add dlang languages and tools for macosx

16 files changed, 467 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/tests/console_dlang/src/main.d b/tests/console_dlang/src/main.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..524c4f94c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/console_dlang/src/main.d
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import std.stdio;
+
+void main()
+{
+    writeln("hello world!");
+}
diff --git a/tests/console_dlang/xmake.lua b/tests/console_dlang/xmake.lua
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2f040a763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/console_dlang/xmake.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+-- the debug mode
+if is_mode("debug") then
+    
+    -- enable the debug symbols
+    set_symbols("debug")
+
+    -- disable optimization
+    set_optimize("none")
+end
+
+-- the release mode
+if is_mode("release") then
+
+    -- set the symbols visibility: hidden
+    set_symbols("hidden")
+
+    -- enable fastest optimization
+    set_optimize("fastest")
+
+    -- strip all symbols
+    set_strip("all")
+end
+
+-- add target
+target("console_dlang")
+
+    -- set kind
+    set_kind("binary")
+
+    -- add files
+    add_files("src/*.d") 
+
diff --git a/tests/console_go/src/main.go b/tests/console_go/src/main.go
index c91ae5091..8ea127243 100644
--- a/tests/console_go/src/main.go
+++ b/tests/console_go/src/main.go
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-/*!The Qiyi Golang Backend Server
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2016, qiyi.com All rights reserved.
- *
- * @author      ruki
- * @file        main.go
- *
- */
 package main
 
 /* /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/xmake/actions/config/xmake.lua b/xmake/actions/config/xmake.lua
index cc9bf0e28..3effd29bb 100755
--- a/xmake/actions/config/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake/actions/config/xmake.lua
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ task("config")
                                                           , "    - sdk/include"                                             }
 
                 ,   {}
-                ,   {nil, "dd",         "kv", "auto",       "The Debugger"                                                  }
+                ,   {nil, "dg",         "kv", "auto",       "The Debugger"                                                  }
 
                     -- show language menu options
                 ,   function () 
diff --git a/xmake/actions/global/xmake.lua b/xmake/actions/global/xmake.lua
index 0cf4e605e..4af28342f 100755
--- a/xmake/actions/global/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake/actions/global/xmake.lua
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ task("global")
                                                     ,   "    --ccache=[y|n]"                                        }
 
                 ,   {}
-                ,   {nil, "dd",         "kv", "auto",   "The Debugger"                                              }
+                ,   {nil, "dg",         "kv", "auto",   "The Debugger"                                              }
                 ,   {}
 
                     -- show platform menu options
diff --git a/xmake/core/base/os.lua b/xmake/core/base/os.lua
index 6928e293b..9fcae713a 100644
--- a/xmake/core/base/os.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/base/os.lua
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ end
 function os.tmpfile()
 
     -- make it
-    return path.join(os.tmpdir(), (os.uuid():gsub("-", "")))
+    return path.join(os.tmpdir(), "_" .. (os.uuid():gsub("-", "")))
 end
 
 -- run shell
diff --git a/xmake/core/tool/debugger.lua b/xmake/core/tool/debugger.lua
index c6f223f87..a906b7371 100644
--- a/xmake/core/tool/debugger.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/tool/debugger.lua
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function debugger.load()
     local instance = table.inherit(debugger)
 
