $(P Linking 32 bit programs is done using Digital Mars $(OPTLINK).
    )

    $(P Linking 64 bit programs is done using the
    Microsoft linker by default. If the Microsoft linker is not found,
    the included LLVM linker LLD will be used.
    )
     )
     $(UNIX
    $(P The actual linking is done by running $(B gcc).
    This ensures compatibility with modules compiled with $(B gcc).
    )
     )

$(H2 $(LNAME2 environment, Environment Variables))

    $(P The D compiler dmd uses the following environment variables:
    )

    $(DL

    $(WINDOWS
    $(DT $(B DFLAGS))
    $(DD The value of $(B DFLAGS) is treated as if it were appended to the
    command line to $(B dmd.exe).)

    $(DT $(B LIB))
    $(DD The linker uses $(B LIB) to search for library files. For D, it will
    normally be set to:)

$(CONSOLE
set LIB=$(DMDDIR)\lib;\dm\lib
)

    $(DT $(B LINKCMD))
    $(DD $(B dmd) normally runs the linker by looking for $(OPTLINK)
    along the $(B PATH). To use a specific linker for 32 bit programs instead, set the
    $(B LINKCMD) environment variable to it. For example:)

$(CONSOLE
set LINKCMD=\dmd\windows\bin\link
)

    $(DT $(B LINKCMD64))
    $(DD $(B dmd) normally runs the linker by looking for $(OPTLINK)
    along the $(B PATH). To use a specific linker for 64 bit programs instead, set the
    $(B LINKCMD64) environment variable to it. For example:)

$(CONSOLE
set LINKCMD64=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 15.0\VC\bin\amd64\link.exe
)

    $(DT $(B PATH))
    $(DD If the linker is not found in the same directory as $(B dmd.exe)
    is in, the $(B PATH) is searched for it.
    $(B Note:) other linkers named
    $(B link.exe) will likely not work.
    Make sure the Digital Mars $(OPTLINK)
    is found first in the $(B PATH) before other $(B link.exe)s,
    or use $(B LINKCMD) to specifically identify which linker
    to use.)
    )
    $(UNIX
    $(DT $(B CC))
    $(DD  $(B dmd) normally runs the linker by looking for $(B gcc)
    along the $(B PATH). To use a specific linker instead, set the
    $(B CC) environment variable to it. For example:)

$(CONSOLE
set CC=gcc
)
    $(DT $(B BROWSER)
        $(DD This sets the browser used to open the manual page with
        the $(SWLINK -man) switch. It defaults to $(D x-www-browser).
        )
    )

    $(DT $(B DFLAGS))
    $(DD The value of $(B DFLAGS) is treated as if it were appended to the
    command line to $(B dmd).)
    )
    )

$(WINDOWS
$(H2 $(LEGACY_LNAME2 sc_ini, sc-ini, sc.ini Initialization File))

    $(P $(B dmd) will look for the initialization file $(B sc.ini) in the
    following sequence of directories:
    )

    $(OL
    $(LI current working directory)
    $(LI directory specified by the $(B HOME) environment variable)
    $(LI directory $(B dmd.exe) resides in)
    )

    $(P If found, environment variable
    settings in the file will override any existing settings.
    This is handy to make $(B dmd) independent of programs with
    conflicting use of environment variables.
    )

$(H3 Initialization File Format)

    $(P Comments are lines that begin with $(D ;) and are ignored.
    )

    $(P Environment variables follow the $(D [Environment]) section
    heading, in $(I NAME)=$(I value) pairs.
    The $(I NAME)s are treated as upper case.
    Comments are lines that start with ;.
    For example:
    )

$(SCINI
; sc.ini file for dmd
; Names enclosed by %% are searched for in the existing environment
; and inserted. The special name %@P% is replaced with the path
; to this file.
[Environment]
LIB="%@P%\..\lib";\dm\lib

DFLAGS="-I%@P%\..\src\phobos" "-I%@P%\..\src\druntime\import"
LINKCMD="%@P%\..\..\dm\bin"
DDOCFILE=mysettings.ddoc
)

$(H3 Location Independence of sc.ini)

    $(P The $(B %@P%) is replaced with the path to $(D sc.ini).
    Thus, if the fully qualified file name $(D sc.ini) is
    $(D c:$(DMDDIR)\bin\sc.ini), then $(B %@P%) will be replaced with
    $(D c:$(DMDDIR)\bin), and the above $(D sc.ini) will be
    interpreted as:
    )

