std.xml should just go

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2011-02-03 00:38, Daniel Gibson wrote:
> Am 03.02.2011 00:33, schrieb Andrei Alexandrescu:
>> For a while we've espoused the strategy of keeping std.xml in Phobos until
>> something better comes along.
>>
>> But recently we've started to rethink that.
>>
>> Pretty much everyone who tries std.xml ends up disappointed. Anyone who wants to
>> bash D has std.xml as an easy pick. Anyone who looks at speed comparisons sees
>> std.xml there like a sore thumb. Finally, the mere existence of a package, no
>> matter how inadequate, stifles the initiative of others working on it.
>>
>> This all makes std.xml a net liability. It's not better than nothing; it's worse
>> than nothing.
>>
>> Should we nuke it?
>>
>>
>> Andrei
>
> You could explicitly deprecate it.
>
> Or just nuke it, if someone still wants to use it (or is already using it) he
> can copy the source-file to his project.
>
> Cheers,
> - Daniel

I've already done that for the Orange project.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg