DIP11: Automatic downloading of libraries

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 6/14/11 2:24 PM, Robert Clipsham wrote:
> On 14/06/2011 20:14, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> On 6/14/11 1:58 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>>> I think it should be split as follows:
>>>
>>> dmd: determine *what* to download (i.e. I need to import module x.y.z)
>>
>> It can't (unless it does the download too) due to transitive
>> dependencies.
>
> It can work with the build tool though - build foo -> depends on bar.
> Build tool gets bar -> build bar -> depends baz, etc.

Yes, that's what Adam's tool does. Langsam, langsam, aber sicher...

Andrei