Should "std.net.curl" be moved from Phobos to Deimos?

Andrei Alexandrescu SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org
Thu Nov 28 18:39:57 PST 2013


On 11/28/13 12:21 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2013-11-28 19:25, Marco Leise wrote:
>
>> Don't be so ignorant. The zip is broken for all Linux systems
>> bug Debian. I thought that with D Version Manager you tried to
>> support more than one Linux distribution...
>
> Yes, I would like that. But if the the current zip is removed it will
> break _every_ platform.
>
> I can't remember hearing anyone complain about the zip isn't working.

There have been plenty of complaints that it's illogical to distribute 
all binaries in one archive.

> The only complains I've heard of is with curl and perhaps some ancient
> libc version.
>
> Removing the current zip doesn't fix the problem anyway, it only creates
> new ones. What's the harm in leaving it?

We'll probably keep it but not advertise it. But you're making a 
terrible argument - you want us to keep a bankrupt artifact just because 
you don't want to update your code.


Andrei



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