private module declarations

[Sean Kelly]

Tom wrote:
> I know this is not the first time this comes into the light but... I 
> insist.
> 
> Actually (luckily), one can do the following:
> 
> bar.d
> | class Bar {...whatever...} // Aux object
> 
> foo.d
> | private import bar; // Private could be omitted
> |
> | class Foo {...whatever...}
> 
> main.d
> | import foo;
> |
> | void main()
> | {
> |   Foo f = new Foo;
> |   Bar b = new Bar; // Error, private imported in foo.d
> |   ...
> 
> What are the difficulties of implementing in the language the following?
> 
> foo.d
> | private class Bar {...whatever...} // Aux object
> | class Foo {...whatever...}
> 
> main.d
> | import foo;
> |
> | void main()
> | {
> |   Foo f = new Foo;
> |   Bar b = new Bar; // Error, private member of foo.d
> |   ...
> 
> I would love to see this someday.

I thought it already worked this way, as I use the technique quite a bit 
:-p  Ah well, I vote for it too then.


Sean