Release Announcements

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

Hi,

I'd like to announce the initial release of Visual D, a Visual Studio package providing both project management and language services for integration of the D programming language into Visual Studio.

Here are some features:

And for the fun and frustration: Visual D is completely written in D.

Visual D can be downloaded from http://www.dsource.org/projects/visuald

This project is still at an early stage, so you might notice a lot of rough edges. You can find a list of known issues on the feature-page. Any feedback is welcome.

Enjoy,
Rainer

PS: If you want to get notified of further releases of Visual D, you should enable notifications for this post. I'll announce new versions here.

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

There is a new version available, mainly fixing some installation issues:

2010-04-20 Version 0.3.4

* added support for command Edit.InvokeSnippetFromShortcut
* installer now requests admin execution level, so it does not fail on Vista or Windows7
* removed VS Express version from installer

Rainer

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

I've uploaded a new version of Visual D

2010-04-22 Version 0.3.5

* added cv2pdb to installer
* support for operations on multiselection in solution explorer
* added option "D 2.043" to pass corresponding flag to cv2pdb
* macros in all debug options are now expanded
* fixed crashes on COM objects that were garbage-collected while still in use

Rainer

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

There's another new version out now, trying to reduce build problems:

2010-04-26 Version 0.3.6

* fixed COM and memory leaks
* projects with a lot of files now build with response files
* when only removing file or changing folder name, project was not saved
* support for operation "Rebuild"
* option "other compiler" and map file were not quoted when containing spaces
* added build logging to $(IntDir)\buildlog.html
* added macros SAFEPROJECTPATH/DIR/FILENAME/EXT/NAME identical to PROJECT*, but without spaces

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

There is only a small change in this version, but before I get to implement other stuff, I'd better make it public, because it seems important to people using Windows 7.

2010-04-27 Version 0.3.7

* force CR/LF pairs in batch commands instead of LF only end-of-line (fixes compilation on Windows7)

Cheers,
Rainer

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

Version 0.3.8 of Visual D is now available, featuring the following changes:

* added function parameter tooltips
* fix: resource files would not be updated when used with tool "Auto"
* fix: custom built files always added to linker command line
* fix: fixed initialization exception if no Windows-SDK installed
* fix: build only worked as admin on x64
* fix: spurious crashes on x64
* improved WindowsApp project template (added libs, sets application subsystem)

Especially, if you were having trouble using Visual D on a 64-bit Windows, please try this new release.

Cheers,
Rainer

kanryu · Joined: 02 May 2010 Posts: 9

I have waited for programming D with Visual Studio!!!

This is perfect if implemented about code-supplement and search for definition of identifier.

I try to read source codes of the project.

Very Thanks!

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

Hi,

there is a new version of Visual D available.

Major changes:

* new file/symbol search window
* word-completion can now be expanded to symbol lookup by pressing Ctrl-Space again
* installation now reenables package, in case you told VS to skip loading it
* now using machine-translated SDK instead of std.windows
* fixed COM leak
* fix: file opened through "goto definition"/"find in files" sometimes warns "already opened in editor"
* fix: "goto error" sometimes would not jump to error with message "cannot find the file specified"
* fix: last version would not let you select any but the first entry of an expansion list
* symbol information now updated after project load, it's no longer necessary to build once

I've also tried to make the site at www.dsource.org/projects/visuald slightly more friendly, I hope you like it.

Enjoy,
Rainer

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

Hi,

There is a new version of Visual D available, mainly updating cv2pdb to support VS2010.

2010-06-03 Version 0.3.10

* updated to cv2pdb 0.13 which allows debugging under plain VS2010 and is more stable when evaluating arrays in the debugger
* now built with debug symbols to allow crash analysis. See [downloads/visuald_pdb.zip] for symbols for the latest version
* fix: project property dialog did not popup with saved D version
* added the possibility to stop a build
* new logo now used in about box

Please note that cv2pdb will not work with the VS Shell out of the box, you still need to extract a DLL from one of the standard or express editions. (msobj80.dll for VS2008 or msobj100.dll for VS2010).

