Deprecating things without a replacement

[KennyTM~]

On Jul 17, 11 23:28, Robert Clipsham wrote:
> Also note that you can't use dirEntries() ~ dirEntries() or
> chain(dirEntries(), dirEntries()) as DirIterator is not a range.

This compiles and runs for me:

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import std.file, std.range, std.algorithm, std.stdio;
void main() {
     auto dFiles = filter!`endsWith(a.name, ".d")`(dirEntries(".", 
SpanMode.depth));
     auto cFiles = filter!`endsWith(a.name, ".c")`(dirEntries("./foo", 
SpanMode.depth));

     foreach (file; chain(dFiles, cFiles)) {
         writeln(file.name);
     }
}
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The problem is *not* DirIterator not being a range, but that DirIterator 
is not a range of *string*. The foreach loop you're using

     foreach (string file; obj) { ... }

requires an *opApply* which outputs strings from 'obj', but the range 
interface of 'DirIterator' outputs 'DirEntry'.