$(SCINI
[Environment]
LIB="c:$(DMDDIR)\bin\..\lib";\dm\lib

DFLAGS="-Ic:$(DMDDIR)\bin\..\src\phobos" "-Ic:$(DMDDIR)\bin\..\src\druntime\import"
LINKCMD="c:$(DMDDIR)\bin\..\..\dm\bin"
DDOCFILE=mysettings.ddoc
)

    $(P This enables your dmd setup to be moved around without having
    to re-edit $(D sc.ini).
    )

)
$(UNIX
$(H2 $(LEGACY_LNAME2 dmd_conf, dmd-conf, dmd.conf Initialization File))

    $(P The dmd file $(D dmd.conf) is the same as $(D sc.ini)
    for Windows, it's just that the file has a different name,
    enabling a setup common to both Windows and this system to be created
    without having to re-edit the file.)

    $(P $(B dmd) will look for the initialization file $(D dmd.conf) in the
    following sequence of directories:)

    $(OL
    $(LI current working directory)
    $(LI directory specified by the $(B HOME) environment variable)
    $(LI directory $(B dmd) resides in)
    $(LI $(D /etc/))
    )

    $(P If found, environment variable
    settings in the file will override any existing settings.
    This is handy to make $(B dmd) independent of programs with
    conflicting use of environment variables.
    )

    $(P Environment variables follow the $(D [Environment]) section
    heading, in $(I NAME)=$(I value) pairs.
    The $(I NAME)s are treated as upper case.
    Comments are lines that start with ;.
    For example:
    )

$(SCINI
; dmd.conf file for dmd
; Names enclosed by %% are searched for in the existing environment
; and inserted. The special name %@P% is replaced with the path
; to this file.
[Environment]

DFLAGS=-I%@P%/../src/phobos -I%@P%/../src/druntime/import
)
)

$(WINDOWS
$(H2 $(LNAME2 problems, Common Installation Problems))

    $(UL
    $(LI Using Cygwin's $(B unzip) utility has been known to cause
    strange problems.
    )
    $(LI Running the compiler under Cygwin's command shell has
    been also known to cause problems. Try getting it to work
    under the regular Windows shell $(B cmd.exe) before trying Cygwin's.
    )
    $(LI Installing $(B dmd) and $(B $(DMC)) into directory paths with spaces
    in them causes problems.
    )
    )
)

<hr>
$(H2 $(LNAME2 differences, Differences between Windows and Linux versions))

    $(UL
    $(LI String literals are read-only under Linux.
    Attempting to write to them
    will cause a segment violation.)
    )
<hr>
$(H2 $(LEGACY_LNAME2 interface_files, interface-files, D Interface Files))

    $(P When an import declaration is processed in a D source file,
    the compiler searches for the D source file corresponding to
    the import, and processes that source file to extract the
    information needed from it. Alternatively, the compiler can
    instead look for a corresponding $(I D interface file).
    A D interface file contains only what an import of the module
    needs, rather than the whole implementation of that module.
    )

    $(P The advantages of using a D interface file for imports rather
    than a D source file are:
    )

    $(UL
    $(LI D interface files are often significantly smaller and much
    faster to process than the corresponding D source file.)
    $(LI They can be used to hide the source code, for example,
    one can ship an object code library along with D interface files
    rather than the complete source code.)
    )

    $(P D interface files can be created by the compiler from a
    D source file by using the $(SWLINK -H) switch to the compiler.
    D interface files have the $(B .di) file extension.
    When the compiler resolves an import declaration, it first looks
    for a $(B .di) D interface file, then it looks for a D source
    file.
    )

    $(P D interface files bear some analogous similarities to C++
    header files. But they are not required in the way that C++
    header files are, and they are not part of the D language.
    They are a feature of the compiler, and serve only as an optimization
    of the build process.
    )

$(H2 $(LNAME2 executable, Building Executables))

    $(P $(B dmd) can build an executable much faster if as many of the
    source files as possible are put on the command line.)

