Proof of concept for v2 - NO duplication, NO `static if` hell, NO difficulty with interoperability

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 2021-11-01 15:12, 12345swordy wrote:
> On Monday, 1 November 2021 at 18:55:34 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> On 2021-11-01 13:49, 12345swordy wrote:
>>> On Sunday, 31 October 2021 at 01:59:38 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>>>> https://github.com/dlang/phobos/pull/8309
>>>>
>>>> Destroy!
>>>
>>> All I can think of is "Why can't we used a package manager for Phobos?".
>>
>> A package manager solves problems orthogonal to those solved by this 
>> proposal.
> 
> How is the old Phobos libraries are going to be distribute then? As part 
> of the compiler bundle?
> 
> -Alex


They come with the distribution, yes.

In fact the way the PR is structured, it includes both versions in the 
same library. That's not a large increase in size because there same 
artifacts are used wherever appropriate.