package and virtual

[Mike Parker]

On 3/1/2012 4:26 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2012-03-01 01:53, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
>> package functions are currenly non-virtual.
>>
>> The spec claims that "all non-sta­tic non-pri­vate non-tem­plate
>> mem­ber func­
>> tions are vir­tual," which would mean that package is supposed to be
>> virtual.
>> But from what I recall, the plan is to leave package as non-virtual.
>> So, is
>> that indeed the case and the spec needs to be fixed, or is package
>> going to be
>> made virtual at some point?
>>
>> - Jonathan M Davis
>
> Is anyone even using "package"? I've basically never used it.
>

I use it. Primarily for utility declarations shared among modules, but 
not intended for the outside world. For example, DerelictGL's extension 
loader. Incidentally, before reading this I just finished refactoring 
another project to use some package-protected stuff. But I've never had 
a need (yet) to override anything with package protection outside of the 
same module.