https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14964
Mathias Lang <mathias.l...@sociomantic.com> changed:
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--- Comment #2 from Mathias Lang <mathias.l...@sociomantic.com> ---
I would point to the spec here:
http://dlang.org/spec/declaration.html#AliasDeclaration
> `AliasDeclarations` create a symbol that is an alias for another type, and
> can be used anywhere that other type may appear.
> Aliased types are semantically identical to the types they are aliased to.
> The debugger cannot distinguish between them, and there is no difference as
> far as function overloading is concerned.
To me, it sounds like you are looking to create a subtype, in which case
`Typedef` would be a better approach. `alias` is just not designed for this.
This really sounds like a DIP to me.
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