std.xml should just go

[Daniel Gibson]

Am 03.02.2011 00:33, schrieb Andrei Alexandrescu:
> For a while we've espoused the strategy of keeping std.xml in Phobos until
> something better comes along.
> 
> But recently we've started to rethink that.
> 
> Pretty much everyone who tries std.xml ends up disappointed. Anyone who wants to
> bash D has std.xml as an easy pick. Anyone who looks at speed comparisons sees
> std.xml there like a sore thumb. Finally, the mere existence of a package, no
> matter how inadequate, stifles the initiative of others working on it.
> 
> This all makes std.xml a net liability. It's not better than nothing; it's worse
> than nothing.
> 
> Should we nuke it?
> 
> 
> Andrei

You could explicitly deprecate it.

Or just nuke it, if someone still wants to use it (or is already using it) he
can copy the source-file to his project.

Cheers,
- Daniel