What library functionality would you most like to see in D?

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2011-08-01 04:38, Johann MacDonagh wrote:
> On 7/31/2011 10:34 PM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
>> I can tell you right now that he wants a generic, template-based lexer /
>> parser generator rather than a hand-written solution. He doesn't like
>> the idea
>> of the hand-written solution. And I definitely think that we should
>> have a
>> template-based lexer / parser generator. The question is whether it's
>> also
>> worth having a hand-written port of the dmd front-end's lexer and
>> parser to
>> Phobos so that we can have on official lexer and parser in Phobos
>> which parse D
>> the same way that the compiler does.
>>
>> - Jonathan M Davis
>
> I see. In that case, my hybrid solution doesn't solve either problem ;)
>
> I'll keep my code in that branch and start on something new.

I think you should continue on your lexer, we need a hand-written 
lexer/parser in Phobos, preferably a port of the DMD front end.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg