Standard Library Concerns (Phobos / Tango)

[Jason House]

Maybe this is the type of thing that should be done as some kind of poll... Something that asks d users which standard library setups they're ok with.
phobos
tango
tango+tangobos
tango + phobos (two standards)

With mass participation and some real numbers to support hunches, it may be easier to encourage action by others.  Personally, I'd vote for tango or tango+tangobos.  My port to Tango (last year) was relatively painless except for I/O.

Tim Burrell Wrote:

> Hey all,
> 
> It seems that even though Phobos is open source, it's difficult for
> people to contribute to.  Patch submissions aren't being accepted as
> readily as they should be, and bugs remain even months after having a
> fix submitted by users.
> 
> Not to mention that it's confusing for new users to have to deal with
> two standard libraries.  I think it would be a really good thing for the
> language as a whole if there were only one standard library.
> 
> My personal opinion is that Walter should let go of Phobos and adopt
> Tango as the official standard library.  I know there are people out
> there that prefer the Phobos API over Tango's, but I have a feeling that
> if Walter asked the Tango people to maintain the Tangobos base as the
> official standard library for D they would be okay with that.
> 
> It would be a win-win situation for everyone, including Walter.  His
> time would get to be spent more on D itself, as he would likely only
> need to oversee the standard library in terms of input regarding the API
> and patchset accepts.
> 
> The community would gain a huge win because there would only be one
> unified standard library.
> 
> Phobos users would still be able to use the Phobos API but would gain
> the benefits of using an API that they feel they can contribute to, and
> that has a proven track record of being responsive to fixing bugs.
> They'd also gain the ability to use the odd Tango class when desired.
> 
> And Tango users wouldn't have to deal with using a non-standard library
> as the basis for their app, plus the ability to use the odd bit of the
> Phobos API would be nice now and again as well.
> 
> I really feel strongly that a move toward a single standard library is
> the right thing to do for D.  There's very few cons to such a move and a
> great many pros.
> 
> Anyone else have any thoughts on the matter?
> 
> Tim.