     -- load the debugger tool 
-    local result, errors = tool.load("dd")
+    local result, errors = tool.load("dg")
     if not result then 
         return nil, errors
     end
diff --git a/xmake/languages/dlang/api.lua b/xmake/languages/dlang/api.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60441d086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmake/languages/dlang/api.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+--!The Make-like Build Utility based on Lua
+--
+-- Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+-- or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+-- distributed with this work for additional information
+-- regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+-- to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+-- "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+-- with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+--
+--     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+--
+-- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+-- distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+-- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+-- See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+-- limitations under the License.
+-- 
+-- Copyright (C) 2015 - 2017, TBOOX Open Source Group.
+--
+-- @author      ruki
+-- @file        api.lua
+--
+
+-- get apis
+function apis()
+
+    -- init apis
+    _g.values = 
+    {
+        -- target.add_xxx
+        "target.add_links"
+    ,   "target.add_goflags"
+    ,   "target.add_ldflags"
+    ,   "target.add_arflags"
+    ,   "target.add_shflags"
+        -- option.add_xxx
+    ,   "option.add_links"
+    ,   "option.add_goflags"
+    ,   "option.add_ldflags"
+    ,   "option.add_arflags"
+    ,   "option.add_shflags"
+    }
+    _g.pathes = 
+    {
+        -- target.add_xxx
+        "target.add_linkdirs"
+        -- option.add_xxx
+    ,   "option.add_linkdirs"
+    }
+
+    -- ok
+    return _g
+end
+
+
diff --git a/xmake/languages/dlang/check_main.lua b/xmake/languages/dlang/check_main.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..286485147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmake/languages/dlang/check_main.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+--!The Make-like Build Utility based on Lua
+--
+-- Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+-- or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+-- distributed with this work for additional information
+-- regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+-- to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+-- "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+-- with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+--
+--     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+--
+-- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+-- distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+-- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+-- See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+-- limitations under the License.
+-- 
+-- Copyright (C) 2015 - 2017, TBOOX Open Source Group.
+--
+-- @author      ruki
+-- @file        check_main.lua
+--
+
+-- check it
+function main(sourcefile)
+
+    -- load source code
+    local sourcecode = io.read(sourcefile)
+
+    -- remove comment first
+    sourcecode = sourcecode:gsub("/%*.-%*/", "")
+    sourcecode = sourcecode:gsub("//.-\n", "\n")
+
+    -- find func main() {
+    if sourcecode:find("void%s+main%s*%(.-%)") then
+        return true
+    end
+
+    -- no main function
+    return false
+end
+
+
diff --git a/xmake/languages/dlang/load.lua b/xmake/languages/dlang/load.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4eb290d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmake/languages/dlang/load.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+--!The Make-like Build Utility based on Lua
+--
+-- Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+-- or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+-- distributed with this work for additional information
+-- regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+-- to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+-- "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+-- with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+--
+--     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+--
+-- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+-- distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+-- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+-- See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+-- limitations under the License.
+-- 
+-- Copyright (C) 2015 - 2017, TBOOX Open Source Group.
+--
+-- @author      ruki
+-- @file        load.lua
+--
+
+-- imports
+import("api")
+
+-- load it
+function main()
+
+    -- init apis
+    _g.apis = api.apis()
+
+    -- ok
+    return _g
+end
+
+
diff --git a/xmake/languages/dlang/xmake.lua b/xmake/languages/dlang/xmake.lua
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a6fb829fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmake/languages/dlang/xmake.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+--!The Make-like Build Utility based on Lua
+--
