[dmd-internals] I think we should deprecate array .sort and .reverse properties in this release

[Steve Schveighoffer]

Yes, I agree this should be done ASAP.

Has anyone also looked at what it would take to remove the xtoString and friends from TypeInfo_Struct?  That pseudo interface is getting less and less important with all the improvements in generic programming D has.

It seems to be a common issue when someone thinks they define those members correctly only to find the runtime doesn't use it...


-Steve




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>From: Andrei Alexandrescu <andrei at erdani.com>
>To: Discuss the internals of DMD <dmd-internals at puremagic.com>
>Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2011 10:30 PM
>Subject: Re: [dmd-internals] I think we should deprecate array .sort and .reverse properties in this release
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>Good points. I'm for ripping the band-aid right off.
>
>Related - we should come with a plan with milestones and a deadline for 
>gcc integration. Iain, are you on this list?
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>
>Andrei
>
>On 10/9/11 1:38 PM, Don Clugston wrote:
>> The builtin array.sort and array.reverse have often been mentioned as
>> "will be deprecated", for several years now.
>> Bug 1339 "Invariant/const-ness is broken by built-in array properties
>> sort and reverse" has just been fixed.
>> It seems silly to have people fix such code, only to have it broken
>> again when those properties are deprecated.
>>
>> We should also think about deprecating typedef as well. Unless there's
>> a _really_ good reason for delaying it a bit longer, we should do it
>> now.
>> The longer we leave it, the worse it gets.
>>
>> Additionally, once GDC gets officially included in gcc, deprecating
>> stuff will be much harder.
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