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

Visual D 1.1.1

Changes to 1.1.0:

• dmdserver:
  • updated to frontend of DMD 2.096.1
• debugger:
  • bugzilla 21734: stack overflow when displaying recursive structure with array
• installer:
  • full installer now bundled with DMD 2.096.1 and LDC 1.25.1

Visual D 1.1.0

Changes since beta1:

• dmdserver: updated to frontend of DMD 2.095.1
• dmdserver: improved handling of symbols in selective imports
• integrated dfmt for "Format Document"
• full installer now bundled with DMD 2.095.1 and LDC 1.25.0
• visualdproj: added macros FULLOUTDIR, FULLINTDIR, INPUTFULLPATH, INPUTFULLDIR, TARGETFULLPATH
  and TARGETFULLDIR for guaranteed absolute paths

Visual D 1.1.0-beta1

New in this release:

• dmdserver:
  • updated to DMD 2.095.0-beta.1
  • experimental: show parameter storage ref/out/lazy at call site
• editor:
  • bugzilla 21239: navigation bar now sorted, symbols starting with "__" moved to the bottom
• installer:
  • full installer now bundled with DMD 2.095.0-beta.1 and LDC 1.24.0

Visual D 1.0.1

Changes from Visual D 1.0.1-beta1:

• support forward/backward mouse buttons for navigation
• update semantic engine to 2.093.1
• update bundled compilers to DMD 2.093.1 and LDC 1.23.0

Visual D 1.0.1-beta1

Changes since v1.0.0:

• projects:
  • bugzilla 21024: VS2017/2019 new project: fixed unrelated files listed in New Project Dialog
  • bugzilla 21028: project templates not visible when VS started as standard/restricted user
• dmdserver:
  • updated to dmd 2.093
  • fixed showing documentation for template functions and function imported from modules not in editor
• mago debugger expression evaluator:
  • fixed wrong values displayed eventually when switching stack frames

Visual D 1.0.0

Changes from beta-2:

• mago: change default for displaying ranges to "off"
• mago: fix expanding range if it has no length property
• build Visual D with dmd to support scanDataSeg=precise

Visual D 1.0.0-beta2

Changes from beta 1:

• dmdserver:
  • fixed crashes due to frontend assertions
  • pass default versions to file if not loaded in any project
• fix "Find in Solution" no longer searchíng visuald projects with VS 16.6
• mago:
  • automatically display ranges similar to arrays
  • handle exceptions when executing code
  • fix switching GC when excuting function in 32-bit process
  • fix too aggressive caching when switching stack frame
• full installer: update to dmd 2.092.1 and LDC 1.22.0

Visual D 1.0.0-beta1

• Visual D and all tools now built with LDC
• projects:
  • trailing \ now removed from $(WindowsSDKVersion)/$(UCRTVersion) for more consistency between
    autodetected version and as read from the environment
  • added global option "Echo batch commands executed" to show commands during builds
  • workaround /noopttls no longer added when building with LDC or dmd 2.076+
• dmdserver:
  • now enabled by default including semantic highlighting
  • updated to dmd 2.092
  • improve preciseness for the GC
  • fix parameters not considered references to itself
  • fix crash when invoking "Find All References"
• editor with dmdserver:
  • implement "goto definition" by clicking identifier in tool tip
  • add navigation bar
• mago debugger
  • can now execute class/struct methods __debugOverview, __debugExpaanded, __debugTextView
    to customize display in the debugger
  • some performance improvements by caching some data while the debuggee is stopped

Visual D 0.52.0

changes from 0.52.0-beta1:

• dmdserver: more improvements to code completion
• update packaged DMD and LDC versions to 2.091.0 and 1.20.1, respectively
• fix parameter info tooltip for functions with function attributes, improve tip on templates
• vcxproj: make compiler selection also available on the D Compiler settings page
• vcxproj: add dbuild.props showing how to setup a project that builds D files without Visual D installed
• vcxproj: do not check referenced projects if the project itself already needs phobos to be linked
• vcxproj: only print the filename in the "Compiling" message, not the path
• bugzilla 20660: goto definition on import module doesn't work