http://wiki.dlang.org/DIP25

[deadalnix via Digitalmars-d]

On Monday, 29 December 2014 at 20:26:27 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:
> On 12/29/14 2:50 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
>> On 12/29/2014 5:53 AM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>>> On 12/28/14 4:33 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
>>>> inout is not transitive, so a ref on the container doesn't 
>>>> apply to a
>>>> ref on the contents if there's another level of indirection 
>>>> in there.
>>> I'm not sure what you mean by this, but inout as a type 
>>> modifier is
>>> definitely
>>> transitive.
>>
>> As a type modifier, yes, it is transitive. As transferring 
>> lifetime to
>> the return value, it is not.
>>
>
> I strongly suggest not to use inout to mean this. This idea 
> would be a disaster.
>
> -Steve

On the other hand, inout IS a disaster, so why not ?