Question 1

How do I set up serve-d with Vim?

Accepted Answer

Follow the community guide in the README's 'Other Editor Guides' section, which involves installing an LSP client plugin for Vim and configuring it to point to the serve-d binary. You may need to adjust settings for DUB and tool paths.

Question 2

What's the difference between serve-d and code-d?

Accepted Answer

serve-d is the LSP server backend that provides language intelligence, while code-d is the Visual Studio Code extension that acts as an LSP client for serve-d. serve-d can be used with other editors via their own LSP clients.

Question 3

Does serve-d work with Sublime Text?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there's a community guide for Sublime Text in the README, but it requires installing an LSP package and configuring serve-d manually, which might involve setting up the binary path and DUB environment.

Question 4

How to troubleshoot serve-d autocompletion not working?

Accepted Answer

First, ensure DCD is installed and accessible, as serve-d uses it for completions. Check serve-d logs via the --logfile option and verify editor LSP client settings; common issues include incorrect DUB project paths or DCD server failures.

Question 5

serve-d vs native D IDE plugins, which should I use?

Accepted Answer

Choose serve-d for cross-editor consistency and deep DUB integration, but if you use an editor with a mature native D plugin (like Visual D for Visual Studio), it might offer smoother setup. serve-d excels in standardizing features across lightweight editors.

Question 6

Can serve-d handle large D projects?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the underlying tools like DCD and libdparse; for very large codebases, performance might degrade due to LSP overhead and D's compilation model. The README mentions features like 'forceLoadProjects' to manage project loading, but scaling isn't guaranteed.

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