Imports with versions

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2012-10-30 01:51, bearophile wrote:
> There are some updated on the Java-like language Ceylon:
>
> http://ceylon-lang.org/blog/2012/10/29/ceylon-m4-analytical-engine/
>
>
> One of the features of Ceylon that seems interesting are the module
> imports:
>
> http://ceylon-lang.org/documentation/1.0/reference/structure/module/#descriptor
>
>
>
> An example:
>
> doc "An example module."
> module com.example.foo 1.2.0 {
>      import com.example.bar 3.4.1
>      import org.example.whizzbang 0.5;
> }
>
>
> I think it helps avoid version troubles.
>
> A possible syntax for D:
>
> import std.random(2.0);
> import std.random(2.0+);

It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to have this but wouldn't it be 
better to have a package manger to handle this.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg