On Tuesday, September 4, 2018 7:54:49 PM MDT Dylan Graham via Digitalmars-d wrote: > On Wednesday, 5 September 2018 at 00:49:36 UTC, Everlast wrote: > > I downloaded 3ddemo, extracted, built and I get these errors: > > > > logger 2.66.0: building configuration "library"... > > \dub\packages\logger-2.66.0\logger\std\historical\logger\core.d(1717,16) > > : Error: cannot implicitly convert expression logger of type > > shared(Logger) to std.historical.logger.core.Logger > > \dub\packages\logger-2.66.0\logger\std\historical\logger\core.d(261,21) > > : Error: no property fracSec for type const(SysTime), did you mean > > std.datetime.systime.SysTime.fracSecs? > > \dub\packages\logger-2.66.0\logger\std\historical\logger\filelogger.d(8 > > 6,27): Error: template instance > > `std.historical.logger.core.systimeToISOString!(LockingTextWriter)` > > error instantiating dmd.exe failed with exit code 1. > > > > [...] > > Isn't that the historical branch? Well then of course it mightn't > work due to advancements in the std lib. Why aren't you using > std.experimental.logger? > > If D is so "shit", why not use another language? Most things work > fine if you aren't grappling to old libraries and using that > clutch at straws that D is "dying".
If I understand correctly, those errors are from trying to simply use a package from code.dlang.org. The code errors are not his. They're a result of the package he's trying to use not being maintained, which very much does suck, though it's going to be a problem with most any language to one degree or another. I think that he's overreacting, but he is pointing out a real problem that has been discussed before. We need to find a way to improve code.dlang.org so that it's clearer whether a package is maintained and working or whether it's been abandoned. For all I know, the folks working on code.dlang.org already have plans for a way to improve that, but they're busy people, and progress isn't always fast - especially when it's a quality of life thing and not a technical issue that has to be fixed for things to work. - Jonathan M Davis
