Modules/packages correspondence to file system

[Hasan Aljudy]

kris wrote:
> Hasan Aljudy wrote:
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>> jcc7 wrote:
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>>> In article <e9jaad$1mlg$1 at digitaldaemon.com>, Lars E. says...
>>>
>>>> Why are tools like build (http://dsource.org/projects/build) even 
>>>> neccessary?
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> I disagree that they are "neccessary", but they are useful.
>>>
>>> These tools are useful because they provide functionality that isn't 
>>> currently
>>> available in dmd/gdc. Maybe someday the compilers include more 
>>> features that
>>> Build has, and Build would become less useful. (But I suspect that 
>>> won't happen
>>> any time soon and Build will continue to be quite useful for a long 
>>> time.) ;)
>>>
>>> jcc7
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>> I think his point was, build shouldn't have been needed in the first 
>> place, because the functionality should've been a part of dmd.
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> 
> 
> Yes. I'm also of the opinion the "recursive import" aspect of Build 
> should be part of the compiler front-end ... for dmd, the necessary 
> changes are quite simple; with gdc the changes are apparently a little 
> more involved.
> 
> On the other hand, I wouldn't want to take anything away from Build ... 
> Derek has given us a extremely useful tool, and deserves all the credit 
> for making D "usable on a daily basis" (yes, it makes that much of a 
> difference) for anything other than demo programs.

Yeah, I can't code without build :)
So .. Thanks Derek!