+-- Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+-- or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+-- distributed with this work for additional information
+-- regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+-- to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+-- "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+-- with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+--
+--     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+--
+-- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+-- distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+-- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+-- See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+-- limitations under the License.
+-- 
+-- Copyright (C) 2015 - 2017, TBOOX Open Source Group.
+--
+-- @author      ruki
+-- @file        xmake.lua
+--
+
+-- define language
+language("dlang")
+
+    -- set source file kinds
+    set_sourcekinds {dd = ".d"}
+
+    -- set source file flags
+    set_sourceflags {dd = "dflags"}
+
+    -- set target kinds
+    set_targetkinds {binary = "dd-ld", static = "dd-ar", shared = "dd-sh"}
+
+    -- set target flags
+    set_targetflags {binary = "dd-ldflags", static = "dd-arflags", shared = "dd-shflags"}
+
+    -- on load
+    on_load("load")
+
+    -- on check_main
+    on_check_main("check_main")
+
+    -- set name flags
+    set_nameflags 
+    {
+        object =
+        {
+            "config.includedirs"
+        ,   "target.symbols"
+        ,   "target.warnings"
+        ,   "target.optimize:check"
+        ,   "target.vectorexts:check"
+        ,   "target.defines"
+        ,   "target.undefines"
+        ,   "target.includedirs"
+        ,   "platform.includedirs"
+        ,   "platform.defines"
+        ,   "platform.undefines"
+        }
+    ,   binary =
+        {
+            "config.linkdirs"
+        ,   "target.linkdirs"
+        ,   "target.strip"
+        ,   "target.symbols"
+        ,   "option.linkdirs"
+        ,   "platform.linkdirs"
+        ,   "config.links"
+        ,   "target.links"
+        ,   "option.links"
+        ,   "platform.links"
+        }
+    ,   shared =
+        {
+            "config.linkdirs"
+        ,   "target.linkdirs"
+        ,   "target.strip"
+        ,   "target.symbols"
+        ,   "option.linkdirs"
+        ,   "platform.linkdirs"
+        ,   "config.links"
+        ,   "target.links"
+        ,   "option.links"
+        ,   "platform.links"
+        }
+    ,   static = 
+        {
+            "target.strip"
+        ,   "target.symbols"
+        }
+    }
+
+    -- set menu
+    set_menu {
+                config = 
+                {   
+                    {                                                                                 }
+                ,   {nil, "dd",         "kv", nil,          "The Dlang Compiler"                      }
+                ,   {nil, "dflags",     "kv", nil,          "The Dlang Compiler Flags"                }
+
+                ,   {                                                                                 }
+                ,   {nil, "dd-ld",      "kv", nil,          "The Dlang Linker"                        }
+                ,   {nil, "dd-ldflags", "kv", nil,          "The Dlang Linker Flags"                  }
+
+                ,   {                                                                                 }
+                ,   {nil, "dd-ar",      "kv", nil,          "The Dlang Static Library Archiver"       }
+                ,   {nil, "dd-arflags", "kv", nil,          "The Dlang Static Library Archvier Flags" }
+
+
+                ,   {                                                                                 }
+                ,   {nil, "dd-sh",      "kv", nil,          "The Dlang Shared Library Linker"         }
+                ,   {nil, "dd-shflags", "kv", nil,          "The Dlang Shared Library Linker Flags"   }
+
+                -- TODO
+                ,   {                                                                                 }
+                ,   {nil, "links",      "kv", nil,          "The Link Libraries"                      }
+                ,   {nil, "linkdirs",   "kv", nil,          "The Link Search Directories"             }
+                ,   {nil, "includedirs","kv", nil,          "The Include Search Directories"          }
+                }
+            } 
+
diff --git a/xmake/languages/golang/xmake.lua b/xmake/languages/golang/xmake.lua
index 04f915e5e..ab2e7566c 100755
--- a/xmake/languages/golang/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake/languages/golang/xmake.lua
@@ -97,22 +97,23 @@ language("golang")
     set_menu {
                 config = 
                 {   
-                    {}
-                ,   {nil, "go",         "kv", nil,          "The Golang Compiler"                   }
-                ,   {nil, "goflags",    "kv", nil,          "The Golang Compiler Flags"             }
+                    {                                                                                }
+                ,   {nil, "go",         "kv", nil,          "The Golang Compiler"                    }
+                ,   {nil, "goflags",    "kv", nil,          "The Golang Compiler Flags"              }
 
