Improving version(...)

[klickverbot]

On 10/18/10 9:56 PM, Simen kjaeraas wrote:
>> * require declarations for all version identifiers. Versions which are
>> set from the command line should be explicitly declared, eg:
>> version Lite = extern;
>> version Demo = extern;
>>
>> That would make creating a bird's nest impossible.
>> And currently, you can make a typo like:
>> version(Linix) {}
>> and it compiles happily. I don't like that. Especially when we have
>> builtin names like D_Inline_Asm_X86_64!
>
> This is an awesome idea. ++votes

+1 from me too, this could be one of the key parts of a long outstanding 
version() overhaul.

What also bugs me about the current situation (despite the fact that I 
think numeric versions should be removed, but that's another story) is 
that the equals sign to define a new version seems very illogical – 
»version ~= someUserDefinedVersion« would make much more sense to me…