dget - getting code from github

[Ary Manzana]

On 5/24/12 6:14 AM, Walter Bright wrote:
> Currently, getting D code from github is a multistep process, that isn't
> always obvious. I propose the creation of a dget program, which will:
>
> dget https://github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/libevent
>
> download the libevent code and install it in a subdirectory named
> libevent. Of course, the url could also be:
>
> dget github.com/D-Programming-Deimos/libevent
>
> since https is assumed, or:
>
> dget D-Programming-Deimos/libevent
>
> since github is assumed. And since Deimos is a known library,
>
> dget libevent
>
> can also be hardwired into dget.
>
> Anyone want to implement such? It ought to be fairly straightforward,
> and will be a nice timesaver for a lot of people.

I think it's better to focus on a package manager that will make this 
'dget' program obsolete.