Visual D 0.45

changes from rc2:

• mago: fixed loading PDB file when only VS2017 is installed

Visual D 0.45-rc2

Changes from rc1:

• mark html output log as UTF-8 encoded
• fix dparser exception in isExpression

Visual D 0.45-rc1

Changes from beta1:

• fix for no expansions for symbols from public import in imported module
• try dparser as fallback if goto definition on import fails
• bugzilla Issue 17384: fix default executable search path for LDC/x64 under VS2017

Visual D 0.45-beta1

• fixed Compile and Run/Debug if building through MS-COFF and not having VS selected in sc.ini
• mago: fixed memory leaks that could also prohibit compilation due to PDB file still open
• mago: add debugger options page to allow hiding internal locals and static members
• cv2pdb: added support for AA display in mago
• DParser: added support for function attributes @nogc and scope, align(expression)
• added task list support for files loaded into the editor
• read default DMD installation path from Visual D or DMD registry key, if not available in
  VS registry hive
• cpp2d: add missing default to switch(), ensure space between identifiers, fix module
  name for translated C-files
• new project option "Add import paths of project dependencies"
• use generic file system tracking instead of compiler switch -deps=
• fixed tracker.exe not found in VS2015 and VS2017
• /MAPINFO: remove ancient options no longer supported by the MS linker
• separated compile and link into two batches so compile skipped if only link inputs changed
• fix crash when editing dub.json when part of a project
• UCRT version detection: ignore directories that do not start with a digit (e.g. from DDK)
• dependency monitoring: added option to specify files/folders to exclude from dependency check
• mago: can now show registers in expressions
• mago: show static members and base class with different icons
• DParser: cache semantic results until next edit
• DParser: break endless loop due to unresolved selective import

Visual D 0.44.2

Changes from 0.44.1:

• fixed building private phobos with recent dmd
• fixed freeze during semantic analysis
• bugzilla 17254: close and reopen completion box if results added
• fix link to build log: replace spaces with %20
• added VC project integration for VS2017

Visual D 0.44.1

bugzilla 17252: Fixed bad character inserted into the executable search path default

Visual D 0.44

no functional changes from rc2

Visual D 0.44-rc2

Changes from rc1:

• add code snippets to completion box
• better handle auto insertion for unique results
• adopt WindowsSDKDir to Win 8+ SDK
• fix .rc files not automatically built as resource files
• pass -msmode to pipedmd when using MS linker

Visual D 0.44-rc1

Changes from 0.44-beta1:

• improved completion box
• updated documentation
• fixed VC projects without D files having modified linker options

Visual D 0.44-beta2

Changes since beta1:

• added AppVeyor integration builds
• cv2pdb can now be enabled independent of debug engine
• dustmite: error messages written to stderr not grepped
• added project template to build with DMD, LDC and GDC for x86 and x64
• VS SDK 2013 now needed to build Visual D
• added automatic brace completion
• added preliminary support for VS 2017 RC
• dparser: semantic analysis no longer times out after 500ms, but cancels previous requests
• dparser: improved performance by adding name lookup cache
• completion box no longer pops up if caret has been moved elsewhere
• menu entries now disabled if they require the focus on a D file, but it is elsewhere
• building a library with LDC now always adds "-oq -od=$(IntDir)" to the command line
• reduced idle processing by only updating the active view
• mago: display const modifier on type, recover string types
• mago concord plugin: enable conditional breakpoints
• changed version scheme from 0.3.xx to 0.xx