On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Walter Bright <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:newshound2@digitalmars.com">newshound2@digitalmars.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On 2/26/2012 6:39 PM, Brad Anderson wrote:<br>
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If phobos can include zlib, I see no reason it couldn't include libcurl.<br>
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Yes, we do include zlib, but I don't think that is a precedent we should follow. Including such third party libraries is potentially a large support burden and source of conflict as those libraries get updated. It's already been a problem with zlib. It's beyond the scope of what D should be to take this stuff on.<br>
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Instead, we should provide download links so the user can install it themselves as required.<br>
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As for the auto tester breaking, a better approach might be to install curl on the test system, or simply not run those tests.<br>
</blockquote></div><br><div>Ok, take that approach for the revised pull request.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Brad Anderson</div>