Rational numbers in D

[Paul D. Anderson]

On Thursday, 7 June 2012 at 17:49:22 UTC, Joseph Rushton Wakeling 
wrote:
> Sorry for the double-post -- I already asked this in d-learn, 
> but this may be a better place to ask.
>
> What's the current state of affairs and roadmap for inclusion 
> of rational number support in D?  I've come across David 
> Simcha's work:
> http://cis.jhu.edu/~dsimcha/d/phobos/std_rational.html
>
> ... and a feature request on the bugzilla:
> http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7885
>
> ... but this isn't mentioned at all in the review queue:
> http://prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?ReviewQueue
>
> What's the status of work/planning for this feature and is 
> there any kind of ETA for when it might land in Phobos?
>
> Thanks and best wishes,
>
>     -- Joe

I don't think anyone intends to ignore your posts, it's just that 
we don't have the answer. Jonathan Davis has a new thread 
regarding the review queue. You might get answers there.

I think there is a tendency for discussions in this group to 
focus on language internals and features rather than useful but 
mundane things. As a last resort you could probably check and/or 
complete the rational number code and put it in the review queue 
yourself. Most code here is licensed to allow that.

Taking a little longer view, we definitely need a better process 
for inclusion of new modules into phobos. Maybe, as you suggest, 
a roadmap for proposed modules, with dates for implementation and 
reviews.

Paul