Library Typedefs are fundamentally broken

[Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d]

On 9/21/14, 8:28 AM, Dicebot wrote:
> On Sunday, 21 September 2014 at 15:15:27 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> alias Int2 = Typedef!(int, "b.Int2");
>
> ...and don't forget to keep those updated when module / aggregate names
> change via refactoring!

alias Int2 = Typedef!(int, __MODULE__ ~ ".Int2");

> Sorry but what you pretend to be a pragmatical solution is just a
> useless crap I  am not going to ever use while I am in sane mind.
> Especially considering that more reliable alternative can be hacked in
> few minutes.
>
>> More hyperbole won't help the weakness of the argument.
>
> Calling daily concerns of others "hyperbole" doesn't help to sell your
> solution as well-thought and reasonable.

Got it. So that's what people say when they run out of arguments.


Andrei