I like it (specifically because of its simplicity). It's not going to work for projects that require a more complex build process using a build tool but for simple modules it's a rather elegant solution. Projects that need a build tool don't need to use it and can just continue using a build tool and manually managing their external packages (hopefully eventually using whatever gem/CPAN-style package proposal is finally adopted).
I think it's a great stopgap until the D community has the manpower to create (and more importantly, maintain) something like gem. There are certainly some details to work out but I like the overall idea. For people new to any language the most confusing (and usually poorly documented) part is the build environment. "Where do I get this package, where do I have to put it to use it, how do I even build it?" Having to learn that for every external package you want to use is a big roadblock to anyone who is new. This proposal doesn't eliminate entirely but it does get rid of the simpler cases for those who choose to use it. Regards, Brad Anderson On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 7:53 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu < seewebsiteforem...@erdani.org> wrote: > http://www.wikiservice.at/d/wiki.cgi?LanguageDevel/DIPs/DIP11 > > Destroy. > > > Andrei >
