On 6/23/15 1:59 PM, Meta wrote:
On Tuesday, 23 June 2015 at 17:53:43 UTC, John Colvin wrote:
Isn't this what selective imports are for? Admittedly it's not quite
as convenient, but it does let you choose exactly what you want. You
can even make a module that wraps a manually selected set of imports,
e.g. you do your own basic_types module.
In the end, if you have specific requirements, you have to be specific.
Unfortunately, selective imports have been broken for 9 years.
Even selective imports being fixed, the benefits in terms of separate
compilation and encapsulation are worth it.
I agree with the idea to limit package.d to just public imports. I don't
think it should be enforced by the compiler, but it should be something
Phobos strives for and that we recommend.
-Steve
