DIP11: Automatic downloading of libraries

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 6/15/11 11:00 AM, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
>> I understand the appeal, but I also understand the inherent
>> limitations of HTTP versus a file system. I don't think it's wise
>> pounding the former into the shape of the other.
>
>
> AIUI, you can't search for a module on a local filesystem either,
> aside from guessing a name. In D, a module name doesn't necessarily
> have to match the file name.
>
> If you import foo.bar;, you have two options:
>
> call it foo/bar.d
>
> pass whatever.d that has "module foo.bar;" in it on the command
> line explicitly.
>
>
> Being able to do a list directory entries feature doesn't really
> help locate a given named D module anyway.

OK, good point. Still search is going on across all -I paths, which I 
think we shouldn't extend to URLs.

Andrei