Visual D v1.4.0-rc3

Changes since rc2:

• fixed issue #282: mago now (mostly) calls __debug* methods asynchronously
• fixed issue #279: mago: display void[] as ubyte[] in the debugger
• fixed issue #281: mago: dereference pointer with '.' for arrays, too
• mago: fixed switching GC for funtion evaluation and adapted it to dmd 2.109
• updated to build with dmd-2.110
• fixed completion for fields/members of class/struct fields
• fixed crash if source window closed before semantic analysis callback completed
• dmdserver: log communication with Visual D to %TEMP%/dmdserver if that folder exists
• dmdserver: improve completion for code in switch statement
• dmdseerver: added option to display type size and alignment in tool tip
• added separate version of dbuild.dll linked against Microsoft.Build.CPPTasks.Common for VS 17.12

Visual D v1.4.0-rc2

Changes since rc1:

• updated to frontend of DMD 2.110.0-beta1
• full installer now bundled with DMD 2.109.1 and LDC 1.39.0
• added separate version of dbuild.dll linked against Microsoft.Build.CPPTasks.Common for VS 17.10 - 17.11
• fixed detecting dmd update after 2.108

Visual D 1.4.0-rc1

changes since beta2:

• dmdserver: updated to frontend of DMD 2.107.0
• full installer now bundled with DMD 2.107.0 and LDC 1.36.0
• mago: fix crash due to changed return values from IDiaSession in VS2022, probably fixes issue #261
• fixed issue #269: avoid BOM in response file if system codepage is UTF-8
• project template cache now removed if Visual D does not find itself in it. Workaround for issue #256
• fixed some version inaccuracies in installation files

Visual D 1.4.0-beta2

Changes since beta1:

• dmdserver:
  • updated to frontend of DMD 2.106.0
  • now slightly less dependent on D runtime by avoiding lowerings
  • fixed some false memory pointer
  • pass import paths from prerequisite projects to semantic analysis, too
• full installer now bundled with DMD 2.106.0 and LDC 1.35.0
• added separate version of Microsoft.Build.CPPTasks.Common for VS 17.5 - 17.9
• updated dfmt library from upstream
• added support for compiler option -preview=shortenedMethods
• fixed issue #264: VisualD doesn't run compiled executable, when I select "Compile and Run" option

Visual D 1.4.0-beta1

• dmdserver updated to frontend of DMD 2.103.0-beta1
• full installer now bundled with DMD 2.102.2 and LDC 1.31.0
• fixed issue 23734: avoid exception by std.file.isDir when clicking a project folder that doesn't exist
• added separate version of Microsoft.Build.CPPTasks.Common for VS 17.5.
• improved message when dmd crashes
• "add imports from dependent projects" is now evaluated recursively

Visual D 1.3.1

• full installer now bundled with DMD 2.100.2 and LDC 1.30.0
• dmdserver: fixed memory leak
• fixed building against WinSDK 10.0.22621.0
• fixed projects no longer considered failing
• D files in VC projects failed to build in VS 2022 17.3 and 17.4, added separate versions of
  dbuild.17.x.dll linked against respective version of Microsoft.Build.CPPTasks.Common.dll

Visual D 1.3.0

Changes from rc1:

• dmdserver updated to frontend of DMD 2.100.0
• full installer now bundled with DMD 2.100.0 and LDC 1.29.0
• bugzilla 23069: mago crashing when debugging VARIANT data type in VS 2022
• bugzilla 23043: project templates missing in VS 2022 until configuration manually updated
• semantic analysis: without a project loaded, a D file is now analyzed using the compile options
  of "Compile and Run" with an import path derived from the module declaration.
• visualdproj: exit code printed for failed commands
• cv2pdb updated to 0.52

Visual D 1.3.0-rc1

Changes:

• dmdserver updated to frontend of DMD 2.099.1-beta
• full installer now bundled with DMD 2.099.1 and LDC 1.28.1
• bugzilla 22747: D files in VC projects failed to build in VS 2022, added separate versions of
  Microsoft.Build.CPPTasks.Common for 17.0, 17.1 and 17.2.
• bugzilla 22764: now searches the 32-bit registry hive for install paths of DMD and LDC
• cv2pdb 0.51: added DWARF support for non-contiguous functions.

Visual D 1.2.0

Changes from rc1:

• updated dmdserver to frontend 2.098.1
• updated bundled dmd to 2.098.1 and ldc to 1.28.1
• avoid rebuild when target is also read by compiler (dmd 2.098+)

Visual D 1.2.0-rc1

Changes:

• added support for VS 2022
• dmdserver:
  • updated to frontend of DMD 2.098.0
  • bugzilla 21710: Code Completion doesn't work if compiler path contains a white space
  • restrict "errors in imported modules" to a couple of lines
  • added option to restart the semantic analysis of a memory usage goes above a given threshold
• project management
  • bugzilla 21897: Semicolon inside quotes in path variable causes range violation in pipedmd
• editor
  • bugzilla 21877: VS2019 crash with "Show parameter storage class at call site"
• installer:
  • full installer now bundled with DMD 2.098.0 and LDC 1.28.0