Question: is there any chance Embarcadero would reconsider and stop blocking the use of the command line compilers...
Question: is there any chance Embarcadero would reconsider and stop blocking the use of the command line compilers for Starter Edition?
I run an open source project that uses Delphi at https://github.com/keymanapp/keyman, and a big hurdle to getting people interested is the complexity of getting an initial build of the Delphi projects. A command line build is pretty standard for anything other than the simplest projects, and pretty much a prerequisite for many open source developers used to CLI environments.
I know we could do a .groupproj, but that's a hassle to manage as well and a lot less robust than command line compiles.
We have Professional licenses for all our developers and this would not impact our use of the Professional Edition, but it certainly makes it harder for others to get involved in the project.
I run an open source project that uses Delphi at https://github.com/keymanapp/keyman, and a big hurdle to getting people interested is the complexity of getting an initial build of the Delphi projects. A command line build is pretty standard for anything other than the simplest projects, and pretty much a prerequisite for many open source developers used to CLI environments.
I know we could do a .groupproj, but that's a hassle to manage as well and a lot less robust than command line compiles.
We have Professional licenses for all our developers and this would not impact our use of the Professional Edition, but it certainly makes it harder for others to get involved in the project.
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