update download and changelog for v2.078.0

Author: MartinNowak

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.077.1
+2.078.0

changelog/2.077.1.dd

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Ddoc
 
-$(CHANGELOG_NAV_LAST 2.077.0)
+$(CHANGELOG_NAV 2.077.0,2.078.0)
 
 $(VERSION Nov 29, 2017, =================================================,
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $(BUGSTITLE Druntime regressions,
 $(LI $(BUGZILLA 17914): [Reg 2.075] Fibers guard page uses a lot more memory mappings)
 )
 )
-$(CHANGELOG_NAV_LAST 2.077.0)
+$(CHANGELOG_NAV 2.077.0,2.078.0)
 Macros:
     VER=2.077.1
     TITLE=Change Log: $(VER)

changelog/2.078.0_pre.dd renamed to changelog/2.078.0.dd

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 fix15243_PR7403,Variadic template arguments no longer requ
 $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 fix16997,fix Issue 16997 - Integral promotion rules not being followed for unary + - ~ operators))
 $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 optional_ModuleInfo,Optional `ModuleInfo`))
 $(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 raii,Added RAII and try-finally support for -betterC mode.))
+$(LI $(RELATIVE_LINK2 vs-auto-detection,Windows: dmd can now detect Visual Studio installation paths))
 
 )
 
@@ -231,9 +232,8 @@ $(P
 )
 
 $(P
-If one of the '-transition=' switches is not specified, and warnings are turned on,
-a warning will be emitted for these operations. To turn off the warning and work
-as desired with or without the '-transition=' switch:
+If one of the '-transition=' switches is not specified, a deprecation will be emitted for these operations.
+To fix the deprecation and work as desired with or without the '-transition=' switch:
 )
 
 $(P
@@ -253,8 +253,7 @@ Rewrite `op b` as `typeof(b)(op int(b))` to preserve the old behavior.
 )
 
 $(P
-Eventually, the warning will become a deprecation, then an error, and then the C-like behavior
-will become the default.
+Once deprecated this will become an error, and then the C-like behavior will become the default.
 )
 )
 
@@ -299,6 +298,23 @@ exit, the code in the finally block is run.
 )
 )
 
+$(LI $(LNAME2 vs-auto-detection,Windows: dmd can now detect Visual Studio installation paths)
+$(P
+dmd now determines the environment variables that are usually set if the "Command Line prompt for Visual Studio" link is used to open a console window (or vcvarsall.bat is executed). This includes Windows SDK directories and Visual C library directories. When compiling with -m64 or -m32mscoff this allows dmd to invoke the linker without having a Visual Studio version preselected by the installer.
+)
+
+$(P
+In particular, the variables WindowsSdkDir, WindowsSdkVersion, UniversalCRTSdkDir,
+UCRTVersion, VSINSTALLDIR, VisualStudioVersion, VCINSTALLDIR and VCTOOLSINSTALLDIR are
+determined from the registry if they are not set in the environment or sc.ini.
+)
+
+$(P
+Supported Windows SDK range from 7.0A to 10.x, supported Visual Studio Versions are
+VS 2008 to VS 2017. If multiple versions are installed, highest versions are preferred.
+)
+)
+
 
 )
 

changelog/changelog.ddoc

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ CHANGELOG_VERSION = $(LI <a id="$1" href="$1.html">$1</a><span class="hide-from-
 CHANGELOG_VERSION_PRE = $(LI <a id="$1" href="$1_pre.html">$1</a><span class="hide-from-nav"> ($+)</span>)
 _=BEGIN_GENERATED_CHANGELOG_VERSIONS
 CHANGELOG_VERSIONS =
+    $(CHANGELOG_VERSION 2.078.0, Jan 01, 2018)
     $(CHANGELOG_VERSION 2.077.1, Nov 29, 2017)
     $(CHANGELOG_VERSION 2.077.0, Nov 1, 2017)
     $(CHANGELOG_VERSION 2.076.1, Oct 09, 2017)

download.dd

@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ Macros:
 
     DMDV2=$(LATEST)
 
-    _=BETA=$(COMMENT $0)
-    BETA=$0
+    BETA=$(COMMENT $0)
+    _=BETA=$0
     B_DMDV2=2.078.0
     B_SUFFIX=rc.1