-                ,   {}
-                ,   {nil, "go-ld",      "kv", nil,          "The Linker"                            }
-                ,   {nil, "go-ldflags", "kv", nil,          "The Binary Linker Flags"               }
+                ,   {                                                                                }
+                ,   {nil, "go-ld",      "kv", nil,          "The Golang Linker"                      }
+                ,   {nil, "go-ldflags", "kv", nil,          "The Golang Linker Flags"                }
 
-                ,   {}
-                ,   {nil, "go-ar",      "kv", nil,          "The Static Library Linker"             }
-                ,   {nil, "go-arflags", "kv", nil,          "The Static Library Linker Flags"       }
+                ,   {                                                                                }
+                ,   {nil, "go-ar",      "kv", nil,          "The Golang Static Library Linker"       }
+                ,   {nil, "go-arflags", "kv", nil,          "The Golang Static Library Linker Flags" }
 
-                ,   {}
-                ,   {nil, "links",      "kv", nil,          "The Link Libraries"                    }
-                ,   {nil, "linkdirs",   "kv", nil,          "The Link Search Directories"           }
-                ,   {nil, "includedirs","kv", nil,          "The Include Search Directories"        }
-                }
+                -- TODO
+                ,   {                                                                                }
+                ,   {nil, "links",      "kv", nil,          "The Link Libraries"                     }
+                ,   {nil, "linkdirs",   "kv", nil,          "The Link Search Directories"            }
+                ,   {nil, "includedirs","kv", nil,          "The Include Search Directories"         }
+                                                                                                     }
             } 
 
diff --git a/xmake/platforms/linux/check.lua b/xmake/platforms/linux/check.lua
index 6c92ec684..8b0c38dc6 100644
--- a/xmake/platforms/linux/check.lua
+++ b/xmake/platforms/linux/check.lua
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function _check_toolchains(config)
         checker.check_toolchain_from_env(config, "ex",   "AR",   "the static library extractor") 
         checker.check_toolchain_from_env(config, "sh",   "SH",   "the shared library linker") 
         checker.check_toolchain_from_env(config, "sc",   "SC",   "the swift compiler") 
-        checker.check_toolchain_from_env(config, "dd",   "DD",   "the debugger") 
+        checker.check_toolchain_from_env(config, "dg",   "DD",   "the debugger") 
     end
 
     -- check for gcc
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function _check_toolchains(config)
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "ex",   cross, "ar",   "the static library extractor") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "sh",   cross, "g++",  "the shared library linker") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "sh",   cross, "gcc",  "the shared library linker") 
-    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd",   cross, "gdb",  "the debugger") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dg",   cross, "gdb",  "the debugger") 
 
     -- check for clang
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "cc",   cross,  "clang",     "the c compiler") 
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ function _check_toolchains(config)
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "sh",   cross,  "clang++",   "the shared library linker") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "sh",   cross,  "clang",     "the shared library linker") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "sc",   cross,  "swiftc",    "the swift compiler") 
-    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd",   cross,  "lldb",      "the debugger") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dg",   cross,  "lldb",      "the debugger") 
 
     -- check for golang tools
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "go",   "",     "go",       "the golang compiler") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "go",   "",     "gccgo",    "the golang compiler") 
-    checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ar","",     "go",       "the golang archiver") 
-    checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ar","",     "gccgo",    "the golang archiver") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ar","",     "go",       "the golang static library archiver") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ar","",     "gccgo",    "the golang static library archiver") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ld","",     "go",       "the golang linker") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ld","",     "gccgo",    "the golang linker") 
 end
diff --git a/xmake/platforms/macosx/check.lua b/xmake/platforms/macosx/check.lua
index fd11d6fb2..6a670534b 100644
--- a/xmake/platforms/macosx/check.lua
+++ b/xmake/platforms/macosx/check.lua
@@ -74,15 +74,29 @@ function _check_toolchains(config)
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "ex",   "",  "ar",              "the static library extractor") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "sh",   "",  "clang++",         "the shared library linker") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "sh",   "",  "clang",           "the shared library linker") 
-    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd",   "",  "lldb",            "the debugger") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dg",   "",  "lldb",            "the debugger") 
 
     -- check for golang tools
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "go",   "",  "go",              "the golang compiler") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "go",   "",  "gccgo",           "the golang compiler") 
-    checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ar","",  "go",              "the golang archiver") 
-    checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ar","",  "gccgo",           "the golang archiver") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ar","",  "go",              "the golang static library archiver") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ar","",  "gccgo",           "the golang static library archiver") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ld","",  "go",              "the golang linker") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ld","",  "gccgo",           "the golang linker") 
+
+    -- check for dlang tools
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd",   "",  "dmd",             "the dlang compiler") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd",   "",  "ldc2",            "the dlang compiler") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd",   "",  "gdc",             "the dlang compiler") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd-ar","",  "dmd",             "the dlang static library archiver") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd-ar","",  "ldc2",            "the dlang static library archiver") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd-ar","",  "gdc",             "the dlang static library archiver") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd-sh","",  "dmd",             "the dlang shared library linker") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd-sh","",  "ldc2",            "the dlang shared library linker") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd-sh","",  "gdc",             "the dlang shared library linker") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd-ld","",  "dmd",             "the dlang linker") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd-ld","",  "ldc2",            "the dlang linker") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "dd-ld","",  "gdc",             "the dlang linker") 
 end
 
