On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:31:28 -0400, Jacob Carlborg <[email protected]> wrote:
On 2011-08-12 19:08, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:30:42 -0400, Jacob Carlborg <[email protected]> wrote:
On 2011-08-12 15:53, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
This is not true. The compiler implements *hooks* for a download tool.
The download tool will be a separate process which turns urls
(generated
by the compiler) into source files. Once the hooks are implemented,
the
tool is independent, and we would be idiotic not to implement it in D.
I think you may not have read the DIP fully, or it is not clear
enough.
-Steve
I've read the whole DIP and I know there is an external tool that
downloads the files. I also know that DMD doesn't have these hooks, I
rest my case.
I thought you meant we would be dependent on Walter to write the
*download part* of the DIP, not the compiler hooks.
The hooks should be pretty simple I would think.
But in any case, you should have a look at github and all the new people
who are working on pull requests for the compiler. The group of dmd code
contributors has significantly grown.
-Steve
Yeah, that's true and it's a good thing. I can tell you this, I've
looked at the DMD source code and tried to do modifications but I
couldn't understand much of the code at all and failed with the most
simple things.
/me in same boat as you
-Steve
