questions on PhanTango 'merger' (was Merging Tangobos into Tango)- long-term vision

[Bill Baxter]

Chad J wrote:
> BCS wrote:
>>
>> I think you can uses aliases in other files.
>>
>>
> 
> I just tested it, and apparently I'm wrong.
> 
> In fact, I'm glad I'm wrong.
> 
> I think I know what the snag was now.  Something to the opposite effect. 
>  Aliases can't be hidden at a module level, even by private.
> 
> // imp.d
> private alias int Foo;
> 
> // main.d
> import imp;
> 
> void main()
> {
>   Foo bar = 3;
> }
> 
> // Compiles and runs.
> 
> Interestingly, aliases can be hidden by placing them in other 
> constructs.  Just change imp.d to the following:
> //imp.d
> private struct Baz
> {
>   alias int Foo;
>   Foo member;
> }
> 
> Then the desired compile failure happens.  Even so, it can be 
> circumvented by writing Baz.Foo in main().  Given this cursory 
> inspection, it seems that there is no way to completely hide aliases. 
> I'm not sure how I feel about that.

I'm very sure how I feel about that.  It's a bug.

Anyone know if it's been filed?

--bb