I believe there was a draft to merge all the "Libc" modules; let me see if I can find that.
On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 3:06 PM Sean Alling via swift-evolution < swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: > *Description* > > In an effort to both (1) reduce boilerplate code, and (2) promote > cross-platform reusability I propose that we implement the following *Import > Conditional Operators*: > > *`||` *and `*&&`* > > Currently, import conditionals must be implemented like so: > > ``` > #if os(Linux) || os(FreeBSD) > import Glibc > #else > import Darwin > #endif > ``` > > With *import conditional operators* this would be condensed to: > > ``` > import Glibc || Darwin > ``` > > The first library/framework (Glibc) would be imported if found and the the > second (Darwin) only in the event the first should fail. > > *Other Caveats:* > > *(A) — *we could limit this to one conditional operator per import line > OR we could implement order of operations. Obviously, there are tradeoffs > of both that we should discuss. > > *(B) —* if-conditional statements currently explicitly show the import > conditions (i.e., os(Linux) || os(FreeBSD)) this would be a detriment to > this new feature. I would argue that the reduction of boilerplate code > would in itself be worth this abstraction. > > > -- > Sean Alling > > _______________________________________________ > swift-evolution mailing list > swift-evolution@swift.org > https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution >
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