    $(P Another advantage to putting multiple source files on the same
    invocation of $(B dmd) is that $(B dmd) will be able to do some level
    of cross-module optimizations, such as function inlining across modules.
    )
    $(P The $(D -i) flag can be used to automatically compile imported modules)

$(H2 $(LNAME2 library, Building Libraries))

    $(P There are three ways to build a library. For example,
    given $(D foo.d) and $(D bar.d) which are to be compiled, and existing
    object file $(D abc.$(OBJEXT)) and existing library
    $(D def.$(LIBEXT)) which are
    all to be combined into a library $(D foo.$(LIBEXT)):)

    $(OL
    $(LI Compile modules separately and then run the librarian on them:
$(WINDOWS
$(CONSOLE
dmd -c foo.d
dmd -c bar.d
$(LIB) -c -p32 foo.lib foo.obj bar.obj abc.obj def.lib
del foo.obj bar.obj
)
)
$(UNIX
$(CONSOLE
dmd -c foo.d
dmd -c bar.d
rm -f foo.a
ar -r foo.a foo.o bar.o abc.o def.a
rm foo.o bar.o
)
)
    This option is typical when using a makefile to avoid compiling
    modules that have already been compiled.
    )
    $(LI Compile modules together and then run the librarian on them:
$(WINDOWS
$(CONSOLE
dmd -c foo.d bar.d
$(LIB) -c -p32 foo.lib foo.obj bar.obj abc.obj def.lib
del foo.obj bar.obj
)
)
$(UNIX
$(CONSOLE
dmd -c foo.d bar.d
rm -f foo.a
ar -r foo.a foo.o bar.o abc.o def.a
rm foo.o bar.o
)
)
    )
    $(LI Use $(B dmd) to compile and build library in one operation:
$(CONSOLE
dmd -lib foo.d bar.d abc.$(OBJEXT) def.$(LIBEXT)
)
    No object files are written to disk, it's all done in memory.
    Using $(SWLINK -lib) also has the advantage that modules may be compiled
    into multiple object files rather than exactly one per module.
    This improves granularity of the library without having to break
    up the modules.
    )
    )

$(H2 $(LEGACY_LNAME2 compiling_dmd, compiling-dmd, Compiling dmd))

    $(P Complete source code is provided to build the compiler.
    Follow these steps:)

$(WINDOWS
$(CONSOLE
cd $(DMDDIR)\src\dmd
make -f win32.mak
)
)
$(UNIX
$(CONSOLE
cd ~/$(DMDDIR)/src/dmd
make -f posix.mak
)
)

$(H2 $(LEGACY_LNAME2 compiling_phobos, compiling-phobos, Compiling Phobos))

    $(P Complete source code is provided to build Phobos, the D runtime library.
    Follow these steps:)


$(WINDOWS
$(CONSOLE
cd $(DMDDIR)\src\druntime
make -f win32.mak
cd ..\phobos
make -f win32.mak
)
)
$(UNIX
$(CONSOLE
cd ../phobos
make -f posix.mak
)
)


)

Macros:
    TITLE=DMD Compiler for $(WINDOWS Windows)$(LINUX Linux)$(OSX OSX)$(FREEBSD FreeBSD)
    BODYCLASS=std dcompiler
    LIB=$(WINDOWS phobos.lib)$(UNIX libphobos2.a)
    DMD_CONF=$(RELATIVE_LINK2 dmd-conf, dmd.conf)
    SC_INI=$(RELATIVE_LINK2 sc-ini, $(DMDDIR)\windows\bin\sc.ini)
    DMC=$(LINK2 http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/sc.html, dmc)
    OPTLINK=$(LINK2 http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/optlink.html, optlink.exe)
    DUB=$(LINK2 https://github.com/dlang/dub, dub$(BINEXT))
    RDMD=$(LINK2 $(ROOT_DIR)rdmd.html, rdmd$(BINEXT))
    DUSTMITE=$(LINK2 https://github.com/CyberShadow/DustMite, dustmite$(BINEXT))
    OBJ2ASM=$(HTTP digitalmars.com/ctg/obj2asm.html, obj2asm$(BINEXT))
    DUMPOBJ=$(HTTP digitalmars.com/ctg/dumpobj.html, dumpobj$(BINEXT))
    CLI_SWITCHES=$1
    SHELL=$(HTTP digitalmars.com/ctg/shell.html, shell)
        SUBNAV=$(SUBNAV_CLI_REFERENCE)
    INSTALLATION_SCRIPT_HINT=
$(P
$(MESSAGE_BOX gray, $(B Hint) - The official $(LINK2 $(ROOT_DIR)download.html, packages)
performs these steps automatically.
Alternatively, you can install DMD in your user directory with
the $(LINK2 $(ROOT_DIR)install.html, install script).
)
)
    _ =