The first PR for Phobos 3 has been merged into the Phobos repo!
Now, to be clear, this is mostly a housekeeping PR that paves the way for further work and there isn't actually anything useful in it yet. We've setup the basic structure, DUB build/test config, and copied over the modules that don't have any `std` imports. The next project will be to (slowly) audit each file for any trace of auto-decoding. No module can be added to V3 without first being cleared of auto-decoding.
With this comes a few changes in the development process for Phobos. The first of which is that all changes to Phobos will now need to be cross-applied to both libraries. We have kept V3 in the same repo as V2 to make this process easier, but you will need to check the V3 directory (tentatively labeled `lib`) to see if the V2 file you're modifying is included in V3 yet, and if it is, please include your change in corresponding V3 file as well. This will be enforced during the review process. If you are unsure, you can ping me on GitHub as `@LightBender` in your PR and I'll take a look. As we progress, I am sure that the other reviewers will become familiar with the state of the V3 code-base.
Note that this process will continue for the indefinite future as we intended to maintain V2 alongside V3+. While the exact level of support that V2 will receive once V3 is launched hasn't been fulled resolved, at a minimum, it must remain in a buildable state indefinitely.
Another note is that I do have a day job, so I will only be working on V3 in my spare time, as such, any help with the auto-decoding audit would be immensely appreciated as that will significantly speed up the time to completion and let us start focusing on the projects we all want to see happen in Phobos.
If you have any V3 specific questions or comments you can join the discussion that's happening in this GitHub repo: https://github.com/LightBender/PhobosV3-Design Or, you can ask on the Forums and in the Discord and I'll do my best to keep up with the updates in those places.
Finally, I would like to thank everybody who has contributed to the design of V3 already (there are too many to list, you know who you are), you've been a wonderful help as we start this journey. Thanks to your efforts the future of Phobos is looking very bright!
