DIP11

Jacob Carlborg doob at me.com
Fri Aug 12 09:30:42 PDT 2011


On 2011-08-12 15:53, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> This is not true. The compiler implements *hooks* for a download tool.
> The download tool will be a separate process which turns urls (generated
> by the compiler) into source files. Once the hooks are implemented, the
> tool is independent, and we would be idiotic not to implement it in D.
>
> I think you may not have read the DIP fully, or it is not clear enough.
>
> -Steve

I've read the whole DIP and I know there is an external tool that 
downloads the files. I also know that DMD doesn't have these hooks, I 
rest my case.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg


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