 -- check it
diff --git a/xmake/platforms/windows/check.lua b/xmake/platforms/windows/check.lua
index 6d8411e92..d66f4308c 100644
--- a/xmake/platforms/windows/check.lua
+++ b/xmake/platforms/windows/check.lua
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ function _check_toolchains(config)
     -- check for golang tools
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "go",   "",  "go",              "the golang compiler") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "go",   "",  "gccgo",           "the golang compiler") 
-    checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ar","",  "go",              "the golang archiver") 
-    checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ar","",  "gccgo",           "the golang archiver") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ar","",  "go",              "the golang static library archiver") 
+    checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ar","",  "gccgo",           "the golang static library archiver") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ld","",  "go",              "the golang linker") 
     checker.check_toolchain(config, "go-ld","",  "gccgo",           "the golang linker") 
 end
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ end
 function _check_debugger(config)
 
     -- get debugger
-    local debugger = config.get("dd")
+    local debugger = config.get("dg")
     if debugger then
         return
     end
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ function _check_debugger(config)
     if debugger then
 
         -- save it
-        config.set("dd", debugger)
+        config.set("dg", debugger)
 
         -- trace
         print("checking for the debugger ... %s", path.filename(debugger))
diff --git a/xmake/tools/dmd.lua b/xmake/tools/dmd.lua
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3be2f5d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmake/tools/dmd.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+--!The Make-like Build Utility based on Lua
+--
+-- Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+-- or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+-- distributed with this work for additional information
+-- regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+-- to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+-- "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+-- with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+--
+--     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+--
+-- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+-- distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+-- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+-- See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+-- limitations under the License.
+-- 
+-- Copyright (C) 2015 - 2017, TBOOX Open Source Group.
+--
+-- @author      ruki
+-- @file        dmd.lua
+--
+
+-- imports
+import("core.tool.tool")
+import("core.base.option")
+import("core.project.config")
+import("core.project.project")
+
+-- init it
+function init(shellname, kind)
+    
+    -- save the shell name
+    _g.shellname = shellname or "dmd"
+
+    -- save the kind
+    _g.kind = kind
+
+    -- init features
+    _g.features = 
+    {
+        ["compile:multifiles"] = false
+    }
+end
+
+-- get the property
+function get(name)
+
+    -- get it
+    return _g[name]
+end
+
+-- make the includedir flag
+function nf_includedir(dir)
+
+    -- make it
+    return "-I " .. dir
+end
+
+-- make the linkdir flag
+function nf_linkdir(dir)
+
+    -- make it
+    return "-L " .. dir
+end
+
+-- make the link command
+function linkcmd(objectfiles, targetkind, targetfile, flags)
+
+    -- make it
+    if targetkind == "static" then
+        return format("%s tool pack %s %s %s", _g.shellname, flags, targetfile, objectfiles)
+    else
+        return format("%s tool link %s -o %s %s", _g.shellname, flags, targetfile, objectfiles)
+    end
+end
+
+-- link the target file
+function link(objectfiles, targetkind, targetfile, flags)
+
+    -- ensure the target directory
+    os.mkdir(path.directory(targetfile))
+
+    -- link it
+    os.run(linkcmd(objectfiles, targetkind, targetfile, flags))
+end
+
+-- make the complie command
+function compcmd(sourcefiles, objectfile, flags)
+
+    -- make it
+    return format("%s %s -of%s %s", _g.shellname, flags, objectfile, table.concat(table.wrap(sourcefiles), " "))
+end
+
+-- complie the source file
+function compile(sourcefiles, objectfile, incdepfile, flags)
+
+    -- ensure the object directory
+    os.mkdir(path.directory(objectfile))
+
+    -- compile it
+    os.run(compcmd(sourcefiles, objectfile, flags))
+end
+
+-- check the given flags 
+function check(flags)
+
+    -- make an stub source file
+    local objectfile = os.tmpfile() .. ".o"
+    local sourcefile = os.tmpfile() .. ".d"
+
+    -- make stub code
+    io.write(sourcefile, "void main() {\n}")
+
+    -- check it
+    os.run("%s %s -of%s %s", _g.shellname, ifelse(flags, flags, ""), objectfile, sourcefile)
+
+    -- remove files
+    os.rm(objectfile)
+    os.rm(sourcefile)
+end