Rainer

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

Hello,

a new version of Visual D is available for download:

2010-06-10 Version 0.3.11

* error messages now forwarded to error list
* Visual D settings now stored in the user area of the registry
* added library search path to project settings (you need to append ";%LIB%" to the LIB setting in DMD's sc.ini for this to work)
* command VisualD.ShowScope now displays the scope of the caret in the status line
* Visual D now creates its own menu, expecting to be filled with more commands in the future and to avoid cluttering other menus
* Search window commands are now called VisualD.SearchFile and VisualD.SearchSymbol (you might need to reassign keyboard shortcuts)
* Thanks to Alix Pexton, the web site has a professional looking new logo.

Have fun,
Rainer

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

Hi,

I think it's time for a new version of Visual D. Even if you have already downloaded a preliminary installer for this version, you'll find a few more changes in this release:

2010-06-15 Version 0.3.12

* stricter string handling to avoid crashes when launching debugger in VS2010 (and maybe other situations)
* the windows application template's substem version now defaults to 4.0
* added new project item template for package creating both folder in project and directory on disk
* if a directory exists with the name of the folder, the default location of a new project item now defaults to this directory
* renaming a file in the project renames it on disk aswell
* improved build process, it should now be possible to compile Visual D following the instruction on http://www.dsource.org/projects/visuald/wiki/Build_from_source
* updated to cv2pdb 0.14.

Have fun,
Rainer

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

Hi,

after struggling with some compiler problems, there's a new version of Visual D ready for download:

2010-07-09 Version 0.3.13

* renaming a file in the project did not ensure the project to be saved
* dragging a directory into the project now creates a folder and adds all files and folders found in that directory but those that start with "."
* added project option "Enable informational warnings" (dmd option -wi)
* resource files now have command "View Code"
* fix: completion did not detect beginning of word at line end
* fix: skipping through a string literal with ctrl-left/right skipped the whole string
* now handling some optional project properties to keep AnkhSvn happy.
* SCC status of project items is now shown (but not updated yet)
* minor tweak of the ConsoleApp template
* more files translated from the Windows SDK
* now using label "reportError" instead of "xit" in build batches
* options with multiple arguments are now delimited by both ';' and white spaces, use quotes if any of these need to be part of a file name

Rainer

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

Hello,

I'd like to announce a new version of Visual D:

2010-07-23 Version 0.3.14

* fixed parameter tooltips on VS2010
* fixed debugger data tooltips on VS2010
* fixed handling of quoted file/path names
* updated bitmaps in about box and templates to the website logo
* added command VisualD.ParameterInfo to avoid hook by Visual Assist
* fixed import completion for packages accessed through project import path settings
* goto definition now displays error in status line if no definition found or opening source file fails
* now jumping to definition if multiple definitions exist on the same line
* brace highlighting now shows error in status line for mismatched brackets
* brace highlighting now also shows begin/end of block comments
* fixed pasting html text not omitting format information
* now using environment variable DMD_LIB to pass library path to DMD, please update DMDs sc.ini accordingly
* now build checks whether output files are actually created to avoid silent link failure
* generating JSON output is now the default setting for new projects

Cheers,
Rainer

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

Hi,

with two crash bugs fixed, I guess a new version of Visual D should be made available.

2010-08-11 Version 0.3.15

* when reading import paths from sc.ini, the directory is determined by searching dmd.exe through the executable paths setting and the PATH environment variable
* fixed freeze when searching indentation level for smart indent (might also affect brace matching)
* now packaged with cv2pdb 0.16.
* fixed crash when running along-side the Qt-Addin for Visual Studio

Rainer

sagitario · Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 292

Hi,

Finally a new version of Visual D has been released with some major goodies:

2010-09-24 Version 0.3.16

* now Visual D itself also compiles against VSI SDK for Visual Studio 2010 and Windows SDK v7.1
* empty dependency file now causes rebuild
* new command "Build phobos browse info"
* added support for Mago debugger (http://www.dsource.org/projects/mago_debugger)
* fixed dmd option for profiling
* fixed bad status message for matching parenthesis
* now supports command comment/uncomment selected lines
* improved smart indentation
* block re-indentation now works as a single command with respect to undo/redo
* now packaged with cv2pdb 0.17
* fixed loading DLLs (including Visual D) on Windows Server 2003
* now installer includes Mago debugger
* new profiler window to display trace.log (http://www.dsource.org/projects/visuald/wiki/Tour/Profiling)
* fixed bad variable replacement when building project name shorter than 4 characters

Have fun,
Rainer