[Feature Request] Static library bundle target type

[MrcSnm]

How to reproduce?

"targetType": "staticLibraryBundle"

Expected Behavior

It will compile all the dependencies as if it were an executable or a dynamic library, but it will output a single .lib/.a file.

I want that because there is a bunch of platforms I use where I have external tool/language which actually produces the executable. The solution have been using a 3 pass dub build.

• One for the dependencies (by using targetType executable) (Yes, error'ing In this part is expected as I can't produce the binary)
• Another for building the main project with staticLibrary
• Then using dub describe to get a list of all libraries
• After that, I bundle them or I simply copy paste them to a folder and manually put all those library references in the build system.

I'm currently working with Xcode and including the static library is the best way to get my project running right now. This approach is also used for the PS Vita as I cant't build the executable nor dynamically load libraries on it.

Logs

[rikkimax]

I've been considering if we should make staticLibrary target type for root packages to be this.

It's also related to introducing a new targetType for objectFiles all related to shared library support, currently waiting to see how @kinke's work does in practice before revisiting it.