DIP16: Transparently substitute module with package

[deadalnix]

Le 30/03/2012 16:46, Andrei Alexandrescu a écrit :
> Starting a new thread from one in announce:
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> http://prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?LanguageDevel/DIPs/DIP16
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> Please comment, after which Walter will approve. Walter's approval means
> that he would approve a pull request implementing DIP16 (subject to
> regular correctness checks).
>
>
> Destroy!
>
> Andrei

I was waiting for it :D

First, as all.d is already a convention in many D projects, why choose 
package.d ? I understand this is a keyword, but this will also be 
painfull for many developer.

Second, what the rule of a .d file and a folder existing, but in 
different path (think -I switch of the compiler).

In the first place, is the module declaration really usefull ?

About the lookup rule, I understand that if I import a.b and use the 
function a.b.c.foo , then i must be able to refers to it as a.b.foo, but 
why a.foo ? It seems to me like going too far in the modification for no 
benefit (it can only increase the number of collision, and has no 
benefit I can think of).