dub: should we make it the de jure package manager for D?

[Dicebot]

On Thursday, 26 September 2013 at 10:18:07 UTC, John Colvin wrote:
> Install packages: yes, but locally, primarily for 
> dub/development use. Not system-level library installations for 
> end-users.
>
> I think when people are talking about not wanting it to install 
> things they are talking about the latter, not the former.

I am against even user-wide installation. It should provide 
environment for building other dub packages, not interfere with 
normal way system operates. Lot of developers are terrible at 
packaging and once you provide even limited tool to do it "dirty" 
way it will be forced on users. This has already made ruby 
projects unusable for anyone but ruby developers, I don't want 
this for D.

AFAIK currently `dub install` does hardly anything more than just 
cloning matching repository and remembering it in local registry. 
`dub cache` would have been probably better name. And `dub 
install --system` should really just be deprecated as very bad 
practice.