add "cacheArtifactPath" in TargetDescription ...

Allow 3rd party programs (e.g. Meson) to locate artifacts in the cache

reorder statements for code clarity ...

make it clear what part of the code is used for recursive build

add --deep flag to `dub build` ...

Allows to build all dependencies of a static library

Implemented recipe files for dub #2684 (#2685) ...

Co-authored-by: Jan Jurzitza <gh@webfreak.org>

checking for duplicates in reverse order ...

cache hits are more likely in the most recent builds

change db filename to "db.json"

add "version" to the cache database

avoid duplicates in cache DB

write cache database Json file

Revert "Make all static library exports contribute to dlls on Windows" ...

This reverts commit 076022c / PR2614.

Make all static library exports contribute to dlls on Windows

Add unittest to test collection of C sources and headers

make build names much smaller (#2589)

Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/stable' into merge_stable

reduce dependency on the working directory ...

Improves library API usage and bugs with the build generator

Don't assume the cache path is relative to CWD ...

It is no longer in `$PACKAGE_ROOT/.dub`, but in a central location.

Remove GeneratorSettings.direct as it is never set

Use a central build cache for all build artifacts ...

Currently the central build cache is not configurable,
but as most build artifacts end up in `~/.dub/packages/` anyway,
this will be a positive change for users.

Move computeBuildID outside of BuildGenerator ...

It does not use anything from 'this', only its input parameters.
Additionally, change the order so it is usable with UFCS.

Replace all instances of mkdirRecurse with ensureDir ...

All usages actually want to ensure the directory is present,
and don't care about having a separation between existence check
and creation.

Copy all dynamicLib deps extra files for root packages with `none` targetType ...

To support 'framework' use cases - a dummy root package depending on a bunch
of dynamicLibs, where all extra files are to be copied to the output dir.

Copy extra files of (direct & indirect) dynamicLibrary deps to root package output dir only

Windows: Copy .lib files from DLL deps only ...

One aspect of issue #2377 - don't copy static libs. And only copy
import .lib & .exp if the dependee is a DLL too.

Support --temp-build also in `dub build` (#2428)

Windows: Don't copy import .lib & .exp files for executables ...

One aspect of issue #2377 - copy those for DLLs only.

Forward flag `--color={on,off}` to compiler calls (#2382) ...

When the user sets the color mode explicitly,
we forward it to the compiler for consistency,
while making sure it doesn't impact the build cache ID.

Fix #2348 Crash when describing postBuildCommands

Use SHA256 in place of MD5 in computeBuildName

improve some output coloring ...

See #2347

Address review by WebFreak001.